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Can Cathy Engelbert Handle the Pressure?

The WNBA commissioner and ex-Deloitte CEO is leading the league through a season of historic highs, but critics wonder if her game plan is good enough to seize the moment.

HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FED'S BIG RATE CUT

THE WAIT IS OVER. After more than a year of will-they-or-won't-they, the Federal Reserve on Sept. 18 announced the first cut to its benchmark Federal funds rate since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a 50-basis-point drop that Chairman Jerome Powell signaled is likely the first of many.

A WOUNDED INTEL BATTLES FOR SURVIVAL IN THE AI ERA

HENRY V had Agincourt. Gen. Robert E. Lee had Gettysburg. And Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has Chandler. That would be Chandler, Ariz., outside Phoenix, where Intel is investing nearly $30 billion to build two state-of-the-art semiconductor plants, or fabs, that will be the first to use the company's newest chipmaking process. It's here, in Chandler, where Gelsinger's fate-and likely that of the company he leads will be decided.

KKR'S $1 TRILLION GAMBLE

The co-CEOs of KKR have a radical strategy to supercharge growth - and chart a path far different from that of their mentors, Henry Kravis and George Roberts.

REMODEL REWARDS

A FAMILY HOME IN NEWBURYPORT GETS A STYLISH KITCHEN AND BATH UPGRADE.

OpenAI Looks to Shift Away From Nonprofit Roots and Convert Itself to For-Profit Company - OpenAI's history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders.

OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders.

Dreamworks Animation at 30: Painting a Bright Path Forward with 'The Wild Robot' - Filmmaker Chris Sanders had finally cracked “The Wild Robot.”

Peter Brown’s middle-grade book, about an intelligent robot living in the wilderness, had been sitting on the shelf at DreamWorks Animation for a bit. No one had quite figured it out. Then Sanders, the man behind beloved animated features from “Lilo & Stitch” to “How to Train Your Dragon,” came along.His vision, however, was different from the norm: The story started without zippy dialogue and didn’t follow traditional beats. He also wanted to embrace a more illustrated style that melded analog warmth with computer generated imagery capabilities, which was finally technologically possible. Before he got too deep, he needed to make sure the studio was on board.

Amazon, Target and Other Retailers are Ramping up Hiring for the Holiday Shopping Season - Retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season, but fewer seasonal employees are expected to be taken on this year to help customers in stores and assemble online orders in warehouses.

E-commerce giant Amazon said Thursday it will hire 250,000 full, part-time and seasonal workers for the crucial shopping period, rounding out a series of announcements made in recent weeks by the country’s top retailers.Amazon is hiring the same number of employees it did last year, similar to Bath & Body Works and Target, which said in September it planned to bring in roughly 100,000 seasonal employees and offer current employees the option to work extra hours during the holiday shopping period.

SPACEX LAUNCHES RESCUE MISSION FOR 2 NASA ASTRONAUTS WHO ARE STUCK IN SPACE UNTIL NEXT YEAR

SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next year.

PARENTS WILL HAVE TO SET ASIDE SOME EARNINGS FOR CHILD INFLUENCERS UNDER NEW CALIFORNIA LAWS

Parents in California who profit from social media posts featuring their children will be required to set aside some earnings for their minor influencers under a pair of measures signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

GOOGLE'S SEARCH ENGINE'S LATEST AI INJECTION WILL ANSWER VOICED QUESTIONS ABOUT VIDEO AND PHOTOS

Google is injecting its search engine with more artificial intelligence that will enable people to voice questions about images and occasionally organize an entire page of results, despite the technology's past misadventures with misleading information.

SATELLITE SERVICE DIRECTV BUYS RIVAL DISH AS IT FIGHTS THE ONSLAUGHT OF STREAMING SERVICES

DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling, a deal it has sought to complete for years, as the company seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant.

ARKANSAS SUES YOUTUBE OVER CLAIMS THAT THE SITE IS FUELING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS

Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet this week, saying the video-sharing platform is made deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth in the state.

TOYOTA BOOSTS ITS INVESTMENT IN AIR TAXI COMPANY JOBY AVIATION BY ANOTHER $500 MILLION

Toyota is investing another $500 million in Joby Aviation as part of a partnership aimed at helping get the American air taxi company’s commercial business off the ground.

AFTER HELENE'S DESTRUCTION, A MOUNTAIN TOWN RELIANT ON FALL TOURISM WONDERS WHAT'S NEXT

Freddie Pell helps lift a vintage wooden chair off the sidewalk and back inside his art gallery. It’s starting to rain in downtown Boone, and he doesn’t want it to get soaked — again.

WARREN BUFFETT BUYS REST OF BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY'S UTILITIES, BUT INVESTORS MUST GUESS AT THE PRICE

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is buying the rest of its utility unit from the estate of a longtime board member who died three years ago, but it’s not clear exactly how much it will pay for that 8% stake in the massive utility business.

NEW JERSEY OFFSHORE WIND FARM CLEARS BIG FEDERAL HURDLE AMID ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

The federal government gave a key approval this week to an offshore wind farm in New Jersey, even as residents in the town where its power cable would come ashore worry it could go through underground toxic waste that’s still being cleaned up.

AUSTRALIA'S ONLINE DATING INDUSTRY ADOPTS CODE OF CONDUCT TO KEEP USERS SAFER

A code of conduct will be enforced on the online dating industry to better protect Australian users after research found that three-in-four people suffer some form of sexual violence through the platforms, Australia’s government said this week.

EPIC GAMES SUES GOOGLE AND SAMSUNG OVER PHONE SETTINGS, ACCUSING THEM OF VIOLATING ANTITRUST LAWS

Video game maker Epic Games sued Google and Samsung this week, accusing the tech companies of coordinating to block third-party competition in application distribution on Samsung devices.

TESLA POSTS FIRST QUARTERLY INCREASE IN DELIVERIES, BUT SHARES SLUMP WITH INVESTORS HOPING FOR MORE

Low interest financing, sweet lease deals, price cuts and free charging boosted Tesla’s global deliveries in the third quarter, the first increase this year for the electric vehicle maker.

Camera Control NEW ADVANCED FEATURES FOR MASTERING PHOTOGRAPHY PRODUCTION

At the core of the iPhone 16’s photographic innovations lies the Camera Control, a dedicated hardware feature that merges a traditional button with touch-sensitive technology.

CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR VETOES BILL TO CREATE FIRST-IN-NATION AI SAFETY MEASURES

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-inthe-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models.

JAPANESE SPONSORS TOYOTA, BRIDGESTONE AND PANASONIC END OLYMPIC CONTRACTS

The International Olympic Committee’s three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panasonic and Bridgestone — are terminating their contracts.

THE MOST RELIABLE USED VEHICLES UNDER $15,000

Buying a reliable used car, truck or SUV on a $15,000 budget is easy if you know what to look for.

TIME 100 NEXT The World's Rising Stars - Advocates

From the halls of power to recording studios and science labs, these rising stars are remaking the world while defining the next generation of leadership

TIME 100 NEXT The World's Rising Stars - Leaders

From the halls of power to recording studios and science labs, these rising stars are remaking the world while defining the next generation of leadership

SUMMER OF DISRUPTION

It's been 56 years since America faced a season as unsettling-and as apt to change politics

SDEROT INTERSECTION

How Jewish and Arab strangers united to rescue two little girls amidst Hamas’ October 7 attack

COUGAR MARIAH CAN'T AFFORD TO SPOIL BOYTOYS!

Curbs spending on arm candy

TV PICKERS FRANK & MIKE MENDING THEIR NASTY FEUD

THE frosty relationship between feuding American Pickers stars Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz is warming up as ailing Frank struggles to recover from a debilitating stroke as well as other problems from his train wreck of a life, say sources.