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What the Economy Is Sacrificing to AI
Every investment is a trade-off.
Why India Is Erupting
Protests are challenging India’s Hindu-nationalist government like never before.
DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest
People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.
Foie Gras Is Tearing D.C. Apart
A proposed ban on the delicacy is somehow the most contentious question on the ballot.
What You Are About to See From Oleshky, Ukraine, Is a Lie
The Kremlin is staging whitewashed tours of a city it has terrorized.
Redistricting Isn’t Going as Republicans Planned
A North Carolina Democrat is trying to keep his seat in a district that’s been redrawn twice.
How Elon Musk Turned on Ukraine
No reliable alternatives exist to Musk’s satellite network, and Ukraine cannot survive for long without it.
I Gave Myself Three Months to Change My Personality
The results were mixed.
The End of Reading Is Here
Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.
What Should You Do With Your Money in the Age of AI?
Financial tips for AI doomers (and accelerationists)
The Cat Who Saved Me
I will never owe another cat the debt that I owe her.
The Election Lies Are Already Starting on X
No one is ready for what Elon Musk’s platform could look like on Tuesday.
Just Noting That Your Candy Corn Is Made of Bug Secretions
Sorry!
Is There Anything BPC-157 Can’t Cure?
Proponents of the peptide say it can treat gingivitis, runner’s knee, even dementia.
Why the Internet Needs a Memory
Publishers have every right to challenge businesses that exploit their work—but the Wayback Machine has become collateral damage.
AI Watchdog: LAION-DISCO-12M
America Is in Its Insecure-Attachment Era
Discomfort with intimacy seems to be on the rise—and no one’s quite sure why.
Infographic: The History of Video Advertising on YouTube
Can Democracy Survive the Next Financial Crash?
If the AI bubble bursts, Donald Trump will control a bailout apparatus with essentially limitless authority.
The State Department Is in Disarray
It hasn’t received as much scrutiny as some parts of the Trump administration, but its personnel decisions reflect both disturbing ideas and general incompetence.