News
The Download: the worst technology of 2025, and Sam Altman’s AI hype
Welcome to our annual list of the worst, least successful, and simply dumbest technologies of the year. We like to think there’s a lesson…
Section
News
News
The 8 worst technology flops of 2025
We like to think there’s a lesson in every technological misadventure. But when technology becomes dependent on power, sometimes the…
News
China solar industry’s losses narrowing on overcapacity push, association says
Losses in China’s slumping solar sector narrowed in the third quarter, data presented by an industry group official revealed, as the…
News
Transcript: Mike Johnson Unnerved as ACA Revolt Worsens: “Bullshit!”
Sargent: Well, I want to pick up on what you just said there, which is that Mike Johnson is ideologically opposed to the subsidies getting…
News
You Can Say That Again
Embrace the latest lingo of the young, even if it seems silly. Source link
News
A Wild West Christmas, Courtesy of Frederic Remington and Sid Richardson
Remington’s nocturnes are full of spiritual feeling. Plus, a visit to the Cowgirl Hall of Fame. Source link
News
America Needs AI That Is Pro-Human
A strong national AI framework is essential. States can help ensure that AI deployment strengthens families, workers, and human agency.…
News
Teachers to be trained to spot early signs of misogyny in boys
Teachers will be given training to spot and tackle misogyny in the classroom, while high-risk pupils could be sent on behavioural courses…
News
BJ’s Wholesale Club is opening 9 new stores in 2026. Here’s the full list of locations coming soon
BJ’s Wholesale Club is planning to open nine new U.S. stores in 2026, and already debuted a new location on December 17 in Casselberry,…
News
Norman Podhoretz Was the Ultimate Neocon
Podhoretz eventually settled into neoconservatism, an intellectual movement that began as a liberal critique of the New Left…
News
The Trump Judge Who Tried to Rewrite the Bill of Rights
A federal judge in Kentucky proposed in a judicial opinion this week that the Bill of Rights does not protect more than 50 million…
News
Trump Seems to Be Trying His Best to Give Us All Cancer
How can the Make America Healthy Again crowd put up with all this? They can’t. Amid the hypocrites and toadies who make up much of Trump’s…
News
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Cassandras make their arguments in simple and straightforward ways. They’re earnest. They don’t bury their politics in 12 layers of…
News
Mike Johnson Visibly Rattled as ACA Infighting Boils Over: “Bullshit!”
In a blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson, four House Republicans joined Democrats to force a vote next year on an extension of Affordable…
News
French 'Doctor Death' who poisoned patients jailed for life
A former anaesthetist has been jailed for life for intentionally poisoning 30 patients, including 12 who died. A court in the city of…
News
How to find community as a solopreneur
Running a solo business can feel like operating without a map at times. Sometimes you can stumble along the path, figuring things out as…
News
November Swiss Watch’s 52 Percent Export Slump to the U.S. Reflects Tariff Rollercoaster
PARIS – It’s the darker months of the year, including for Swiss watch exports. Shipments from the country fell 7.3 percent to 2.2 billion…
News
Parents of sextortion victim sue Instagram owner Meta
A Scottish couple whose teenage son took his own life after being blackmailed on Instagram are suing the platform's owner Meta, in what's…
News
What dating is like in 2025 for the unemployed
Dating in 2025 has been rough. According to articles, data, and personal narratives on social media, it seems that it’s never been more…
News
Newspaper headlines: 'Abramovich clings on to $2.5bn' and 'Ban doctors strike'
The Daily Telegraph says the UK could face a bill of almost £9bn for rejoining the EU's student exchange programme, Erasmus. The…
News
Bondi Beach shooting: 'Maybe she's an angel now', says aunt of 10-year-old victim
The family of the Bondi shooting's youngest victim, Matilda, urged the community not to let her death fuel anger, as they said a final…
News
Group of Labour MPs warns Starmer over jury trial limits
Nearly 40 Labour MPs have warned the prime minister they are not prepared to support proposals to limit jury trials. In a letter to Sir…
News
Judge orders Trump to stop reductions in force, rehire fired workers
A federal judge ordered the administration to quit moving ahead with reductions in force, saying Wednesday that the law President Trump…
News
'We just needed a new president': Trump declares America is on brink of economic boom
President Trump kicked off the 2026 campaign with a rapid-fire recitation of his accomplishments this year, declaring that America is now…