Month: May 2025
The Judge’s Data Dilemma in the Google Search Case
The question is how to fix Google’s monopoly. Is an order to force it to share data the solution?
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Stalling Peace Negotiations
Both Kyiv and Moscow have been maneuvering to set the terms and tempo of any talks to end the fighting.
The A.I. Jobpocalypse, Building at Anthropic with Mike Krieger and Hard Fork Crimes Division
“These products are really explicitly being designed to take away people’s jobs.”
On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama
As Mr. Musk entered President Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known.
Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans
The Trump administration has expanded Palantir’s work with the government, spreading the company’s technology — which could easily merge data on Americans — throughout agencies.
For Some Recent Graduates, the A.I. Job Apocalypse May Already Be Here
The unemployment rate for recent college graduates has jumped as companies try to replace entry-level workers with artificial intelligence.
In Emaciated Children, Gaza’s Hunger Is Laid Bare
Aid began to trickle into the territory this week. But there is never enough.
How White South Africans Are Convincing the U.S. to Accept Them as Refugees
Thousands of white South Africans are jockeying to get on the next flight to the United States as refugees. They say the backlash against their [Read More…]
A Library on the Canada-U.S.Border Is Ensnared by Trump’s Foreign Policy
A wealthy widow built a library and opera house on the border between Quebec and Vermont, a symbol of binational friendship. Now U.S. officials are [Read More…]
200 Miles of Sublime Pain on a Hindu Pilgrimage in Pakistan
In 113-degree heat, thousands of Hindus in Pakistan make a grueling trek that is an act of spiritual devotion and cultural preservation in a Muslim-majority [Read More…]