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Confidential computing's core trust mechanism is broken. The fix may not exist
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 +0200
Attested TLS: the handshake that can't prove who's on the other end

NASA says it will isolate volunteers from the outside world for a year
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 +0200
There might also be a downside

David Potter, the man who put Psion in the palm of your hand, logs off at 82
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0200
Physicist, philanthropist, and pioneer of pocket computers, SSDs, smartphones
 and duvets

Amazon Leo constellation nears 400 satellites as broadband launch looms
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0200
Online emporium's Starlink rival says it will start service later this year as another 29 birds reach orbit

AdaptHealth says attackers sweet-talked their way into cloud systems and stole patient data
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0200
Third-party contractor compromise exposed health information and insurance billing passwords

Startup targets datacenters with 3D-printed nuclear reactor module
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0200
Fancy a thorium microreactor capable of delivering up to 30 MWe of juice for up to 30 years?

NetNut cracked as Google and FBI target 2 million-device botnet
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0200
Other residential proxy brands may rely on the same network

AI bills are baffling the C-suite after shift to usage-based pricing
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0200
KPMG finds nearly a third of execs struggle to understand costs as companies rethink deployments

EU appears to find datacenter emissions easier to offset than lobbyists
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0200
Report says proposed rewrite gives operators more freedom to shop around for a greener grade

Databricks unifies OLTP and OLAP, depending on what counts as a copy
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0200
LTAP architecture does some clever engineering beneath a debatable marketing pitch

User swore hacker called General Failure had invaded his PC
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0200
Maybe they were looking for Private Data

Failed blockchain project ends with big fine for fibs about it being on track
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0200
A final humiliation for Australia’s Securities Exchange and its attempts to run a bourse on distributed ledgers

Amazon’s Mechanical Turk to stop accepting new customers – and not even AI can save it
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0200
Workers who use OG crowdsourcing platform say AWS is closing accounts

In a volatile world, a consistent sustainability policy is critical
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0200
SPONSORED FEATURE: ZTE unveils 2025 milestones

Dev says Google warned him about account hijack– then charged him $11,000 anyway
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0200
Left hand, meet right hand

Startup sues Palo Alto Networks' Koi Security, saying an AI-hallucinated report falsely linked it to Chinese espionage
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0200
MeetingTV wants to see the evidence

Nvidia floats double-dipping datacenter financing scheme
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0200
What's better than getting paid once? Getting paid twice of course

Companies that add more AI also add more people
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0200
But doing so doesn't necessarily meet business needs

Smooth AI criminal drives 'first' end-to-end agentic ransomware attack
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0200
Don't count on the LLM to return your data - even if you pay up

SoftBank enters the rent-a-GPU race as America looks for support for AI training
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0200
Japanese giant needs to find some use for that 10 GW US server farm it is building

Vim text editor game teaches you keyboard shortcuts with ice cream delivery
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0200
Browser game teaches Vim's famously unintuitive movement commands to keep your hands on the keyboard

SAP snaps wallet shut for travel and hiring so it can keep shoveling cash into AI
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0200
Enterprise software giant confirms it's 'applying discipline' when it comes to hiring and business trips as tries to keep pace

Ctrl+Alt+Oops: FortiBleed criminal's logins stitch two gangs together
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0200
Researchers scoured logs, finding opsec fail for at least one person who was working with INC and Lynx simultaneously

Microsoft said exploitation was 'less likely' ... but CISA just added SharePoint RCE to KEV list
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0200
Attackers need little more than a valid SharePoint account to execute code on vulnerable on-prem servers

Pacemaker manufacturer Medtronic warns patients cybercrooks may have swiped health data
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0200
Company that also makes insulin pumps and other devices tells users what was exposed months after ShinyHunters attack

India gives WhatsApp three days to defend username rollout amid security fears
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0200
Government of the messenger's largest market demands a pause while Meta explains how it plans to stop impersonators

Oracle E-Business Suite was under attack via critical flaw before the public exploit code was even released
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0200
Attackers appear to have reverse-engineered Big Red's patch

Connect, disconnect, or just have a lovely beer
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0200
Seeking a deeper meaning to a network error

UN warns of need for global governance to avoid an AI-pocalypse
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0200
Capabilities are racing ahead of rules to ensure tech is used safely and responsibly, Scientific Panel argues

Hackers shoveled snow for company, were rewarded with network admin access
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0200
Fortunately, they were professional red teamers. Unfortunately, they pwned the network

Trouble keeps finding Supermicro as strange server shipments attract police attention in Taiwan and Singapore
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0200
Alleged illicit GPU movements lead to seizure of $42 million house

New humanoid robots from China look like creepy pop star action figures– complete with slightly dodgy lip-synch
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0200
They're 90 percent human in some ways, can provide daily companionship psychological support

Oracle outlines all the ways it could lose the farm it bet on AI
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0200
Risk factors galore

EvilTokens device-code phishing kit totally more evil than we all thought
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0200
It's a 'complete BEC operations environment,' Talos researcher says

Claude Sonnet 5.0 heads straight down the middle of the road to dodge controversy
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0200
Safer, cheaper, and nothing to do with cybersecurity

Anthropic is removing its covert code for catching Chinese competitors
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0200
Oh, yeah, we've been meaning to disable our secret steganography system

Godot says bye bye AI, bans vibe-coded contributions
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0200
'We can’t trust heavy users of AI to understand their code enough to fix it,' say maintainers who previously called the flood of vibe-coded pull requests 'demoralizing'

Somebody told DeepSeek to build in-browser ransomware and it gleefully complied
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0200
'The original incomplete DeepSeek sample can be transformed into a fully functional attack with minimal effort,' Check Point researcher tells The Reg

An artificial cell with a full lifecycle has been created for the first time
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0200
SpudCell can feed, divide, and even outcompete its siblings. It's not truly alive, its creator tells us, but it could still transform the bioengineering world

AI search could kill the web without new quality signals and revenue models
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0200
Penance payments to websites for failing to forward traffic aren't enough

Red teamers turned Claude Desktop into a double agent to do their evil bidding
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0200
People trust their AI assistants and it's easy to abuse this trust

NASA unsure Boeing Starliner will ever be certified for human flight
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0200
Inspector General's report says time is running out for the Calamity Capsule

When backups aren't enough: the case for real disaster recovery
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0200
PARTNER CONTENT: The gap between having a backup and actually recovering from a disaster is wider than most IT teams realize

Microsoft lets Azure Linux 4 out of the cloud in downloadable ISO form
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0200
Fedora-derived server distro is ready for local testing, but production deployments should wait

Cloudflare to block cynical search-and-scrape bots from ad-supported web pages
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0200
Some crawlers gather data for both search and AI training, so when publishers block them to protect content they risk disappearning from search results ...

DRAM it! Cheap PCs being priced out of existence as memory cost bites
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0200
AI server gold rush leaves budget laptops starving for chips as sub-$500 machines down nearly a fifth stateside

Citrix says it's back as a mainstream server virtualization player that won't send scary bills
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0200
But also claims XenServer 9 is great in the DaaS niche it retreated to a decade back

Brit competition cops fast-trackÂŁ2B borging of Netomnia into Openreach challenger
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0200
Liberty Global, TelefĂłnica, and InfraVia have grand designs on the UK fiber market

Purism launches supersized 16-inch laptop for buyers who put privacy before price
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0200
Kill switches, Coreboot, and PureOS target the security-conscious with deep pockets

Boffins peg narcissistic leadership as the real driver behind 'return to office' demands
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0200
It's not about productivity; it's about bosses missing their daily ego fix

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NY Times Arts/Music:




Perilous and Preposterous,‘Cliffhanger’ Brought Stallone Back From the Brink
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 +0000
Renny Harlin’s high-altitude thriller starring Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow was peak early 1990s action extravagance.

Readers Pick the Definitive Films That Capture America
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 +0000
Though“Idiocracy” and “The Godfather” topped their list, the sheer range of suggestions shows how there are many ways to understand the country.

‘Human Vapor’ Review: Netflix Remakes a Japanese Sci-Fi Curio
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 +0000
The director Ishiro Honda took a break from Godzilla with a villain who could turn himself into a cloud of gas. A new series pipes him into the 21st century.

Catherine Laga’aia, ‘Moana’ Star, on the Funniest Podcast Episode Ever
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 +0000
“I would just watch it, replay it, watch it, replay it,” the “Moana” star said.

Vicki Gunvalson on Her‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ Return
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0000
When Vicki Gunvalson signed on for“The Real Housewives of Orange County” 20 years ago, no one knew she’d become a quintessential reality TV star.

How Pierre Coffin Breathed New Life Into the Minions Franchise With‘Minions&Monsters’
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0000
The director Pierre Coffin, who also voices the yellow chaos agents, wasn’t interested in returning. Then a producer suggested an idea he couldn’t resist.

4 Funny Specials for a Long Hot Holiday Weekend
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0000
Nikki Glaser, Ryan Hamilton, Ali Siddiq and Ophira Eisenberg take very different approaches to their new hours, but all deliver the goods.

A Return to the Familiar at Lincoln Center’s New Dance Festival
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0000
While it was good to see again Rachid Ouramdane’s moving duet from a decade ago, Akram Khan’s new piece was unconvincing.

A Poet for Everyone, Even Those Who Don’t Read Poetry
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0000
The film“Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World” works best when it illuminates her work, whose fans include Stephen Colbert and Oprah Winfrey.

New York Gallery Surrenders 20 Artifacts Thought Looted From Cambodia
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
The Madison Avenue business turned over stone statues and other items that it had purchased from an art dealer accused of trafficking in illicit objects.

Swifties Delight in Taylor’s Wedding Day
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
Fans see, in the pop star, reflections of their own lives: hope, heartbreak and now, finally, happiness.

Plans for Unrealized‘Trump Castle’ Surface 40 Years Later
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
The 800-foot-tall residential development was designed by the architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, but scrapped before construction. An archivist saved the rough draft.

Potent Art Lets‘We, the People’ Reflect on America’s Past and Present
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
The New York Public Library has filled its top floor with a bold account of contemporary artists coming to terms with the state of our nation.

Representative Joyce Beatty Still Celebrating Victory in Kennedy Center Legal Battle
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 +0000
Representative Joyce Beatty, Democrat of Ohio, said her lawsuit challenging the president’s changes to the performing arts center was a fight for justice.

Why‘There Will Be Blood’ Is the Most American Movie
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 +0000
The New York Times Film Critic, Alissa Wilkinson, breaks down how Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2007 epic deconstructs and exemplifies American ideals.

Why Loving Good-Bad Movies Feels All Good
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 +0000
A pop culture reporter explains why she revels in debating movies that cross the line from bad to sublime.

Photos: See Outside Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Wedding at MSG
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 +0000
The couple’s private celebration created a public spectacle outside Madison Square Garden.

Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0000
This month’s recommendations include a dreamscape space opera, a dark time-travel diner comedy and an existential alien thriller.

5 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0000
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

The Most Lavish Celebrity Weddings, From the Royals to Taylor Swift
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0000
We hear the couple has plans this weekend in New York City, as they look for their ever after.

John Byrne, an‘X-Men’ Artist, Returns to Rewrite the Story His Way
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0000
After creative differences led him to step away from the characters that made him famous decades ago, John Byrne calls“Elsewhen” his swan song. He’s not going quietly.

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in July
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
A science-fiction thriller with political overtones and a new version of“Little House on the Prairie” are among this month’s most promising titles.

Robert Kimball, Who Helped Uncover a Trove of Broadway History, Dies at 86
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
He excavated a treasure hoard of manuscripts by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers and others that were found in a warehouse in Secaucus, N.J.

Gary Glitter Is Charged With Assaulting a Young Girl in the 1970s
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
British prosecutors have charged the singer with multiple counts of indecent assault of a minor, including one of unlawful sex.

Herbert Lust, Collector Who Befriended Giacometti, Dies at 99
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
He gravitated toward the work of artists he knew personally, like Alexander Calder and Robert Indiana, in amassing an unusual, important collection.

Is There Life Out Here?
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
Doug Aitken’s sprawling, elusive video installation asks a lot of questions about contemporary L.A. and its environs, and it’s smart enough not to answer them.

Fewer Visitors, More Threats: A New Reality for Europe’s Jewish Museums
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
Museum directors say they are facing a frustrating misconception: that cultural institutions funded by local taxpayers are somehow associated with Israel.

How, and Why, We’re Covering Taylor Swift’s (Maybe) Wedding
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
About two dozen reporters and editors from several desks are leading The Times’s coverage of the anticipated festivities in Manhattan this week.

‘Lockbox’ Review: A Demonic Combination
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
This silly supernatural thriller about a fiendish shape shifter leaves coherence and clarity behind.

‘Young Washington’ Review: Not the Campaigns You Had in Mind
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
Before the presidency. Before Yorktown. There was
 George, the land surveyor.

America in Video Games: The Oregon Trail and Postapocalyptic Vegas
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
Other outstanding efforts reimagine the American Revolution, the pioneers’ westward migration and the Great Depression.

In These Thrillers, Vacations Go Very, Very Wrong
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
The best-selling author Gillian McAllister recommends novels that blend escapist settings with pulse-pounding intrigue and bloody murder.

In‘Basura,’ Gloria and Emily Estefan Found a New Rhythm
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
The mother and daughter spent years composing the songs and the score for the show.“In every mother-daughter relationship, it’s complicated,” Gloria Estefan said.

Gertrude Abercrombie: Good Witch of the American Absurd
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
In Milwaukee, two art exhibitions relish the strangeness of this studious eccentric who saw in inanimate objects an odd force of will.

How Trump Made‘Y.M.C.A.’ His Anthem, Despite the Village People and Victor Willis’s Mixed Feelings
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
On social media, he said the Village People’s lead singer, Victor Willis, was with him “right from the beginning.” But the president has a more complicated history with the group.

The Good List: 7 Things to Add Joy to Your Day
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
Old menus, vivid lightning and Richard Grant sniffing things.

How JD Vance Helped bell hooks Back Onto the Best-Seller List
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
A grass-roots campaign urged readers to buy copies of the Black feminist writer’s 2002 book “Communion” before Vice President JD Vance’s book of the same name hit shelves.

Chris Brown’s Former Housekeeper Awarded $13 Million in Dog Mauling
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
The housekeeper said in her lawsuit that a dog weighing more than 200 pounds had“savagely” bitten her at the singer’s California home in 2020.

A New Era at the Montpellier Dance Festival
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
The Montpellier dance festival, with new directors for the first time in more than 40 years, featured the wildly popular (La)Horde.

Michael Byrne, British Stage Actor, Dies at 86
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
He had a long career in theater, and several small roles in big movies, including“Force 10 From Navarone” and “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.”

8 Essential Songs Produced by Tay Keith
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
The Memphis-born producer, who died in June at 29, brought deceptively soulful moodiness to some of the biggest rap hits of the past decade.

Kerry Washington, Cat Cohen and RaĂșl Esparza Star in Off Broadway Shows in July
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
Kerry Washington and Kara Young pay tribute to Whoopi Goldberg, while RaĂșl Esparza takes on Shakespeare in the Park.

The Best Movies and Shows Streaming in July 2026:‘Elle,’ ‘Silo’ and More
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
“Elle” and “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland” arrive, and new “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” and “Silo” seasons begin.

Canada Will Compete in Eurovision Song Contest
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
The country’s national broadcaster confirmed that it is joining the world’s most popular singing contest next year. Some fans are urging it to send a star like Shania Twain.

Victor Willis, Lead Singer of the Village People, Dies at 74
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 +0000
Often performing dressed as a helmeted police officer, he also co-wrote the group’s biggest hits, including “Y.M.C.A.” and “Macho Man.”

Slate’s ‘Culture Gabfest’ Signs Off After 18 Years
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
The podcast, which helped spawn the chat-show genre, aired its last episode Wednesday.

She Grew Up Loving‘Legally Blonde.’ Now She’s Elle Woods.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
Lexi Minetree beat out 5,000 other actors to play the teenage heroine of“Elle,” a prequel series. She shares many qualities with her can-do character.

The 10 Most Mind-Altering Theater Moments of 2026 (So Far)
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
Our critic chose 10 moments from the theatrical year that shifted her thinking.

‘Minions&Monsters’ Review: Third Time’s the Charm
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
The latest film of the wildly successful spinoff franchise ushers the Minions into a new era of cultural ubiquity, while bringing some new creative juice.

‘Enola Holmes 3’ Review: A Kidnapping in Malta
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
Millie Bobby Brown shines as Sherlock’s younger sister in the playful third movie of this popular franchise.

America, Onscreen
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
Ten writers on the films that get at the hopes, dreams, heartbreak and hilarity of the U.S.A. as it turns 250.

30 Fun Things to Do in N.Y.C. in July
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0000
This month brings the nation’s 250th birthday bash, “Les Miserables,” Mark Morris, the World Cup final, Jay-Z at Yankee Stadium and nine nights of Bon Jovi.

Sandra Boynton’s Best Books: A Guide
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
An introduction to a living genius of children’s literature for the adults who will inevitably read her on repeat.

How the Museum of Ice Cream and Other Companies Woo Visitors From Art Institutions
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
As arts institutions struggle to increase attendance, entertainment centers marketed as museums are wooing those who once might have gone to view art.

John Loring, Longtime Design Director at Tiffany&Company, Dies at 86
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
One of the country’s influential tastemakers, he oversaw the rapid expansion of Tiffany in the midst of seismic shifts in luxury retail.

7 Songs Recorded Live at Madison Square Garden
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
Hear tracks from Johnny Cash, Barbra Streisand and Billy Joel.

It’s Soccer, but Set to Disco. And May the Best Dancers Win.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
“Discofoot,” a dance showdown and soccer game played to disco hits, originated in France. Last weekend, in honor of the World Cup, it had its U.S. premiere.

Three Great Documentaries to Stream
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
This month’s picks check the pulse of 1960s Paris, explore David Hockney’s artistry and paint an intimate portrait of mortality.

‘Birthright’ Stages a Thrillingly Complex Conversation on Conversation Itself
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
Jonathan Spector’s ambitious drama about six Jewish friends and their shifting relationship with Israel stretches over three hours and nearly two decades.

Blake Lively Seeks $8 Million in Legal Bills in Dispute With Justin Baldoni
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
After the actress settled her retaliation claims, a judge granted her fees for one part of the sprawling Hollywood case.

With New Seizures, Value of the Met’s Looted Artifacts Tops $95 Million
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
The Manhattan district attorney’s office said it secured the return of dozens of ancient artifacts in June, after a process that the museum described as collaborative.

When Sly Stone Got Married at M.S.G., He Had 20,000 Fans There With Him
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
A celebrity wedding at the New York arena? The funk and soul star did just that in 1974.

Jennifer Nettles on Her New Musical,‘Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo’
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
The Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles has written and is starring in a so-called“pop-eretta” titled “Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo.”

NY Times Obituaries:




Victoria Cruz, Veteran of the Trans Rights Movement, Dies at 79
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0000
She was at the Stonewall Inn on the night of its 1969 police raid, and she later became a forceful advocate for survivors of anti-trans violence.

David S. Doty, Judge Who Helped Shape the Modern N.F.L., Dies at 96
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0000
He presided over the 1993 agreement that led to free agency and the salary cap, and for years oversaw the league’s disputes with its players.

Artur Dmitriev, Two-Time Olympic Pairs Skating Champion, Dies at 58
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 +0000
He won gold medals in 1992 and 1998, and was known for his dynamic power, elegance and charisma.

Robert Kimball, Who Helped Uncover a Trove of Broadway History, Dies at 86
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
He excavated a treasure hoard of manuscripts by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers and others that were found in a warehouse in Secaucus, N.J.

Herbert Lust, Collector Who Befriended Giacometti, Dies at 99
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
He gravitated toward the work of artists he knew personally, like Alexander Calder and Robert Indiana, in amassing an unusual, important collection.

Charles H. Townsend Dies at 82; Led Condé Nast During Digital Transition
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
By 2016, when he retired from the parent company of glossy magazines like Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, print was seriously struggling.

Rosemary M. Collyer, Judge in F.B.I. and GuantĂĄnamo Bay Cases, Dies at 80
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 +0000
From her seat on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, she criticized the way the F.B.I. had sought to wiretap an aide to President Donald Trump.

Victor Willis, Lead Singer of the Village People, Dies at 74
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 +0000
Often performing dressed as a helmeted police officer, he also co-wrote the group’s biggest hits, including “Y.M.C.A.” and “Macho Man.”

Michael Byrne, British Stage Actor, Dies at 86
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
He had a long career in theater, and several small roles in big movies, including“Force 10 From Navarone” and “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.”

John Loring, Longtime Design Director at Tiffany&Company, Dies at 86
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
One of the country’s influential tastemakers, he oversaw the rapid expansion of Tiffany in the midst of seismic shifts in luxury retail.

Judah Gribetz, Key Negotiator in New York City’s Fiscal Crisis, Dies at 97
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
A top aide to Gov. Hugh L. Carey in the 1970s, he was an influential figure in talks between the governor and Abraham D. Beame, the mayor, as the city faced financial collapse.

Courtney Sale Ross, Founder and Funder of a Quirky School, Dies at 78
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
Instead of home-schooling her daughter, she spent hundreds of millions of dollars building an idiosyncratic educational institution in the Hamptons.

Abdul Ahad Momand, Only Afghan to Fly in Space, Is Dead
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
A pilot in the Afghan Air Force, he was recruited for the Soviet space program. His 1988 flight took place as the Soviets were fighting a war in his country.

George Gresham, Health Care Union Powerhouse, Dies at 71
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
Until he lost an election last year amid accusations of self-enrichment, he was a longtime influential force in Democratic politics in New York.

Les Mills, Olympian Who Founded Fitness Chain, Dies at 91
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
A New Zealand Olympian, he started a small gym in Auckland that grew into a worldwide chain.

Philippe Stern, Heir to the Patek Philippe Watch Brand, Dies at 88
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 +0000
In an era of electronic timepieces, he marketed $40,000 handmade watches as status symbols, breathing new life into a struggling industry.

Mignon Dunn, Mezzo-Soprano Known for‘Carmen,’ Dies at 98
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
Growing up in Arkansas, she dreamed of singing at the Metropolitan Opera. She did so more than 650 times over 35 years.

L.G.B.T.Q. Figures Who Shaped History From the Margins
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 +0000
Their names may not be familiar, but they helped define queer art, activism and storytelling as we know it today.

Tony Brown, Host of Public Affairs Show Aimed at Black Audiences, Dies at 93
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 +0000
On“Tony Brown’s Journal,” he interviewed guests like Jesse Jackson and Lena Horne, and made programming decisions by asking himself, “Will it help Black people?”

Colette Shulman, Soviet Analyst With On-the-Ground Insights, Dies at 94
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 +0000
She arrived in Moscow in 1955, two years after Stalin’s death, and spent several years as a journalist covering major events and ordinary Soviet lives.