PRESS DIGEST — New York Times business news — September 29

The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. - China and the United States pledged to cut tariffs on $60 billion in goods, unveiling separate lists covering thousands of products as they seek to ease trade tensions and stabilize relations before further negotiations. - OpenAI said it will not release its newest artificial intelligence model, GPT-6.1 Astra, after company researchers raised questions about the system's security. - President Donald Trump sharply scaled back U.S. fuel-economy rules for new automobiles. The move was a significant step in President Trump’s effort to reverse the Biden-era campaign to speed America’s shift to electric vehicles. - The theft of sensitive personal data involving potentially tens of thousands of F.B.I. employees by a criminal hacking group named ShinyHunters is emerging as one of the worst breaches of sensitive government information, leaving the bureau rushing to protect its personnel. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom) ((mailto:globalnewsmonitoring@thomsonreuters.com)