US Policy

SCOTUS Hearts Bannon

The Supreme Court erased his contempt conviction. No opinion, no dissent, no explanation.

Apr 8 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

Kim's Heir Is Thirteen

South Korea's spy agency says it's now "fair to view" Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter as his successor. She drove a tank last month. She can't legally join the Party for five more years.

Apr 8 · 4 min read
Geopolitics

Strongest El Nino in a Century?

Climate models are forecasting a potential super El Nino peaking this November. It could make 2027 the hottest year ever.

Apr 8 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

The Altman Hit Piece

Ronan Farrow's 18-month investigation revealed hundreds of pages of internal documents alleging Sam Altman lied to his board, his executives, and his own safety team.

Apr 8 · 4 min read
Geopolitics

Ceasefire

A two-week pause held together by a 10-point plan neither side fully accepts.

Apr 8 · 4 min read
Culture & Media

Pepsi Walked. The Festival Hasn't.

Four sponsors pulled out in 48 hours. The Prime Minister condemned the booking. The organizers haven't said a word.

Apr 7 · 3 min read
US Policy

The Video Doesn't Match

Minneapolis released the surveillance tape of an ICE shooting. It shows a 12-second scuffle, not the 3-minute ambush agents swore to under oath.

Apr 7 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

The Grey Whales Are Starving

The population has been cut in half in a decade. This year's calf count is the lowest ever recorded. A juvenile just died 20 miles inland.

Apr 7 · 4 min read
economics

Eight Dollar Diesel

San Francisco just became the first U.S. city to hit $8/gallon diesel. The war did this. California made it worse. And it may hit your grocery bill soon.

Apr 7 · 4 min read
Tech & Society

ChatGPT Just Got Into Your Car

OpenAI is the first AI company to launch on Apple CarPlay. The voice-only design is either a safety feature or a liability.

Apr 7 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

The Backrooms Are Real Now

A24 handed a 20-year-old YouTuber a Hollywood budget and two Oscar nominees. The trailer just dropped.

Apr 7 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

Altman's Awkward Laugh

A TikTok creator asked ChatGPT to time his mile. It said he took ten minutes. He took less than one. When Altman saw the clip, he laughed and said it would take a year to fix.

Apr 7 · 2 min read
Tech & Society

Back to the Moon

Four astronauts are about to fly around the Moon for the first time in 53 years. It costs $4 billion a ride.

Apr 6 · 4 min read
Culture & Media

Savannah's Back

Her mother is still missing. She's going back to work anyway. Not everyone agrees that's a good idea.

Apr 6 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

A Million Satellites

SpaceX wants to put a million AI data centers in orbit. Astronomers say it would erase half the visible stars.

Apr 6 · 4 min read
Culture & Media

Two Easter Messages

Pope Leo told the world to lay down its weapons. Trump told Iran it would be living in hell. Same morning.

Apr 6 · 4 min read
Geopolitics

200 Miles Behind Enemy Lines

He hid in a mountain crevice for 36 hours while Iran hunted him. Then special ops came.

Apr 6 · 4 min read
Geopolitics

Power Plant Day

Tuesday is "Power Plant Day," Trump said. Hawks cheer, lawyers call it a war crime, realists say it won't work anyway.

Apr 6 · 4 min read