Will Melania Trump save Ukraine?
In the last month or so, President Donald Trump’s on-again-off-again relationship with Ukraine — which has ranged from kicking Ukrainian ...
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When AI agents run your life
There are some days when there’s so much that needs to get done, I daydream about having a clone of ...
The dark side of optimizing fertility
We live in an era of endless optimization. Fitness trackers help us measure our lifespan, people are consuming piles of ...
Republicans have a huge fundraising advantage. Will it matter?
Polls and pundits alike are widely — if sometimes cautiously — predicting a blue wave in the midterm elections on ...
AI can help us talk with the dead. Should we?
It’s now possible to create AI chatbots of loved ones to interact with after their death. But that raises some ...
The case for data centers, explained by a person who wants you to like them
Lately, AI data centers are public enemy No. 1. The concerns are legion: how much water and electricity they consume, ...
Why the right turned on Indian Americans
In early October, Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican candidate for governor of Ohio, went for a classic “politician on the stump” ...
The man who will likely be the next House speaker, explained
Barring a catastrophic midterm polling miss, Democrats are on track to win a majority in the House of Representatives next ...
The company behind Skittles might be to blame for your big vet bills
Whenever I have dinner with friends, the conversation always ends up on one of three topics: how hard dating is, ...
The “grim” state of free speech in the US
On his first day back in office in January 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order “restoring freedom of ...
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