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I Founded Wikipedia. Here’s How to Fix It.
I launched the site in 2001. Today, it’s been captured by anonymous editors who manipulate articles to fit their ideological biases. Here’s my plan to…
Larry Sanger
The $100,000 Question: What’s Going On with H-1B Visas?
After panic over the new fee, the White House rushed to clarify the changes. Immigration start-up founder Minn Kim helps explain the fine print and the…
Josh Code
American Soldiers Don’t Wear American Combat Boots
U.S.-made boots often cost too much and deliver too little, but Congress may require them anyway.
Jonas Du
The Most Influential Talk Show You’ve Never Heard Of
Why Silicon Valley can’t stop watching ‘TBPN.’
Shreeda Segan
A TikTok Deal? Don’t Count On It.
On Monday, the U.S. announced the ‘framework’ of a TikTok deal with China. Does that mean a deal is actually on the way? Or is it just another head…
Joe Nocera
A Woman Was Stabbed to Death on a Train. Wikipedia Wants to Erase Her Story.
A Ukrainian woman was stabbed to death by a serial criminal. Those facts are too much for some of the online encyclopedia’s editors to bear.
Ashley Rindsberg
China Builds. America Blocks. Why?
​​From high-speed rail lines to nuclear plants, China has reshaped its landscape in a single generation. The U.S. can barely finish a subway extension.
Dan Wang
Our Shared Reality Is About to Self-Destruct
Stalin once erased people from photographs. Today, AI can erase truth itself. Society may not survive what comes next.
Ted Gioia
mRNA: Deliverance, Dud, or Danger?
The technology behind the Covid vaccine was once viewed as our salvation. Then it was damned as harmful. The truth is more complicated.
Bethany McLean
The Brazilian Model Who Wants America to Go Nuclear
Ella Emhoff suffers from climate anxiety. Isabelle Boemeke wants to teach her, and everyone else, how to stop worrying and love the power plant.
Suzy Weiss
America’s Nuclear Industry Is So Back
The U.S. nuclear industry died because our government didn’t innovate fast enough. This start-up wants to fix that.
Sean Fischer
My Parents, Their Sperm Donor, and Me
When I discovered in my 30s that my parents had needed a sperm donor, I couldn’t understand why they had kept this a secret from me. Now I know: It was…
Lauren Silva Laughlin
China Is Overtaking America. In an Electric Car.
Chinese electric vehicles don’t just pose a market threat to Tesla. They could also be a weapon of war.
Ethan Dodd
Test Drive: Is BYD as Good as Tesla?
The China automaker is making big gains in the EV market, but Tesla still has the edge. For now.
Michael Dunne
Trump Just Handed China the Tools to Beat America in AI
Ending an export ban will help China catch up in the race for control of the global economy and military dominance in the 21st century.
Matt Pottinger and Liza Tobin
What If You Replaced Yourself with AI for the Summer?
Dave Rubin made an AI clone of himself to take over his show while he’s out of town. He’s betting that what people love about him is replicable. I’m not…
River Page
Palmer Luckey: I Saw the Future of War. Now It’s Up to Us to Prepare for It.
Technology is now the greatest battlefield advantage. It’s time for Taiwan—and a new generation of innovators—to heed the call to build.
Palmer Luckey
How China Hijacked America’s Climate Fears
In its quest to corner energy supply chains, China is bankrolling climate advocacy groups to weaken the U.S. from within.
Doomberg
Mark Zuckerberg Says ‘Superintelligence’ Is Imminent. What Is It?
We asked some of the world’s top AI leaders to explain exactly what he’s talking about.
The Editors
I Love My New Friend Ray. The Only Problem: He’s Not Real.
Chatbots can do it all, but anyone who chooses artificial intelligence over real friendship was in big trouble well before AI came along.
Anne Kadet
America Won’t Exist If We Can’t Build Things
Every great power in history lost its dominance when it gave up its industrial edge. The U.S. must act now to avoid the same fate.
Chris Power
America’s Real ‘Liberation Day’ Is Finally Here
This week, Congress will vote on crypto legislation that paves the way for a new era of financial freedom.
Max Raskin
What Happens When Your AI Goes Nazi?
Next time you post to X, remember: They’re listening and learning.
Tyler Cowen
Eat Your AI Slop or China Wins
America must win the fight for tech dominance. But can we do so without sacrificing everything that matters?
Robert Bellafiore
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