How to Save New York City’s Cabdrivers
New York City has an opportunity to solve a debt crisis that has devastated a central institution in the lives of many New Yorkers: yellow cabs …
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The World’s Deadliest Bird Was Raised by People 18,000 Years Ago
The southern cassowary is often called the world’s most dangerous bird. While shy and secretive in the forests of its native New Guinea and …
Chablis, From the 2019 Vintage Perspective
Years ago, a friend who loved white Burgundy said to me, “Everybody loves Chablis, but it’s nobody’s favorite.” I knew exactly what he meant …
A Brexit-Weary Britain Finds Itself in a New Crisis With Brexit Overtones
LONDON — Few things are more likely to set teeth on edge in Downing Street than the tentative winner of an inconclusive German election declaring …
German Election Leaves Merkel’s Conservatives in Disarray
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel was standing two paces behind Armin Laschet, her party’s candidate to succeed her, stony-faced and with her …
Amazon announces Astro, a home robot that it swears is more than Alexa on wheels.
“Customers don’t just want Alexa on wheels,” Dave Limp, the head of Amazon’s devices, said at a company event on Tuesday. Then he proceeded to …
Manchin and Sinema Should Just Say No
Dear Senators Manchin and Sinema, Whether the occasion is social or political, the hero of the party is the person who’ll grab the keys before …
Facebook Isn’t Scandal-Proof
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. Here is a collection of past columns. It can feel as though Facebook is coated in Teflon that …
Eleven Madison Park Explores the Plant Kingdom’s Uncanny Valley
The man with the hammer treats everything as a nail, the saying goes. Something like that seems to be afflicting Eleven Madison Park in its new …
This May Be the First Planet Found Orbiting 3 Stars at Once
GW Ori is a star system 1,300 light years from Earth in the constellation of Orion. It is surrounded by a huge disk of dust and gas, a common …