NYTIMES (Meaghan Tobin and Keith Bradsher) - Why It’s Nearly Impossible to Build a Robot Without China
Building on the country’s electric vehicle industry, Chinese companies are making robot parts at a scale and price point others can’t match.
NYTIMES (Jack Ewing) - How Tesla’s Stock Listing in 2010 Enabled SpaceX’s I.P.O.
Investors who bought the automaker’s shares in its initial public offering became rich. As a result, many have a deep faith in Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX.
NYTIMES (Michael S. Schmidt) - Conor McGregor’s Comeback: A Tale of Banned Drugs and a Famous Doctor
McGregor, the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s main attraction, had the support of the prominent sports physician Neal ElAttrache when he decided to use performance-enhancing drugs.
NYTIMES (Mike Hale) - 29 Shows to Watch This Summer
“The Bear” serves its last course, “Ted Lasso” gets back on the pitch, and Larry David makes a TV show with the Obamas.
NYTIMES (Dionne Searcey and Adrienne Grunwald) - How a High-Powered Gathering Turned Into a Knicks Watch Party
An event for some of New York’s elite shifted gears when a TV rolled into the bar.
NYTIMES (Santul Nerkar) - The Knicks’ Game 4 Comeback Was Epic. So Was Their Fans’ Response.
The crowd at Madison Square Garden was forlorn as the New York Knicks fell far behind in Game 4 of the N.B.A. finals. After they won, it was electric.
NYTIMES (Kate Zernike) - A Youthful Crop of Politicians Run on Housing, and Their Own Rent
A cohort of young Millennial and Gen Z politicians have centered their campaigns this year on housing costs, and the divide is more generational than partisan.
NYTIMES (Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer) - Democrats Once Vowed to Stop Oil and Gas. Now They’re Not So Sure.
As the midterm elections approach, many leading Democrats are rethinking their approach to climate change.
NYTIMES (Eshe Nelson) - With Inflation Bearing Down, Europe Is Facing Higher Interest Rates
The European Central Bank is set to raise rates, the first such move since September 2023, as energy disruptions caused by the Iran war drive higher prices.
NYTIMES (Megha Rajagopalan and Hamed Aleaziz) - Women Who Fled Iran Are to Be Deported to Central African Republic, Lawyers Say
The women are among nearly two dozen people slated to be sent to a country where the U.S. government has advised “Do not travel for any reason.”