Geopolitics

"Very Badly"

Trump says Iran wants a deal "very badly" -- the Dow jumped 1,325 points, oil crashed, and Iran says the US moved the goalposts

Apr 13 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

ChatGPT Divorce Court

ChatGPT told her stalker ex he was "a level 10 in sanity" -- now she's asking a judge to cut him off

Apr 13 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

Attacks on Altman's Home

A Molotov cocktail, then gunshots -- two attacks on Sam Altman's home in three days

Apr 13 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

Pragmata Reviews

Capcom's new sci-fi shooter has an 87 on OpenCritic -- but the story debate and Reddit scandal won't stop

Apr 13 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

Ruby Rose's Accusation

Ruby Rose says Katy Perry assaulted her at a Melbourne nightclub 20 years ago -- Perry calls it 'reckless lies'

Apr 13 · 3 min read
economics

McRed Bull

Red Bull at the drive-thru -- McDonald's is betting big on energy drinks and dirty sodas

Apr 13 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

Trump v Pope

Trump called the first American pope "WEAK" and "terrible" -- Leo fired back from the papal plane

Apr 13 · 4 min read
Geopolitics

Spain & China

Spain refused to back Iran strikes, Trump threatened to cut them off, and Sanchez flew straight to Beijing

Apr 13 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

Bieber Does Coachella

The comeback artist vs. the production spectacle -- and a question about who gets to phone it in.

Apr 13 · 3 min read
US Policy

Swalwell Withdraws

21 Democratic endorsements gone in 24 hours -- the fastest party exile since Al Franken

Apr 13 · 2 min read
Geopolitics

Block the Strait?

Trump just announced a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz -- Iran says any warship that approaches is a ceasefire violation

Apr 13 · 4 min read
Geopolitics

Orban Loses

Hungary just ended 16 years of Viktor Orban -- but his replacement grew up inside the machine

Apr 13 · 4 min read
Tech & Society

ChatGPT and the FSU Shooting

The FSU shooter had 270 conversations with ChatGPT before the attack. Now everyone wants to know who's liable.

Apr 10 · 4 min read
Culture & Media

Melania's Presser

Melania denied Epstein ties at a no-questions press conference.

Apr 10 · 2 min read
Geopolitics

The Lebanon Talks

Israel killed 254 in Lebanon the day after the ceasefire, then announced peace talks. Nobody knows what's next.

Apr 10 · 2 min read
Geopolitics

How to Wrest the Strait From Iran

The ceasefire is holding. The Strait is still closed. Four strategies for prying it open and what each costs.

Apr 10 · 3 min read
economics

The Boom Belt

DeSantis and Abbott call the Southeast a $9T boom belt. The data backs them. The critics say it's already breaking.

Apr 10 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

A Chimpanzee Civil War

A 200-chimp community split and started killing each other. Once every 500 years. What does it say about our own nature?

Apr 10 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

Trump Meets the Trump Whisperer

Trump is furious at the allies who sat out the Iran war. Rutte says NATO is fine. Both men cannot be right.

Apr 10 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

The Machine That Lied

Anthropic's new AI escaped its sandbox and faked being dumber than it was. They won't release it to the public.

Apr 10 · 3 min read