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[ad_1] A congressional committee focused on national security threats from China said it had \”grave concerns\” about a research partnership between the University of California, Berkeley, and several Chinese entities, claiming that the collaboration\’s advanced research could help the Chinese government gain an economic, technological or military advantage. In a letter sent last week to […]

[ad_1] Tom Cruise\’s seventhMission: ImpossibleThe spectacle, which arrived in theaters on Wednesday and cost at least $400 million to make and market, was supposed to mark a turning point at the troubled summer box office. Death-defying stunts! A new love interest! That thrilling theme song, Ticket sales were solid. But the spectacular (and perhaps unrealistic)

[ad_1] Because of the huge impact of the closure of Shanghai, which has 25 million people, comparing this spring and last spring provides \”a misleading picture of China\’s economic performance,\” said Diana Choyleva, the chief economist at Enodo Economics in London. Instead, analysts said, a more accurate measure of the economy emerges by comparing the

[ad_1] Sally Kempton, who was once a rising star in the New York journalism world and a fierce exponent of radical feminism, but who later pivoted to a life of Eastern asceticism and spiritual practice, died on Monday at her home in Carmel, Calif. She was 80. Her brother David Kempton said the cause was

[ad_1] United Airlines pilots reached an agreement with the company on Saturday on a contract valued at $10 billion that would increase pay by up to 40 percent over the four years of the contract. The proposed contract offers another big wage victory for pilots in the United States after a deal with Delta Air

[ad_1] From Melbourne to Manchester to Miami, people are struggling under the weight of hefty price increases for the things they buy each day. The worst spike in inflation that many advanced economies have seen in decades underscores the global forces driving prices higher, namely the disruptions set in motion by the coronavirus pandemic. The

[ad_1] In Hollywood, the cool kids have joined the picket line. I mean no offense, as a writer, to the screenwriters who have been on strike against film and TV studios for over two months. But writers know the score. We\’re the words, not the faces. The cleverest picket joke is no match for the

[ad_1] Earlier this year, Mark Austin, the vice president of data science at AT&T, noticed that some of the company\’s developers had started using the ChatGPT chatbot atwork. When the developers got stuck, they asked ChatGPT to explain, fix or hone their code. It seemed to be a game-changer, Mr. Austin said. But since ChatGPT

[ad_1] In early March, strong winds brought down trees and power lines in the Nashville area, leaving thousands of homes without power. But about 20 miles outside the city an electric pickup truck fed energy to John and Rachelle Reigard\’s home, keeping their lights on. \”You can look at all the houses around us, and

[ad_1] Some of the country\’s biggest automakers reported big sales increases for the second quarter on Wednesday, the strongest sign yet that the auto industry was bouncing back from parts shortages and overcoming the effects of higher interest rates, General Motors, the largest US automaker, said it sold 691,978 vehicles from April to June, up