Meta and Microsoft Investors Cheer an A.I. Spending Bonanza
[Shares in Microsoft and Meta soared to new highs on Thursday after the tech giants committed to invest billions more on artificial intelligence.
Candidate Trump Promised Oil Executives a Windfall. Now, They’re Getting It.
New tallies of the administration’s tax breaks and other incentives add up to tens of billions of dollars of benefits to the fossil fuel industry.
Could Dementia Patients Benefit from an A.I. Companion?
New products are being developed in an attempt to reduce loneliness and bolster cognition.
Booker Prize releases most diverse longlist nominees
KARACHI: Featuring thirteen nominees from nine different nationalities – including Indian novelist Kiran Desai and Malaysian author Tash Aw – this year’s Booker Prize longlist is the most global in a decade, reported the Guardian. At 667 pages, Desai’s novel The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the longest book on the list, and took … Read more
Sadhvi Pragya, six others acquitted in deadly 2008 Malegaon bombing
An Indian court on Thursday acquitted Hindu nationalist figure and former BJP lawmaker Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, along with six others, of charges related to a 2008 bombing near a mosque in Malegaon, Maharashtra, that killed six people and injured over 100. The accused had faced terrorism and criminal conspiracy charges over the blast, which was … Read more
Anger Over Starvation in Gaza Leaves Israel at Risk of Isolation
Global outrage at the Netanyahu government’s actions has grown since the war began, and the suffering of children in the enclave has accelerated the disdain.
On Eve of Tariff Deadline, Trump’s Trade War Faces Key Court Test
[A federal appeals panel will hear arguments from states and businesses that seek to invalidate the president’s tariffs.
My 5 Favorite Places for Art in Rome
Our critic Jason Farago shares what you shouldn’t miss in a city crowded with both the seamy and stately.
A ‘Dagger in the Heart’ of Climate Change Regulation
President Trump took his most consequential step yet to derail federal climate efforts.
My Friend’s Children Are Badly Behaved. What Can I Do?
Ask the Therapist columnist Lori Gottlieb advises a reader who wants to be supportive but also protect her own well-being.