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America Can’t Afford an AI Recession

AI investments are driving the economy. That’s a dangerous tightrope.

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What the Economy Is Sacrificing to AI

Every investment is a trade-off.

October 31, 2026

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The Currency of the Journal Article Is Collapsing

As an editor I can say that we are being flooded with AI-assisted work.

October 30, 2026

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Why Wouldn’t Google Tell Me Who Won the 2020 Election?

The world’s most popular AI tool dodged a consequential question.

October 28, 2026

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What Anthropic’s Clash With the Pentagon Is Really About

Who will take responsibility for the technology?

March 9, 2026

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Insider Trading Is Going to Get People Killed

War markets are a national-security threat.

March 7, 2026

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OpenAI Is Opening the Door to Government Spying

Whether it means to or not

March 6, 2026

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A Technology for a Low-Trust Society

Polymarket and Kalshi promise the wisdom of the crowds. They deliver something very different.

March 5, 2026

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Tesla’s Secret Weapon Is a Giant Metal Box

Elon Musk’s car company is quietly poised to power the AI boom.

March 4, 2026

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A Dire Warning From the Tech World

Dean Ball, Trump’s former AI adviser, says that the targeting of Anthropic is just one piece of a much larger political breakdown.

March 3, 2026

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Inside Anthropic’s Killer-Robot Dispute With the Pentagon

New details on precisely where the lines were drawn

March 1, 2026

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What Happens to Anthropic Now?

The Trump administration is severing all ties with the “woke” AI firm.

February 27, 2026

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How Meta Executives Talked About Child Safety Behind the Scenes

For years, employees acknowledged a problem with potential child groomers, but prioritized growth over fixes.

Michael Scherer and Kaitlyn Tiffany

February 27, 2026

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This Looks Like an Insider Bet on Aliens

Someone just put a lot of money on ET.

February 25, 2026