Culture & Media

The Ariana Concert

First tour in seven years opened in Oakland. Reviews are unanimous. Resale tickets hit $2,000.

Jun 10 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

Will the World Cup Be Fun?

48 teams, three countries, dynamic-priced tickets, Iran training in Tijuana. It all kicks off Thursday.

Jun 10 · 4 min read
Culture & Media

Can the Spurs Do It?

First Finals appearance since 2014. Down 2-1. Wembanyama just dropped 32 at MSG.

Jun 10 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

Apple's WWDC 2026

Siri AI rebrand, a $1B/year Gemini deal, and the stock fell 2%.

Jun 10 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

A Religious AI Exemption

A software engineer got out of using AI at work by citing her religion. The Pope probably agrees with that.

Jun 10 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

The Apache Crisis

Five incidents in two months, a transmission problem affecting every E-model, and a $2B funding hole. Then Iran shot one down.

Jun 10 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

Xi Goes to Pyongyang

First visit in 7 years, and Kim Yo Jong drew a nuclear red line the day before.

Jun 9 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

UFC on the South Lawn

A 92-foot Belgian "claw" taller than the White House itself, broadcast on CBS, on Trump's 80th birthday.

Jun 9 · 3 min read
US Policy

SBF Wants a Pardon

Filed Monday. Trump has already rejected it twice.

Jun 9 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

China Pushes Into Taiwan's Sea Space

Four Chinese ships near the Pratas Islands this weekend, with "Taiwan's future lies in national reunification" broadcast over the radio.

Jun 8 · 3 min read
economics

China's Solar Panel Glut

1,200 GW of capacity. 650 GW of global demand. $0.10-a-watt prices, well below production cost.

Jun 8 · 3 min read
economics

A Public Stake in AI Companies?

Sanders wants 50% of OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI in a sovereign wealth fund. Trump is independently negotiating an OpenAI equity donation. But corporate taxes already exist...

Jun 8 · 4 min read
Culture & Media

Scott Pelley's NYT Interview

Fired after 37 years at CBS, Pelley sat for the NYT Sunday and called Bari Weiss's tenure a "thumb on the scale for the president."

Jun 8 · 3 min read
US Policy

Trump On Meet the Press

Fifty minutes in, Trump called Kristen Welker "either crooked or stupid" and stormed off.

Jun 8 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

Iran Fires Missiles at Israel

Sunday was Iran's first ballistic strike on Israel since the April 8 ceasefire. Trump told Bibi not to retaliate.

Jun 8 · 3 min read