Financial markets have spent weeks absorbing one shock after another as the conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran has escalated. On Monday, they finally got something different — a... Read more »
A potential path out of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown was placed in front of President Donald Trump on Sunday. He looked at it, rejected it, and took to social... Read more »
For as long as most people can remember, buying an Apple laptop meant accepting a premium price tag as part of the deal. The brand’s reputation was built on quality, exclusivity,... Read more »
The debate over who gets to set the rules for artificial intelligence in America just took a significant turn. The White House has released a sweeping national framework for AI legislation,... Read more »
Few figures did more to symbolize Donald Trump’s ability to build a winning coalition in the 2024 presidential election than Joe Rogan. The massively influential podcaster made headlines by endorsing Trump... Read more »
Since being appointed Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei has vanished from public view. No speech, no press conference, no verified image of the man now holding the highest office in one of... Read more »
The drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists have reshaped conversations about weight management, diabetes treatment, and cardiovascular medicine over the past several years. Medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro have attracted enormous... Read more »
Prediction markets exist on the premise that crowds, when given financial incentives, will collectively arrive at accurate forecasts. What they are not supposed to do is reward individuals who appear to... Read more »
When governments want to block something they dislike, they typically use regulation, permitting delays, or legal challenges. The Trump administration has discovered a fourth option: simply paying companies to stop. And... Read more »
The official death toll from the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic was already staggering. A new study suggests it was also significantly incomplete — and that the people most likely... Read more »