Elon Musk Shared, Then Deleted X Post Absolving Hitler, Stalin and Mao of Genocide
Early on Friday, Elon Musk shared a post written by an X user about the actions of three 20th century dictators — then quickly deleted it after it sparked a…
Senators Grill Dr. Oz on Medicaid Cuts and Medicare Changes
In a hearing on Friday, senators pressed Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity nominated to head Medicare and Medicaid, on Republican-led proposals that would significantly affect the health care coverage…
Carl Lundstrom, Who Financed the Pirate Bay, Dies in Plane Crash
Carl Lundstrom, the heir to a Swedish crisp bread fortune who financed the Pirate Bay, a notorious file-sharing service that was popular in the mid-2000s, was killed on Monday in…
Schumer’s Retreat From a Government Shutdown Has Young Democrats Fuming
Senator Chuck Schumer’s sudden decision on Thursday to support a Republican-written bill to avert a government shutdown so enraged his fellow Democrats that some were already talking about primary challenges…
Science Amid Chaos: What Worked During the Pandemic? What Failed?
Until 2020, few Americans needed to think about how viruses spread or how the human immune system works. The pandemic offered a painful crash course. Sometimes, it seemed that the…
Dr. Sheldon Greenfield, Who Exposed Gaps in Health Care, Dies at 86
Dr. Sheldon Greenfield, whose pioneering research found that older patients with breast and pancreatic cancer got subpar treatment and that patients who grill their doctors during consultations receive better care,…
How Much Should Weight Loss Drugs Like Wegovy and Zepbound Cost?
It’s easy to make a medical case for blockbuster weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, which have been shown to prevent heart attacks and strokes and save lives. But…
Powerful A.I. Is Coming. We’re Not Ready.
Here are some things I believe about artificial intelligence: I believe that over the past several years, A.I. systems have started surpassing humans in a number of domains — math,…
Ron Nessen, Ford’s White House Press Secretary, Dies at 90
Ron Nessen, who as President Gerald R. Ford’s press secretary from 1974 to 1977 pledged a new era of openness after the Watergate scandal but had an often rocky relationship…
Apple’s Siri-ous Problem + How Starlink Took Over the World + Is A.I. Making Us Dumb?
Listen to and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube | iHeartRadio This week, as the long-promised new Siri faces increasing delays, we explore why Apple seems to…