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New York’s Old Guard Meets Feeld, a Very Sex-Positive Dating App
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/style/literary-new-york-feeld-dating-app.html
Published: October 22, 2024 09:05
The literary establishment welcomes Feeld, a very sex-positive dating app, at a party on the Upper East Side.
For Vance, an Idyllic Appalachian Startup Became a Hard Lesson
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/us/politics/jd-vance-appalachia-startup.html
Published: October 22, 2024 09:00
During JD Vance’s brief career as a venture capitalist, few startups attracted his support more than AppHarvest, a now bankrupt plan to build greenhouses across Appalachia.
Ward Christensen, Early Visionary of Social Media, Dies at 78
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/technology/ward-christensen-dead.html
Published: October 21, 2024 21:31
Housebound during a 1978 blizzard, he and a friend began devising the first computer bulletin board, a forerunner of online services like Reddit, TikTok and Facebook.
Arkansas May Have Vast Lithium Reserves, Researchers Say
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/business/energy-environment/arkansas-lithium-ev-batteries.html
Published: October 21, 2024 18:07
Federal and state researchers said there might be five million to 19 million tons of lithium, more than enough to meet the world’s demand for the battery ingredient.
Elon Musk’s Big Business and Conflicts of Interest With the U.S. Government
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/20/us/politics/elon-musk-federal-agencies-contracts.html
Published: October 20, 2024 09:00
Mr. Musk, who holds billions in federal contracts, wants to be in charge of the regulators that oversee him if Donald Trump wins.
Michael Valentine, Who Helped Drivers Stay Under the Radar, Dies at 74
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/19/technology/michael-valentine-dead.html
Published: October 19, 2024 20:53
An engineer who loved to drive fast, he helped build an industry-altering device that made its debut after the national speed limit of 55 m.p.h. became law.
Tesla Self-Driving System Will Be Investigated by Safety Agency
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/18/business/tesla-self-driving-investigation.html
Published: October 18, 2024 13:46
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said it was looking into what Elon Musk’s electric car company called the full self-driving system.
Microsoft and OpenAI’s Close Partnership Shows Signs of Fraying
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/technology/microsoft-openai-partnership-deal.html
Published: October 18, 2024 01:37
The “best bromance in tech” has had a reality check as OpenAI has tried to change its deal with Microsoft and the software maker has tried to hedge its bet on the start-up.
Amazon Enters News With Live Election Coverage From Brian Williams
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/business/media/amazon-brian-williams-election-special.html
Published: October 17, 2024 17:42
The tech giant has been increasing live programming on its streaming service, but this will be its first test with news.
Why GM’s Mary Barra Still Believes in EVs, Despite Slow Sales
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/business/gm-electric-vehicles-mary-barra.html
Published: October 17, 2024 15:20
Mary Barra, G.M.’s chief executive, said that the company had fixed battery-manufacturing problems and that its electric vehicles would soon be profitable.
Sperm Can’t Unlock an Egg Without This Ancient Molecular Key
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/science/sperm-egg-proteins-key.html
Published: October 17, 2024 15:00
Using Google’s AlphaFold, researchers identified the bundle of three sperm proteins that seem to make sexual reproduction possible.
This $350 Oura Ring 4 Tracks Your Sleep. Is It Worth the Splurge?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/technology/personaltech/oura-ring-sleep-tracker.html
Published: October 17, 2024 09:06
The $350 Oura Ring 4 looks sleek and cool, and it may be useful for data-hungry health enthusiasts. But it failed this sleep-deprived parent.
Amazon, Google and Microsoft Are Investing in Nuclear Power
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/business/energy-environment/amazon-google-microsoft-nuclear-energy.html
Published: October 16, 2024 19:54
Large technology companies are investing billions of dollars in nuclear energy as an emissions-free source of electricity for artificial intelligence and other businesses.
Meet the Election Denier Forecasting a Trump Win in the 2024 Election
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/15/technology/seth-keshel-2024-election-trump.html
Published: October 15, 2024 21:04
Seth Keshel has become a darling among election deniers by factoring widespread voter fraud — the existence of which has been widely debunked — into his election predictions.
Lillian Schwartz, Pioneer in Computer-Generated Art, Dies at 97
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/technology/lillian-schwartz-dead.html
Published: October 14, 2024 20:05
Early in the digital era, she worked at Bell Labs on the intersection of art and technology, making films and at one point arriving at a novel theory about the “Mona Lisa.”