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Some Teens Are on Social Media ‘Almost Constantly,’ Survey Says
10 December 2025 at 04:06
The new Pew report also found that two-thirds of teens said they had used an A.I. chatbot.
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Australia’s Social Media Ban for People Under 16 Takes Effect
10 December 2025 at 03:29
The measure is one of the most sweeping efforts in the world to safeguard children from the harms of the platforms.
Yesterday — 9 December 2025Main stream
‘Alan’s Universe’ Shows What It Might Look Like to Win at YouTube
9 December 2025 at 18:00
As Gen Alpha’s attention drifts from TV and movies, video creators like Alan Chikin Chow are eager to fill the void.
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A.I. Videos Have Flooded Social Media. No One Was Ready.
9 December 2025 at 03:03
Apps like OpenAI’s Sora are fooling millions of users into thinking A.I. videos are real, even when they include warning labels.
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John Noble Wilford, Times Reporter Who Covered the Moon Landing, Dies at 92
9 December 2025 at 07:14
He gave readers a comprehensive and lyrical account of the historic mission in 1969. His science coverage as a Pulitzer-winning journalist and an author took him around the world.
John Noble Wilford in 1981. Recalling his coverage of the moon landing, he said, “I thought to myself, yes, this is the biggest story I will probably ever write in my career.”
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A.I. Videos Have Flooded Social Media. No One Was Ready.
9 December 2025 at 03:03
Apps like OpenAI’s Sora are fooling millions of users into thinking A.I. videos are real, even when they include warning labels.
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Trump Stands in the Middle as Netflix and Paramount Vie for a Megadeal
9 December 2025 at 02:45
The president has shattered norms by pledging to “be involved” in the regulatory fate of a transaction that could reshape the news and entertainment industries.
President Trump has often relished pitting rivals against each other, from his “Apprentice” TV boardroom to the West Wing.
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Jared Kushner Is Part of Paramount’s Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
9 December 2025 at 01:55
Mr. Kushner’s private equity fund is one of the many groups helping Paramount mount a hostile bid to buy the group, whose holdings include CNN.
Jared Kushner founded his private equity firm, Affinity Partners, after President Trump’s first term and faced scrutiny over its deep reliance on the Saudi sovereign wealth fund.
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Who Is Andrew Ferguson, the FTC Chairman Who Tilted the Agency to Trump?
9 December 2025 at 01:34
Andrew Ferguson has used the Federal Trade Commission’s consumer protection mandate to investigate issues important to President Trump and his base.
Andrew Ferguson, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing in May.
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Paramount Makes Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
9 December 2025 at 05:18
The offer to shareholders comes days after Warner Bros. agreed to sell its streaming and studio business to Netflix.
Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, Calif.
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Katy Perry Posts Photos With Justin Trudeau Amid Romance Rumors
8 December 2025 at 02:32
Ms. Perry and Mr. Trudeau, the former prime minister of Canada, posed together in photos and videos on Instagram, making them “Instagram official.”
Can We Stop Our Digital Selves From Becoming Who We Are?
7 December 2025 at 22:06
Pay attention to how you pay attention.
© Corinne Vionnet, from the series "ME. Here Now"
Hollywood Doesn’t Want Netflix to Buy Warner Bros.
7 December 2025 at 19:00
The Warner Bros. deal has the town on edge.
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Netflix Deal for Warner Bros. Adds New Twist to Rivalry With HBO
7 December 2025 at 18:02
Netflix’s blockbuster deal to buy Warner Bros., including HBO, is the latest twist in a rivalry that has reshaped the entertainment industry.
Ted Sarandos, now co-chief executive officer of Netflix, recently recalled his reaction to HBO’s refusal in 2010 to license its shows: Netflix had to make original programs of its own.
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Pay Attention to How You Pay Attention
8 December 2025 at 13:41
Pay attention to how you pay attention.
Everyone Wants High-Quality Clothes. That’s Become Its Own Trend.
7 December 2025 at 14:00
Being a smart consumer has never been easier. Influencers and the fashion industry are all taking advantage of that.
Everyone Wants High-Quality Clothes. That’s Become Its Own Trend.
7 December 2025 at 14:00
Being a smart consumer has never been easier. Influencers and the fashion industry are all taking advantage of that.
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- Australia’s Social Media Ban for Under-16s Is Coming. The Teenagers Are Skeptical.
Australia’s Social Media Ban for Under-16s Is Coming. The Teenagers Are Skeptical.
8 December 2025 at 07:30
The country is trying to wean children under 16 off the likes of TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube and Instagram with a new law. The teenagers are skeptical.
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How Australia’s Social Media Ban for Children Will Work
7 December 2025 at 13:01
The country is barring children under 16 from social media, with a sweeping federal law that is one of the first attempts at a nationwide regulation.
James Tomlinson, 9, playing a game on a phone in Melbourne, Australia.
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China’s National Security Office in Hong Kong Summons Foreign Journalists
6 December 2025 at 19:53
The authorities accused “some foreign media” of smearing the government’s response to a fire at a high-rise complex, saying: “Do not say you have not been warned.”
Smoke rising from the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Hong Kong last month. Beijing’s national security arm in Hong Kong said that some foreign news outlets had twisted facts and spread false information.
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China’s National Security Office in Hong Kong Summons Foreign Journalists
6 December 2025 at 19:35
The authorities accused “some foreign media” of smearing the government’s response to a fire at a high-rise complex, saying: “Do not say you have not been warned.”
2025 Is Almost Over. What Just Happened?
5 December 2025 at 21:38
Ezra Klein answers your questions on the year’s political lessons, the struggles of young men and handling heat on the show.
Trump’s Xenophobic ‘Garbage’ Rant
4 December 2025 at 02:32
Readers criticize President Trump’s tirade against Somali immigrants. Also: A cruel deportee deal; beyond tech bans.
Trump to Close Voice of America’s Overseas Offices and Radio Stations
3 December 2025 at 11:34
The push to close the offices appears to contradict a federal judge’s order from April, which required Trump officials to resume operations at V.O.A.
Joe Kahn, New York Times Executive Editor, Answers Reader Questions
2 December 2025 at 18:03
We asked readers for their questions for The Times’s executive editor about how we cover the news and make judgment calls in our reporting and editing.
Olivia Nuzzi Isn’t Telling All
2 December 2025 at 14:00
Olivia Nuzzi doesn’t seem to recognize that her collaboration with Robert Kennedy was a grave professional betrayal.
I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain
2 December 2025 at 03:12
Jack Conte, the chief executive of Patreon, a platform for creators to monetize their art and content, outlines his vision for an internet that puts people, not ad revenues, first.
The Uneasy Mix of God and Country
30 November 2025 at 22:00
Readers respond to a column by David Brooks about Christian nationalism. Also: A hope for a different kind of president; a view of Meta as not a monopoly.
Larry Bushart Posted a Charlie Kirk Meme. He Went to Jail for 37 Days.
26 November 2025 at 18:03
The best way to honor Charlie Kirk is not to criminalize speech.
