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Inside the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
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Gregory Becker, the chief executive of Silicon Valley Bank, leaned back in his chair at a technology conference last week in San Francisco’s luxurious Palace Hotel, and delivered a bullish message. In the confident, almost bombastic, style that was his signature, Mr.
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MIAMI — So much for all the efforts to slow the proliferation of Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades over the last two decades, including with paid contractors, trained volunteers and an annual hunt that has drawn participants from as far as Latvia: The giant snakes have been making their wa
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WASHINGTON — For the first time, the federal government will require utilities to remove from drinking water two toxic chemicals found in everything from waterproof clothing to dental floss and even toilet paper, the Environmental Protection Agency announced on Tuesday. Michael S.
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Markets Tumble as Bank Fears Go Global
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Stock markets tumbled on Wednesday, as investors’ fears over the health of the banking industry resurfaced and spread around the world, undoing a rally on Tuesday when the panic appeared to pause. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 fell 1.
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Russian Warplane Hits American Drone Over Black Sea, U.S. Says
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WASHINGTON — A Russian warplane struck a U.S.
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The year is roughly 1650. A merchant ship — carrying goods, passengers and a highly expensive silk satin dress that will centuries later become a topic of fascination — sinks off the Dutch island of Texel.
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Her Doctor Said Her Illness Was All in Her Head. This Scientist Was Determined to Find the Truth.
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To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. Taped above a tidy wooden desk in the corner of her bedroom, right at eye level, is a piece of paper that Marlena Fejzo has saved for 24 years.
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At Wellesley College, Students Vote to Admit Trans Men
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Wellesley College proudly proclaims itself as a place for “women who will make a difference in the world.” It boasts a long line of celebrated alumnae, including Hillary Clinton, Madeleine Albright and Nora Ephron.
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A Giant Blob of Seaweed is Heading to Florida
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For much of the year, an enormous brown blob floats, relatively harmlessly, across the Atlantic Ocean. Its tendrils provide shelter and breeding grounds for fish, crabs and sea turtles. Spanning thousands of miles, it is so large that it can be seen from outer space.
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DeSantis, Backing Away From Ukraine, Angers G.O.P. Hawks
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Declaring this week that defending Ukraine against Russia’s invasion was not a vital interest for the United States, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida cemented a Republican shift away from hawkish foreign policy that has played out over the past decade and accelerated with Donald J.
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10 Ways GPT-4 Is Impressive but Still Flawed
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OpenAI has upgraded the technology that powers its online chatbot in notable ways. It’s more accurate, but it still makes things up. Cade Metz asked experts to use GPT-4, and Keith Collins visualized the answers that the artificial intelligence generated.
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OpenAI Plans to Up the Ante in Tech’s A.I. Race
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Four months ago, a small San Francisco company became the talk of the technology industry when it introduced a new online chatbot that could answer complex questions, write poetry and even mimic human emotions. Now the company is back with a new version of the technology that powers its chatbots.
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Meta to Lay Off Another 10,000 Workers
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Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, said on Tuesday that it planned to lay off about 10,000 employees, or roughly 13 percent of its work force, the latest move to hew to what the company’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has called a “year of efficiency.”
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Working From Home Is Less Healthy Than You Think
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As companies struggle to find the right balance between in-person and remote work and workers fight for autonomy, the debate about returning to in-person work has largely focused on productivity.
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The Boys Who Cried ‘Woke!’
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As soon as it was clear that Silicon Valley Bank would not survive the weekend, conservative influencers and Republican politicians had a culprit in sight.
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Patricia Schroeder, Feminist Force in Congress, Dies at 82
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Patricia Schroeder, a former leading feminist legislator who helped redefine the role of women in American politics and used her wit to combat sexism in Congress, died on Monday in Celebration, Fla. She was 82.
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The Debate Hugh Hefner Won and William Buckley Lost
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In 1966, William F. Buckley Jr., the founder of National Review, hosted Hugh Hefner, the founder of the wildly successful Playboy magazine, on Mr. Buckley’s weekly public affairs show, “Firing Line,” for a discussion of sexual ethics. On the show, Mr. Buckley quoted Mr.
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The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the California lender that was taken over by federal regulators on Friday after its depositors rushed to pull their money out of the bank, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
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The Lucas Museum Finds Your Lack of Faith Disturbing
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LOS ANGELES — It was chased out of Chicago by preservationists, only to become the object of a bidding war between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. Maybe it was fate, maybe it was the meddling of a higher power with a wicked sense of humor.
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When Winter Meets Spring, It’s Time for These Vegetarian Soups
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Late last month in Prospect Park, I ran past a patch of purple crocuses practically glowing in the sun.
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Customers of Silicon Valley Bank aren’t going to lose any of their deposits. Neither will the businesses or individuals who have money at Signature Bank. That resolution, however, doesn’t make the upheaval of the last several days any less scary.
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Ron DeSantis Says Protecting Ukraine Is Not a Key U.S. Interest
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Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has sharply broken with Republicans who are determined to defend Ukraine against Russia’s invasion, saying in a statement made public on Monday night that protecting the European nation’s borders is not a vital U.S.
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Banking Turmoil: What We Know
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On Friday, Silicon Valley Bank, a lender to some of the biggest names in the technology world, became the largest bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis. By Sunday night, regulators had abruptly shut down Signature Bank to prevent a crisis in the broader banking system.
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Northeast Braces for Wind, Wet Snow and Power Failures
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The storm, which was expected to strengthen into a nor’easter and last through Wednesday, could unload six to 18 inches of snow across more than seven states, from northeast Pennsylvania and far northwest New Jersey through much of New York and New England, the National Weather Service said.
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