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WATCH: A Free Press Debate on Artificial Intelligence in San Francisco
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas and AI “godmother” Fei-Fei Li faced off against computer scientist Jaron Lanier and author Nicholas Carr in our latest…
Isaac Grafstein
1HR 18M
Welcome to Elon’s Muskville
Tesla and Starlink are crammed into one small patch of central Texas, where locals have mixed feelings about their sort-of overlord.
Daniel Kalder
Everything You Want To Know About the Air Travel Mess . . .
…but are afraid to ask.
James Fallows
How China Captured Apple
The ‘Think Different’ entanglement with the CCP, the national security risks we’ve ignored, and the $275 billion handshake that changed everything.
Bari Weiss
1HR 31M
Who Is Helped By the Sanctions Against China? China
The economic sanctions against Russia were a failure. So why is the U.S. using the same tactic against the Chinese?
Doomberg
The Intellectual Godfathers of Protectionism
Once shunned, globalization’s doubters turned out to be right about its destructive economic and social consequences. What do they think of what Trump…
Joe Nocera
Drain the Swamp? MAGA Lobbyists Say They’re ‘Drinking from a Fire Hose.’
Once upon a time, Donald Trump promised to clean up Washington. But for the swampiest industry of all, business is booming.
Gabe Kaminsky
The Ultimate Mic Drop: Warren Buffett Saves His Best for Last
Warren Buffett is not like other billionaires. He has no side hustles—no space company or massive foundation. That’s been among his great gifts.
Maxwell Meyer
The World’s First Sperm Race Seemed Too Good to Be True. It Was.
For starters, it wasn’t the first. The winners were known in advance. And the ‘race’ was computer-generated.
River Page
Kevin O’Leary: Tariffs on Chinese Goods Should be 400 Percent
China has never complied with the rules of international trade. It’s time to hold them accountable.
Kevin O’Leary
With Tariffs, It’s the Uncertainty, Stupid
‘So long as uncertainty reigns,’ said one chief executive, ‘money will stay on the sidelines.’
Peter Coy
China and America Agree: Apple Is Too Big to Fail
The problem with building iPhones in America isn’t that they’d be priced at $3,500 each. It’s that they wouldn’t be built at all.
Patrick McGee
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