The AI Industry Is Radicalizing
The tech industry and its critics occupy parallel universes.
Why Do So Many People Think Trump Is Good?
The work of the moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre helps illuminate some central questions of our time.
Elon Musk Updated Grok. Guess What It Said?
After praising Hitler earlier this week, the chatbot is now listing the “good races.”
How Putin Humiliated Trump
The real reason the president suddenly sounds tougher on Russia
The End of Publishing as We Know It
Inside Silicon Valley’s assault on the media
Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think
Here’s how to make the most of it.
Trump Is Trying to Steamroll the Tennessee Valley Authority
Earlier this week, the White House told the board of America’s largest public-energy provider to fire the CEO, or be fired.
The Entire Internet Is Reverting to Beta
The AI takeover is changing everything about the web—and not necessarily for the better.
The Conversations Doctors Are Having About Vaccination Now
Pediatricians’ advice on vaccination hasn’t changed. What happens when the government’s does?
The Computer-Science Bubble Is Bursting
Artificial intelligence is ideally suited to replacing the very type of person who built it.
A Sea Story
One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place in 1994. It remains very much in the public eye. On a stormy night on the Baltic Sea, more than 850 people lost their lives when a luxurious ferry sank below the waves. From a mass of material, including official and unofficial reports and survivor testimony, our correspondent has distilled an account of the Estonia’s last moments—part of his continuing coverage for the magazine of anarchy on the high seas.
Elon Musk’s Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust
The chatbot is also praising Hitler and attacking users with Jewish-sounding names.
Andrea Gibson Refused to ‘Battle’ Cancer
The last years of the poet’s life were among their most joyful.
Chatbots Are Cheating on Their Benchmark Tests
AI programs train on questions they’re later tested on. So how do we know if they’re getting smarter?
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.
Sexting With Gemini
Why did Google’s supposedly teen-friendly chatbot say it wanted to tie me up?
The Message Is ‘We Can Take Your Children’
More systematically than in his first term, Trump is rolling back protections for undocumented minors.
The Biggest Myth About the YIMBY Movement
There’s nothing centrist or conservative about the push to lower housing costs.
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.
Big Tech’s AI Endgame Is Coming Into Focus
One app to rule them all
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