Timef 09/05/2025

Tesla has proposed a new 10-year compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk that could be worth as much as $1 trillion even as the EV maker's car business stumbles and it sets its sights on humanoid robotics and AI.

“I think that A.I. is going to help break, in a sense, the university model that has anyway reached a certain kind of end game,” says the Princeton professor D. Graham Burnett.

Tesla will also ask shareholders to vote on whether the automaker should invest in Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI.

The Federal Reserve is likely to begin lowering interest rates at its next meeting in two weeks’ time. But the pace of those reductions will depend in large part on the labor market.

Tesla’s board unveiled a compensation package for the chief executive that could be worth $900 billion if he meets ambitious targets.

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Lego has revealed the brand new Star Wars Death Star — Ultimate Collector Series set, which is expected to be released on Oct. 4. Lego Insiders can get early access from Oct. 1.

Networks of pipes and heat exchangers can transfer excess heat from buildings into nearby bodies of water—but as the world warms, the cooling potential of some water courses is now diminishing.

The Trump administration said it will withdraw former President Biden’s plan to require airlines to compensate passengers for carrier-caused disruptions.

President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has prompted questions about political interference.

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Danish energy group Orsted on Friday received approval from shareholders for its $9.4 billion rights issue.

German auto giant BMW is doubling down on its brand value as it prepares to roll out a fleet of software-controlled electric vehicles.

Here are all the new vacuums revealed at Dyson Unveiled, including the Spot+Scrub Ai robot vacuum and cordless V16 Piston Animal,

YouTube’s live broadcast on Friday night of the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers game is set to be a major test of the platform’s programming ambitions.

An influx of immigrants helped ease worker shortages, and now their expulsion is helping to mask the country’s weakening demand for labor.

The Trump administration wants to switch off and possibly destroy the climate-monitoring technology.

Scammers are using A.I. tools to make it look as if medical professionals are promoting dubious health care products.

Losing your travel document while overseas can be a hassle, but the process of getting a replacement and getting yourself home is simple once you know what to do.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope explores star cluster Pismis 24 and finds massive young stars have outsize influence on new star births.

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Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney are a match made in what the hell in "Twinless." Review.

In September 2025, Hulu is offering bundle deals with its service so you can stream excellent shows and movies at a discounted price.

As an "Office" spinoff, "The Paper" was bound to make "Office" references. Here are the three best, from Stanley to Wayne Gretzky.

Answers to each clue for the September 5, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

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Rocket Lab's opened the doors of its new launch pad that will serve the Neutron rocket, whose maiden flight is expected by the end of the year.

OpenAI is developing an AI-centered jobs platform as part of broader efforts to expand AI literacy, and as the company expands in the application space. 

"It was a risk adjusted path for me as a minority entrepreneur that didn't come with a lot of resources to ... have a successful exit," said Jason Jackson.

A long-time favorite of the rich and famous, Italy is now attracting a fresh influx of ultra-wealthy arrivals looking to make the most of la dolce vita.

ADP payrolls and jobless claims show that the jobs market may be weakening faster than expected.

European stock markets closed higher on Thursday as global investors assessed U.S. jobs data.

The 14-inch ThinkBook VertiFlex Concept has a screen you can manually twist whenever the mood strikes.

President Donald Trump congratulated Google CEO Sundar Pichai on “big day” following antitrust ruling.

Argentina's President Javier Milei is scrambling to unlock the South American country's copper potential.

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See the moon phase expected for September 5, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

Trump has reiterated a warning that he will soon impose "fairly substantial" tariffs on semiconductor imports, but spare firms like Apple investing in the U.S.

The deal was agreed in July after months of talks, with Washington and Tokyo continuing to haggle over details for weeks before finalizing the terms.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

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Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1539 on September 5 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

"Reservation Dogs" co-creator Sterlin Harjo's FX series "The Lowdown" stars Ethan Hawke as a citizen journalist hunting for truth.

ADP payrolls and jobless claims show that the jobs market may be weakening faster than expected.

Japan's Nikkei 225 was set to open higher after U.S. President Donald Trump formalized a lower tariff on Japanese auto imports at 15%.

Customer service AI agent startup Sierra claims to have hundreds of customers including SoFi, Ramp and Brex, among others.

OpenAI is looking to expand its infrastructure and hiring in India after CEO Sam Altman visited the country this year.

"Gen Z is reshaping workplace norms by introducing new ways of working that reflect their values, digital fluency, and desire for authenticity," one expert told CNBC Make It.

The company previously laid off around 140 workers in its manufacturing division in June.

Congress voted this year to strip $500 million in annual funding from public broadcasters, including PBS stations.

You can buy the Roborock Saros Z70 at Amazon, Best Buy, and more. It's normally overpriced, but its first sale finally happened.

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He and a partner made their co-working locations feel like private clubs. Among his other ventures, he sought to slash the cost of in vitro fertilization by using robotics and A.I.

Facebook is trying to make 'pokes' the new streaks.

The Yale Approach Lock is easy to install, offers auto-unlock, and is 32% off right now.

About 3,200 workers at three St. Louis-area plants where Boeing makes military hardware have been on strike since Aug. 4.

Professor Roman Yampolskiy predicted that artificial general intelligence would be developed and used by 2030, leading to mass automation.

Stripe is funding a new blockchain called Tempo to process stablecoins faster. And a legion of big names is joining the effort.

Mark S. Zuckerberg, an attorney, says that he's losing business because his Facebook business profile keeps getting disabled.

iPhone users will soon get free access to the popular Adobe video editing app.

Using data from NASA’s retired InSight lander, two separate teams of researchers found evidence of a sluggish Martian mantle and a solid inner core.

The new fund hopes to send a "Seqouia-like" signal to other investors that there are promising later-stage climate tech startups waiting to be funded.

Nick Clegg, Meta's former president of global affairs, says in a new book that he once had to get on the mat with a coworker.

Is Siri finally ready for the age of AI? No, but we already knew that. Could Apple's new AI search tool bring Siri up-to-date with the times?

DHS says retired Marine sniper Dan LaLota's firm is uniquely qualified to meet the government’s needs. LaLota tells WIRED his brother, GOP congressman Nick LaLota, played no role in the contract.

Ella provides recommendations to customers across the three retailers on what to purchase or rent to make an outfit come to life. 

Health officials have recorded 28 suspected cases and 15 fatalities so far in the latest outbreak of the deadly virus, which has claimed thousands of lives in previous outbreaks in the Central African country.

Though the feature shipped in beta in May, XChat is now accessible for more users, including those who do not subscribe to X Premium.

The OpenAI Jobs Platform is set to launch in mid-2026, and will use AI to match candidates with businesses.

Kennedy said he supports a statement made by a newly appointed member of a key government vaccine panel that mRNA vaccines pose a dangerous risk to people.

Nepal has moved to block 26 social media platforms for failing to comply with its registration requirements.

Model welfare is an emerging field of research that seeks to determine whether AI is conscious and, if so, how humanity should respond.

Having built and sold e-commerce shipping startup Deliverr to Shopify for $2.1 billion in 2022, co-founder and CEO Harish Abbott knows the logistics industry well. Abbott felt that many manual tasks in logistics could be automated using AI. That’s why last year he launched Augment which offers an AI assistant called ‘Augie’ that can take […]

It's the first airport in California that Waymo will offer rides to and from. The company's been active at the Phoenix airport for nearly two years.

Ethan Hawke and Mason Thames star in "Black Phone 2," in theaters Oct. 17.

Employers are emphasizing AI skills — and are willing to pay a lot more if you have them.

The brain implant company cofounded by Elon Musk filed to trademark the product names Telepathy and Telekinesis. But it turns out that another person had already filed to trademark those names.

Protect your home network by enabling proper encryption, creating strong passwords, checking connected devices and using VPN and antivirus software.

"Talamasca: The Secret Order" explores the secret order introduced in "Interview with the Vampire" Season 2. The show premieres October 26 on AMC and AMC+.

The ad for the Macintosh computer — which ran just once, during the Super Bowl — is considered one of the most memorable commercials ever made.

In a business world accelerated by AI, visibility alone is fragile. Here's how strategic silence and consistency can turn reputation into your most powerful asset.

Most disengaged employees aren't exhausted — they're disconnected, and storytelling may be the key to rebuilding that connection.

When the stakes are high, these seven steps can help you avoid costly mistakes, eliminate bias and make smarter decisions that actually scale.

We’re excited to announce that Roelof Botha, Managing Partner of Sequoia Capital and one of the most influential voices in venture capital, will join us live onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, home of the 20th anniversary celebration of TechCrunch, October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. For more than two decades, Botha has helped […]

From a new slim iPhone Air model to redesigned AirPods, here's what to expect from this year's Apple event.

PayPal and Venmo users get a free one-year trial of Perplexity Pro, which includes its Comet AI browser.

As experts warn about possible outbreaks of diseases like polio and measles in Florida, anti-vaxxers declare “freedom.”

ExpressVPN has switched to a tiered pricing structure. It now offers three types of subscriptions with lower long-term pricing.

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