Sexting With Gemini
Why did Google’s supposedly teen-friendly chatbot say it wanted to tie me up?
That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose.
Endless wait times and excessive procedural fuss—it’s all part of a tactic called “sludge.”
Judges Don’t Know What AI’s Book Piracy Means
Can AI companies keep stealing books to train their models?
The Great Cousin Decline
Families are shrinking. But the weirdest family role is a vital one.
The Puzzling Gap Between How Old You Are and How Old You Think You Are
There are good reasons you always feel 20 percent younger than your actual age.
Conspiracy Theorists Are Turning on the President
MAGA influencers are furious that Trump’s FBI says no more Jeffrey Epstein secrets are forthcoming.
He Spent His Life Trying to Prove That He Was a Loyal U.S. Citizen. It Wasn’t Enough.
How Joseph Kurihara lost his faith in America
Let Your Kid Climb That Tree
It could actually make them safer.
Trump Loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable.
A “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out and morally conflicted.
America Has Never Seen Corruption Like This
Trump’s Qatari jet was just the beginning.
The Big Story: Nuclear War and the Future of National Security
Ross Andersen, Tom Nichols, and Missy Ryan join Jeffrey Goldberg for a conversation about the intersection of national defense, technology, and global conflict. Tune in for this subscriber-only event.
How the Grateful Dead Nearly Solved the Problem With Live Music
The band’s innovative sound system made them sound better than ever. It also nearly broke them.
What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane
Five years ago, the flight vanished into the Indian Ocean. Officials on land know more about why than they dare to say.
Why Can’t Americans Sleep?
Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.
Men Might Be the Key to an American Baby Boom
Fertility policy has a big missing piece.
Notes From an Israeli Pacifist
Too Israeli to be a victim and too resistant to be a patriot—I’m in exile, even when I’m at home.
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
Photos: The Scale of China’s Solar-Power Projects
As the Trump administration’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” eliminates many clean-energy incentives in the U.S., China continues huge investments in wind and solar power, reportedly accounting for 74 percent of all projects now under construction worldwide.
What It Means to Be a Mystic Girl
Camp was the place these girls felt safe and free.
The Books We Read Too Late—And That You Should Read Now
One of the great, bittersweet pleasures of life is finishing a title and thinking about how it might have affected you—if only you’d found it sooner.