Ticketmaster Confirms Data Breach. Here’s What to Know. May 31, 2024 NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The hacking group ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for stealing the user information of more than 500 million Ticketmaster customers. +
What’s Behind Donald Trump’s Courtship of Elon Musk May 30, 2024 but the Biden campaign sees a political opportunity to exploit. NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The Republican is courting the mogul to bolster his re-election fight +
Will Billions More in New Aid Save Family Farms? May 30, 2024 NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The Biden administration aims to better support small farmers while still aiding big operations and rewarding climate-friendly practices. It’s a tall order. +
Singapore Airlines Flight Fell 178 Feet in Under 5 Seconds May 30, 2024 A man died and more than 70 other people were injured last week when a flight to Singapore from London hit sudden turbulence. NYT NYT > Business NYTimes +
OpenAI Says It Has Begun Training a New Flagship A.I. Model May 28, 2024 NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The advanced A.I. system would succeed GPT-4 which powers ChatGPT. The company has also created a new safety committee to address A.I.’s risks. +
Biden Doesn’t Want You Buying an E.V. From China. Here’s Why. May 27, 2024 but not at the expense of American jobs or national security. NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The president wants to shift America’s car fleet toward electric vehicles +
Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $6 Billion May 27, 2024 has said the business “still has a lot of catching up to do” as it looks to compete with well-funded companies like OpenAI. Mr. Musk NYT NYT > Business NYTimes who founded xAI last year +
A Writer Returns to the White Elephant Hotel on Nantucket May 26, 2024 A writer returns to a classic Massachusetts hotel and the newly refurbished inn have changed. NYT NYT > Business NYTimes the island to ponder how he where he worked 50 years ago +
6 Podcasts About the Joys and Terrors of Air Travel May 25, 2024 as well as love letters to life in the skies. In this month’s roundup NYT NYT > Business NYTimes true stories of air disasters (and why they’re so rare) +
Businesses in D.C. Blame the Government for the District’s Empty Offices May 22, 2024 NYT NYT > Business NYTimes with a pervasive and pronounced effect on the local economy. Workers in Washington have returned to the office slowly +
Farm Animals Are Hauled All Over the Country. So Are Their Pathogens. May 20, 2024 NYT NYT > Business NYTimes stressful conditions that can facilitate the spread of disease. Tens of millions of farm animals cross state lines every year traveling in cramped +
How to Create a Strong Financial Plan When You’re Renting Forever May 19, 2024 Either by choice or because they are priced out of the market many people plan to never stop renting. Building wealth without home equity requires a different mind-set. NYT NYT > Business NYTimes +
The Night That Sotheby’s Was Crypto-Punked May 18, 2024 NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The auction that was supposed to be an art world coming-out party for NFTs instead exposed the instability at the heart of the crypto world. +