A Bay Area Pastor Made an A.I. Twin to Talk About God at Any Time
To meet the growing needs of his church, Justin Lester created an A.I. duplicate of himself. Every day he sees more people using it.
US military says it hit dozens of Iran’s IRGC targets
Iran’s state media reported that three people were killed in US strikes on Qeshm Island Smoke rises following explosion at an unknown location, during what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on July 29, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The US military said it struck dozens of … Read more
Iris van Herpen: Please Pleat With Me
A Dutch fashion iconoclast turns the Brooklyn Museum into her atelier — and a reporter tries to be a couturier for a day.
New Zealand top diplomat draws Chinese embassy complaint in racism row
‘Go back to your own country. That’s where they lie like a flatfish, but they don’t lie like that here,’ Peters says New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY Beijing’s embassy in New Zealand said it had raised an official complaint Thursday after top diplomat Winston Peters told a lawmaker of Chinese descent … Read more
Saudi Arabia rolls over $5b debt
[ RESERVES GROWING: Responding to a question, the governor said the central bank bought around $9 billion from the open market to cushion forex reserves. Total purchases during the past three years have reached $28 billion. PHOTO:FILE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s external sector pressure has subsided after Saudi Arabia rolled over a $5 billion debt for three … Read more
Should I Tell My Conservative Mother That My Child Is Trans?
Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who worries that speaking up will cause a family fracture.
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Oil Prices Teeter as Middle East Veers Toward Wider Conflict
[Bond yields are also higher on concerns about inflation.
Apple’s Siri Got an A.I. Brain Transplant. Try These 5 Prompts to Get Acclimated.
An upgrade transformed the beleaguered virtual assistant into a modern chatbot. It’s imperfect but worth trying.
Poland’s Leader Says Russian Missile May Have Struck Its Territory During Ukraine Attack
Russian missiles have briefly entered Polish airspace during Russian strikes on western Ukraine in the past, but a missile has never hit Poland itself.