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
Culture & Media

The Summer House Love Triangle

Amanda confirmed she is dating West. Her ex-husband Kyle feels betrayed. Ciara unfollowed everyone. The reunion tapes in two weeks.

Apr 3 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

Springsteen's Protest Tour

He convened the E Street Band on short notice, booked 20 arenas, and opened with a 3-hour anti-Trump sermon in Minneapolis.

Apr 3 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

Baldoni Wins

A judge tossed Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims. Three retaliation claims survive. The trial is still on.

Apr 3 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

They Got One of Ours

Iran shot down an American F-15E. Two crew are missing. It's the first U.S. combat loss of the war.

Apr 3 · 3 min read
US Policy

Pam's Out

Trump fired his attorney general after 13 months. The Epstein files, the failed prosecutions, and the shortest AG tenure in half a century.

Apr 3 · 4 min read
Tech & Society

They Found a New Proton

CERN just discovered a particle four times heavier than a proton. It settles a 24-year mystery -- and opens a new one.

Apr 3 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

June 13th??

Reports say Taylor and Travis are getting married June 13, in Rhode Island, with 150 guests, no bridesmaids, and NDAs for everyone. Neither has confirmed a thing.

Apr 2 · 3 min read
US Policy

AOC v. Israel

She told the DSA she'll vote against all military aid to Israel.

Apr 2 · 3 min read