Month: January 2025
Trump Issues Executive Order to Boost Cryptocurrency Industry
The order signaled that the president intends to promote an industry that faced scrutiny during the Biden administration — and that he has a personal [Read More…]
In the TikTok Show ‘Famehungry,’ All the World’s an Audience
“Famehungry,” a show that’s performed simultaneously for in-person and online crowds, comes to New York in the wake of the app’s brief ban in the [Read More…]
Ukraine Is Losing Fewer Soldiers Than Russia — but It’s Still Losing the War
Russia has lost about twice as many men to death and serious injury as Ukraine. But the trends favor the Kremlin.
U.S. Security Contractors Going to Gaza to Oversee Truce, Officials Say
The contractors have been enlisted to do weapons checks on vehicles carrying displaced Palestinians back to their homes in the north under the terms of [Read More…]
Trump Is Leading a Global Surge to the Right
But not all of the leading conservative populist parties in the world are the same — in rhetoric or on policy.
OpenAI Unveils New Agent Tool ‘Operator’
The new tool, called Operator, can shop for groceries or book a restaurant reservation. But it still needs help from humans.
The College Basketball Siblings Who Made Buzzer-Beater Shots in the Same Weekend
The biggest moments in the careers of Jaylen and Mikayla Blakes came on consecutive days.
The N.B.A. Stars Most Likely to Be Traded This Season
Jimmy Butler isn’t the only superstar who could be on the move within the next two weeks.
Netflix Is the Anti-ESPN, and the Strategy Is Working
Sports programming has transformed the streaming service’s financial outlook, a columnist for The Athletic writes.
The Phoenix Suns Are Burning Their Future to the Ground
Another impulsive trade doesn’t change this team’s overarching reality, a columnist for The Athletic writes.