The AI Hype Index: AI-powered toys are coming
Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a simple, at-a-glance summary of everything you need to know about the state of…
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The last good Instagram account It’s a truth universally acknowledged that social media is a Bad Vibe. Thankfully, there is still one Instagram account worth following that’s just as…
Aging entrepreneurs face new policy hurdles. Here’s how to help
Americans love small businesses. We dedicate a week each year to applauding them, and spend Small Business Saturday shopping locally. Yet hiding in plain sight is an enormous challenge…
These are the top 10 emerging technologies of 2025, according to the World Economic Forum
Breakthroughs happen all the time in the tech world, but only a select few manage to make a lasting impact. Predicting which innovations will shape the future is always a challenge. On…
Politics and pediatric mental health don’t mix
As a child and adolescent psychiatrist, I’ve spent the past two decades treating young people and working with families in crisis. And I can tell you this: The threats to youth mental…
Build optimism—don’t debate it
“I know how this ends. I’m sitting here watching it unfold like a slow-motion movie—knowing exactly where it leads in 10 years from now, and feeling like I can’t stop it.” That line—as one…
A vision for America’s agricultural future
As I reflect on my personal health journey, it’s hard not to draw a straight line from the food I ate growing up to where I am today. Food has always been central to my wellbeing. But it…
Why has Trump started using this weirdly formal sign-off on social media posts about Iran?
Several eyebrows were raised to full mast on Tuesday morning when a visibly upset President Trump dropped an f-bomb on live TV. In response to a reporter’s question about the tentative…
Why we need to redefine puberty culture for Gen Z girls
The rise of misinformation aimed at young girls across digital underscores an urgent need for credible resources, empowering products, and emotionally safe communities. Today’s teen girls…
Don’t hide that career gap on your résumé. Own it
Career gaps have become commonplace in people’s work history, yet job seekers still feel the need to hide them—a strategy experts warn is likely to backfire. According to a recent survey…
Immune molecules may affect mood
“If you’re sick, there’s so many more things that are happening to your internal states, your mood, and your behavioral states, and that’s not simply you being fatigued physically. It has…
Texas passes food additive warning law, but the list has inaccuracies
A new Texas law promoting the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda requires first-ever warning labels on foods like chips and candies that contain dyes and additives…
Mastercard partners with Fiserv to support new FIUSD token as stablecoin competition is expected to grow
Mastercard has announced a partnership with global fintech Fiserv’s new stablecoin, FIUSD, in an effort to make the stabilized cryptocurrency “mainstream.” The multinational card provider…
Anthropic’s AI copyright ‘win’ is more complicated than it looks
Big Tech scored a major victory this week in the battle over using copyrighted materials to train AI models. Anthropic won a partial judgment on Tuesday in a case brought by three authors…
Stocks near record highs as oil prices fall after Israel-Iran ceasefire
Oil prices are dropping further, and U.S. stocks are pulling close to their all-time high Tuesday on hopes that Israel’s war with Iran will not damage the global flow of crude, even if a…
CareerBuilder + Monster job search board files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after revenue sinks nearly 40% post-pandemic
CareerBuilder + Monster, an online job hunting joint venture, announced on Tuesday it filed for bankruptcy in Delaware. The company initiated the Chapter 11 process to facilitate a sale of…
Anthropic Scores a Landmark AI Copyright Win—but Will Face Trial Over Piracy Claims
Anthropic has scored a major victory in an ongoing legal battle over artificial intelligence models and copyright, one that may reverberate across the dozens of other AI copyright lawsuits…
NYC mayoral election live results: 3 ways to follow the high-stakes New York City race in real time
New Yorkers are heading to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots for the city’s next mayor. And it’s not just NYC that’s invested. The Democratic primary race between a fresh-faced…
Red Lobster hopes Crabfest can claw back diners this summer
Last summer was hardly a fun time for popular casual dining chain Red Lobster. In May 2024, the seafood chain filed for bankruptcy. The process saw stores close and resulted in new…
How Roblox handles millions of players on viral games like ‘Grow a Garden’
Just this past weekend, social and gaming platform Roblox saw a peak of 30.6 million concurrently active players, the company announced Tuesday. One game in particular—the record-breaking…
Thousands of miles of federal lands in the U.S. could be up for sale. Here’s where Western governors stand on the issue
A Republican-sponsored proposal before Congress to mandate the sale of federal public lands received a mixed reception Monday from the governors of Western states. A budget proposal from…
Nonstop news alerts are driving people to disable their phone notifications
New analysis has found mobile phone users are being pinged with as many as 50 news alerts daily. Unsurprisingly, many are experiencing “alert fatigue.” The use of news alerts on phones has…
Global stock market reacts to Trump’s ceasefire in Israel-Iran war
Stocks rallied and oil prices fell Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced what appears to be a shaky ceasefire in the Israel-Iran war. The tentative truce proposed by Trump…
Rite Aid store closures June update: See the latest list of 118 doomed locations across 11 states
Rite Aid, whose pharmacies were once ubiquitous across large parts of America, has announced another wave of store closures. This time, the closures encompass more than 100 locations…