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FX’s “The Old Man” Starts to Lose Its Step in Season Two
Focusing on Dan Chase (Jeff Bridges), a former CIA operative forced out of hiding when an old adversary comes looking for him for revenge, “The Old Man” debuted with a sleek pilot—perhaps one of the best of the decade. That, and watching legends like Bridges and John Lithgow in television roles older actors aren’t often…
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A 9/11 Memory: A Historic Day, and Just Another One
Whenever this day arrives, I think of how popular culture usually depicts momentous days in history as ones where ordinary life stands still, and the way it really is: the momentous thing happens, but there are also all of these ordinary things that have to occur as if it were a day like any other.…
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Standing on the Windows platform, waiting for change
In the wake of a gathering of industry leaders at Microsoft to discuss the endpoint-security ecosystem, some thoughts
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September Patch Tuesday addresses 79 CVEs
Seven critical-severity vulnerabilities addressed, including an extraordinary (but narrow) Windows Update flaw
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La Grenouille, Vestige of New York’s Old-School French Dining, Will Close
Six decades after its birth as an elegant refuge for Manhattan’s elite, the Midtown restaurant says ‘adieu’ this week.
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How Your Favorite Restaurant Playlist Comes Together
Owners are putting more thought than ever into the music playing through their speakers, sometimes tapping professionals for help.
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OpenAI Unveils o1 ChatGPT Model That Can Reason Through Math and Science
Driven by new technology called OpenAI o1, the chatbot can test various strategies and try to identify mistakes as it tackles complex tasks.
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Biden Poised to Approve Ukraine’s Use of Long-Range Western Weapons in Russia
The topic will be on the agenda Friday with the first official visit to Washington by Britain’s new prime minister, Keir Starmer.
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In Fight for Congress, Democrats Run as ‘Team Normal,’ Casting G.O.P. as ‘Weird’
In competitive districts, Democratic congressional candidates have pivoted from portraying Republicans as dangerous and extreme to ridiculing them as too odd to support.
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A Corporate Minimum Tax Aimed at Closing ‘Loopholes’ Leaves Gaps
The Treasury Department estimates that a new law requiring big companies to pay a 15 percent tax will raise $250 billion from large corporations over the next 10 years.