A Stephen Miller Staffer and Tough Talk: Inside Trump’s Latest Attack on Harvard

NY Times - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 21:48
The Justice Department opened an investigation into the student-run Harvard Law Review. The startling accusations show how the Trump administration is wielding power in pursuit of its political agenda.

After Several Attacks, Heightened Anxiety Among American Jews

NY Times - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 21:28
The attack in Colorado on a march in support of hostages held in Gaza contributed to a sense that simply existing in public as a Jewish person is increasingly dangerous.

Harvard Argues Cutting Off Its Government Funding Is Wasteful

NY Times - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 20:32
Harvard officials, in a new court filing on Monday, detailed the extent of cuts that the Trump administration had made to a broad swath of university research projects.

Colorado Suspect’s Uncertain Immigration Status Highlights Visa ‘Overstays’

NY Times - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 20:21
Unlawful border crossings dominate the political debate about immigration. But estimates suggest 40 percent of undocumented people entered the United States lawfully and then stayed.

F.T.C. Investigates Ad Groups and Watchdogs, Alleging Boycott Collusion

NY Times - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 19:50
The regulator is looking into whether roughly a dozen groups violated antitrust law by coordinating boycotts among advertisers.

Police Seek Answers in Fatal Shooting of Teen Campers in Arizona National Forest

NY Times - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 19:48
Investigators are treating the deaths of Pandora Kjolsrud, 18, and Evan Clark, 17, as homicides. Relatives said they had gone camping after the end of the school year.

Why Women Are Leaving This Broadway Show in Tears

NY Times - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 19:00
“John Proctor is the Villain” turns the idea that MeToo was a witch hunt inside out.

After Cuts, the National Weather Service Is Hiring Again

NY Times - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 18:51
The agency plans to hire more than 100 people after nearly 600 were laid off or retired as part of the governmentwide cuts this year.

Trump Talks a Lot About Antisemitism, With a Notable Caveat

NY Times - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 18:45
The president made no reference to Jews after the Colorado attack.

What Happened to the Northern Lights?

NY Times - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 18:27
A geomagnetic storm that was forecast to produce streaks of colorful light across much of the country was weaker than expected.

Low Turnout in Mexico’s Judicial Election Fuels Legitimacy Concerns

NY Times - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 18:26
Nearly 90 percent of voters did not cast ballots on Sunday, one of the lowest turnouts in any federal election since Mexico became a democracy.

Mount Etna Erupts in Sicily, Sending Hikers Scrambling for Cover

NY Times - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 18:04
Videos circulating on social media showed visitors rushing to descend the mountain as volcanic plumes rose overhead.

Suspect in Colorado Attack Was Charged With a Hate Crime

NY Times - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 18:04
Also, coffee was linked to healthy aging. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

David Cope, Godfather of A.I. Music, Is Dead at 83

NY Times - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 16:57
His EMI algorithm, an early form of artificial intelligence that he developed in the 1980s, prompted searching questions about the limits of human creativity.

Trump Administration to Open Alaska Wilderness to Drilling and Mining

NY Times - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 16:55
The Interior Department plans to repeal Biden-era protections across the state’s ecologically sensitive North Slope.

A.I. Is Coming For the Coders Who Made It

NY Times - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 15:46
A.I.’s takeover of jobs may come first for computer science.

Drinking Coffee Is Associated With a Longer, Healthier Life, According to a New Study

NY Times - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 15:36
A new study of over 47,000 women found links between coffee drinking and healthy aging. Here’s what we know.

Snowflake Finance VP Says Big Companies Migrate at a Glacial Pace

SlashDot - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 14:52
Snowflake's growth among large enterprise customers faces a significant bottleneck tied to the sluggish replacement cycles of existing on-premises data warehouse systems, according to finance vice president Jimmy Sexton. Speaking at a Jefferies conference, Sexton explained that while the cloud data company secured two deals worth more than $100 million each in the financial services sector during its latest quarter, such migrations unfold over multiple years as "cumbersome projects."

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What if Google Just Broke Itself Up? A Tech Insider Makes the Case.

NY Times - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 14:25
Prosecutors aren’t the only ones arguing for a smaller Google. Some critics say it might be better for investors, customers and innovation.

ISP Settles With Record Labels That Demanded Mass Termination of Internet Users

SlashDot - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 14:10
An anonymous reader shares a report: Internet service provider Frontier Communications agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by major record labels that demanded mass disconnections of broadband users accused of piracy. Universal, Sony, and Warner sued Frontier in 2021. In a notice of settlement filed last week in US District Court for the Southern District of New York, the parties agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, with each side to pay its own fees and costs. The record labels and Frontier simultaneously announced a settlement of similar claims in a Bankruptcy Court case in the same district. Frontier also settled with movie companies in April of this year, just before a trial was scheduled to begin. (Frontier exited bankruptcy in 2021.) [...] Regardless of what is in the agreement, the question of whether ISPs should have to crack down more harshly on users accused of piracy could be decided by the US Supreme Court.

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