6 ways to uplug from the online world this holiday season
The Christmas holiday season is a time to step back from the busy pace of modern life and connect with our nearest and dearest instead of screens, apps and chatbots. Here are some…
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ECB holds rates with growth firmer and inflation near target
Policymakers give no guidance on next steps, saying decisions will be made meeting by meeting on data The European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged for a fourth straight…
Trump’s Hyperbolic Sales Pitch
If nothing else, Trump’s speech shows the White House realizes the political challenge it faces on the economy. Source link
The Download: the worst technology of 2025, and Sam Altman’s AI hype
Welcome to our annual list of the worst, least successful, and simply dumbest technologies of the year. We like to think there’s a lesson in every technological misadventure. But when…
Trump Media, fusion power firm TAE Technologies combine in US$6 billion deal
Under the deal, shareholders of both companies will own about 50% of the combined entity US President Donald Trump’s social media firm is entering the fusion-power business through a US$6…
Energy Department gets new counterintelligence powers after decades of Chinese theft
The defense authorization bill for fiscal 2026 contains several new measures designed to increase security at the Energy Department and its National Nuclear Security Administration which…
The future of work isn’t man versus machine. It’s man plus machine
There’s no shortage of apocalyptic headlines about the future of work in the era of artificial intelligence. For workers, the technology has inflicted anxiety and uncertainty, provoking…
The 8 worst technology flops of 2025
We like to think there’s a lesson in every technological misadventure. But when technology becomes dependent on power, sometimes the takeaway is simpler: it would have been better to stay…
China solar industry’s losses narrowing on overcapacity push, association says
Losses in China’s slumping solar sector narrowed in the third quarter, data presented by an industry group official revealed, as the government’s war on industrial overcapacity targeted…
Transcript: Mike Johnson Unnerved as ACA Revolt Worsens: “Bullshit!”
Sargent: Well, I want to pick up on what you just said there, which is that Mike Johnson is ideologically opposed to the subsidies getting extended. Clearly, he calculated that if it did…
You Can Say That Again
Embrace the latest lingo of the young, even if it seems silly. Source link
A Wild West Christmas, Courtesy of Frederic Remington and Sid Richardson
Remington’s nocturnes are full of spiritual feeling. Plus, a visit to the Cowgirl Hall of Fame. Source link
America Needs AI That Is Pro-Human
A strong national AI framework is essential. States can help ensure that AI deployment strengthens families, workers, and human agency. Source link
Wear my brand: Why branded merch is the next post-ironic trend
You’ve probably seen them: clutch purses designed to look like croissants, anime-inspired hot sauce gear, purposefully ketchup-stained shirts, and even fried chicken perfumes. It seems…
Norman Podhoretz Was the Ultimate Neocon
Podhoretz eventually settled into neoconservatism, an intellectual movement that began as a liberal critique of the New Left counterculture, hardened into anti-liberalism, then degenerated…
The Trump Judge Who Tried to Rewrite the Bill of Rights
A federal judge in Kentucky proposed in a judicial opinion this week that the Bill of Rights does not protect more than 50 million immigrants in the United States. Judge Amul Thapar, who…
Trump Seems to Be Trying His Best to Give Us All Cancer
How can the Make America Healthy Again crowd put up with all this? They can’t. Amid the hypocrites and toadies who make up much of Trump’s base, MAHA—which supported Trump in part because…
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Cassandras make their arguments in simple and straightforward ways. They’re earnest. They don’t bury their politics in 12 layers of eye-rolling irony or pad it out with jargon or…
Can AI really help us discover new materials?
One of my favorite stories in that package comes from my colleague David Rotman, who took a hard look at AI for materials research. AI could transform the process of discovering new…
Mike Johnson Visibly Rattled as ACA Infighting Boils Over: “Bullshit!”
In a blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson, four House Republicans joined Democrats to force a vote next year on an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies. Anger is spiking in both…
These sites and apps will help you assemble the perfect holiday reading list
As readers look to curl up with a proverbial good book this winter—and put their holiday bookstore gift cards to work—they’ll be faced with an obvious question: What should they pick up…
BlueSG disposes old EVs ahead of relaunch in 2026
The LTA blocks the transfer of Bluecars to Tribecar due to EV Sharing Scheme restrictions Ahead of its planned relaunch in 2026, car-sharing service BlueSG has disposed of its entire fleet…
Deepfakes are no longer just a disinformation problem. They are your next supply chain risk
For years, deepfakes were treated as a political or social media oddity, a strange corner of the internet where celebrity faces (of women 99% of the time) were pasted onto fake videos…
What dating is like in 2025 for the unemployed
Dating in 2025 has been rough. According to articles, data, and personal narratives on social media, it seems that it’s never been more challenging to find a partner. But, according to a…