timef 05/16/2026
- Oysters, Champagne and Billionaires Buying Art nytimes.com2026-05-16 21:00:05
When the European Fine Art Foundation alights in Manhattan, it’s something like a billionaire version of the classic television game show “Supermarket Sweep.”
- U.S. Debt Is Now Bigger Than the Economy. That’s Not the Real Problem. nytimes.com2026-05-16 20:00:03
Washington quickly brushed off a startling milestone in a mounting problem.
- Did You Mean to Share That Selfie? What to Know About Instagram Instants. nytimes.com2026-05-16 17:01:49
Instagram’s new feature blasts photos to your mutual followers or close friends, immediately.
- Which Countries Are Profiting From the Iran War Oil Shock nytimes.com2026-05-16 17:01:30
An analysis of oil export data offers clues about which nations have benefited from higher prices, and which have lost a lot of revenue.
- Josh Tyrangiel book excerpt: How OpenAI and Khan Academy Made a Chatbot nytimes.com2026-05-16 17:01:00
Inside a collaboration to bring artificial intelligence into the classroom.
- How a ‘Model’ for Climate Migration Became a Cautionary Tale nytimes.com2026-05-16 17:00:42
The residents of Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana found safety after moving to higher ground. But the experience left some of them warning others facing relocation: ‘Don’t do it.’
- Political Money Is Flowing to Influencers. But From Whom? nytimes.com2026-05-16 17:00:08
Social media stars have become a magnet for campaigns and political groups that want to push priorities without disclosing where their money is going.
- OpenAI Bought Company That Offered A.I. Tools for Cloning Voices nytimes.com2026-05-16 08:33:55
The acquisition, Weights.gg, was a sort of social network for creating and sharing artificial intelligence algorithms.
- NPR Podcast Host Ramtin Arablouei Exits Amid Workplace Inquiry nytimes.com2026-05-16 04:21:57
Ramtin Arablouei, a co-host of “Throughline,” left the network after an employee made a human resources complaint about his behavior.
- Trump Administration Weighs $1.7 Billion Fund for Allies Investigated Under Biden nytimes.com2026-05-16 04:05:19
Critics denounced the highly unusual plan, which has yet to be finalized or approved, as a vast political slush fund financed by taxpayers.
- Michigan Battles Trump Over His Order to Keep an Old Coal Plant Running nytimes.com2026-05-16 02:18:25
The Trump administration broke the law, Michigan and others told a court, by declaring an “energy emergency” and forcing an aging coal-burning plant to keep operating.
- Stock Market Rally Confronts Inflation and Higher Interest Rates nytimes.com2026-05-16 01:04:35
Despite accelerating inflation and possible interest rate increases, the S&P 500 has posted a long weekly winning streak, driven by strong corporate earnings. Can it last?
