Links 2/5/2024 | naked capitalism
Counting sheep: saving a bighorn herd in the Rockies The Narwhal The surprising reason insects circle lights at night: They lose track of the sky Phys.org Sleepless and Sex-driven: How…
A Top College Reinstates the SAT
Dartmouth College announced this morning that it would again require applicants to submit standardized test scores, starting next year. It’s a significant development because other selective colleges are now deciding…
U.S. Plans More Strikes, and Storm Slams Los Angeles
The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you haven’t already, download it here — available to Times news…
Top U.S. Treasury Officials to Visit Beijing for Economic Talks
The Biden administration is dispatching a high-level delegation of Treasury Department officials to Beijing this week for a round of economic talks as the world’s largest economies look to continue…
The 1948 Economic Moment That Might Explain Our Own
Fact-checking by Susan Lee. The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan, Alexandra Leigh…
Fake and Explicit Images of Taylor Swift Started on 4chan, Study Says
Images of Taylor Swift that had been generated by artificial intelligence and had spread widely across social media in late January probably originated as part of a recurring challenge on…
Opinion | Biden vs. Trump (Taylor’s Version)
Gail Collins: So, Bret — more than 350,000 new jobs in January without an inflation surge! Great news, huh? I guess that means the Biden plan is really working out,…
Google’s Once Happy Offices Feel the Chill of Layoffs
When Diane Hirsh Theriault’s co-worker returned from lunch to Google’s Cambridge, Mass., office one afternoon in October, his work badge couldn’t open a turnstile. He quickly realized it was a…
VoteVets Plans $45 Million Push to Lift Biden and Democrats
VoteVets, the liberal political action committee known for supporting veterans running for office, will spend $45 million to back President Biden and Democratic candidates for the House and Senate, Jon…
Why Is Big Tech Still Cutting Jobs?
After a year of big layoffs, job cuts at the tech industry’s largest companies trickled into the first month of 2024. Google started the year with layoffs of several hundred…