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Mar 4 4 min read

Does Altman Deserve the Heat?

He said he shared Anthropic's red lines. Hours later, he signed his own Pentagon deal. The backlash has been enormous -- but is it fair?

Mar 4 3 min read

The Submarine Blast

The US just sank an Iranian warship with a torpedo -- the first time since 1945. India is furious. The Pentagon says it's just getting started.

Mar 4 3 min read

Tampons in the Men's Room

A GOP lawmaker found a basket of tampons at Netflix HQ. Conservatives say it killed a $110 billion deal. The real story may be weirder.

Mar 4 3 min read

Did Trump Do It for Israel?

Netanyahu made the call. AIPAC launched the blitz. But the real story is messier than any one motive.

Mar 4 4 min read

Can Talarico Really Take Texas?

A 36-year-old seminary student just won the Democratic primary. The answer depends on which Republican he faces.

Mar 4 5 min read

Is the Press Glazing Khamenei?

Western obituaries described a poetry lover with a nice beard. His record says something else.

Mar 4 6 min read

Day 4: What Comes Next in Iran

Khamenei is dead, the Strait of Hormuz is shut, and bombs are exploding across the Middle East. What's the endgame here?

Mar 3 4 min read

The Supreme Court Emergency Trans Ruling

A 6-3 ruling blocks California from shielding trans students -- and the dissent is furious

Mar 3 3 min read

Apple Dropped Seven Products. Did Anyone Notice?

Seven new devices in three days, no keynote, and a $3,299 monitor that might be the only thing worth talking about

Mar 3 3 min read

The Big Arch Debacle

McDonald's CEO tried to eat his own burger on camera. The internet has not recovered

Mar 3 4 min read

#QuitGPT?

700,000 users say they're done. Are they right?

Mar 3 4 min read

France Boosts Nuclear

Paris slashes renewable targets, bets EUR 72.8 billion on new reactors, and dares the rest of Europe to follow

Mar 3 4 min read

Spring Forward Sucks

Americans agree the clock-switching is miserable -- they just can't agree on what to replace it with

Mar 2 4 min read

The Worst Man on Television

Everyone hates Chris Fusco from Love Is Blind. They just can't agree on why.

Mar 2 3 min read

Who Should Lead Iran?

Khamenei is dead. The Assembly of Experts could pick his successor within days. Three camps want very different Irans.

Mar 2 4 min read

How Long Will This War Last?

Trump says four weeks. His critics say he just started another Iraq. The answer depends on who you ask -- and what you think the goal is.

Mar 2 4 min read

Is the Stock Market the Economy?

The Dow dropped hundreds of points last week, more today with the Iran war. For most Americans, that's somebody else's problem.

Mar 2 3 min read

What Will Warsh Actually Do?

Trump's Fed pick is a hawk who's been talking like a dove. Last week's inflation numbers and the Iran war just made his job harder.

Mar 2 5 min read

OpenAI Just Got Anthropic's Pentagon Deal

Anthropic was blacklisted for demanding two safety red lines. Hours later, OpenAI signed a deal with the same red lines.

Mar 2 3 min read

Will AI Save Inflation?

The costs are here. The productivity gains are a promise. The timing gap is the whole fight.

Feb 28 6 min read

Khamenei Is Dead

Iran confirmed it Sunday morning after denying it all day Saturday. Three US troops are dead. The war seems just to be starting.