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The Great Performances of 2023
What a great year for the form of acting. The truth is that there were just too many performances to choose from when it came to our annual look at some of our favorites. Every year, the extended staff of this site is asked to pick a performance that they feel passionately enough to write…
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CryptoGuard: An asymmetric approach to the ransomware battle
In the second of our new technical thought leadership series, Sophos X-Ops takes a detailed look at anti-ransomware techniques
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A New Year’s Eve Recipe for Potato Lovers
This buttery potato tart is topped with potato chips for crunch and caviar (if you like) for an extra pop of salt.
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U.S. Regulators Propose New Online Privacy Safeguards for Children
The F.T.C. called for sweeping changes that could curb how social media, game and learning apps use and monetize youngsters’ data.
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The Hot New Market in Crypto? Trading FTX’s Carcass.
Investors are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on FTX bankruptcy claims, betting that the firm’s new leaders will recover the money that Sam Bankman-Fried misappropriated.
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Wang Gang’s Egg Fried Rice Video and Free Speech in China
A popular chef’s video was attacked as a jab at Mao Zedong’s dead son. But what if a recipe for egg fried rice was just a recipe for egg fried rice?
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Seeking a Big Edge in A.I., South Korean Firms Think Smaller
While they lag behind their U.S. counterparts, their focus on non-English languages could help loosen the American grip on artificial intelligence.
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What Social Trends Taught Us About the 2023 Economy
From girl dinners to ChatGPT, a look back at the trends that broke the internet and taught us about the American economy this year.
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U.K. Inflation Unexpectedly Cools to 3.9%, Lowest in 2 Years
Price growth slowed as fuel costs declined and food inflation continued to ease.
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U.S. Releases Ally of Venezuelan President in Exchange for 10 Americans
The release of Alex Saab, a top ally of Venezuela’s president, comes as the United States is trying to push the authoritarian government to hold fair elections.