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TIFF 2023: Stop Making Sense, In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Musicians and movies about music have been prevalent at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, likely not just because the programmers here love a good tune, but because it’s an easy way to get talent like Lil Nas X and even Nickelback to show up when you schedule films about them—a good thing in a…
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TIFF 2023: In the Rearview, Flipside, Copa 71
I wish I could devote more time in Toronto to non-fiction filmmaking, but I’m always happy when I can carve out some space for it. The breadth of storytelling in the docs programs at TIFF is always impressive. Take the three documentaries in this dispatch that transport viewers around the world, from a soccer stadium…
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Silver Dollar Road
“Silver Dollar Road” is stunning not just in subject matter, but because it has director Raoul Peck veering from his usual style. His typical interest in colonialist historiography—through music, art, mass media, and scholarly research—formed a clear-eyed interrogation of the world’s racist reality in “I Am Not Your Negro” and “Exterminate All the Brutes.” But “Silver…
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How to Navigate Apple’s Shift From Lightning to USB-C
The dream of carrying one power cable for all your devices is becoming a reality. But things aren’t as simple as they sound.
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Apple Unveils iPhone 15 With Changes to Its USB-C Charger
European regulators passed a rule requiring USB-C charging across electronic devices, forcing the change in Apple’s newest iPhones.
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Arm, a British Chip Designer, Juggles Challenges Before 2023’s Biggest I.P.O.
The SoftBank-owned company, which for decades has defined how mobile phones operate, is grappling with geopolitical and commercial complexities as it prepares to go public this week.
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8 More Companies Pledge to Make A.I. Safe, White House Says
The voluntary safety commitments made by Nvidia, IBM, Palantir and others are part of a packed week of A.I. announcements in Washington.
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U.S. Blasts Google Over Paying $10 Billion a Year to Cut Out Search Rivals
In opening statements for the government’s first monopoly trial of the modern internet era, Google defended itself and said people had many choices for online search.
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Where Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Delivers His Fringe Views: Not on the Trail
The Democratic presidential challenger continues to espouse extreme ideas, but has dialed that messaging back in large public forums.
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Google Antitrust Trial: Google Viewed Exclusive Search Deals as a ‘Weapon,’ Justice Department says
A lawyer for the federal government argued that Google has illegally protected its internet search monopoly using deals struck with smartphone makers. Google’s lawyer says governments want people to use inferior products.