Silvio Berlusconi, a Showman Who Upended Italian Politics and Culture Dies at 86(nytimes.com)

43 points by kensai 3 years ago | 43 comments

Dipping into the Most Stunning Hot Springs(nytimes.com)

21 points by lermontov 2 years ago | 13 comments

NY Times Rides in Waymo Robotaxis in SF(nytimes.com)

138 points by NullHypothesist 3 years ago | 258 comments

Hogfish ‘See’ with Their Skin, Even When They’re Dead(nytimes.com)

63 points by gumby 3 years ago | 12 comments

A.I. Companies Agree to Safeguards After Pressure from the White House(nytimes.com)

49 points by insane_dreamer 3 years ago | 38 comments

Harry Frankfurt has died(nytimes.com)

108 points by dredmorbius 3 years ago | 19 comments

Alibaba breaks itself up in six(economist.com)

360 points by ShaurAsar 3 years ago | 282 comments

Economist business article on Alibaba splitting into six separate businesses, which investors read as a sign that China's tech crackdown is ending.

SEC Sues Binance and CEO Zhao for Breaking US Securities Rules(bloomberg.com)

554 points by kgwgk 3 years ago | 331 comments

Bloomberg news article reporting that the SEC sued Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao for operating an unregistered securities exchange and improperly selling tokens.

China blocks Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus(cnbc.com)

365 points by yakkomajuri 6 months ago | 260 comments

CNBC news article reporting that China's state planner has blocked Meta's $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus, asking both companies to withdraw the deal.

DeepSeek banned from U.S. federal civilian agencies under new DHS order(reuters.com)

547 points by cmrdporcupine 7 days ago | 496 comments

Reuters news article about a DHS order banning the Chinese AI DeepSeek from U.S. federal civilian agency IT systems; the capture shows only a device verification screen.

Private equity is buying everything from vet offices to tech conglomerates(theverge.com)

482 points by Brajeshwar 3 years ago | 312 comments

A Verge Decoder interview with prosecutor Brendan Ballou on how private equity buys companies from vet offices to tech firms, why the system is broken, and fixes.

China Overtakes U.S. For First Time as Top Spender on R&D in 2024(japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)

116 points by mushstory 13 days ago | 98 comments

Yomiuri Shimbun news article reporting that China surpassed the U.S. as the world's top R&D spender in 2024, citing Japanese science ministry data.