Pfizer seeks FDA approval for its vaccine, the CDC urges Americans to avoid Thanksgiving travel, and the federal pandemic response draws renewed concern. Here’s what you should know: Want to receive this weekly roundup and other coronavirus news? Sign...
An AI that completes quests in a text-based adventure game by talking to the characters has learned not only how to do things, but how to get others to do things. The system is a step toward machines that...
Pfizer will apply for emergency permission to distribute its covid-19 vaccine in the US and is ready to start shipping the shots within “hours” of getting a government green light, the firm said today. It is the first such...
According to the CDC, opioids were involved in 46,802 overdose deaths in 2018 (69.5 percent of all drug overdose deaths). For those of you living in the United States, this is old news.As the pandemic stretches on, deaths in...
BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti. | Asa Mathat The Times’s subscription business is booming. But the BuzzFeed CEO has a critique. Jonah Peretti co-founded the Huffington Post, then left to start BuzzFeed. Now he’s running both...
An attendee at a rally for Latina voters in Las Vegas in October. | Melina Mara/Washington Post via Getty Images Democrats are paying attention after a surprising number of Latino voters in swing states supported...
Face it, stans: This was inevitable. After having its release date bumped no fewer than three times, Wonder Woman 1984 is going to debut in US theaters and on HBO Max on December 25. That means you may not...
Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Vanity Fair Gimlet’s Lydia Polgreen tells Peter Kafka about how her parent company Spotify plans to turn music listeners into podcast devotees. Spotify wants to own the podcasting space,...
Greg O’Loan, Regional Vice President ANZ, EpicorIn this guest post, Greg O’Loan, Regional Vice President ANZ, Epicor, provides advice to providers looking to make technology-related investments in 2021.Aged care is an essential service trailing far behind other industries when it comes...
Longtime Stitch Fix executive Mike Smith. | Stitch Fix Stitch Fix’s Mike Smith is leaving the online apparel retailer. Mike Smith is a versatile and well-respected executive in the e-commerce industry. He also happens to...


















