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"Wicked” composer Stephen Schwartz Said He Won’t Host Gala at the Trump-corrupted Kennedy Center
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/arts/st

Stephen Schwartz Criticizes Kennedy Center, Saying He Won’t Host Gala
The Washington National Opera said the “Wicked” composer was scheduled to host its annual event at the center this spring.

heise | Notensatz leicht gemacht: So arbeiten Sie mit MuseScore
Die Notationssoftware Finale hat der Entwickler eingestellt, Sibelius ist teuer – aber das kostenlose MuseScore hilft. Wir zeigen, wie es geht.
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Court docs: the US DOJ failed to tell a judge about a 1980 law protecting journalists when it sought to seize WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson's devices last month (Charlie Savage/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/poli

DOJ Failed to Address Press Law in Application to Search Washington Post Reporter’s Home
The Justice Department did not address a 1980 law that generally bars warrants for reporting material when it sought to seize a Washington Post reporter’s devices, an unsealed filing shows.

The SpaceX-xAI merger further intermingles Musk's companies, creates the most valuable private company in the world, and provides a financial lifeline to xAI (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/technology/spacex-xai-deal.html

Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI
The deal further intermingles Mr. Musk’s companies and creates the most valuable private company on earth.

China's desire to lead in cutting-edge AI is bumping against its aim to control it; Zhipu warned IPO investors about the burden of complying with 6 AI rules (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/business/china-ai-regulations.html

Move Fast, but Obey the Rules: China’s Vision for Dominating A.I.
Beijing wants to lead the world in developing cutting-edge artificial intelligence, but it also wants companies to adhere to an increasingly complex set of rules.

How food delivery is reshaping US mealtimes, as some users spend thousands; NRA data shows nearly 75% of 2024 restaurant orders were not eaten in a restaurant (Priya Krishna/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d…

How DoorDash and Other Food Delivery Apps Are Reshaping Mealtime in the U.S.
Almost three of every four restaurant orders in the U.S. weren’t eaten in a restaurant, according to recent data. We spoke to readers who are devoted to delivery but question the costs.

South Korean police arrest four over hacking 120K home security cameras, whose footage was used to make sexually exploitative material; one person made ~$12K (John Yoon/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/world/asia/south-korea-cameras-hacked.html…

120,000 Home Cameras Were Hacked for Sexual Videos, South Korean Police Say
The authorities arrested four people this week in the latest turn in the country’s effort to stop exploitative recordings

Michael and Susan Dell say they will deposit $250 in individual investment accounts for 25M kids, totaling $6.25B, comparing the gift to Dell's direct model (Nicholas Kulish/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/business/dell-children-trump-acco…

Michael and Susan Dell Pledge $6 Billion in Investment ‘Trump Accounts’ for Children
The tech billionaire and his wife hope other philanthropists follow their $6 billion lead in expanding the reach of soon-to-be-created “Trump accounts.”

A look at startups like AGI and Plato, which build replicas of websites to let AI agents learn to navigate and complete specific tasks, like booking flights (Cade Metz/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02…

Silicon Valley Builds Amazon and Gmail Copycats to Train A.I. Agents
Several new start-ups are building replicas of sites so A.I. can learn to use the internet and maybe replace white-collar workers.

An analysis of Waymo's data covering ~100M driverless miles across four US cities: Waymo cars have far lower crash rates per million miles than human drivers (Jonathan Slotkin/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o…

Opinion | The Medical Case for Self-Driving Cars
Compared to human drivers, Waymo cars were involved in 91 percent fewer crashes that resulted in serious injuries.