The Beautiful Game
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Social Media Hacked Our Attention. A.I. Scares Me More.
A.I. plays on our heartstrings, manipulating the systems in our brains that bond us to other people.
Russia Batters Kyiv in One of the Largest Missile Assaults of the War
On Saturday, Ukraine hit two warehouses in Russia in strikes that killed at least eight people and injured 62.
Argentines, Already ‘Losing Their Minds,’ Brace for World Cup Final
A championship victory would be pure elation, but Argentina is already basking in a state of grace after a win against England and a monthlo…
America Braced for the World Cup. It Fell in Love Instead.
Amid anxiety over how the United States would welcome the world, cities like Lawrence, Kan., and Boston threw open their doors. The bonds fo…
D.H.S. Won’t Name Agents Who Kill. Local Police Agencies Are More Open.
The department will not name the agent who killed a Colombian immigrant in Maine. Some large police agencies recognize a public right to kno…
Don’t Let This Useless Debate Distract You, Democrats
A battle over idealized economic systems doesn’t help Democratic candidates.
Politicians Are Trying to Change What Chatbots Say About Them
Political campaigns have something new to worry about these days: unflattering or incomplete information produced by A.I. programs when vote…
Sibling Therapy Is on the Rise. Could It Help My Relationship With My Brother?
I was drawn to and worried about this sort of therapy — maybe there were dangers in stirring things up.
Trump Blasts ‘Sanctuary’ States, but Many Still Aid Deportations
A New York Times review of 18 states targeted by the Trump administration for their “sanctuary” policies found that all cooperate signif…
Do These C.E.O.s Loathe Each Other? Bet on It.
Shayne Coplan of Polymarket and Tarek Mansour of Kalshi are young billionaires intent on dominating prediction markets. It’s more than a b…