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How psychedelics affect the brain
New York Times, Published on 08/04/2026
» NEW YORK — As researchers have sought to demonstrate the therapeutic benefits of mind-altering drugs like LSD and psilocybin “magic mushrooms,” many have struggled to explain exactly how these compounds work on the human brain.
Trump's tariff on cheap Chinese imports will cost big tech billions
New York Times, Published on 03/05/2025
» NEW YORK — The expansion of the loophole for tariff-free shipments of goods nearly a decade ago gave rise to Temu, Shein and other low-cost online retailers offering items straight from Chinese factories at unfathomable discounts.
Two children killed in attack near Taylor Swift-themed event
New York Times, Published on 30/07/2024
» LONDON — Two children were killed and another nine children and two adults were injured in a knife attack at a children’s dance class Monday morning in Southport, a seaside town near the northern English city of Liverpool, according to the local police.
Nvidia becomes most valuable public company, topping Microsoft
New York Times, Published on 19/06/2024
» SAN FRANCISCO — Move over, Microsoft and Apple. The stock market has a new king.
Chinese hackers targeted Russian defence data, report says
New York Times, Published on 06/06/2022
» TEL AVIV: The emails landed March 23 in the inboxes of scientists and engineers at several of Russia’s military research and development institutes, purportedly sent by Russia’s Ministry of Health. They carried a subject line that offered seemingly tantalizing information about a “list of persons under U.S. sanctions for invading Ukraine".
Facebook’s unglamorous mistakes
New York Times, Published on 20/01/2022
» In a Facebook group for gardeners, the social network’s automated systems sometimes flagged discussions about a common backyard tool as inappropriate sexual talk.
Surging traffic is slowing down internet
New York Times, Published on 26/03/2020
» WASHINGTON: In late January, as China locked down some provinces to contain the spread of the coronavirus, average internet speeds in the country slowed as people who were stuck inside went online more and clogged the networks. In Hubei province, the epicentre of infections, mobile broadband speeds fell by more than half.
Vietnam quietly avoids Huawei in building 5G network
New York Times, Published on 19/07/2019
» HANOI: The battle for technological dominance between the United States and China is splitting the world in two, though not always along the lines you might expect.
Wildlife trafficking ‘kingpin’ claims he was pawn
New York Times, Published on 25/09/2018
» Chumlong Lemthongthai, a Thai citizen, and his band of gun-toting prostitutes were surely one of the most remarkable of the ‘pseudo-hunting’ gangs behind the ongoing rhino poaching crisis.
Obama said to be in talks with Netflix to produce shows
New York Times, Published on 09/03/2018
» WASHINGTON: Former President Barack Obama is in advanced negotiations with Netflix to produce a series of high-profile shows that will provide him a global platform after his departure from the White House, according to people familiar with the discussions.