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The Remains of Malibu: Ashes and Embers in the Sand
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Pacific Palisades Is Gone. Up Close and on the Ground It’s Even Worse
A photo essay covering the gut-wrenching devastation of flattened neighborhoods and charred storefronts
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Truthbombs of 2024: Media Is Over, Antisemitism Is Cool, DEI Is Kaput
The shifting landscape of 2025 follows reversals of 2024
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Blake Lively Bombshell Turns Hollywood Against Justin Baldoni, Raises PR Questions
“This is not a traditional crisis plan,” said a PR executive. “This is on another level”
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What Is Sora For? | Commentary
OpenAI’s new video generator is high on cool factor but low on utility, at least for now.
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Enterprise AI is Moving Fast, and Other Takeaways From a Week With Amazon
We may not get an AI phone anytime soon, but generative AI is solving real business problems, a promising sign for the technology’s future.
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Power Women Summit: Advocating for Women When It Feels Hard
I’ve been re-setting my expectations for a long time, expecting a new normal. Time to re-set, again
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MSNBC Stays in Its Bubble and Celebrates SpinCo as Viewers Flee
An insider tells TheWrap that MSNBC and CNBC throw off $1 billion in profit, leaving dry powder for the new company to invest
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Universities Are Woefully Under-Resourced For AI Research. They’re Fighting To Change That. | Commentary
Stanford University has 300 GPUs. Microsoft will have 1.8 million. Here’s what’s needed to make academia relevant in AI research.
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Me and Ray, Part II: Finding Common Ground With a Trumper
Guest Essay: “I liked Ray and felt a strong need to intervene,” writes screenwriter-turned-trucker Zeke Richardson
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Me and Ray: A Hollywood Screenwriter Discovers Trump Country From the Cab of a Truck
Guest essay: After 30 years in Hollywood, Zeke Richardson needed a new source of income. He found more than a career in becoming a truck driver
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Rough Times Ahead for News Business as Trump Bump Gives Way to Trump Dump | Commentary
Cancellations and disinterest hit news business hard as second Trump term approaches.
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The AI Story Will Roll On in Trump’s Second Term | Column
History often repeats itself, but the AI story is now too consequential to take a backseat again as Trump returns to the White House
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Tech’s Winners and Losers From Trump’s Election | Commentary
Prediction markets thrived, Elon got his wish, Facebook sat out, podcasts dominated and Silicon Valley mattered.
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Trump Back in Power: Broken Polling, Tech Bros and a Terrifying Truth
Voters chose the wildest wild card over the urgent warnings from the political, economic, cultural and media establishment
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