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The Instagram post, precision-guided by sex and age, had zeroed in on its target. Yuchen Tu is a conservatory-trained viola player from Chongqing, China, a lover of science fiction, and an aspiring member of the US Army Reserve Officer Training Corps. She’s exacting and intense,…
This week, Lyft riders in Nashville, Tennessee, who request a ride on the app might get matched with a new driver: a robot. A new partnership between the ride-hail company and Waymo, the self-driving-vehicle developer, will integrate self-driving rides into Lyft’s platform. (Riders can also…
A report published by the US Census Bureau last month purported to uncover evidence backing up President Donald Trump’s baseless claims that noncitizens voting cost him the 2020 election. It was the latest salvo in Trump’s broader assault on the safety of US elections. “I…
There’s leaving it late, and then there’s what Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz just served up at the U.S. Open. The American star ultimately outdueled the defending champion in the latest ever finish at the tournament, a thriller that didn’t finish until 3:33 a.m. in…
HONOLULU — Damaging winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lowell pelted Hawaii’s western islands Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands and ripping up stretches of beachside roads. Along the Southern California coast, dangerous surf conditions kicked up by the remnants of Hurricane Marie were expected…
The price of oil breached the $100 threshold on Wednesday for the first time in months, as new flare-ups in the United States’ war with Iran stoked fresh concern for global energy markets. The spike came a day after the U.S. military said it destroyed…
Zeller, a fine writer, sometimes puts too much stress on his elegantly stated points, but when actors this good are delivering them, it doesn’t matter too much. A London realtor would likely describe the handsome East End home of Miguel and Sofia Moreno as a…
The Iberseries & Platino Industria confab in Madrid has launched the Euro-Atlantic Series Co-Pro Pitch Program, which assembles a cross-section of mainly European TV projects that seek to advance their development. “This is a different initiative from [Iberseries’] Coproduction & Financing Forum, but it maintains…
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian social media users would be given a choice to opt out of algorithms under proposed laws announced by the government Tuesday that would let users have more control over what they see on their social media feeds. “We’ll require social media…
SINGAPORE — Ministerial salaries in Singapore, already among the world’s highest, will go up starting Oct. 15, increasing the prime minister’s annual pay 64% to 3.6 million Singapore dollars ($2.85 million) from S$2.2 million, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said Tuesday. Singapore pays its political leaders…