The internet erupted in controversy over Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleaguesβ claim of a microbe thriving on arsenic. Nearly 15 years later, sheβs pursuing new research on the boundaries of life.
Ryan Mac and Kate Conger, two New York Times technology reporters who together wrote a book about what happened when Elon Musk bought Twitter, explain some of his tactics.
Federal agencies have offered exits to millions of employees and tested the prowess of engineers β just like when Elon Musk bought Twitter. The similarities have been uncanny.
As Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans have embraced President Trump and muffled internal dissent at their companies, their mostly left-leaning employees have objected with subtle acts of defiance.
The former Brazilian president, squeezed by criminal investigations, looks to the United States to shift his nationβs politics β and maybe keep him a free man.
Mr. Musk has fallen out with prominent right-wing Americans who say they are worried that their agenda may be sidelined in favor of his own β and that he is willing to silence them on X.
In a barrage of posts rife with misinformation, he revived questions about a child sex abuse scandal, vilified the prime minister and defended a jailed far-right agitator.
President-elect Donald J. Trumpβs picks for the F.C.C. and F.T.C. have vowed to remove censorship online. That conflicts with European regulators who are pushing for stricter moderation.