# computers and the internet (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover computers and the internet. Page: Feed: --- ## [Harvard Is Selling a $699 Course Taught by A.I. Clones of Its Faculty](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/business/dealbook/harvard-ai-faculty.html) _2026-08-22 · Sarah Kessler · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ To create a new bootcamp for entrepreneurs, Harvard Business School made A.I. avatars of its instructors. ## [5 Surprising Signs of Aging](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/well/more-aging-signs.html) _2026-08-22 · Jancee Dunn · NYT \> Most Popular_ Hint: You may need to buy new shoes. ## [Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/politics/pentagon-fires-stars-stripes-editor.html) _2026-08-22 · Minho Kim · NYT \> Most Popular_ The firings at Stars and Stripes also claimed a Middle East correspondent. They are the latest effort by the Pentagon to diminish the news outlet’s editorial independence. ## [Anthropic Could Aim to Raise $100 Billion in Blockbuster I.P.O.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/technology/anthropic-ipo-100-billion.html) _2026-08-22 · Sri Muppidi, Lauren Hirsch and Erin Griffith · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The offering could value the five-year-old A.I. start-up at $2 trillion, its bankers have told potential investors, which would exceed Elon Musk’s SpaceX. ## [Rare Tornado Hits New York City as Storm Drenches Mid-Atlantic](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/nyregion/tornado-storm-long-island-delaware.html) _2026-08-21 · John Yoon, Ishani Desai, Amy Graff and Hilary Howard · NYT \> Most Popular_ Tornadoes appeared in Queens and on Long Island as flooding disrupted traffic on some highways. A tornado was also confirmed in Delaware. ## [Electricians Love Data Centers. You Should, Too.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/opinion/data-centers-electricians-union-labor.html) _2026-08-21 · Don Slaiman · NYT \> Most Popular_ Electricians like data centers. Here’s why you should, too. ## [Should You Invest in Bonds Right Now?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/business/investing-bond-market-stocks-funds.html) _2026-08-21 · Jeff Sommer · NYT \> Most Popular_ High-quality bonds are still safer than stocks, but they have been swinging in value, so move cautiously, our columnist says. ## [Hard Fork #208](https://www.nytimes.com/video/podcasts/100000011092280/hard-fork-208.html) _2026-08-21 · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ This week we’re talking about Mark Zuckerberg’s latest essay, “The Future Is for Everyone,” which outlines his positive new vision about the potential of A.I. But do we think it’s credible? Then, Pangram’s chief executive, Max Spero, joins us to talk about the breakout success of his A.I. slop detector. And finally, it’s time for our new segment all about math — we’re Running the Numbers. ## [How Developer Stephen Ross Is Remaking West Palm Beach](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/realestate/stephen-ross-west-palm-beach.html) _2026-08-21 · Julia Echikson · NYT \> Most Popular_ The billionaire developer is planning an astonishing number of buildings, completely remaking a working-class city. ## [Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/trump-wild-horses-legal-loophole-slaughter.html) _2026-08-21 · Dave Philipps and Erin Schaff · NYT \> Most Popular_ A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction. ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3FWtOJSfJdkT) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [How Harvard’s Epic Fight With Trump Is Costing the University](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/harvard-trump-costs.html) _2026-08-21 · Mark Arsenault and Irena Hwang · NYT \> Most Popular_ The federal government has slowed Harvard’s funding, despite the university’s legal victories. The conflict is forcing hard choices on campus. ## [Can Bessent’s ‘Big Tool Kit’ Calm Bond Investors?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/business/dealbook/bessent-bonds-tool-kit.html) _2026-08-21 · Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe and Sri Muppidi · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has vowed to step up efforts to restore calm to the debt markets. So far, it’s not working out that way. ## [OpenAI’s Two-Week Pause + Jill Lepore on the Threat of the “Artificial State” + Train of Thought](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/podcasts/openais-two-week-pause-jill-lepore-on-the-threat-of-the-artificial-state-train-of-thought.html) _2026-08-21 · Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Vjeran Pavic, Katie McMurran, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Alyssa Moxley · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ “It is the first time that we know of that a major lab has voluntarily slowed down.” ## [A.I. Is Everywhere in China. See For Yourself.](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/21/world/asia/china-ai-life.html) _2026-08-21 · Agnes Chang, Vivian Wang, Jiwoong Hong, Aaron Byrd and Qilai Shen · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Take a walk with us through Beijing, where everyday A.I. can be useful, gimmicky, or unexpectedly funny. ## [Feeling Lonely? These 8 Books Might Help.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/well/loneliness-books.html) _2026-08-21 · Anna Borges · NYT \> Most Popular_ Psychologists, therapists and other experts share the works they recommend to people who are struggling to connect. ## [Rosie O’Donnell Ends Late Night Stint With a Ditty to ‘Donny Boy’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/arts/television/rosie-odonnell-jimmy-kimmel-trump.html) _2026-08-21 · Trish Bendix · NYT \> Most Popular_ “It’s kind of weird to think he spent more nights with me this week than Melania,” O’Donnell said of President Trump on her last night guest-hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” ## [After Six Years, Harry and Meghan Are Coming Home. What Changed?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/europe/harry-meghan-britain-return.html) _2026-08-21 · Michael D. Shear · NYT \> Most Popular_ Just last year, Prince Harry said he couldn’t imagine ever bringing his family back to Britain. ## [How to Find Your Daughter’s Therapy-Speak Less Traumatizing](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/opinion/therapy-speak-daughter-trauma-anxiety.html) _2026-08-21 · Suzanne Garfinkle-Crowell · NYT \> Most Popular_ Step 1: Take it seriously, not literally. ## [Treasury Turns to Interventionist Tactics to Lower Interest Rates](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/business/treasury-bond-market-interventionist-tactics.html) _2026-08-21 · Alan Rappeport and Colby Smith · NYT \> Most Popular_ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is reinventing the government’s role in the world’s most important bond market. ## [Status Defines Friendship for Too Many Americans](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/opinion/friendship-luxury-good.html) _2026-08-20 · Christine Emba · NYT \> Most Popular_ The four-year degree isn’t just an economic signal; it’s become a lifestyle determinant. ## [profullstack on Ko‑fi (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/f5RW0i4tYGVJ) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Open the creator's Ko‑fi page. ## [A Man in a Chucky-Style Mask Was Scaring Philadelphians. Then He Picked the Wrong Woman.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/chucky-doll-mask-kick-philadelphia.html) _2026-08-20 · Sopan Deb · NYT \> Most Popular_ When Jameka Wilson encountered a man wearing a Chucky-style Halloween mask, her stage combat training kicked in. Now she’s a minor local celebrity. ## [America Is About to Get More Expensive](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/opinion/bond-market-interest-rates-affordability.html) _2026-08-20 · Mohamed A. El-Erian · NYT \> Most Popular_ The impact from the bond market sell-off could prove more enduring, wide-ranging and globally consequential than prior episodes of market volatility. ## [Can We Do Anything About Tick-Borne Diseases Like Alpha-Gal Syndrome?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/magazine/tick-season-lone-star-alpha-gal-syndrome-lyme.html) _2026-08-20 · Benjamin Wallace · NYT \> Most Popular_ A scientific and civilizational horror story. ## [Why I’ve Spent My Summer Haunting Cemeteries](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/opinion/minnesota-midwest-cemetery-summer.html) _2026-08-20 · Will McGrath · NYT \> Most Popular_ In an increasingly morbid world, we can learn from graveyards. ## [How Big Tech’s A.I. Borrowing Binge Is Driving Up Bond Yields](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/business/bond-yields-tech-ai-debt.html) _2026-08-20 · Joe Rennison · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Analysts said the recent rise in Treasury yields partly reflected investor expectations that A.I.-driven growth could keep interest rates elevated. ## [Debating the Use of A.I. in Writing](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/opinion/letters/debating-ai-in-writing.html) _2026-08-20 · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Readers responded to a column begging readers not to use A.I. to write. Also, a rush to build the White House ballroom; a Trump voter’s wife is detained by ICE; and Trump derangement syndrome. ## [Ken Paxton’s $1,000 Pen Incident Resurfaces in Texas Senate Race](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/ken-paxton-montblanc-pen.html) _2026-08-20 · Lauren McGaughy · NYT \> Most Popular_ The pen Mr. Paxton pocketed more than a decade ago has resurfaced as a campaign issue. ## [How Trump Is Trying to Crush California’s Climate Policies](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/climate/trump-california-climate.html) _2026-08-20 · Maxine Joselow · NYT \> Most Popular_ At least a half-dozen federal agencies have taken action against the state that has led the nation in environmental protections. ## [A Few Expert Lawyers Dominate Supreme Court Arguments, a New Study Finds](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/politics/the-docket-supreme-court-lawyers.html) _2026-08-20 · Adam Liptak · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Chief Justice Roberts, once such a lawyer, has said he has mixed feelings about the trend. ## [JD Vance Thinks You Are Not Christian Enough](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/opinion/vance-christian-conservative-republican.html) _2026-08-20 · David French · NYT \> Most Popular_ According to the vice president, we are wasting our freedom. ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/D82Z7Z9KVYW4) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [The Teens Taking On A.I. Data Centers](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/style/ai-data-centers-teens.html) _2026-08-20 · Callie Holtermann · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Gen Z-ers are forming after-school clubs, speaking at community meetings — and sometimes wrestling with their own dependence on the technology. ## [‘It’s Bonkers’: Jennifer Hegseth’s Hands-On Role in Her Husband’s Pentagon](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/style/jennifer-hegseth.html) _2026-08-20 · Elisabeth Bumiller · NYT \> Most Popular_ After an 18-year career at Fox News, she is now her husband’s most influential adviser and de facto producer, shaping the job as no Pentagon spouse has before. ## [The A.I.-Robotics Job Only a Human Can Do](https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000011091777/india-ai-robots-human-movement.html) _2026-08-20 · Shawn Paik and Anindito Mukherjee · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ In India, some people are strapping cameras to their bodies to collect data on how humans move and train A.I. ## [The Indian City Where AI Is Creating Jobs for Humans](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/asia/ai-jobs-data-annotation-india-karur.html) _2026-08-20 · Jeremy W. Peters, Hari Kumar and Anindito Mukherjee · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ In the fast-growing field of data annotation, workers in a small city in south India train A.I. to improve how it performs tasks traditionally done by people. ## [Are Wasps Ruining Your Backyard Cookout? Here’s How to Stop Them.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/realestate/wasps-hornets-yellow-jackets-outdoor-gatherings.html) _2026-08-20 · Sal Vaglica · NYT \> Most Popular_ Yellow jackets, paper wasps and hornets like to scavenge for protein and sugary carbohydrates. The best defense is making your gathering less appealing to them. ## [Prince Harry and Meghan Will Move Back to U.K. After 6 Years in U.S.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/europe/prince-harry-meghan-return-uk.html) _2026-08-20 · Michael D. Shear · NYT \> Most Popular_ The prince and his wife, whose relations with King Charles and the rest of the royal family have long been strained, will remain non-working royals, according to a person familiar with the decision. ## [Bad Plot, Worse Graphics: Chinese Moviegoers Flock to a Low-Budget Hit](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/asia/niu-lai-chinese-movie-box-office.html) _2026-08-20 · Lily Kuo · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ With its pixelated visuals, “The Bull is Coming” is being celebrated for its authenticity in the age of A.I. and is shaping up to be a Gen Z cult classic. ## [Trump’s Lust for Vengeance Is Turning Into a Farce](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/opinion/trumps-revenge.html) _2026-08-19 · Jamelle Bouie · NYT \> Most Popular_ Revenge shapes the president’s priorities, drives his actions and structures the decisions of his government. ## [Natalie Harp, Trump’s Most Devoted Aide, Is Always by His Side. What Exactly Does She Do?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/natalie-harp-trump-devotion-white-house.html) _2026-08-19 · Shawn McCreesh and Maggie Haberman · NYT \> Most Popular_ President Trump’s White House aide Natalie Harp is always by his side. What, exactly, does she do? ## [Inside the Data Center Capital of the World](https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000011066777/inside-the-data-center-capital-of-the-world.html) _2026-08-19 · Cecilia Kang, Laura Bult, Gilad Thaler, Jon Miller, Thomas Vollkommer, June Kim and Jeff Ricker · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Cecilia Kang, who covers technology and regulatory policy for The New York Times, traveled to the “data center capital of the world” to see how the A.I. boom is affecting Loudoun County, Va. ## [Stripe Buys A.I. Start-Up OpenRouter for $7.5 Billion](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/stripe-openrouter-ai.html) _2026-08-19 · Erin Griffith · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The deal is significant for the artificial intelligence industry, uniting Stripe’s payments business with OpenRouter’s helping businesses direct their spending on A.I. models. ## [The ‘Crack Spread’ Is Going to Make Your Life Unpleasant](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/opinion/gas-prices-crude-oil-diesel.html) _2026-08-19 · Skip York · NYT \> Most Popular_ Gas prices are going to remain high. Don’t blame the price of crude oil. ## [More Fed Officials Lost Patience About Elevated Inflation at Latest Meeting](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/federal-reserve-interest-rates.html) _2026-08-19 · Colby Smith · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July gathering showed broadening support for higher borrowing costs to stamp out lingering price pressures. ## [Moderna, Merck Say mRNA Vaccine Prevents Melanoma From Returning](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/science/moderna-merck-mrna-vaccine-melanoma.html) _2026-08-19 · Carolyn Y. Johnson · NYT \> Most Popular_ Moderna and Merck say the experimental vaccine prevented the return and spread of the cancer in high-risk melanoma patients. ## [Google’s Pixel 11 Comes With Plenty of A.I. Does Anyone Want That?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/technology/personaltech/google-pixel-11-review.html) _2026-08-19 · Brian X. Chen and Minh Connors · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The phone’s artificial intelligence can order groceries, book tables and take photos on a user’s behalf. But is it something people really want? ## [As More Americans Turn to Cannabis, Problem Use Is Increasing](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/well/cannabis-use-disorder-alcohol.html) _2026-08-19 · Roni Caryn Rabin · NYT \> Most Popular_ A growing number of Americans report they are unable to quit or cut down. ## [A County Got Rich From Data Centers. Some Question ‘At What Cost?’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/technology/data-centers-backlash-loudoun-virginia.html) _2026-08-19 · Cecilia Kang and Caroline Gutman · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ Loudoun County, Va., hosts more than 250 data centers that bring in huge tax revenues. But some officials and residents worry the county has become too dependent on that cash. ## [In Berkeley, Calif., a Pioneering Modernist Home for $1.425 Million](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/realestate/in-berkeley-calif-a-pioneering-modernist-home-for-1-425-million.html) _2026-08-19 · Linda Laban · NYT \> Most Popular_ The Kip House, designed by Donald Olsen for an eminent physicist, is on the market for only the second time in its history. ## [Why A.I. Relationships Fizzle](https://www.nytimes.com/video/podcasts/100000011101005/ai-relationships-bridget-todd.html) _2026-08-19 · Anna Martin, Reva Goldberg, Davis Land, Sara Curtis, Lynn Levy and Rebecca Blandon · NYT \> Artificial Intelligence_ The writer and podcaster Bridget Todd tells the “Modern Love” podcast host, Anna Martin, why she believes even people who develop intensely intimate bonds with their chatbots lose interest in these “relationships” eventually. ## [Restaurant Review: Yerord Mas in California](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/dining/restaurant-review-yerord-mas-california.html) _2026-08-19 · Tejal Rao · NYT \> Most Popular_ Arthur Grigoryan’s next-generation Armenian cooking is the kind of food that makes Los Angeles special.