Name: Elon Musk’s Crash Course
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Description: Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has claimed since 2015 that, for Tesla, technology for self-driving cars is a “solved problem,” and made outlandish claims about Autopilot capabilities.

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Tish Yates, Britney Spears' former Head of Wardrobe, recalls an incident backstage on the Circus tour. "The level of how she was scared really opened my eyes." FX and The New York Times Present: Controlling Britney Spears is streaming on Hulu.

The Show Goes On

Alex Vlasov, former Executive Assistant and Operations and Cybersecurity Manager at Black Box Security Inc., explains how Britney Spears’ phone was monitored during her conservatorship. "Her own phone and her own private conversations were used so often to control her ... it didn't feel like she was being treated like a human being." FX and The New York Times Present: Controlling Britney Spears is streaming on Hulu.

The Fight For Britney’s Phone

Once Britney stated telling her story, I felt like there were going to be many people and many memories that would need to be talked about to put all the puzzle pieces together." Britney Spears' former long-time assistant and other insiders provide new revelations into her conservatorship.

Felicia on Britney's Testimony

Two Stanford graduate students had an inspired idea and an idealistic mission: create an e-cigarette that would help millions of people stop smoking. How did the founders of Juul lose their way and end up accused of addicting a whole new generation?

Move Fast & Vape Things

"Flaws in Britney's case could reveal flaws in the bigger conservatorship system." The New York Times Presents: FramingBritneySpears is streaming on FX on Hulu.

The Conservatorship System

Who Gets To\\Be an Influencer?

The New York Times chronicles the rise of Collab Crib, one of the first mainstream Black "creator mansions," exclusively documenting their whirlwind drive to achieve social media stardom in 90 days.

Who Gets To Be an Influencer?

Check out selected scenes from The New York Times Presents on FX. 

The New York Times Presents Selected Scenes

Hear the desperation in their voices as they try to stop Nathaniel Woods' execution in 35 minutes.

Nathaniel Woods

Elon Musk. Bill Gates. Kanye West. Joe Biden. Barack Obama. They and dozens of others were being hacked recently, and Twitter appeared powerless to stop it. Who had brought the tech giant to its knees? A 17-year-old kid in Tampa.

The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter

Selected Scenes | The New York Times Presents on FX

The paparazzo behind the infamous umbrella photos describes what happened the night he followed Britney Spears from her ex-husband's home. The New York Times Presents: FramingBritneySpears is streaming on FX on Hulu.

The Umbrella Incident

A New York Times investigation examines what happened at 3003 Springfield Drive in Louisville, Kentucky, just after midnight on March 13, when police executed a warrant that resulted in the death of Breonna Taylor.

The Killing of Breonna Taylor

"Britney did not want her father to be the conservator of her person [...] She also didn't want him controlling her finances." -Attorney Adam Streisand on his 2008 meeting with Britney regarding her impending conservatorship. The New York Times Presents: FramingBritneySpears is streaming on FX on Hulu.

Lawyer Adam Streisand

By 2007, Britney Spears was relentlessly followed, day and night, by swarms of paparazzi. "Tabloid culture [was] reaching the height of their power." The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney Spears is streaming on FX on Hulu.

The Paparazzi

The making of a pop star in 2020: A young musician is plucked from obscurity -- jail, actually -- and given a multi-million dollar record deal. Meet Dominic Fike as he prepares for his first international tour and makes his debut album.

Dominic Fike, At First

Her rise was a global phenomenon. Her downfall was a cruel national sport. People close to Britney Spears and lawyers tied to her conservatorship now reassess her career as she battles her father in court over who should control her life. Producer/Director: Samantha Stark.

Framing Britney Spears

In The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney Spears, Felicia Culotta, Spears’ former assistant, speaks about her time spent with the pop star on tour and her conservatorship. Watch The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney Spears on Hulu.

Felicia Culotta, Brittany Spears’ Former Assistant, Talks

As the coronavirus ravages more and more American cities, we look back to the place hit hardest: New York City. Doctors and nurses documented their lives, capturing awe-inspiring resolve in the face of a breakdown in the health-care system.

They Get Brave

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has claimed since 2015 that, for Tesla, technology for self-driving cars is a “solved problem,” and made outlandish claims about Autopilot capabilities.

Elon Musk’s Crash Course

The night Britney Spears spontaneously shaved her head in 2007 sent media coverage of her concerning behavior into overdrive. "The idea that people could look at that and only see a crazy person? That just tells me what a vulturous society she was working with, to begin with." The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney Spears is streaming on FX on Hulu.

Vulturous Society

Watch a preview of Controlling Britney Spears now. Stream on Hulu.

Controlling Britney Spears

Perhaps a fitting start to 2020, Australia rang in the New Year with much of the country engulfed in flames. A few people decided to confront the blaze. Watch them stand face to face with one of the most ferocious infernos in history.