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‘Alan’s Universe’ Shows What It Might Look Like to Win at YouTube

As Gen Alpha’s attention drifts from TV and movies, video creators like Alan Chikin Chow are eager to fill the void.

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

Who Is Andrew Ferguson, the FTC Chairman Who Tilted the Agency to Trump?

9 December 2025 at 12:53
Andrew Ferguson has used the Federal Trade Commission’s consumer protection mandate to investigate issues important to President Trump and his base.

© Al Drago for The New York Times

Andrew Ferguson, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing in May.

The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley

27 November 2025 at 08:10
Paulina Borsook’s “Cyberselfish,” which offered dire predictions about the tech world’s love for libertarianism, is finding fans. It only took 25 years.

© Bryan Meltz for The New York Times

Paulina Borsook in Berkeley, Calif. Her 1999 book, “Cyberselfish,” was largely ignored and written off as overly skeptical of Silicon Valley at the time.

The Young Women Grappling With an ‘Old Man’s Disease’

11 November 2025 at 16:21
Diagnosed with A.L.S., they traded stories, drank tequila and made grim jokes at a unique annual gathering on Cape Cod.

© Lucy Lu for The New York Times

Leah Stavenhagen, now 32, started Her A.L.S. Story in 2021, two years after she herself was diagnosed with A.L.S., because she wanted to connect with other young women with the disease. A BiPAP machine helps her breathe.

Riding the Wild Wave of Crypto Coverage

10 October 2025 at 03:00
David Yaffe-Bellany, a technology reporter who has covered the cryptocurrency industry since 2022, has come to embrace learning on the fly.

© Erika P. Rodriguez for The New York Times

Sam Bankman-Fried, left, at a cryptocurrency conference in 2022. He was convicted in 2023 of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy.
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