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Trump Goes Full ‘Godfather.’ Plus . . .
Whether it’s raiding John Bolton’s house, taking a 10 percent stake in Intel, or prosecuting flag-burning, the president’s actions this week share a…
The Editors
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
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
The Bride of ‘Chinese Frankenstein’—and the Race to Make Designer Babies
I’ve spent hours talking to the ‘Chinese Frankenstein’ who says he’s opening a lab in Austin. His competition, in his quest to pioneer gene editing in…
Johanna Berkman
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
Is Anyone Worth a Billion Dollars?
Mark Zuckerberg is offering mind-blowing pay packages to catch up in the AI race. Tyler Cowen says those salaries might very well be worth it.
Tyler Cowen
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
Giga-Yachts, Flo Rida, and Bunkers. . . What Could Go Wrong?
Can the uber-wealthy outrun public fury?
Bari Weiss
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Here Come the New Industrialists
America may be winning on software. But software isn’t enough to win the future. We need manufacturers—like the ones I met last week.
Batya Ungar-Sargon
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
WATCH: The U.S. Is Not Prepared for a Drone Attack
Drones are the future of war, but an outdated legal framework makes it very hard to protect American citizens from an attack.
Austyn Jeffs
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Things Worth Remembering: What You’re Really Hungry For
The internet blitzes our brains with excitement; this novel will remind you what you’re actually longing for.
Spencer Klavan
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
The Consulting Crash Is Coming
Bloated, overpaid, and outpaced by AI—big firms confront a future they can’t outsource.
Joe Nocera
Trump Says: Drill, Baby, Drill. The Stock Market Says: No Way.
The big, beautiful bill favors fossil fuels over solar and wind. So why is the stock market punishing drilling companies and rewarding solar and wind…
Peter Coy
Meet the Man Conspiracy Theorists Have Blamed for Texas’s Biblical Flood
The 25-year-old CEO of Rainmaker on what cloud seeding is—and why it’s not to blame for the devastating floods in Central Texas.
River Page
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