New York Spent $15M to Build a Film Hub. It Just Sold for $1

When he announced the film studio in 2014, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said “Hollywood comes to Onondaga.” But it never came. | Continue reading


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After the Faked Journalist Killing in Ukraine, the Murk Deepens

A Russia-hating priest and an arms executive both say they had roles in the faked assassination, and that they were working for Ukrainian intelligence. | Continue reading


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Google will not renew Pentagon contract that upset employees

Diane Greene, the head of Google’s Cloud business, is said to have told employees that it was backing away from the A.I. work with the military. | Continue reading


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Free Cash to Fight Income Inequality? California City Is First in U.S. To Try

Long plagued by poverty and desperation, Stockton, Calif., is testing universal basic income as a means of improving the lives of its residents. | Continue reading


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The Knowledge, London’s Legendary Taxi-Driver Test, Puts Up a Fight Against GPS

Memorizing the city’s 25,000 streets might be the most difficult test in the world. As technology imperils this tradition, is there an argument for learning as an end in itself? | Continue reading


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The Moral Instinct

Evolution has endowed us with ethical impulses. Do we know what to do with them? | Continue reading


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Our restaurant critic heads outdoors to celebrate his five favorites for crisps, crumbles, slumps or just plain eating. | Continue reading


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Trump Violates First Amendment by Blocking Twitter Users, Judge Says

A federal judge in Manhattan ruled on Wednesday that President Trump’s practice of blocking Twitter users who criticize him is unconstitutional. | Continue reading


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Supreme Court Upholds Workplace Arbitration Contracts

The vote was 5 to 4, with the court’s more conservative justices in the majority. The court’s decision could affect some 25 million employment contracts. | Continue reading


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The Stunning, Sacred Retreats of California (2013)

The Golden State has long been a destination for those seeking a retreat from worldliness. The land they secured is some of the most beautiful in the world — and the most valuable. | Continue reading


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A.I. Is Harder Than You Think

Sorry, Google: Computers are not even close to humanlike thought. | Continue reading


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The Entire Economy Is MoviePass Now. Enjoy It While You Can

Inspired by Silicon Valley’s hyper-growth, companies elsewhere are burning cash in hopes of being the next big thing. | Continue reading


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Death of a Biohacker

Biohackers believe that in the future, citizen-scientists will be able to cure diseases and grow stronger with homemade treatments. Aaron Traywick wanted that future to arrive faster than anyone else. | Continue reading


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WhatsApp's influence in india

Unlike Facebook and Instagram, WhatsApp has received little attention for its influence on voters. But in one Indian state, the messaging service became a prime election tool. | Continue reading


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We’re living in the world Klout built

An entire economy is based on the idea of rating people according to their social media influence. | Continue reading


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Facebook Adds A.I. Labs in Seattle and Pittsburgh, Pressuring Local Universities

Salaries for artificial intelligence researchers at big tech companies are skyrocketing, luring many professors. | Continue reading


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It’s Time for a New Discussion of Marijuana’s Risks

You may reasonably decide the benefits outweigh the harms, but you should know about those potential harms. | Continue reading


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Alexa and Siri Can Hear This Hidden Command. You Can’t

Researchers can now send secret audio instructions undetectable to the human ear to Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s Assistant. | Continue reading


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How the Online Left Fuels the Right

Trying to silence conservatives just makes them louder. | Continue reading


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Bitcoin Sees Wall Street Warm to Trading Virtual Currency

Following Goldman Sachs’s moves to begin trading Bitcoin, the New York Stock Exchange’s parent company is said to be in talks to open a virtual currency exchange. | Continue reading


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Stewart Brand: The Man Who Changed the World, Twice

A sage at the intersection of Silicon Valley and hippiedom can offer cultural guidance. | Continue reading


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The Quiet Americans Behind the U.S.-Russia Imbroglio

Can Washington’s “Russia hands” help explain why the post-Cold War relationship has gone off the rails? | Continue reading


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Meet the Renegades of the Intellectual Dark Web

An alliance of heretics is making an end run around the mainstream conversation. Should we be listening? | Continue reading


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Treating workers fairly at Rent the Runway

Companies across America have long given salaried workers one benefits package and hourly workers another. It’s time for this practice to end. | Continue reading


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Caught in the Theranos Wreckage

Newly unsealed court documents reveal that some of the world’s richest people invested millions in the discredited blood-testing company Theranos. | Continue reading


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A Fast-Food Problem: Where Have All the Teenagers Gone?

A shortage of workers is changing the equation that many restaurants have long relied on. | Continue reading


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Goldman Sachs to Open a Bitcoin Trading Operation

While most big banks have steered clear of virtual currencies, the Wall Street giant will use its own money to trade in Bitcoin-related contracts. | Continue reading


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Why does the government want to block it? | Continue reading


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The year I learned to quit

Giving up on training for a marathon was very much in keeping with the rest of my life right now, as I am learning the lost art of quitting. | Continue reading


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White House Considers Restricting Chinese Researchers Over Espionage Fears

The administration, fearing Chinese technological dominance, is considering tighter restrictions on Chinese researchers in the United States as a trade fight escalates. | Continue reading


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Happy Birthday, Karl Marx. You Were Right

Social justice movements like Black Lives Matter and #MeToo embody his critical spirit. | Continue reading


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Blockchain Will Be Theirs, Russian Spy Boasted at ISO Conference

Some think the technology that was introduced with Bitcoin has enormous potential. That has a number of countries looking to influence its future. | Continue reading


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Interview with James Comey

Days after the release of his book, “A Higher Loyalty,” the former F.B.I. director was interviewed by Michael Barbaro, the host of “The Daily” podcast. | Continue reading


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