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How the Columbia River Treaty Got Tangled in Trump’s Feud With Canada

Caught up in the tariff spat between the United States and Canada is a little-known treaty that shapes the lives of millions of Americans and Canadians.The 60-year-old treaty governs the water rushing down the Columbia River, which snakes...

For Trump, It’s a New Era of Deal-Making With Tech’s Most-Coveted Commodity

The rule was an effort to ensure that the world’s largest data centers would be built by the United States and its allies, rather than in the Middle East or elsewhere. Biden officials were skeptical of the U.A.E.’s...

The Tech Guys Are Fighting. Literally.

Walking into the crowded hotel conference room, Andrew Batey looked like any other tech guy attending ETHDenver, an annual cryptocurrency conference. A venture capital investor based in Florida, Mr. Batey wore a black sweatshirt emblazoned with the logos...

Teenager Fatally Shot During ‘Ding Dong Ditch’ TikTok Prank

A Virginia man has been charged with second-degree murder after fatally shooting a teenager who was filming a prank for TikTok known as “ding dong ditch” with two friends around 3 a.m. on Saturday, according to court records...

U.S. v. Google: What Both Sides Argued in a Hearing to Fix Its Search Monopoly

For the past three weeks, the Justice Department and Google have questioned more than two dozen witnesses to try to sway a federal judge’s decision over how to address the company’s illegal monopoly in internet search.On Friday, that...

What’s Behind Technology’s Disembodied Female Voices?

And yet, perhaps after simply being confronted with the possibility of Jessie’s demise, I’ve developed a new fondness for her. Jessie doesn’t pretend to be the ideal woman; she has less in common with the imperfectly perfect Alexa...

Uber Revenue Is Up 14%, Despite Economic Fears

Uber appears to be powering through the tumult of the global economy, despite fears that consumers are skimping on rides and deliveries.The company said on Wednesday that it had $11.5 billion in revenue in its most recent quarter,...

OpenAI Backtracks on Plans to Drop Nonprofit Control

OpenAI said on Monday that it was restructuring as a public benefit corporation, allowing the nonprofit that controls OpenAI to retain its grip on the company.The decision is a victory for OpenAI’s critics, including one of its founders,...

Elon Musk, His 16-Foot Wall and the Feud With His Texas Neighbors

At first, residents of the upscale cul-de-sac in West Lake Hills, Texas, did not know who had moved into the 6,900-square-foot, six-bedroom mansion next door.Then construction workers arrived to erect a 16-foot chain-link fence around the $6 million...

Voters Approve Incorporation of SpaceX Hub as Starbase, Texas

Members of a South Texas community that has served as the hub of Elon Musk’s rocket launch company, SpaceX, voted on Saturday to formally establish a new city called Starbase, fulfilling one of Mr. Musk’s long-held dreams.All but...
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The line between banana bread and banana cake is thinner than your mom’s patience on Thanksgiving when the...
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