Who Is Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s New C.E.O.?
SAN FRANCISCO — When Jack Dorsey, then Twitter’s executive chairman, pushed the company to build out its machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities in 2014,...
Lionel Messi Wins Record Seventh Ballon d’Or
Some of the most illustrious names in soccer’s long history only managed to win the Ballon d’Or, the sport’s most prestigious individual prize, once. George...
Omicron Has Scary Mutations. That Doesn’t Mean They Work Well Together
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has alarmed many scientists because of the sheer number of genetic mutations it carries — about 50 in all,...
After the Floods, British Columbia Picks Up the Pieces
Washed-out roads and destroyed bridges are just some of the devastation afflicting residents of the western province and could signal what climate change will bring...
Jack Dorsey Expected to Step Down as C.E.O. of Twitter
Mr. Dorsey, who will remain on Twitter’s board until its next election in 2022, stressed that he had made the decision to leave and had...
Antiviral Covid-19 Pills Are Coming. Will There Be Enough Tests?
Still, the antiviral pills raise the stakes of a missed diagnosis, said Susan Butler-Wu, a clinical microbiologist at the Keck School of Medicine of the...
Black Eyed Peas frontman defies Israel boycott calls
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am said Monday that politics don’t dictate his actions, with pressure from pro-Palestinian activists unable to deter him...
Pentagon: few changes to U.S. overseas military ‘footprint’
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of study, the Pentagon has decided no immediate major changes are needed in the global positioning of U.S. forces, although...
South Africa Officials See ‘No Red Flags Yet’ on Omicron Variant
Officials said that while they need more data to be sure, existing treatments and precautions seem to be effective against the Omicron variant. Source: New...
Xiomara Castro Vows New Era for Hondurus but Is Tied to Past
MEXICO CITY — The Honduras opposition candidate, Xiomara Castro, inched closer to an astounding presidential victory on Monday, promising a new era of democratic inclusion...