How zoning quietly reshaped the world
Zoning can be difficult for the average person to parse, but it has an immense impact on our lives—everything from housing to roads and green spaces are set by these rules. Zoning boils…
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Ready for stagflation? Here’s how the Trump tariffs could take us back to the not-so-groovy 70s
Just over a month ago, economists were so frightened of a potential recession they refused to call it by its name. The dreaded R word kept the financial punditry quaking in their boots on…
This free app is like Shazam for bird calls
It’s spring, and nature is pulling me away from my computer as I write this. The sun is shining, the world is warming up, and the birds are chirping away. And that got me thinking: What if…
Kentucky Derby 2025: How to stream the horse race live and what to know about this year’s drama
This weekend, you will need to put on your Sunday clothes—especially a fancy hat—a day early. The 151st Run for the Roses, better known as the 2025 Kentucky Derby, will take off at 6:57…
Skype is shutting down. If you still use it, like I do, here are some alternatives
When Skype debuted in 2003, it was the first time I remember feeling that an individual app—and not just the broader internet—was radically disrupting communications. Thanks to its…
‘Tagle core’ goes viral on TikTok as Gen Z swoons for pope contender who sang John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’
A cardinal of the Catholic Church going viral for singing John Lennon’s “Imagine” was not on this year’s bingo card. Pope Francis’s death on Easter Monday sent shockwaves around the world,…
Half of Airbnb users in the U.S. are now interacting with its AI customer service agent
Half of Airbnb users in the U.S. are now using the company’s AI-powered customer service agent, CEO Brian Chesky said Thursday during an earnings call. The tool was quietly rolled out last…
‘Read the room girl’: Running influencer Kate Mackz faces backlash over her White House interview
Wake up, the running influencers are fighting again. In the hot seat this week is popular running influencer Kate Mackz, facing heavy backlash over the latest guest on her running…
Trump said he will revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status. What does that mean, and can he legally do it?
President Donald Trump just won’t let go of his ongoing battle against Harvard. In the latest move against the Ivy League school, Trump on Friday said he will revoke Harvard University’s…
Welcome to Sam Altman’s Orb Store
At the storefront event, a man waiting outside told me he’d booked an appointment for 11:30 but noted he was an hour early and wasn't allowed to come inside yet. He was visiting from…
Trump’s 2026 budget plan calls for sharp spending cuts. Here’s what to know
President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget plan would slash non-defense domestic spending by $163 billion while increasing expenditures on national security, according to White House statements…
The Real ID deadline for travel is next week: Here’s what to know about the new 2025 requirements
As if there wasn’t enough to worry about already between the economic pressure of President Trump’s tariffs and an escalating trade war with China, not mention the overhaul of our federal…
Meta Movie Mate, the chatbot that encourages you to use your phone in theaters, has arrived. Are we ready?
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has long encouraged people to use their phones, whether through the forsaken Poke on Facebook or uploading Reels on Instagram. But the company’s newest idea for…
Japan’s finance minister says U.S. Treasury holdings could be ‘a card’ in Trump tariff talks
Japan’s massive holdings of U.S. Treasurys can be “a card on the table” in negotiations over tariffs with the Trump administration, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Friday. “It does…
A DOGE Recruiter Is Staffing a Project to Deploy AI Agents Across the US Government
According to sources with direct knowledge, Jancso disclosed that AccelerateX had signed a partnership agreement with Palantir in 2024. According to the LinkedIn of someone described as…
What your emoji use says about your personality
Are you guilty of overusing the monkey covering its eyes emoji? Do you find it impossible to send a text without tacking on a laughing-crying face? Much like choosing between a full stop…
Smartwatches are helping this Indian city survive deadly heat
It’s a little past 10 a.m. and the heat is already blazing on the outskirts of the Western Indian city of Ahmedabad. Sapnaben Chunara, a 30-year-old mother of three, has just finished her…
GTA VI delayed until May 2026 as Take-Two stock drops
Shares in video game giant Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTWO) are plummeting in early morning trading today after the company’s subsidiary, Rockstar Games, announced that…
As Trump’s Family Crypto Business Gains Steam, Ethical Concerns Mount
As the leaders of World Liberty Financial, a crypto company part-owned by US president Donald Trump and his family, fan out across the globe to try to win new business, critics have raised…
‘Rust,’ starring Alec Baldwin, is coming to movie theaters this weekend after the on-set tragedy. Here’s why
Many industry insiders and cinephiles alike predicted that Joel Souza’s Rust would simply remain unfinished, that its only legacies would be the tragic death of 42-year-old cinematographer…
Brendan Carr Is Turning the FCC Into MAGA’s Censoring Machine
The formal agenda of the Federal Communications Commission's open meeting this week seemed well in line with its normal wonky pursuits. There were items on satellite broadband, a licensing…
Why TikTok got hit with a $600 million fine from EU privacy watchdogs
European Union privacy watchdogs fined TikTok 530 million euros ($600 million) on Friday after a four-year investigation found that the video-sharing app’s data transfers to China breached…
Apple stocks down as CEO Tim Cook warns of $900 million in tariff-related costs for Q2
Apple shares fell nearly 3% in premarket trade on Friday after the iPhone maker trimmed its share buyback program and CEO Tim Cook warned of additional tariff-related costs of about $900…
The Download: foreign disinformation intel, and gene-edited pork
A previously unreported document distributed by senior US State Department official Darren Beattie reveals a sweeping effort to uncover all communications between the staff of a small…