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The conditions in homes for mentally ill adults in New York were often abhorrent when The New York Times investigated the facilities nearly 25 years ago. Now, a class-action lawsuit, spurred by the investigation, came to a close. Cliff Levy reflected on his reporting.

Trump officials want universities to sign on to conservative priorities to get special treatment. At least one school is eager to sign up, while others in higher education say it would end academic freedom. https://nyti.ms/475NXdc Correction: An earlier version of this post incorrectly said one university had signed on to President Trump’s offer. One said it would be eager to sign up, but has not yet done so. We’ve updated this post.

Every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics produces the most reliable gauge of U.S. employment. But when the bureau withheld the data on Friday because of the federal government shutdown, policymakers entered uncharted territory.

OpenAI has finalized a deal to sell employees’ shares to investors that values the company at $500 billion, according to people familiar with the agreement. The deal makes OpenAI the world’s most valuable privately held company, surpassing SpaceX.

“Gen Z needs a normal that we’ve never experienced.” The Reconnect Movement has organized phone-free hangouts on college campuses in Florida. Now it’s bringing them to colleges and cities in other parts of the country.

Periodic Labs, a start-up in San Francisco, aims to build A.I. that can accelerate discoveries in physics, chemistry and other fields. More than 20 researchers have left their work at Meta, OpenAI, Google DeepMind and other big projects in recent weeks to join the start-up. Many of them have given up tens of millions of dollars — if not hundreds of millions — to make the move.

The end of a federal tax credit that was available to people who bought new electric vehicles is expected to push sales of battery-powered cars down, but auto experts believe the market will eventually recover.

Charlotte Chopin, who is 102 years old, has taught yoga in the French village Léré since 1982. Here’s how she keeps moving.

One in eight federal workers, or some 300,000, will have left the government by the end of the year, and it’s possible even more could be pushed out if the government shuts down next week. In interviews, some former federal workers shared what they left behind and what they face next.

An A.I. chatbot is like a “distorted mirror,” said Dr. Matthew Nour, a psychiatrist and A.I. researcher at Oxford University. You think you’re getting a neutral perspective, he added, but the model is reflecting your own thoughts back. Here’s how you can use the chatbots safely.