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Over the past few weeks, millions of people have rushed to download a new type of artificial intelligence app — agents. They are useful, kind of cute and need your most sensitive personal information to work.
Eli Tan, a reporter who covers technology for The New York Times, opened up his life to Muse, Meta’s A.I. agent. He explained what happened next.
Guest: Eli Tan, a reporter covering the technology industry for The New York Times.
Background reading:
Muse, Meta’s new A.I. agent, can send your emails and book your travel.
Eli Tan said he “was blown away” by Muse after using it to perform dozens of day-to-day tasks.
Photo: Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times

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A new set of polls from The New York Times finds that Democratic candidates are doing remarkably well in the Republican-leaning states that they need to win to gain control of the U.S. Senate in next month’s midterm elections.
They are doing less well in the blue states that, in theory, should be easier to win.
Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The Times, offers his idea of what is behind the numbers.
Guest: Nate Cohn, The New York Times’s chief political analyst.
Background reading:
Polls suggested that Hispanic voters, whose support helped propel President Trump to the White House in 2024, would largely support the Democratic Party this time.
Senator Susan Collins of Maine led polls for the first time since Graham Platner dropped out of the race in July.
Photo: Ash Adams for The New York Times

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If you dine out regularly, you might have noticed some changes in restaurants over the past few years. Perhaps you’ve found yourself ordering at a counter, scanning a QR code to see the menu, or eating … a lot more soft serve.
These changes aren’t just trends. Brett Anderson, a New York Times food reporter, says they are restaurant owners’ desperate attempts to stay afloat in an industry in crisis. According to a report from the National Restaurant Association, 42 percent of restaurant owners said they weren’t profitable in 2025. Many of them were at serious risk of closing.
In this episode of “The Sunday Daily,” Brett talks with our host Michael Barbaro about the economic realities that are forcing businesses to rethink the entire concept of a restaurant, including a radical experiment at one Minneapolis diner that stopped charging for food entirely.
On Today’s Episode:
Brett Anderson, a reporter for the Food section of The New York Times.
Background Reading:
This Restaurant Stopped Charging for Food. And Profits Are Up.
The Restaurant List 2026
Photo credit: Caroline Yang for The New York Times.

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The comedian and filmmaker on what real friendship looks like, what keeps him up at night and his new movie, "Misty Green."
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An alleged campus sexual assault at Cornell University has gripped the country and ignited a national debate over consent.
Debra Kamin, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, explains what we know about what happened.
Guest: Debra Kamin, an investigative reporter for the The New York Times.
Background reading:
Documents reviewed by The Times reveal how a Cornell student went from shame to action.
A Cornell police report omitted the student’s claim that she was raped.
Photo: Heather Ainsworth for The New York Times

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