Your A.I. Queries Come With a Climate Cost

When it comes to artificial intelligence, more intensive computing uses more energy, producing more greenhouse gases.

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In ‘Lash,’ Rebecca Saunders’s First Opera, Sex Flirts With Death

Rebecca Saunders has collaborated with the artist Ed Atkins to create “Lash,” a work that hovers around themes of illness and intimacy.

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Under China’s Threat, Taiwan Needs Its Own Power Sources More Than Ever

Taiwan, which makes most of the world’s advanced computer chips, relies almost entirely on imported energy.

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Quietly, Pakistan Wages a Deadly Drone Campaign Inside Its Own Borders

As it strikes militants, the country’s security services are adopting a tactic that Pakistan once criticized the United States for using.

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Thursday Briefing

The prospect of U.S. strikes in Iran.

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A hacking group steals at least $90 million from Iranian crypto exchange in cyberattack.

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For Food Network Fans, Anne Burrell Was the Fun-Loving Aunt

The chef, who died Tuesday, built her stardom on a big, down-to-earth personality in which viewers could see themselves.

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Social Security Benefits Could Be Cut in 8 Years Unless Congress Acts

The nation’s key program for retiree benefits continues to see financing shortfalls. Unless Congress acts, those drops could lead to payment cuts in eight years.

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What Is a ‘Fridge Cigarette’? A New Term for Diet Coke Gains Traction.

The click of the can, the sound of the bubbles: The internet is reframing the humble soda as an indulgent escape.

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Ex-Yankee Is Awarded About $500,000 in Damages for Moldy Greenwich Mansion

Josh Donaldson, a former American League Most Valuable Player with Toronto, sued his former landlord over the conditions at his $55,000-a-month rental property.

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