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The 10 lead articles from The New York Times. Updated Oct 26 at 6:13 AM EDT.

07The Context

How Silicon Valley Stole the Future

A.I. will reshape our world. But does that mean the people who make the technology get to control our imagination, too?

Linda Kinstler
09Science

What Happened to the Neanderthals?

Scientists now know that they shared many of the sophisticated abilities of Homo sapiens. So why are we the only humans left standing?

Carolyn Y. Johnson