The economics of research and development. With Heidi Williams

What is the relationship between innovation spending and productivity?

World - Financial Times - October 28

OpenAI researchers develop new model that speeds up media generation by 50X

A pair of researchers at OpenAI has published a paper describing a new type of model — specifically, a new type of continuous-time consistency model (sCM) — that increases the speed at which ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 23

Israeli Strike Kills 3 Journalists in Southern Lebanon

The three worked for Lebanese news organizations, their employers said. Lebanon’s health ministry said they had been staying in a residence housing journalists.

World - The New York Times - October 26

As U.S. Election Looms, Biden Aides Struggle With Middle East Wars

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tried to get Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to envision a U.S.-backed plan for ending the war in Gaza, but there was no sign of progress.

World - The New York Times - October 26

Republic of Georgia’s Ruling Party Claims Election Victory

The Georgian Dream party won 54 percent of the vote, the electoral commission said Sunday, a result that critics of the government fear could derail the country’s pro-Western course.

World - The New York Times - October 27

At Vatican Synod, Women’s Issues Are Relegated to a Side Group

A meeting four years in the making said the ordination of women required further study, but it called for women to have more leadership roles, even in seminaries.

World - The New York Times - October 27

A Skeleton Bank of Understudied Species

With a new database of medical images, zoo and wildlife vets can finally see what healthy uncommon animals, from rhinos and tamarins to pangolins and sea stars, should look like on the inside.

World - The New York Times - October 26

Israel’s Strike Marks New Phase of Conflict, but Stops Short of All-Out War

Iran’s initial reaction suggested that the sides had once again averted an uncontrolled war, even if the prospect looms larger than ever.

World - The New York Times - October 27

Iran’s Leaders Stress Their Right to Respond to Israel’s Strikes

Iran’s supreme leader said Israel’s attack should not be “magnified or downplayed,” state media reported. U.S. and Israeli officials were expected to meet in Qatar for talks aimed at reviving ...

World - The New York Times - October 28

Behind the Tactical Gains Against Iran, a Longer-Term Worry

Experts inside and outside the Biden administration fear that Iran may conclude it has only one defense left: racing for an atomic weapon.

World - The New York Times - October 27

Here are the latest developments.

The court’s chief prosecutor had sought the arrests over war crimes in Gaza. The court also issued a warrant for Hamas’s military chief, Muhammad Deif, whom Israel has said it killed.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 hours ago

Politics is distorting economic data

Partisanship continues to pollute results of influential surveys of consumer and business sentiment

World - Financial Times - October 25

The best new books on economics

A sceptical view of the Chinese miracle, how AI could crash the economy — and tips for Rachel Reeves

World - Financial Times - October 28

The economic October surprise

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Consumers feel more confident ahead of Election Day A new survey shows that ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29