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Worried AI employees are deciding whether they do more good staying inside the labs or leaving.

Further reading from the day's section on Pacing the Frontier: What Changed Since Saturday.

Eight current and former employees say Brin has grown more influential over Gemini as Google's AI leadership shifts.

A mathematician close to a major result was beaten to it by AI, a human-scale version of the weekend's AI debate.

The president rejected the labs' call to slow down, as Democrats increasingly attack his hands-off approach ahead of the midterms.

With seven weeks to Election Day, officials are preparing for seized ballots, ICE agents at polls and batch ballot rejections by the postal system.

The center's Trump-installed leaders warn of certain fiscal collapse unless the president's name goes on the building, and recommend closing the main building.

The Kennedy Center's troubles are spreading to businesses near the building.

Interviews with dozens of voters explore why Democrats plan to turn out even if they dislike their party's leaders.

India hosted a BRICS summit where members called for maximum restraint in the Iran war and agreed mainly on opposing tariffs.

India beat growth forecasts, but a former finance secretary accused the government of revising last year's figure down.

Pete Hegseth and political appointees pushed the downed F-15 airmen into the season premiere interview despite their concerns.

The AP's refusal to give Trump's team rights to its assassination-attempt photo appears to be another reason for its White House ban.

A leaked report predicts devastating economic damage if David Ellison moves Paramount out of California, though experts doubt the threat.

A deal worth close to $700 million shows private equity treating fitness brands like sports franchises, with more than 60% of top U.S. gym chains already PE-backed.