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In today’s newsletter: Michael de la Merced on the blowback to a Sequoia partner’s criticism of Zohran Mamdani; @bernhardwarner on the fallout from the latest tariff barrage; Danielle Kaye on the trade risk looming over future Prime Day sales events; and more nyti.ms/45SA9mi

The country’s new president, in office for a little over a month, had just dispatched his senior deputies to Washington to try to work out a trade deal. nyti.ms/4m32n2H

The American Federation of Teachers said it would use the $23 million, including $500,000 from the A.I. start-up Anthropic, to create a national training center. nyti.ms/4lmrkpG

Many countries thought they were negotiating in good faith. The White House renewed its “reciprocal” tariff plan anyway, giving countries until Aug. 1 to make offers. nyti.ms/3GefChJ

Tokyo had expected smooth tariff negotiations but is experiencing whiplash, becoming a central target of President Trump’s trade frustrations. nyti.ms/4lI9iOf

Jim Parkinson, a renowned lettering artist whose hand-drawn logos branded the covers of Rolling Stone, Esquire, Newsweek and dozens of other publications during the heyday of print journalism in the 1960s and ’70s, has died at 83. nyti.ms/4eNZQa8

Jim Shooter, who took the helm at Marvel Comics at the tender age of 27 and then spent nearly a decade revolutionizing the way superhero stories are written, drawn and sold, has died at 73. nyti.ms/3IcYcmh

Sandy Gall, a veteran correspondent for Britain’s Independent Television News who covered with calm precision the globe’s major conflicts in the last half of the 20th century, has died at 97. nyti.ms/4kwLagT

Youth sports is booming; Wall St is investing. Joe Drape and I take a deeper look. nytimes.com/2025/07/09/spo… #youthsports #PrivateEquity The New York Times

In today’s newsletter: @bernhardwarner on the Trump copper tariff threat; Lauren Hirsch previews Zohran Mamdani’s meetings with CEOs; who’s not worried about threats to Elon Musk’s empire; the race between “two Kevins” to be Fed chair; and more nyti.ms/4lMUttX

NEWS: Linda Yaccarino departing X as CEO nytimes.com/2025/07/09/tec…

Grok, a chatbot created by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, shared several outlandish antisemitic comments on X on Tuesday, prompting an outcry from some social media users. nyti.ms/408jdo6

This just in: Microsoft announces $4 billion for A.I. education, as tech giants race to embed their chatbots into teaching and learning. nytimes.com/2025/07/09/bus…

Tesla is days away from missing a deadline to hold an annual shareholders meeting, exposing itself to lawsuits and amplifying criticism that the carmaker’s board of directors has been inactive while sales and the stock price slump. nyti.ms/4eCOW6S

Britain’s Labour Party is starting its second year in control of the government with difficult choices over whether to raise taxes, cut spending or borrow at a time when debt and interest rates are high. nyti.ms/3U22IGF

Donald J. Trump has reinvented himself many times over, going from real estate developer to world leader. Now his social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group, is undergoing its own metamorphosis, becoming a major player in the crypto industry. nyti.ms/3IixvfS

Breaking News: President Trump said he planned a 50% tariff against Brazil, citing what he called a “witch hunt” by the Brazilian authorities against former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is facing trial for attempting a coup. nyti.ms/40KkIZV

At first, Ziz LaSota seemed much like any other philosophically inclined young tech aspirant. Now, she and her followers are in jail, six people are dead, and Rationalists are examining whether their ideas about A.I. played a role. nyti.ms/3TrvNeu

The U.S. central bank’s decision to hold interest rates steady in June was unanimously supported, but officials were starting to splinter over the path forward. nyti.ms/44EAjLA

In today’s newsletter: Michael de la Merced on A16Z joining the anywhere-but-Delaware movement; what’s next for X after Linda Yaccarino’s exit; Danielle Kaye digs into the state of noncompete clauses as a big deadline looms; Bill Ackman’s tennis quest; and more nyti.ms/44DDT8N