Years ago, when I started writing about Silicon Valley’s efforts to replace workers with artificial intelligence, most tech executives at least had the decency to lie about it. “We’re not automating workers, we’re augmenting them,” the executives would tell me. “Our A.I. tools won’t destroy jobs. They’ll be helpful assistants that will free workers from…
By The New York Times Illustrations by Orfeo Tagiuri Finding a reasonably priced hotel with character in the heart of popular European cities isn’t always an easy task. Our Europe-based contributors scoured the hotel scene in 15 cities in search of stylish lodgings that won’t break the bank. (Some even have free breakfast and rooftop…
Jun 10, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; New York Yankees designated hitter Aaron Judge (99) hits a two-run home run in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Austin Wells clubbed a three-run homer and matched a career high with five RBIs while Aaron Judge set…
Jun 10, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Chicago White Sox second baseman Josh Rojas (5) celebrates with center fielder Luis Robert Jr. (88) after defeating the Houston Astros at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images Shane Smith produced the fourth quality start of his rookie season while Luis Robert Jr. belted his first home run…
Jun 10, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Chicago White Sox second baseman Josh Rojas (5) celebrates with center fielder Luis Robert Jr. (88) after defeating the Houston Astros at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images Shane Smith produced the fourth quality start of his rookie season while Luis Robert Jr. belted his first home run…
Arizona Diamondbacks’ Geraldo Perdomo (2) celebrates his double against the Seattle Mariners at Chase Field in Phoenix, on June 10, 2025. Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Gabriel Moreno and Alek Thomas homered, Corbin Carroll hit a pair of RBI triples, and the Arizona Diamondbacks pulled away from the Seattle Mariners for a 10-3 victory in Phoenix on…
Jun 9, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; LA Sparks guard Kelsey Plum (10) reacts at the end of the first half against the Golden State Valkyries at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Kelsey Plum just may be in a foul mood when she returns to Las Vegas for the second time this season….
In Ovid’s “Pygmalion” an artist creates an ivory sculpture of a woman so beautiful that he falls in love with it. He kisses his statue, adorns it with jewels and finery, and prays to Venus for a bride just like her. Venus answers his prayer. She grants the statue life, turning ivory to flesh. Pygmalion…
Jun 10, 2025; Oakmont, Pennsylvania, USA; Scottie Scheffler hits out of a bunker on the second hole during a practice round for the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images Scottie Scheffler is a recent major winner, and he’s finished top four at both majors thus far this season….
John L. Young, who used his experience as a computer-savvy architect to help build Cryptome, a vast library of sensitive documents that both preceded WikiLeaks and in some ways outdid it in its no-holds-barred approach to exposing government secrets, died on March 28 at a rehabilitation facility in Manhattan. He was 89. His death, which…
