The New York Times — page 16

The Mic Is On. So Is Live Auto-Tune.

As audiences demand perfection from live performances, pitch correction technology has become an increasingly common way for singers to deliver.

The New York Times•Malia Mendez11 Sept

To Drill or Not to Drill? Britain Nears Decision on Aging North Sea Oil Fields.

Britain is considering expanding fossil fuel production at the risk of undermining its climate goals.

The New York Times•Lisa Friedman11 Sept

Dopamine Sites Sell Nothing, and People Cannot Get Enough

Digital spaces that simulate indulgences like shopping and ordering food have taken off worldwide. Experts in human behavior say there are real reasons for their appeal.

The New York Times•Ephrat Livni11 Sept

Elon Musk Has Pledged to Rid His Platform, X, of Child Sexual Abuse, but It Persists

Reviews by the Canadian Center for Child Protection and The New York Times found that explicit images of children remain on the social media site owned by Elon Musk.

The New York Times•Kate Conger and Michael H. Keller11 Sept

As Russia Again Draws Near, a Frontline City Fears Obliteration This Time

The Ukrainian city of Izium still bears the scars of Russian occupation from four years ago. As Moscow’s forces approach, residents are bracing for the worst.

The New York Times•Cassandra Vinograd, Oleksandr Chubko and Finbarr O’Reilly11 Sept

The Ezra Klein Show: The A.I. Revolt Is Here

The A.I. giants weren’t prepared for this.

The New York Times•Ezra Klein and Rollin Hu11 Sept

Oil Keeps Rising and Diesel Hits $6 a Gallon as Middle East Tensions Mount

Prices for the fuel jumped to a new high over mounting fears that the fighting between the United States and Iran could expand into a full-scale war.

The New York Times•Gregory Schmidt11 Sept

Organizers of Hong Kong Vigils for Tiananmen Massacre Sentenced to Prison

Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho were given lengthy prison sentences under a national security law imposed on the city by Beijing.

The New York Times•Tiffany May11 Sept

Trump’s Grand Midterm Convention Finale: ‘I’m a Little Bit Tired of Politics’

The president made clear as his midterm convention wrapped up that he wants to carry his party through a tough midterms. He just won’t go too far out of his way to do it.

The New York Times•Katie Rogers11 Sept

Vance, Eying 2028, Relishes the Spotlight at Trump’s Convention

The vice president, widely seen as a potential White House candidate, sought to use his speech in Dallas to show a more personal side to the MAGA faithful.

The New York Times•Tyler Pager11 Sept

7 Takeaways From the Republican Midterm Convention

On the second night of the Republican gathering in Dallas, Vice President JD Vance was the headliner. But President Trump returned to center stage.

The New York Times•Shane Goldmacher and Lisa Lerer11 Sept

Why Emerging Powers Keep Joining BRICS, Even When They Disagree

Leaders of emerging economies meet in New Delhi this weekend, but global conflicts and soaring energy prices threaten to undermine unity.

The New York Times•Tiffany May, Yeganeh Torbati, David Pierson and Valerie Hopkins11 Sept

At BRICS Summit, China and India Vie for Influence

China sees the group as a vehicle for challenging American power. India wants to keep the group broad enough to avoid choosing sides.

The New York Times•David Pierson and Alex Travelli11 Sept

“Think of it: $22 trillion coming into this country.”

The New York Times•Linda Qiu11 Sept

“We delivered the largest tax cuts in American history.”

The New York Times•Linda Qiu11 Sept

“I built almost 2,000 miles of wall.”

The New York Times•Linda Qiu11 Sept

“Now we’re cutting your prices by 50, 60, 70, 80 and, a couple of cases, 90 percent.”

The New York Times•Linda Qiu11 Sept

“We have banned corporate tycoons from buying up our housing stock because we hold the simple belief that American homes ought to go to the American people.”

The New York Times•Linda Qiu11 Sept

“Under Donald Trump’s leadership, we’ve created one million new jobs. And unlike the last administration, where most of the job growth went to illegal aliens, 100 percent of the job growth in the United States of America is going to American citizens, which is exactly where it belongs.”

The New York Times•Linda Qiu11 Sept

“When Medicaid programs for homeless or expecting mothers in states like Minnesota and Wisconsin, they began to fall apart because the money that you had paid to support those expectant mothers was going to fraudsters. Here’s what the Democrats did: They refused to prosecute the crime.”

The New York Times•Linda Qiu11 Sept