The Tiny Chinese Restaurant That Became an Olympic Hot Spot
As Tang Zhongqiu knows, there often comes a time in an Asian person’s trip to France when one grows weary of the endless parade of bread and seeks respite in…
Opinion | Trump Pulls Out His Birther Bag of Tricks
For years, before he won the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, Donald Trump was something like the spiritual leader of the Republican Party’s right-wing base. He earned his place in…
World’s Five Leading Chipmakers Have Now Promised U.S. Investment
The Biden administration said on Tuesday that it would award up to $450 million in grants to a South Korean chipmaker, SK Hynix, to help build its new chip facility…
Opinion | What the Latest Polling Tells Us About the 2024 Race
Now that we have a little more data about how voters are processing the new Kamala Harris-versus-Donald Trump presidential matchup, the poll unskewing — efforts to prove that certain unfavorable…
Recession Fears May Be Overstated, but Not Unfounded
The U.S. economy has spent three years defying expectations. It emerged from the pandemic shock more quickly and more powerfully than many experts envisioned. It proved resilient in the face…
Opinion | 50 Years Ago, the World Trade Center Was Home to the Art Crime of the Century
Fifty years ago on Wednesday, the French high-wire artist Philippe Petit carried his life a quarter of a mile through the New York City sky on a tightrope. When asked…
Why Are Silicon Valley Therapists Becoming Tech Coaches?
Last spring, I told my therapist I wanted to become a therapist. He suggested I become a coach instead, like him. Now, to be clear, my therapist, whose name is…
As Regulators Close In, Nvidia Scrambles for a Response
Nvidia rocketed to the top of the tech industry by providing the computer chips essential to building artificial intelligence. By the end of last year, it had more than a…
How the Google Antitrust Ruling May Influence Tech Competition
In 2000, a ruling in a U.S. antitrust case against Microsoft helped set the rules of competition for the digital giant of its day. At the time, a federal judge…
Waiting for a Wider War, Lebanese Civilians Feel Helpless
The town in south Lebanon appeared deserted, its roads empty and its market shuttered, after months of fighting between Hezbollah and Israel across the nearby border made many residents flee.…