‘Everyone’s in Sync’: Phone Ban on NYC Dance Floors Is Getting Rave Reviews

In the TikTok era, people were filming rather than dancing. “I’d rather live in the moment and feel the joy,” one reveler said.

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No Phones, Just Good Vibes on These Dance Floors

After club floors became stilted in the TikTok era, nightlife spaces in New York started to ban phones. “I’d rather live in the moment and feel the joy,” one reveler said.

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Adrien Nunez, the Brooklyn Basketball Star Who Became a Country Music Heartthrob

As a boy in Brooklyn, Adrien Nunez dreamed of playing in the N.B.A. He got close, but it turns out he had a gift for singing at the top of his lungs in his car.

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Australia Adds Twitch to Social Media Ban for Teens

Twitch, a livestreaming service popular with gamers, joins nine other platforms that will be required to remove Australian users under the age of 16.

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Yann LeCun, a Pioneering A.I. Scientist, Leaves Meta

Dr. LeCun’s departure follows a shake-up in Meta’s artificial intelligence efforts, as Mark Zuckerberg pushes his company to keep up in the tech race.

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How TikTok Helped Meta Land an Antitrust Victory

Silicon Valley has increasingly pointed at rapid digital changes to blunt government efforts to rein in its power.

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JD Vance, Not That One, Gets 2 Years in Prison for Threatening the Vice President

James Donald Vance Jr., of Grand Rapids, Mich., had also threatened President Trump, according to a criminal complaint.

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Meta Did Not Violate the Law When It Bought Instagram and WhatsApp, a Judge Rules

Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp did not illegally stifle competition in social networking, a judge found, a major win for the tech giant.

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Chess Grandmaster Faces Ethics Complaint After Death of Daniel Naroditsky

The International Chess Federation filed the complaint against Vladimir Kramnik, a former world champion who had insinuated that Daniel Naroditsky cheated.

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Jack Schlossberg, Scion of the Kennedy Family, Gives Politics a Try

As he prepares a congressional run, J.F.K.’s grandson admits, “I’m not for everybody.”

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