World

Months later, the Supreme Court still hasn’t decided on Trump’s emergency tariffs. Here’s why
When the Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing over President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a similarly rapid resolution seemed possible.After all, Trump’s lawyers told the court that speed was...
Roundtables: Why AI Companies Are Betting on Next-Gen Nuclear
AI is driving unprecedented investment for massive data centers and an energy supply that can support its huge computational appetite. One potential source of electricity for these facilities is...
Is your hit product a ‘gateway product’?
Remember the Flip video recorder? In 2009, it was a sensation—a dead-simple, pocket-size recorder that let ordinary people capture and share moments without lugging around a camcorder or figuring...
This Harvard-affiliated study on night owls reveals surprising heart health findings
Being a night owl can be bad for your heart.That may sound surprising but a large study found people who are more active late at night — when most...
Customers go ‘Back to Starbucks’ as company posts first U.S. growth in 2 years
Since Brian Niccol took over as Starbucks Chairman and CEO in 2024, he’s promised a grand turnaround for the coffee giant by going back to its roots in lovingly...
From unemployed to self-employed: Why the switch is more common than ever
When Mikala Mahoney was laid off from her marketing job last summer, first she was shocked. Then the anxiety flooded in.  “I realized that over the past few years...
What AI “remembers” about you is privacy’s next frontier
When information is all in the same repository, it is prone to crossing contexts in ways that are deeply undesirable. A casual chat about dietary preferences to build a...
Chip firm ASML to slash 1,700 jobs and posts record profit for 2025 thanks to AI boom
Dutch semiconductor chip machine maker ASML recorded a record net profit of 9.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) in 2025 on sales of 32.7 billion euros fueled by AI-driven demand,...
Smokey Bones and Johnny Rockets restaurant closures: See list of doomed locations after FAT Brands bankruptcy
Another day, another announcement of restaurant closures in the casual-dining space. Earlier this week, FAT Brands filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. As part of that process, the restaurant...
Bonjour Visio: France turns digital sovereignty into policy
In a bold turn of phrase and deed, Paris has quietly told Silicon Valley “au revoir.”  On January 26, 2026, France’s Ministry of Finance announced that by 2027, all...
‘Don’t worry, I’ve got you’: 3 artists channel the outrage of Minneapolis
Artist Edel Rodriguez published his new print, Minneapolis, just hours after a federal agent shot and killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti on January 24. The print features a pop...
9 startups from Palantir alumni you need to know
Last week, I published a deep exploration into Palantir and its founder factory and how the company’s power and success can be explained by its ability to attract elite...