Popping the Question

Engagement stories from both sides of the bend

Surf's Up... Again

A Hawaiian helps victims of a devastating fire in the most Hawaiian way possible

Cue the BBQ

A bowl of bulgogi is a treat for your taste buds

How's This for a Cliffhanger?

That poor henchman over there has a hammer stuck in his forehead.

Gimme Shelter - The U.S. confronts a growing homelessness problem. Does Miami have the answer?

The U.S. confronts a growing homelessness problem. Does Miami have the answer?

WOMAN, FROG, AND DEVIL

January Wojnicz, a retired civil servant and a landowner, was a splendid man, as they said in Lwów, handsome and dignified.

THE STASI FILES

Piecing together the secrets of East Germany’s past.

ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH THE ARTS - SHOWSTOPPERS

A Tony-winning musical director faces her first Broadway miss.

HIGHER AND HIGHER

To preserve humanity—and the planet—should we give up growth?

MAXED OUT

“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.”

DESERT ISLAND

Tastes of Hawati abound in Las Vegas.

LAND OF MAKE-BELIEVE

Zach Horwitz was a mystifying presence on the big screen, until the F.B.I. showed up.

NOTICE OF SECURITY INCIDENT

By now you are aware that you are the victim of a data breach.

MY FATHER'S COURT

The Detroit Pistons became his second family.

THOROUGHLY MODERN

Yuja Wang uses her star power to lead audiences out of their comfort zones.

THE PERFECTIONIST

Why we're still catching up to Brancusi.

OLD ENGLISH

“Player Kings,”\"The Cherry Orchard,” and \"London Tide.”

AI COMPANIES MAKE FRESH SAFETY PROMISE AT SEOUL SUMMIT, NATIONS AGREE TO ALIGN WORK ON RISKS

Leading artificial intelligence companies made a fresh pledge at a mini-summit this week to develop AI safely, while world leaders agreed to build a network of publicly backed safety institutes to advance research and testing of the technology.

IS THAT 'HER'? OPENAI PAUSES A CHATGPT VOICE AFTER SOME SAY IT SOUNDS LIKE SCARLETT JOHANSSON

OpenAI says it plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices after some users said it sounded like Scarlett Johansson, who famously voiced a fictional, and at the time futuristic, AI assistant in the 2013 film “Her.”

TAIWAN IS SELLING MORE TO THE US THAN CHINA IN MAJOR SHIFT AWAY FROM BEIJING

Whether it’s tapioca balls or computer chips, Taiwan is stretching toward the United States and away from China — the world’s No. 2 economy that threatens to take the democratically ruled island by force if necessary.

FCC TO CONSIDER RULES FOR AI-GENERATED POLITICAL ADS ON TV AND RADIO, BUT CAN'T TOUCH STREAMING

The head of the Federal Communications Commission introduced on Wednesday a proposal to require political advertisers to disclose when they use content generated by artificial intelligence in broadcast television and radio ads.

Q&A: CIA'S CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST'S CAUTIOUS EMBRACE OF GENERATIVE AI

Knowledge advantage can save lives, win wars and avert disaster.

Mac + iPad

THE VERY BEST FEATURES OF BOTH PLATFORMS WORKING TOGETHER

AVERAGE US VEHICLE AGE HITS RECORD 12.6 YEARS AS HIGH PRICES FORCE PEOPLE TO KEEP THEM LONGER

Cars, trucks and SUVs in the U.S. keep getting older, hitting a record average age of 12.6 years in 2024 as people hang on to their vehicles largely because new ones cost so much.

NVIDIA'S PROFIT SOARS.UNDERSCORING ITS DOMINANCE IN CHIPS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Nvidia on Wednesday overshot Wall Street estimates as its profit skyrocketed, bolstered by the chipmaking dominance that has made the company an icon of the artificial intelligence boom.

SONY SAYS FOCUS IS ON CREATIVITY, WITH GAMES, MOVIES, MUSIC, SENSORS, IP, AND NOT GADGETS

Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony says it’s focusing on creativity in movies, animation and video games, rather than old-fashioned gadgetry.

EV MAKER TESLA BREAKS GROUND ON MEGAPACK ENERGY STORAGE BATTERY FACTORY IN SHANGHAI

Electric vehicle maker Tesla has begun construction of a factory in Shanghai to make its Megapack energy storage batteries, Chinese state media reported Thursday.

CYBERSECURITY LABELING FOR SMART DEVICES AIMS TO HELP PEOPLE CHOOSE ITEMS LESS LIKELY TO BE HACKED

Consumer labels designed to help Americans pick smart devices that are less vulnerable to hacking could begin appearing on products before the holiday shopping season, federal officials said this week.

LAURYN HILL'S CLASSIC 'MISEDUCATION' ALBUM TOPS APPLE MUSIC'S LIST OF BEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME

Let the debate begin. Who has the best music albums ever? Apple Music certainly has an idea.

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS ILLEGAL MONOPOLY BY TICKETMASTER AND LIVE NATION DRIVES UP PRICES FOR FANS

The Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America — squelching competition and driving up prices for fans.