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TIFF 2025: The Christophers, &Sons, Dead Man’s Wire, Tuner
Film festivals often elevate and celebrate young talent, especially the ones that are willing to walk the red carpet and wave to the cameras. Maybe it’s a product of my age advancing past the half-century mark, but my schedule this year tended to veterans more than usual, including reminders that people like Sir Ian McKellen,…
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Building an Octopus Dictionary, One Arm Movement at a Time
Scientists set out to understand all the ways the animals use their eight appendages. It wasn’t easy.
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F.T.C. Starts Inquiry Into A.I. Chatbots and Child Safety
The Federal Trade Commission said it was starting an inquiry of how six major tech companies monitor activity that could harm minors.
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Air Mail, a Digital Weekly, Is Expected to Be Acquired by Puck
Graydon Carter, a former editor of Vanity Fair, had been shopping around his media start-up for a year.
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Nepal’s Social Media Ban Backfires as Citizens Nominate New Leader in Chat Room
After days of violent protest led to the government’s collapse, thousands of citizens gather virtually to debate their nation’s future.
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NPR Names Thomas Evans as Its New Editor
Mr. Evans, who spent many years at CNN before joining NPR last year, takes over the top editorial job as the organization faces major funding challenges.
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Paramount Plans Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Any deal would further reshape the media industry, putting CBS News, CNN and two major movie studios under the same corporate umbrella.
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Klarna’s Market Debut Shows Wall Street’s Renewed Appetite for I.P.O.s
The company’s shares rose more than 14 percent on the first day of trading, a sign of the health of the public markets and a willingness of investors to bet on new companies.
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Appeals Court Lets Government Cut Off Medicaid Funds to Planned Parenthood
The ruling temporarily put back in effect a law banning Medicaid reimbursements to the organization, jeopardizing a large share of its revenue.
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$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials
The birth control pills, IUDs and hormonal implants were purchased by U.S.A.I.D. for women in low-income countries. They had been in limbo in a Belgian warehouse after the U.S. cut much of its foreign aid.