# computers and the internet (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover computers and the internet. Page: Feed: --- ## [Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/dolly-parton-dead.html) _2026-08-26 · Bill Friskics-Warren · NYT \> Most Popular_ Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur. ## [Why Irregular’s A.I. Tests for Meta, Anthropic and OpenAI Went Off the Rails](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/technology/irregular-ai-test-hacks.html) _2026-08-25 · Sheera Frenkel · NYT \> Most Popular_ Irregular, an Israeli start-up, worked with OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta to assess the security of their A.I. models. It made a mistake. Then the tests went off the rails. ## [Trump Lawyers Warn That Kennedy Center Might Need Demolition if Not Fixed](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/trump-kennedy-center-demolition-lawyers.html) _2026-08-25 · Julia Jacobs · NYT \> Most Popular_ In a court filing about honoring President Trump on the facade, the administration said that without a proper renovation the building might need to be “taken down.” ## [Two Unvaccinated People Died From Measles in Pennsylvania, Officials Say](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/well/measles-deaths-pennsylvania-outbreak.html) _2026-08-25 · Teddy Rosenbluth · NYT \> Most Popular_ The deaths were the first in the United States in 2026. ## [A Shoe That Looks Great on Everyone](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/style/approach-shoes-climbing-style.html) _2026-08-25 · Jacob Gallagher · NYT \> Style_ Plus: Erling Haaland’s new look, and a surprising hire at Skims. ## [Dolly Parton’s Bedazzled, Bewigged, and Bodacious Style](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/style/dolly-parton-sense-of-style.html) _2026-08-25 · Vanessa Friedman · NYT \> Style_ A wild mountain rose, she used her clothes and her body to subvert expectations. ## [Dethroned Miss North Carolina Sues Miss USA for Defamation](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/style/miss-north-carolina-brittany-boltinhouse-lawsuit.html) _2026-08-25 · Madison Malone Kircher · NYT \> Style_ Brittany Boltinhouse’s title was rescinded after past social media posts surfaced. She is accusing pageant organizers of damaging her reputation. ## [Angie Nixon and the Power of Pink](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/style/angie-nixon-florida-pink.html) _2026-08-25 · Vanessa Friedman · NYT \> Style_ The electoral playbook has a strategic new shade. ## [Canada Fires Back in Trade War Against Trump With Up to 50% Tariffs](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/canada-tariffs-trump-carney-retaliatory.html) _2026-08-25 · Ian Austen · NYT \> Most Popular_ Canada said the higher levies, on items from aluminum foil to dishwashers to fish, would help protect workers, producers and manufacturers harmed by new Trump tariffs. ## [Wildfires Are Turning Forests in the American West Into Shrubland](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/climate/wildfire-forest-loss-california-southwest.html) _2026-08-25 · Eric Niiler and Nic Coury · NYT \> Most Popular_ Towering woodlands in the West are being permanently replaced by tracts of spiky shrubs. Conditions “just aren’t normal anymore,” one researcher said. ## [Trade Bitcoin and Ethereum Today (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/GzqmXoqNr0bq) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell, and margin trade BTC and ETH with EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, or JPY. ## [Today’s Weed Is Way Too Dangerous for Teens](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/opinion/weed-marijuna-children-regulation.html) _2026-08-25 · Sivabalaji Kaliamurthy · NYT \> Most Popular_ Are we willing to regulate and enforce cannabis safety, especially to protect the most vulnerable among us? ## [Trump Has Quietly Sought Control Over Postal Service to Transform U.S. Elections](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/politics/mail-voting-supreme-court-postal-service-trump.html) _2026-08-25 · Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Adam Sella and Nick Corasaniti · NYT \> Most Popular_ That effort got new attention on Monday, when the Supreme Court allowed preparations for mail voting curbs to proceed. The justices said it is not a final determination on the order’s legality. ## [What the Bartender Really Thinks About Your Spritz](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/dining/drinks/spritz-bartenders.html) _2026-08-25 · Pete Wells · NYT \> Most Popular_ You might expect the fizzy summer drinks to be a downer for the people who make them by the hundreds. But think again. ## [Is It Time for This 95-Year-Old Pianist to Retire?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/business/piano-teacher-performer-retirement.html) _2026-08-25 · Sarah Kramer and Shuran Huang · NYT \> Most Popular_ Her vision and hearing are deteriorating, but she still wants to feel like she’s on top. ## [Major Study Finds at Least 1 in 4 NFL Players Gets CTE](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/us/nfl-cte-brain-disease.html) _2026-08-25 · John Branch · NYT \> Most Popular_ The actual prevalence, researchers said, may be much higher. ## [Many N.F.L. Players Get Brain Disease. Why Hasn’t OSHA Intervened?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/us/nfl-cte-osha.html) _2026-08-25 · John Branch · NYT \> Most Popular_ “We never see things that are this dire,” a former chief scientist of the agency said about rates of C.T.E. in former players. ## [Street Style Look of the Week: A T-Vintage Shirt That’s a Badge of Honor’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/style/street-style-look-vintage-t-shirt.html) _2026-08-25 · Simbarashe Cha · NYT \> Style_ While in Copenhagen for the runway shows, an art curator took a commemorative T-shirt from her mother out for a whirl. ## [We Know the Risks of A.I. We Need to Act.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/opinion/ai-risks.html) _2026-08-25 · Jen Easterly · NYT \> Most Popular_ A.I. could turn one of our country’s worst habits into a national security crisis. ## [The Generation of Gardeners Combining Wildflower Seeds and Social Consciousness](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/style/wildflower-seeds-social-justice.html) _2026-08-25 · Alexander Nazaryan · NYT \> Style_ A new generation of green thumbs are creating beautifully designed seed packets to encourage the growth of lush gardens — and social consciousness. ## [College Students Worried About A.I. Should Study the Humanities](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/opinion/college-ai.html) _2026-08-25 · Frank Bruni · NYT \> Most Popular_ The future’s a riddle. Shakespeare isn’t. ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lEIZk7bcjXSC) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [Supreme Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-mail-ballots.html) _2026-08-25 · Abbie VanSickle and Ann E. Marimow · NYT \> Most Popular_ The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot. ## [A.M. Gittlitz Roots for the Mets (and a Better World)](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/style/gittlitz-new-york-mets-metropolitans-book.html) _2026-08-24 · Jim Windolf · NYT \> Style_ Through another lost season, A.M. Gittlitz, the author of a new history of New York’s underdog baseball team, is trying to hold on to hope. ## [Karley Sciortino’s Story of an Erotic Discovery Becomes a Film](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/style/karley-sciortino-i-want-your-sex.html) _2026-08-24 · Alessandra Schade · NYT \> Style_ Karley Sciortino’s story of an erotic discovery became the basis for a film starring Olivia Wilde — updated with a Gen Z twist. ## [Eon Huntley, the Democratic Socialist Running for Office While Working at Bergdorf](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/style/eon-huntley-dsa-bergdorf-goodman.html) _2026-08-24 · Sandra E. Garcia · NYT \> Style_ For Eon Huntley, who won his primary in New York in June, good clothes and populist policies go together. ## [How Big Tech Captured American Schools](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/business/schools-big-tech-google-microsoft.html) _2026-08-23 · Natasha Singer · NYT \> Technology_ Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain. ## [Four Years Ago, a Crypto Boss Went Missing. Now His Successor Has.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/world/europe/poland-estonia-cryptocurrency.html) _2026-08-23 · Andrew Higgins · NYT \> Technology_ The mysterious collapse of a European cryptocurrency exchange helps to explain why the industry hasn’t shaken off its reputation as a magnet for criminals. ## [The Data Center Backlash Bursts Into the Midterms](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/us/politics/data-centers-midterm-elections.html) _2026-08-23 · Shane Goldmacher · NYT \> Technology_ With opposition to the centers mounting, many Democrats and a growing number of Republicans are campaigning against them. ## [The U.S. Start-Up Making Low-Cost Interceptors for the Iran War](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/business/powerus-counter-drone-iran-war.html) _2026-08-23 · Farah Stockman and Ismaeel Naar · NYT \> Technology_ For Florida-based Powerus, becoming a global supplier of counterdrone technology has meant involving the Trumps, a golf course and a new way of doing business. ## [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 \> Most Popular_ To create a new bootcamp for entrepreneurs, Harvard Business School made A.I. avatars of its instructors. ## [How Two British Historians Made a Smash Hit Podcast](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/world/europe/rest-is-history-podcast-sandbrook-holland.html) _2026-08-22 · Esther Bintliff · NYT \> Most Popular_ They took on topics as diverse as fall of the Aztecs, the French Revolution, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and history’s greatest monkeys. The rest is history. ## [Unlimited Mobile Internet, One V-SIM (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/MXbPAsEbcdBV) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Automatically switches across T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon; no throttling, no contract. ## [Carney Slams U.S.-Canada Trade Proposal and Vows Retaliation](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/world/canada/carney-tariffs-trade-trump.html) _2026-08-22 · Ian Austen · NYT \> Most Popular_ Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a powerful speech to Canadians on Saturday morning, hours after ordering negotiators to suspend U.S. trade talks despite President Trump’s punishing tariffs. ## [How the Billionaire Joe Lonsdale Shaped Trump’s Homelessness Policy](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/us/politics/homelessness-lonsdale-billionaire-trump.html) _2026-08-22 · Ellen Barry and Jason DeParle · NYT \> Most Popular_ As Republicans have embraced tough measures to clear the streets, no group has led the way more than the Cicero Institute, founded by the venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale. ## [Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/us/politics/postal-service-rule-restrict-mail-ballots.html) _2026-08-22 · Adam Sella · NYT \> Most Popular_ The plan, which complies with President Trump’s executive order to curtail mail voting, will only go into effect if the Supreme Court rules in the order’s favor. ## [An Ancient Sumerian Solution to Our $40 Trillion Deficit](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/us-debt-40-trillion.html) _2026-08-22 · Paul Vigna · NYT \> Most Popular_ In the ancient world, debt forgiveness was a regular tool to control the economy. Why have we forgotten it? ## [The Real Natalie Harp Scandal Is the President’s Information Diet](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/trump-natalie-harp-information-news.html) _2026-08-22 · Jamelle Bouie · NYT \> Most Popular_ President Trump exists in a degraded, chaotic environment. ## [Canada-U.S. Trade War Escalates as Talks Collapse](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/world/canada/trump-tariffs-trade-no-deal-carney-canada.html) _2026-08-22 · Matina Stevis-Gridneff, Ian Austen and Ana Swanson · NYT \> Most Popular_ Intense negotiations to stave off new levies by the Trump administration ended in an impasse as Mark Carney suspended talks. U.S. tariffs on Canada, and retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., will come into effect. ## [Harry and Meghan See Their California Dreams, and Riches, Fade Away](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/us/meghan-harry-hollywood-uk-move.html) _2026-08-22 · Nicole Sperling and Shawn Hubler · NYT \> Most Popular_ Like so many others before them, Prince Harry and Meghan arrived in Hollywood with big plans. They are leaving with their star power fading. ## [Harvard’s A.I. Clones Will Hear Your Start-Up Pitch Now](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/business/dealbook/harvard-ai-faculty.html) _2026-08-22 · Sarah Kessler · NYT \> Education_ To create a new $699 bootcamp for entrepreneurs, Harvard Business School made A.I. versions of its faculty. ## [Priya Parker: How to Fight With People You Love](https://www.nytimes.com/video/podcasts/100000011101282/priya-parker-how-to-fight-with-people-you-love.html) _2026-08-22 · NYT \> Shows_ On “The Interview,” Priya Parker, a conflict resolution facilitator, shared the tactics she uses to approach fights with her husband in a healthy way. ## [Carney Stands Up to Trump in U.S.-Canada Trade War](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/world/canada/carney-trump-canada-tariffs.html) _2026-08-22 · Matina Stevis-Gridneff · NYT \> Most Popular_ Canada’s prime minister walked away from what he thought was a bad trade deal with the United States. Many Canadians are behind him, but it will be costly. ## [Mark Zuckerberg Buys an Irish Castle](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/world/europe/zuckerberg-castle-ireland.html) _2026-08-22 · Alan Yuhas · NYT \> Most Popular_ The prominent landowner has added a nearly 200-year-old estate to his holdings. Archival information says it can take “a brisk walk of 4½ minutes to reach the dining room from the kitchen.” ## [What Does Harry and Meghan’s Return to England Mean for Their Children?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/world/europe/harry-meghan-children-schools.html) _2026-08-22 · Stephen Castle and Sarah Mervosh · NYT \> Education_ One effect of moving back is that Archie and Lilibet now have the opportunity to be schooled as Britons. Here’s what that might look like. ## [This Is Why Women Are Scared to Tell Their Doctors the Truth](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/women-pain-doctors-medical-system.html) _2026-08-22 · Allison Sweet Grant · NYT \> Most Popular_ Is it OK to raise this issue? I don’t want to be a bother. ## [Is Andy Beshear of Kentucky the Next Bill Clinton?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/andy-beshear-president-kentucky.html) _2026-08-22 · Nicholas Kristof · NYT \> Most Popular_ A Democratic governor popular in a state that glows red offers lessons for winning working-class voters. For one, speak plain English. ## [Natalie’s Magnificent Obsession](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/natalie-harp-jon-ossoff-trump.html) _2026-08-22 · Maureen Dowd · NYT \> Most Popular_ This human printer runs — but not out of ink. ## [The Right Is Rethinking MAGA. The Left Is Rethinking ‘Woke.’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/politics-maga-right-left-woke-primaries.html) _2026-08-22 · Michelle Cottle, Jamelle Bouie, David French and Derek Arthur · NYT \> Most Popular_ As primary results trickle in, both parties are wrestling with what they stand for — and where they’re headed. ## [Meghan’s Brand, As Ever, Will Live On](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/style/meghan-markle-as-ever.html) _2026-08-22 · Alisha Haridasani Gupta · NYT \> Style_ As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex head back to Britain, Meghan’s brand will continue selling wine and fruit spreads. ## [Priya Parker on the D.S.A.: ‘The Jilted Lovers of the Democrats’](https://www.nytimes.com/video/podcasts/100000011101290/priya-parker-on-the-dsa-the-jilted-lovers-of-the-democrats.html) _2026-08-22 · NYT \> Shows_ On “The Interview,” the conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker discussed political fighting and how organizations can find the common ground that prevents a breakup. ## [How Slack Has ‘Turbocharged Conflict’ at Work](https://www.nytimes.com/video/podcasts/100000011101286/how-slack-has-turbocharged-conflict-at-work.html) _2026-08-22 · NYT \> Shows_ How has Slack changed corporate culture? Priya Parker, a conflict resolution facilitator, discussed its importance with David Marchese on “The Interview.” ## [Why a Peaceful Relationship Isn’t Always a Healthy One](https://www.nytimes.com/video/podcasts/100000011101280/why-a-peaceful-relationship-isnt-always-a-healthy-one.html) _2026-08-22 · NYT \> Shows_ Priya Parker, author of “The Art of Fighting,” talked about why conflict avoidance can hurt relationships on “The Interview.”