It was a textbook addition of insult to injury. When President Trump signed an executive order last May taking federal funds away from public broadcasters, he dubbed the document: “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media.” Apparently, the financial lifeblood of public radio and TV wasn’t merely wasteful; it was wasteful because of its recipients’ malicious intent.

The first chapter in the smartphone’s history was a story of consolidation. In a triumph of engineering and convenience, the camera, music player, and computer all converged into a single, seamless slab of glass. This uniformity created a universal platform and a common language for the digital age, connecting billions of people across the world.

If you’re serious about your career, then chances are you’re constantly on the hunt for resources to help you prosper at work. The most successful leaders are readers, and it’s a no-brainer that books offer the most useful guides on how to reach your professional goals.

Amanda Askell spends her days thinking about how to ensure Claude, Anthropic’s AI chatbot, operates with a sense of morality.

When I worked a corporate job, I had unlimited PTO. And I easily took 6+ weeks of time off every year. I have kids and followed their school schedule, taking time off for spring break and Christmas (for example).

Juneteenth—the newest federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States—may remain unfamiliar to some. People across America and around the world are still learning about this important observance, which we celebrate today, Friday, June 19.

Your politics could be making you ill, and conservatives are dying at significantly higher rates than liberals, according to a recent study in Nature.

BYD, the China-based maker of electric vehicles, has done something no automaker has dared to do: It’s promising to pay every bill—repairs, property damage, medical costs—when its God’s Eye autonomous driving system causes an accident. No price ceiling. No fine print. No blame-shifting to the driver. No insurance claim that haunts you for years.

On the eve of its 250^th birthday, the United States isn’t exactly at peak popularity, globally speaking. One poll this past spring found that despite its past most-admired status, the U.S. is now viewed less favorably than China in much of the world. Cohosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup amid inflation and various travel restrictions isn’t helping.

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The funnel is dead. Not evolving. Not disrupted. Dead.

If you have watched a goalkeeper face a penalty kick, you know you are watching 0.3 seconds of pure attentional reckoning.

The AI world is so full of hype, I wouldn’t blame anyone for shrugging at all the drama around the release and subsequent pullback of Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 model. After all, the industry releases new models all the time, and considering all the headlines from the year—which included the Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman trial as well as Anthropic’s dustup with the Department of Defense—the Fable story might seem like just another day in artificial intelligence.

In the past few years, job listings have increasingly touted remote or partially remote work alongside other perks like gym memberships and childcare benefits. The assumption is baked in: employees prefer remote work. It implies that companies that care about employee well-being give them the freedom to work from home. 

The World Cup is officially up and running, bringing fans from across the world together for the globe’s largest sporting event. But in Mexico, fans are cheering more than the players.

In a January 2025 podcast episode, Open AI CEO Sam Altman was asked what the most important skill would be in the age of AI. His answer was—in simplest terms—the ability to ask creative questions. Last summer, Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, wrote that, for all the fear about AI, he genuinely believes that “creativity will remain the real currency.” And in an August Business Insider feature, Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost said that people will need to become “creative orchestrators” if they want to succeed in an AI-driven workplace.

After driving into floodwater, gates, and telephone poles, Waymo’s robotaxis are being recalled yet again for navigating into hazardous situations. This time, Waymo’s fleet of nearly 4,000 vehicles is being pulled back for updates after at least 13 instances of the cars entering construction zones on highways.

Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian, who is married to tennis legend Serena Williams, is weighing in on some controversial—and what many have called racist—remarks that Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Josh Hokit made about former first lady Michelle Obama.

Since the Knicks won the Eastern Conference finals on May 25, New York City transformed into one big fan zone. After enduring decades of heartbreaking defeats, dysfunctional ownership, and bad luck, the city had real hope that a championship title was on the horizon at last. The dream came true on June 13, with a 94-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

The AI talent wars are raging on.