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Trump Administration Backs Down on an Opioid Ban After Kratom Industry Lobbying (Gift Article)

Health officials will now allow some levels of a powerful substance to remain in products marketed as natural. The change could help a G.O.P. donor facing wrongful death lawsuits.

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Medium culturetechnology
The 80:20 Principle And Why Reading Matters

Reciprocal reading and why your reading may not count

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Sweating the small stuff in Java

The story of small FixedSizeCollection types in Eclipse Collections

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The Times (UK) technology
If California can demand that customers speak to a human, why can’t we?

The home of AI has passed a law to stop firms trapping people in endless loops. Britain should follow suit and stop this scourge

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Bots Drive Online Chatter About Races in Kansas and Texas (Gift Article)

Much of the online discourse about Senate races in Texas and Kansas is coming from accounts that appear to be automated, according to new research.

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Arab Parties’ Strong Showing May Bring Role in Formation of Israel’s Next Government (Gift Article)

Voters supporting two leading Arab parties turned out in record numbers to voice their opposition to the Netanyahu government.

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Medium technologyscience
Waiting for your iPhone Duo to Arrive?

Some things to do to prepare for the arrival of Apple’s new folding iPhone

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Hackers Sympathetic to Russia Are Hitting Utilities and Factories

Cyberattacks causing physical damage are on the rise in NATO countries, and the hackers carrying them out don’t always understand what they’re doing.

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New York Times sportstechnology
Can you stay at a Maryland football game for 4 quarters? It might earn you free tuition (Gift Article)

Students who attend the Illinois game, scan a QR code and stay until the fourth quarter can enter to win spring tuition.

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Bloomberg businesstechnology
Apple Bets MacBook Pro Buyers Will Pay More for Touch Screens

Apple Inc., after successfully betting this month that consumers are willing to pay $2,000 or more for a foldable iPhone, is preparing to test their appetite for another pricey new product: touch-scre...

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Book Review: ‘American Socialist,’ by Shawn Gude (Gift Article)

In “American Socialist,” Shawn Gude tracks the rise and fall of the movement led by the left-wing presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs.

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How, and Why, We’re Adding A.I. Tools to NYT Cooking (Gift Article)

New features can help home cooks customize thousands of New York Times recipes. But our human editors remain in charge.

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Spy Chief Tries to Restore Order After Upheaval at Intelligence Office (Gift Article)

Jay Clayton is pushing his office back to more traditional functions, reshuffling or firing some officials and halting projects to build a dining room and firing range.

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College football’s big spenders aren’t all big winners (Gift Article)

Welcome to Until Saturday, The Athletic's college football newsletter.

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Bloomberg businesstechnology
Anthropic IPO Filing Calms Nerves With Signs of Healthy Growth

Anthropic PBC set itself a challenge by opening its books to prospective IPO investors right after a punishing week for the artificial intelligence trade. When Wall Street took a close look, it genera...

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‘Event Horizon’: The Cosmic Horror Flop That Rose From the Void (Gift Article)

Paul W.S. Anderson’s nightmarish 1997 space film starring Sam Neill became a pulpy horror classic after shocking viewers expecting a simple space adventure.

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Medium technologypoliticslegal
Meta is a cancer on democracy

Meta’s interference in Brazil’s presidential election is just the latest example of the danger Mark Zuckerberg poses to democracy…

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China Has an 18-Wheel Answer to Soaring Global Diesel Prices

Around a third of trucks sold in China this year will run on electricity, furthering Beijing’s goal of bolstering energy security.

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After logging off Instagram, Matvei Michkov is lighting up the scoresheet (Gift Article)

After a difficult start to the season, the young Flyers forward has shot off like a rocket and helped invigorate the power play.

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In Anthropic I.P.O., Goldman and Morgan Stanley Slug It Out for Top Bank (Gift Article)

Anthropic named the Wall Street firms lead underwriters on its upcoming public offering, a role that will generate generous fees and enormous prestige.

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Washington Post culturepoliticstechnology
Opinion | Frailty in older adults is not inevitable. Here’s how to reverse it.

A new study shows the benefits of vigorous walking for older adults.

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Medium businesstechnology
Wings of Multipolarity: Russia-India Aviation Venture Reshapes Aerospace Realities

Decades of partnership open manufacturing and connectivity frontiers as Western aerospace faces shifting global dynamics.

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Who Stands to Gain From an Anthropic I.P.O. (Gift Article)

Wall Street banks and chipmakers are among those poised to capitalize on the artificial intelligence giant’s public trading debut.

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How the Vikings are 6-0 despite an offense that looks like it's from the 1920s

Kyler Murray still appears to be acclimating to the Vikings' passing scheme, but the problems on offense go far beyond the new quarterback.

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The Atlantic culturetechnologyscience
A Wolf Dawg’s Tale

My husband has worn the same Halloween costume for 18 years.

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Bloomberg businesstechnology
Anthropic’s Seven Founders Are Worth More Than $13 Billion Each

Anthropic PBC’s seven co-founders each hold roughly 1.4% of the company, its IPO filing revealed Monday, giving them individual fortunes of more than $13 billion.

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Bloomberg businesstechnology
Florida Sues Climate Modeler First Street Over Home Risk Scores

The state alleges that the company’s scores are faulty and lead to negative financial consequences for homeowners.

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Why I’m Excited About a Bucket of White Paint

The latest innovation in climate tech comes in a humble package

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Harry Kane defies the conquistadors on the night football’s Oscars came to the London Palladium (Gift Article)

The Spanish dominated even as an Englishman claimed the men's award, but the Ballon d'Or ceremony remains a very French occasion

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How We Train A.I. Leads to Rogue Behavior (Gift Article)

We built an A.I. model and trained its agents to be persistent. They went rogue.

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Medium culturetechnologyscience
What Are We Educating Designers to Become?

A monologue on design, education and the future of human creativity

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The Times (UK) sciencetechnology
Anthropic warns of ‘catastrophic risk’ as it unveils historic IPO

The publication of a prospectus by the AI developer behind Claude has kicked off its much-anticipated float despite its first-half loss widening to $80.7bn

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Medium culturetechnology
Flying Over Finfinnee Didn’t Feel Like Halloween Anymore

How a Global Visual Template Became an Oromo Cultural Fantasy

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Bloomberg businesstechnology
Tata Commits $450 Million to ‘AI Superhighway’ Linking Hubs

Tata Communications Ltd. plans to spend as much as $450 million to create a long-haul fiber optic network linking India’s key artificial intelligence hubs, building out the country’s infrastructure an...

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28 Miles and Counting: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Record (Gift Article)

Advances in self-driving technology have made it easier to traverse distant worlds.

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Bloomberg businesstechnology
Anthropic Files for IPO to Become First Frontier AI Lab to List

Anthropic PBC filed for its long-awaited IPO, a landmark moment in the artificial-intelligence industry that is growing ever-hungrier for cash to power ahead.

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Bloomberg businesstechnology
Starlink Doubts Have Put a Rocket Under SpaceX’s Rivals

What does a technological kill switch look like? Ask Ukraine. Reports of speed restrictions on its military use of Elon Musk’s satellite network Starlink, essential for fending off Russian aerial assa...

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New York Times legalpoliticstechnology
Justice Dept. Brings More Charges Against Comey, Accusing Him of Leaks (Gift Article)

Lawyers for Mr. Comey said that the case centers on an issue that had already been investigated and had not led to charges, of a purported leak of national security information to The Times in October...

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Bloomberg technology
Anthropic Raises Concerns

Also share classes and fake polls.

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Bloomberg businesstechnology
Anthropic’s Massive Revenue Surge Comes With Ballooning Computing Bill

The AI giant must convince investors it can maintain rapid growth amid fierce competition while managing billions in computing costs. Bloomberg breaks down the numbers.

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New York Times businesstechnology
Microsoft Offers Buyouts to 60,000 Employees as It Spends on A.I. (Gift Article)

About a quarter of the tech giant’s employees were eligible for the packages, although the company cautioned it did not expect many employees to sign on.

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The Atlantic technologyculture
The Friend-Group Fallacy

Many people yearn for a crew, but having one is not actually the norm.

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Medium technologybusiness
If AI Can Write Apps, Why Can’t It Fix Them for the iPhone Duo?

Many pundits say developers will struggle to adapt their apps. Shouldn’t AI make that easier?

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The Atlantic culturetechnology
A Totally Unnecessary Way to Stress Parents Out

The tyranny of school spirit days

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New York Times technologyscience
Anthropic’s IPO S-1 Spells Out a Future of Promise and Peril (Gift Article)

The A.I. company took great pains to describe the many benefits that can come from using its Claude chatbot and technology, but also offered up a heavy dose of gloom.

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Medium technology
The Troublemaker’s Guide to Afflicting the Comfortable

Punching up: why are right wingers and rich people so bad at it?

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Bloomberg technology
Apple’s Foldable iPhone Duo Draws Early Complaints of the Screen Cracking

The iPhone Duo, one of Apple Inc.’s biggest new products in years, is drawing a growing number of complaints from customers who say the foldable display cracked after just hours or days of use.

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New York Times politicstechnologylegal
California’s Potential Quartz Ban Pushes Contractors and Retailers to Alternatives (Gift Article)

Manufacturers and their customers are using materials made without the clouds of dust that have sickened workers in quartz-cutting shops.

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New York Times technology
Man Utd’s WSL draw with City shows progress, but the bigger gulf lies off the pitch (Gift Article)

Manchester United held their rivals to one point. The draw is proof of a work in progress… working

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Why Some People Are Using Apps to Make Friends (Gift Article)

Apps that match personalities — for a price — have surged in popularity amid a loneliness epidemic.

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