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DeepSeek A.I. Is a Win for China, but a Danger to Party Control
DeepSeek’s success embodies China’s ambitions in artificial intelligence. But it could also threaten the grip on power the nation’s leaders hold.
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Sundance 2025: The Things You Kill, Sukkwan Island, LUZ
The World Cinema Dramatic program of Sundance often leaves a bit to be desired as it feels like accomplished international cinema waits for Berlin, Rotterdam, or Cannes in the first half of the year. This is not to say that there’s never anything of value in this program, but the truth is that Sundance remains…
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Sundance 2025: Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, SALLY, Selena y Los Dinos
This year’s Sundance Film Festival featured a number of women’s stories, especially among the documentaries. As one of the earliest films to play at the festival, Shoshannah Stern’s feature debut set quite a high bar. “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore” features interviews with the first deaf actress to win an Academy Award as well as…
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Sundance 2025: All That’s Left of You, Magic Farm, Didn’t Die
As we’ve written about before, dispatches are often bundled out of festivals at this site based on program, theme, even the day they premiere, but necessity dictates that the assemblage must sometimes be random to clean up films with no obvious dance partners. Welcome to my final such Sundance dispatch of 2025, a collection of…
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Trump Tariffs Threaten to Upend Global Economic Order
The invoking of national security to unravel trade agreements could scramble the international trading system in China’s favor.
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From Groceries to Cars, Tariffs Could Raise Prices for U.S. Consumers
President Trump’s new tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China are likely to result in higher prices for lots of products, including computers, tequila and gas.
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How US Tariffs Challenge China
China chose swift retaliation for trade measures in the first Trump administration, but that led to an upward spiral of trade measures and much broader tariffs.
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Why Is This C.E.O. Bragging About Replacing Humans With A.I.?
Most large employers play down the likelihood that bots will take our jobs. Then there’s Klarna, a darling of tech investors.
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How Old Prisons Are Being Converted Into Stylish Apartments
The number of incarcerated people nationwide has declined, and almost 200 correctional facilities have closed in the past 20 years. The sites are being repurposed.
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Here’s What to Know About Trump’s Tariffs
Canada, Mexico and China account for more than a third of the products brought into the United States. Tariffs could lead to higher prices for consumers.