David Letterman Ends Conspicuous Absence From ‘The Late Show’
It started much like the way it ended for David Letterman. There he came, striding onto the stage at the Ed Sullivan Theater on Monday night, to a standing ovation…
Electronic Warfare Confounds Civilian Pilots, Far From Any Battlefield
Electronic warfare in the Middle East and Ukraine is affecting air travel far from the battlefields, unnerving pilots and exposing an unintended consequence of a tactic that experts say will…
Mayhem at OpenAI + Our Interview With Sam Altman
Listen and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube Read the transcript from our interview with Sam Altman. Last week, we interviewed Sam Altman. Since then, well, everything…
Is Myanmar’s Armed Resistance on the Verge of Victory against a Brutal Military Junta? | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Readers may have noticed that I link to Myanmar news a good deal, perhaps more than its geopolitical importance warrants. However, I am more interested…
Fireworks Over Bangkok’s River or Samba the Night Away
When Muchi Gubwe was a fledgling hotel concierge in Cape Town, he would often refer to his seasoned colleagues as “moving encyclopedias.” “Forget Google,” Mr. Gubwe, now the head concierge…
A Big Year for India on the Global Stage Ends in Cricket Heartbreak
The stage was amply set: an acrobatic air show by Indian military planes, performances by star Bollywood singers, a light display, lots of fireworks and — talked about as the…
Rosalynn Carter Lauded for Humanitarian Work, Mental Health Advocacy
Not long after Rosalynn Carter, the former first lady, died on Sunday, politicians from both sides of the aisle commended her work in that public role and the strides she…
Argentina Elects Javier Milei in Victory for Far Right
Argentines on Sunday chose Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian who has drawn comparisons to Donald J. Trump, as their next president, a lurch to the right for a nation struggling…
Sacked OpenAI boss Sam Altman to join Microsoft
The artificial intelligence pioneer takes up a job with the tech giant days after he was fired by OpenAI.
Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen sweep the Billboard music awards
Country singer Morgan Wallen was the big winner at Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards, two years after being suspended by his record label for using a racial slur. The musician…