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Cards Against Humanity campaigns to encourage voting, expose personal data abuse
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
Up to $100 for planning to vote and a public smear– how is this not illegal?The troublemakers behind the party game Cards Against Humanity have launched a campaign demonstrating how easy it is to buy sensitive personal data about American voters, while simultaneously encouraging those Americans to plan how to cast a vote in the upcoming presidential election.


Crooks stole personal info of 77k Fidelity Investments customers
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
But hey, no worries, the firm claims no evidence of data misuseFidelity Investments has notified 77,099 people that their personal information was stolen in an August data breach. 


GSA plows ahead with face matching tech despite its own reliability concerns
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
A week after saying remote ID verification tech is unreliable, the GSA is expanding access to other agenciesThe US government's General Services Administration's (GSA) facial matching login service is now generally available to the public and other federal agencies, despite its own recent report admitting the tech is far from perfect.


Microsoft admits Outlook crashes, says impact 'mitigated'
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
Users just need to 'refresh/restart' their sessionsMicrosoft's Outlook app is crashing for European users due to memory problems, Redmond has warned, and evidence suggests the problems are spreading to the US.


BBC weather glitch shows 13k mph winds in London, 404℃ in Nottingham
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
We'd know if it were true, and our reporters are just fineThose who rely on the BBC's online weather forecasts to plan their day would be forgiven if they woke up this morning and thought the world was ending, but those 13,508 mile-an-hour winds in London and 404℃ lows forecasted for Nottingham tomorrow are an obvious error.


AMD pumps Epyc core count to 192, clocks up to 5 GHz with Turin debut
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
Just not on the same chip, of courseIntel's 128-core Granite Rapids Xeons are barely two weeks old and AMD has already fired back with a family of fifth-gen Epycs that boast double-digit IPC gains with up to 192 cores or clock speeds as high as 5 GHz.


AMD targets Nvidia H200 with 256GB MI325X AI chips, zippier MI355X due in H2 2025
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
Less VRAM than promised, but still gobs more than HopperAMD boosted the VRAM on its Instinct accelerators to 256 GB of HBM3e with the launch of its next-gen MI325X AI accelerators during its Advancing AI event in San Francisco on Thursday.


AMD aims latest processors at AI whether you need it or not
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
Ryzen AI PRO 300 series leans heavily on Microsoft's Copilot+ PC requirementsAMD has introduced its latest processors designed for business applications. The line-up includes the Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375, Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, and Ryzen AI 7 HX PRO 360. Built on AMD's Zen 5 microarchitecture, the devices aim for high performance and advanced AI capabilities for enterprises.


The .io domain isn't going anywhere anytime soon amid treaty
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
UK-Mauritius handshake holds but Chagos Islands shift could eventually phase out the ccTLDThe .io country code top-level domain (ccTLD) will not disappear anytime soon, at least not within the next five years. Beyond that, its future is uncertain.


SAP promises developer 'fusion teams' in cloud low-code environment
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
But projects must be completed in old desktop IDETechEdEnterprise software giant SAP is set to introduce a slew of features for developers on its platform, promising AI agents, knowledge graph, and cloud-based integration features in SAP’s low code-development environment Build.


Arrow Lake splashdown: Intel pins hopes on replacement for Raptors
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
New silicon, new architecture, and loads of new motherboards rise to support it, but will power be anchored down?Back in September 2023, Intel unveiled its newly designed Meteor Lake SoC for the mobile market, which was the first disaggregated chip for mobile using multiple tiled packaging. While in consensus opinion indicates Meteor Lake flopped, it did pave the way for Intel to try new things in the consumer space.


Fore-get about privacy, golf tech biz leaves 32M data records on the fairway
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
Researcher spots 110 TB of sensitive info sitting in unprotected databaseNearly 32 million records belonging to users of tech from Trackman were left exposed to the internet, sitting in a non-password protected database, for an undetermined amount of time, according to researcher Jeremiah Fowler.


CISA adds fresh Ivanti vuln, critical Fortinet bug to hall of shame
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
Usual three-week window to address significant risks to federal agencies appliesThe US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) says vulnerabilities in Fortinet and Ivanti products are now being exploited, earning them places in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.


PC shipments stuck in neutral despite AI buzz
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
Analysts can't agree whether market is marginally up or downThe PC market is not showing many signs of a rebound, despite the hype around AI PCs, with market watchers split over whether unit shipments are up or down slightly.


Mozilla patches critical Firefox vuln that attackers are already exploiting
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
Firefixed: It's maintenance time for low-complexity, high-impact security flawIt's patch time for Firefox fans as Mozilla issues a security advisory for a critical code execution vulnerability in the browser.


Version 7.6– the 'OpenBSD of Theseus' – released
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
Ideal for black-clad ultra-minimalist types. You probably wouldn't like itOpenBSD is arguably the most secure general-purpose OS for general-purpose computers. This version has better laptop support, includes more Arm64 kit, and brings hardware-accelerated video playback.


Advania UK gobbles up IT services rival CCS Media
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
Acquisition signals consolidation in the marketExclusiveThe consolidation of the British tech services market is continuing with Advania UK's acquisition of CCS Media.


Post Office CEO tells inquiry: Leadership was in 'dream world' over Horizon scandal
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
Hired in 2019, he claims the recruitment failed to mention ongoing litigationThe chief executive of the Post Office has agreed the organization's leadership team was living in a "dream world" in the months leading up to the launch of a statutory inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal, one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in UK history.


Hold my Pimms! Wimbledon turns to tech for line-ball calls
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
Humans dumped by famously fusty tennis tournamentThe All England Lawn Tennis Club, organizer of the famed Wimbledon tennis tournament, will make line-ball calls with machines instead of human in 2025.


Dutch cops reveal takedown of 'world's largest dark web market'
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
Two arrested after allegedly trying to make off with their ill-gotten gainsThe alleged administrators of the infamous Bohemia and Cannabia dark web marketplaces have been arrested after apparently shuttering the sites and trying to flee with their earnings.


You have issues with 'Issues' always being called 'Issues' in Jira, so Atlassian now allows them to be called‘Tasks’
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
Developers get auto-coding ideas drawn from bug reports, and more AI besidesAtlassian has debuted a new cut of its project management and bug-tracking tool Jira, which for the first time allows users to deal with things other than“issues”.


OpenAI says Chinese gang tried to phish its staff
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
Claims its models aren't making threat actors more sophisticated - but is helping debug their codeOpenAI has alleged the company disrupted a spear-phishing campaign that saw a China-based group target its employees through both their personal and corporate email addresses.


Internet Archive user info stolen in cyberattack, succumbs to DDoS
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 GMT
31M folks' usernames, email addresses, salted-encrypted passwords now out thereThe Internet Archive had a bad day on the infosec front, after being DDoSed and having had its user account data stolen in a security breach.


Moscow-adjacent GoldenJackal gang strikes air-gapped systems with custom malware
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
USB sticks help, but it's unclear how tools that suck malware from them are deliveredA cyberespionage APT crew named GoldenJackal hacked air-gapped PCs belonging to government and diplomatic entities at least twice using two sets of custom malware, according to researchers from antivirus vendor ESET.


Deno 2.0 looks to backward compatibility to move forward
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
Modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript plays nicer with Node.jsDeno, the runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript, reached version 2.0 on Wednesday, bringing with it baggage from the past in the form of broad Node.js compatibility.


Smart TVs are spying on everyone
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
Regulators know this is a nightmare and have done little to stop it. Privacy advocacy group wants that to changeSmart TVs are watching their viewers and harvesting their data to benefit brokers using the same ad technology that denies privacy on the internet.


Marriott settles for a piddly $52M after series of breaches affecting millions
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
Intruders stayed for free on the network between 2014 and 2020Marriott has agreed to pay a $52 million penalty and develop a comprehensive infosec program following a series of major data breaches between 2014 and 2020 that affected more than 344 million people worldwide.


Severe solar storm could disrupt power, communications
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
On the bright side, auroras may dazzle skies as far south as mid-latitudesWatch out, Earth: There's another strong geomagnetic storm headed our way from the Sun, following the G5-class one that hit back in May.


National Public Data files for bankruptcy, admits 'hundreds of millions' potentially affected
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
One-man-band faces a mountain of lawsuits but has few assetsThe Florida business behind data brokerage National Public Data has filed for bankruptcy, admitting "hundreds of millions" of people were potentially affected in one of the largest information leaks of the year.


Nobel Chemistry Prize goes to AlphaFold, Rosetta creators - another win for AI
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
Let’s just hope they don’t give the literature award to a bot, tooThis year's Nobel Prizes are shaping up to be a triumph for AI. After awarding the physics prize to early AI pioneers yesterday, the chemistry prize has now gone to the creators of AI protein prediction platform AlphaFold and protein design tool Rosetta.


US DoJ wades into Realtek lawsuit that accuses MediaTek of patent abuse
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
Fabless chip shop alleged to be hiring 'litigation hit men' to kneecap rivalTaiwanese chip firm MediaTek is under scrutiny with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) taking an interest in an antitrust dispute with semiconductor compatriot Realtek.


Bitcoin creator suspect says he is not Bitcoin creator suspect
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
'If I was Satoshi I would have destroyed my ability to prove I'm Satoshi'The man identified as Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto in a new HBO documentary has something to say: Wrong again, world.


CIQ takes Rocky Linux corporate with $25K price tag
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
Backs RHEL-compatible distro with indemnification and update guaranteesCIQ has unveiled a version of Rocky Linux backed by service level objectives and indemnities for enterprises requiring more than the support of an enthusiastic community behind an operating system.


Microsoft cleans up hot mess of Patch Tuesday preview
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
Go forth and install your important security fixesMicrosoft says that the problems with the Windows 11 Patch Tuesday preview have now been resolved.


Cognizant discriminated against non-Indian workers in H-1B visa case, US jury finds
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
IT service giant denies claims, will appeal against verdictA US jury has found that employment practices at Cognizant constitute discriminatory conduct toward non-Indian workers in a case that originated in 2013 and claimed the tech giant favored H-1B visa holders from India over local workers.


Ransomware gang Trinity joins pile of scumbags targeting healthcare
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
As if hospitals and clinics didn't have enough to worry aboutAt least one US healthcare provider has been infected by Trinity, an emerging cybercrime gang with eponymous ransomware that uses double extortion and other "sophisticated" tactics that make it a "significant threat," according to the feds.


Uncle Sam may force Google to sell Chrome browser, or Android OS
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
Tech giant snaps back, calls DoJ proposals on splitting up Alphabet and more 'government overreach'The US government has confirmed it is considering asking a judge to force Google to divest parts of its business as part of potential remedies in the antitrust case over its control of online searches.


Microsoft sprinkles AI 'magic' and additional storage tiers on OneDrive
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
Big emphasis on photos in mobile appMicrosoft has unveiled a slew of new features for its OneDrive cloud storage service "all through the magic of AI."


UK Regulatory Innovation Office vows to slash red tape– but we've heard it all before
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
The real issue is a reluctance to investCommentOver summer, the UK witnessed a change in government. However, the incoming Labour Party shares some ideas about regulation and innovation with its Conservative predecessor.


Game of phones: Voda-Three merger left rivals dialing for help
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
BT and some MVNOs very much against union, VMO2 more relaxed because of spectrum dealOpinion is divided in the telecoms industry over the proposed Vodafone and Three UK merger, with at least one rival in favor of the deal, while others want to see the Brit competition regulator scrap it altogether.


Thunderbird for Android is go– at least the beta is
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
A traditional-style rich email client– but for tabletsMZLA, the company behind the Thunderbird email client, is finally putting its mobile email client app into beta testing– but it's a lot more mature than that sounds.


Copilot's crudeness has left Microsoft chasing Google, again
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
Surely Redmond knows that almost nobody has tamed unstructured data?OpinionA year ago it looked as if the world could be Microsoft's oyster. The software giant dominated the enterprise, was catching up to cloudy rivals, and then managed to purchase forty-nine percent of the for-profit subsidiary of ChatGPT creator OpenAI.


Missing Thunderbirds footage found in British garden shed
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, new Supermarionation is GO!VideoPreviously unseen footage from the classic British TV show Thunderbirds has been found in a garden shed and restored– where possible – for viewing next year.


Supermicro crams 18 GPUs into a 3U AI server that's a little slow by design
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
Can handle edge inferencing or run a 64 display command centerGPU-enhanced servers can typically pack up to eight of the accelerators, but Supermicro has built a box that manages to fit 18 of them inside an air-cooled chassis that'll eat up just 3U of rack space.


OpenAI appoints international expansion boss
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
Picks Singapore as APAC hub and outlines desire to get governments onsideChat GPT-maker Open AI announced today that it's appointed a new boss to lead its international expansion.


MediaTek enters the 4th Dimensity with 3nm octa-core 9400 smartphone brains
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
Still sticking with Arm and not taking RISC-VsFabless Taiwanese chip biz MediaTek has unveiled the fourth flagship entry in its Dimensity family of system-on-chips for smartphones and other mobile devices. It's sticking with close companion Arm rather than jumping ship to RISC-V for the CPU cores, for those wondering.


Asian crime gangs are growing– fast – thanks to AI and other tech
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
UN report finds Telegram, cryptocurrency are tools of a growing 'criminal service economy'Organized crime syndicates across Asia are using AI, messaging platforms like Telegram, and cryptocurrency to help them expand, with help from dedicated service providers, according to a report the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) published on Monday.


LinkedIn: If our AI gets something wrong, that's your problem
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 GMT
Artificial intelligence still no substitute for the real thingMicrosoft's LinkedIn will update its User Agreement next month with a warning that it may show users generative AI content that's inaccurate or misleading.


Microsoft issues 117 patches– some for flaws already under attack
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 GMT
Plus: SAP re-patches a failed patch for critical-rated flawPatch TuesdayIt's the second Tuesday of the month, which means Patch Tuesday, bringing with it fixes for numerous flaws, bugs and vulnerabilities in major software. And this one is a doozy.


AI godfather-turned-doomer shares Nobel with neural network pioneer
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 GMT
First-ever awarded for contributions to artificial intelligenceIf you needed another sign that we've well and truly entered the AI age, here it is: The first Nobel Prize has been awarded for contributions to artificial intelligence. 


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Review: A Fall Gala Where Women Led the Way
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
New York City Ballet dressed up its fall fashion gala with a program of female choreographers. This was history, even if the results were mixed.

Sean‘Diddy’ Combs’s Sex Trafficking Trial Is Set for May 5
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
The music mogul, wearing tan jail clothes at a court hearing, waved and smiled at six of his children and his mother in the gallery.

How the Impressionists Became the World’s Favorite Painters, and the Most Misunderstood
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
Exactly 150 years ago, Monet, Degas, Renoir and their pals spurred an artistic revolution. Can we still see the defiance behind the beauty, and the schmaltz?

Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong Say‘The Apprentice’ Is a ‘Human Tragedy’
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
The“Apprentice” stars and the director Ali Abbasi say their film is a “humanistic” treatment of the former president and his mentor, Roy Cohn.

Han Kang Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
The South Korean author, best known for“The Vegetarian,” is the first writer from her country to receive the prestigious award.

‘The Apprentice’ Review: An Origin Story for Donald J. Trump
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
In this ribald fictional telling of a young Trump’s rise, the man responsible is the lawyer Roy Cohn, played to sleazy perfection by Jeremy Strong.

See Aboriginal Art, Some in the U.S. for the First Time, at the Asia Society
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
The tension between sacred mysteries that must be shielded from outsiders and those that can be revealed animates an exhibition at the Asia Society.

Review: Trust‘Disclaimer’ When It Tells You Not to Trust It
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
The seven-part series from Alfonso Cuarón, about a familiar theme of the treachery of narratives, is easier to admire than to enjoy.

With a‘Ring,’ the Dallas Symphony Becomes a Wagner Destination
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
Fabio Luisi, a seasoned“Ring” conductor, will lead Wagner’s four-opera epic over a week in concert, breaking new ground for American orchestras.

Flag-Waving Takes on New Meaning at Paula Cooper’s Gallery
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
A timely group show in Chelsea considers the theme of the American flag in 90-plus variations on the Stars and Stripes.

London Hosts Its Frieze Week in the Shadow of Paris
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
Plenty of business was done on the first day of the London fair, but much of the chatter was about the upcoming presentations at Art Basel Paris.

Broadway Lights to Dim for Gavin Creel
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
The landlords also said they would reconsider their process for determining who to honor with full and partial dimmings.

‘Piece by Piece’ Review: Pharrell Williams’s Life, in Legos
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
The producer and musician gets the biographical documentary treatment— with an unexpected twist.

For‘Disclaimer,’ Alfonso Cuarón Updates His Terms and Conditions
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
Cate Blanchett stars in the acclaimed director’s new TV series, a thriller about a woman whose life is upended by a mysterious novel.

‘Lonely Planet’ Review: Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth Leave Home
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth star in a muddled romance without much to say.

Art Basel Paris: Don’t Miss These Other Shows
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
There is no shortage of museums and art foundations to visit for those attending Art Basel Paris.

‘The Confidante’ Is a Layered French Drama About a Heartbreaking Scam
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
Streaming on Max, the series tells the story of woman who lies to a grief support group about her connection to the Paris terrorist attacks of 2015.

‘Separated’ Review: Interrogating a Policy
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
The latest documentary from Errol Morris looks at the Trump administration’s practice of taking children from their parents at the southern border.

7 New Books We Recommend This Week
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

‘Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story’ Review: In Blithe Spirits
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
A brisk documentary by Barnaby Thompson counters that the tuxedo-wearing playwright hid his insecurities under a platinum-plated veneer.

‘Terrifier 3’ Review: Still Clowning Around
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
The deaths remain grisly, but the pacing uneven in this new installment in Damien Leone’s horror franchise.

A New California Hotel, Perched Above the Beach
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
Plus: a collection of glass jewelry, an exhibition of Olga de Amaral’s sculptures and more recommendations from T Magazine.

Children’s Books to Help Kids Understand Elections
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
How do you explain the democratic process to future voters? Start with these lively picture books and compelling histories.

‘We Live in Time’ Review: Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield’s Weepie
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield star in this weepie romance that tries to be modern by unfolding over three intersecting timelines.

‘Bad Genius’ Review: Cheating the System
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
This remake of a hit Thai film about college admissions, starring Callina Liang, adds an element of racial politics to its heist story.

Seth Meyers Is Starting to Wonder About Trump and Putin
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
A book says Donald Trump sent Covid testing equipment to the Russian leader. Meyers suspects he threw in“some snacks, a bath bomb and a CD.”

In‘The Counter,’ With Anthony Edwards, a Cup of Joe and a Side of Secrets
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
A diner patron asks a waitress for an extraordinary side dish in Meghan Kennedy’s sweet but shaggy new play.

Sean‘Diddy’ Combs Lawyers Accuse Government of Leaking Cassie Assault Video
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
The hip-hop mogul’s legal team said in a filing on Wednesday that it may ask for the widely published video to be barred from his trial.

David Anfam, Leading Scholar of Abstract Expressionism, Dies at 69
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
He wrote seminal texts on the artists Clyfford Still and Mark Rothko, in a jargon-free style that won him readers far outside the art world.

Patrick Summers, Veteran Opera Conductor, to Step Down in Houston
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
Summers, who has helped introduce new operas into the American canon, will leave his role at Houston Grand Opera in 2026.

Thomas Rockwell, 91, Dies; Taught Children‘How to Eat Fried Worms’
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
His father, Norman Rockwell, depicted his childhood on covers of The Saturday Evening Post. The worms came later.

‘The Wind and the Rain’ Review: How Sunny’s Bar Weathered the Storm
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
On a barge in Brooklyn, the story of a beloved watering hole and a neighborhood’s recovery after Hurricane Sandy.

‘The Bachelor’ Is Shattering Its Own Fairy Tale
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
Recent revelations about contestants’ troubling backgrounds have punctured the franchise’s fantasy — that reality TV is a secure place to look for love.

Silent Hill 2 Was Clumsy, Brutal and Brilliant
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
A remake of the 2001 survival horror game sands down the unwieldy combat that made it a powerful, disturbing classic.

A Filmmaker Focuses on Climate and Democracy
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
In his next documentary, Michael P. Nash takes on A.I. and how it might be used to address environmental issues.

Garth Brooks Names Woman Who Accused Him of Rape
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
In a court filing, lawyers for the country superstar portrayed him as“the victim of a shakedown” and asked for compensatory and punitive damages.

Met Gala Reveals 2025 Theme and Co-Chairs: ASAP Rocky, Pharrell and More
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
With support from LeBron James, ASAP Rocky, Pharrell Williams and more.

Can a Start-Up Help Authors Get Paid by A.I. Companies?
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
Created by Humans, a company that aims to help writers license their works for use by A.I. companies, has struck a partnership with the Authors Guild.

Lily Ebert, Holocaust Survivor, Author and TikTok Star, Dies at 100
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
She survived Auschwitz, wrote a best-selling memoir,“Lily’s Promise,” and spoke to a following of 2 million fans on TikTok.

Jonathan Groff, Fresh Off Tony Win, Will Return to Broadway as Bobby Darin
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
“Just in Time,” a new musical about the “Mack the Knife” pop singer, will open next spring at Circle in the Square in Manhattan.

‘Daytime Revolution’ Review: Coffee and Counterculture
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
John Lennon and Yoko Ono invade middle-American living rooms in this cute but shallow documentary.

From‘SNL’ to TikTok, George Washington Is Funny Now
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
The first president is not usually associated with comedy. As a recurring character on“Saturday Night Live” and a trend on TikTok, that may be changing.

Oh, the Horror: 8 Comics for Halloween
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
Otherworldly creatures, apocalyptic environments, serial killers, zombies and more haunt these suspenseful comic books and graphic novels.

How‘Nobody Wants This’ Became Netflix’s Latest Hit
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
The Netflix rom-com checks every genre box, but it became a megahit by offering versions of everything you already like on TV.

‘La Haine’ Is Back (as a Musical This Time)
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
Mathieu Kassovitz has turned his cult 1995 movie into a stage musical. The France it represents is different— though much hasn’t changed.

Cécile Desprairies Was Inspired by a ‘National Family Secret in France’
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
Cécile Desprairies’s novel, ‘The Propagandist,’ was also inspired by her mother, who made art and slogans for Vichy France and its Nazi leaders.

Jazz Has a New Home in Seattle. One Caveat: The Place Is‘For Lease.’
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
The nonprofit Seattle Jazz Fellowship has carved out a performance space in the historic Globe Building— for now — and is putting its economic model to the test.

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Andrew Garfield Wants to Crack Open Your Heart
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
The actor knows life is fleeting, but he wants to hold onto every moment.

Jimmy Kimmel: Putin Is Trump’s ‘KGBFF’
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
Kimmel shared tidbits from Bob Woodward’s new book, including that Donald Trump had spoken with Vladimir Putin seven times since leaving office — “which is less than Ivanka, but more than Tiffany.”

Seeking Release on Bail, Sean‘Diddy’ Combs Downplays Risk of Witness Tampering
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
In an appeal, lawyers for Mr. Combs wrote that a judge’s decision to withhold bail was not based on evidence that he had sought to interfere with the sex trafficking investigation.

Jenna Fischer,‘The Office’ Star, Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
“I am now cancer free,’’ the actress announced on Instagram, noting that she was diagnosed with Stage 1 cancer in December and that early detection had played a key role in her successful treatment.

Cissy Houston Saw Music’s Peaks and Life’s Valleys
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 +0000
The singer, who died this week, was the mother of Whitney Houston and a contender for the greatest voice of the country, our critic says.

Qantas Apologizes for Showing R-Rated Film With Nudity to Entire Flight
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
The scenes played on every screen, according to comments from social media users. The airline has since said the movie“was clearly not suitable.”

Is It Too Late Now to Say Sorry? 8 Songs for the High Holy Days.
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 +0000
Apology, forgiveness, moving on: These are some of humanity’s richest themes, and they have rich songs to match.

‘La Máquina’ Is a Starry Mexican Boxing Drama
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 +0000
The Spanish-language Hulu drama, starring Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal, skews more loopy and mysterious than gritty.

Beer Can Art at a Dutch Museum Is Accidentally Thrown Out
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 +0000
Two beer cans were displayed in a Dutch museum. Then they were accidentally thrown out.

Studio Museum in Harlem to Open New Building in Fall 2025
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 +0000
The 82,000-square-foot structure on 125th Street will open with a show featuring the artist Tom Lloyd.

Welcome to Mike Kelley’s World: Beautiful, Ugly, Funny and Dumb
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
The American artist died in 2012, but a new exhibition in London shows how his deadpan-weirdo works continue to resonate today.

The Role of New York’s Lauded Looted Art Unit Is Challenged in Court
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 +0000
The fight is over an Egon Schiele drawing held by the Art Institute of Chicago that the Manhattan district attorney’s office seized as Nazi loot. But it has wider implications.

Ali Wong and Hannah Gadsby Paint Different Portraits of Fame
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 +0000
Her gossipy portrait of singlehood as a celebrity is a sunny contrast to the darker view of her Netflix stablemate Hannah Gadsby.

The Real Housewives Weren’t There, but Their Fans Were
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 +0000
At a Bravo-themed brunch, we met some devoted watchers of“Vanderpump Rules,” “Below Deck” and other staples of reality television.

NY Times Obituaries:




Ethel Kennedy, Widow of Robert Kennedy and Champion of Family Legacy, Dies at 96
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
She never remarried after the assassination of her husband, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and she devoted herself to working on behalf of the causes he had championed.

Frances Conley, Neurosurgeon Who Protested Sexism, Dies at 83
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
She was the rare woman in her field, and a tenured professor. But when a sexist colleague was promoted, she quit, forcing a reckoning in her profession.

Tim Johnson, Senator Who Came Back From an Aneurysm, Dies at 77
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
One of the last Democrats from the Great Plains to be elected to national office, he built his career on delivering benefits to his home state, South Dakota.

Warren Wilson, Pioneering Los Angeles TV Reporter, Dies at 90
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
In addition to covering the 1992 riots and other historically significant events, he helped facilitate the surrenders of 22 fugitives.

Billy Shaw, a Singular Hall of Fame Lineman, Dies at 85
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
He was the only inductee to play his entire career in the American Football League, where he helped the Buffalo Bills win two championships in the 1960s.

Ratan Tata, Whose Indian Business Empire Went Global, Dies at 86
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
The patriarch of a powerful family, his Tata Group put an indelible stamp on Indian life while acquiring British brand names like Tetley Tea and Jaguar.

Donald L. Barlett, 88, Dies; Prizewinning Reporter Bared Corruption
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
Over four decades, he and his colleague James B. Steele gained renown for resourceful, often explosive investigative journalism at The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Thomas Rockwell, 91, Dies; Taught Children‘How to Eat Fried Worms’
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
His father, Norman Rockwell, depicted his childhood on covers of The Saturday Evening Post. The worms came later.

Lily Ebert, Holocaust Survivor, Author and TikTok Star, Dies at 100
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
She survived Auschwitz, wrote a best-selling memoir,“Lily’s Promise,” and spoke to a following of 2 million fans on TikTok.

Ethel Kennedy: A Life in Pictures
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
Her life took a tragic turn when her husband, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, was assassinated, but she continued to engage in social advocacy and was recognized for her devotion to her family and nation.

David Anfam, Leading Scholar of Abstract Expressionism, Dies at 69
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
He wrote seminal texts on the artists Clyfford Still and Mark Rothko, in a jargon-free style that won him readers far outside the art world.

Greg Landry, Scrambling All-Pro Quarterback, Is Dead at 77
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 +0000
Known for his legs as well as for his arm, he was the last Detroit Lions quarterback to make the Pro Bowl for more than 40 years.

Luis Tiant, Crowd-Pleasing Pitcher Who Baffled Hitters, Dies at 83
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 +0000
Cuban-born and charismatic, with a personal tale caught up in politics, he was a dominant hurler with a quirky windup who helped lead the Red Sox to a pennant in 1975.

Cissy Houston Dies at 91; Gospel Star Guided Daughter Whitney’s Rise
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 +0000
Hailing from a musical family, she won Grammys, sang backup to Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin and helped shepherd Whitney Houston to superstardom.

Lore Segal, Mordant Novelist ofÉmigré Life, Dies at 96
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 +0000
Transported to safe haven in England as a Jewish child in 1938, she explored themes of displacement with penetrating wit in autobiographical fiction like“Other People’s Houses.”

Robert Coover, Inventive Novelist in Iconoclastic Era, Dies at 92
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 +0000
Once called“probably the funniest and most malicious” of the postmodernists, his books reflected a career-long interest in reimagining folk stories, fairy tales and political myths.

Christopher Ciccone, Who Dished About His Sister Madonna, Dies at 63
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 +0000
An artist, designer, choreographer and dancer, he was best known for writing a grudge-settling memoir about his formerly close bond with the pop star.

Susie Maxwell Berning, Hall of Fame Golfer, Is Dead at 83
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 +0000
She often took time away from the tour for her family. But she tallied 11 championships, including three in the U.S. Women’s Open.

Peter Jay, Headline-Making British Ambassador to the U.S., Dies at 87
Sun, 06 Oct 2024 +0000
His appointment sparked criticism and charges of nepotism. He later achieved unwanted attention as a character in the novel“Heartburn.”

James Magee, Creator of a Mysterious Desert Monument, Dies at 79
Sun, 06 Oct 2024 +0000
For 40 years, he built a group of stone and steel buildings in the West Texas desert to house his own monumental work. Only a few have been lucky enough to see it.

Marvin Schlachter, Record Executive Who Championed Disco, Dies at 90
Sat, 05 Oct 2024 +0000
In the 1960s, he helped get wide exposure for Black artists like Dionne Warwick. A decade later, he brought dance music from the clubs to radio success.

David Burnham, Times Reporter Who Exposed Police Graft, Dies at 91
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 +0000
Tipped off by the detective Frank Serpico, he wrote an explosive series on police corruption in New York City, sparking an investigation by the Knapp commission.

Richard Mayhew, Painter of Abstract Landscapes, Dies at 100
Sat, 05 Oct 2024 +0000
He drew from his Black and Native American heritage, as well as his own memory, to find an emotional resonance behind the beauty of nature.

Joe D. Bryan, 84, Dies; His Murder Conviction Raised Troubling Questions
Sat, 05 Oct 2024 +0000
After serving 33 years in prison, he was released in the wake of a cascade of questions about the soundness of the forensic testimony against him.