Nike and Coca-Cola Lobby Against Xinjiang Forced Labor Bill (Published 2020)
Business groups and major companies like Apple have been pressing Congress to alter legislation cracking down on imports of goods made with forced labor from persecuted Muslim minorities in China. Demonstrators rallying last month in support of the measure in Washington. Lobbyists have argued that the act’s requirements could wreak havoc on supply chains that are deeply embedded in China.Credit...
Who Made That Coffee Lid? (Published 2013)
In the late 1970s, when you ordered coffee to go, you usually had to tear a hole in the plastic lid if you wanted to drink through it. This maneuver was so awkward that you risked burning your hand. So in the 1980s, a number of food-packaging engineers tried to fix the problem. William and Kenneth Dart, of the Dart Container Corporation, created one of the first of a new breed of coffee-cup lids,
The Real Threat of ‘Joker’ Is Hiding in Plain Sight (Published 2019)
Joaquin Phoenix as the title character in “Joker.”Credit...Warner Bros. This article contains spoilers for “Joker.” Before “Joker” opened last weekend, much was being made of how its tale of a murderous villain echoed news stories of mass shooters and incel threats, and how the film might encourage unbalanced viewers to commit acts of violence. As it turned out, it mainly inspired audiences to ope
Amazon’s Homegrown Chips Threaten Silicon Valley Giant Intel - The New York Times
Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon’s cloud computing service. Amazon is now building its own chip for its servers, giving the company new leverage over its longtime supplier, Intel.Credit...David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer and largest cloud-computing company, is pushing into a new line of work: computer chips. Late last month, the company, based in
Hanyu Falls Twice, but Still Wins Gold (Published 2014)
After a world record-setting short program performance, Yuzuru Hanyu, a teenager from Japan, fell twice in his free skate but still prevailed. Hanyu fell on the quadruple salchow. Composite image by The New York Times Yuzuru Hanyu Total score: 280.09 Hanyu became the first skater to break 100 points in a short program after receiving high marks for all his jumps, including a quadruple toe loop. Bu
Outsider Whose Dark, Lyrical Vision Helped Shape Rock ’n’ Roll (Published 2013)
Lou Reed, the singer, songwriter and guitarist whose work with the Velvet Underground in the 1960s had a major influence on generations of rock musicians, and who remained a powerful if polarizing force for the rest of his life, died on Sunday at his home in Amagansett, N.Y., on Long Island. He was 71. The cause was liver disease, said Dr. Charles Miller of the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where Mr.
A Hardware Renaissance in Silicon Valley (Published 2012)
It’s not that software is any less important in Silicon Valley. One reason for the rise of hardware is that it is now so tightly integrated with software. Apple has taught a generation of product designers that an electronic device isn’t much without specially designed software that makes it a joy to use. Instead, any designer now has the ability to quickly experiment with new product designs usin
What Is It About 20-Somethings? (Published 2010)
Credit...ROW 1, left to right: Annie Ling, Jen Davis, Latoya Ruby Frazier, Elizabeth Weinberg. ROW 2: Dru Donovan (1,2,4); Marvin Orellana (3). ROW 3: David Wright, Latoya Ruby Frazier, Jen Davis, Annie Ling. Why are so many people in their 20s taking so long to grow up? This question pops up everywhere, underlying concerns about “failure to launch” and “boomerang kids.” Two new sitcoms feature gr
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