NotableIn defense of the Paramount-Warner deal. “The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of Warner’s CNN. There has been speculation about my politics, my loyalties, my intentions.” — David Ellison, the chief executive of Paramount Skydance The bridge that divides America and Canada. “Where little could stop Gordie Howe on the ice, the bridge named for him was unexpectedly slammed into the boards by Mr. Trump.” — Paul A. Eisenstein, a journalist who covers the auto industry What do dictators fear most? “Nicaragua’s democracy, which so many fought to secure for so long, dies with her determination to wear the presidential sash, no matter the cost.” — Gioconda Belli, the former president of PEN Nicaragua Spotlight
Who Should Represent Minnesota?Times Opinion convened a panel of experts to help voters make sense of the race. ICYMII helped run Lululemon. Companies need to stop kidding themselves about A.I. “This brings me to A.I. washing. The insidious cousin of A.I. wishing, it is when a company — under pressure to immediately show results — claims to be doing more with A.I. than it actually is.” — Julie Averill, a former chief information officer of Lululemon Listen (or Watch)
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