Killing in the name of… nothing
In a good and just society, it would have been possible to bury Charlie Kirk without either threatening mass violence toward his enemies or making light of his death with a furry sex meme. But America...
In a good and just society, it would have been possible to bury Charlie Kirk without either threatening mass violence toward his enemies or making light of his death with a furry sex meme. But America...
A battle over land use is unfolding between northern Tanzania's breathtaking Lake Natron and national parks. Mass evictions from ancestral land to accommodate wealthy tourists is driving some Maasai t...
A battle over land use is unfolding in the East African country of Tanzania. Evictions from ancestral land to accommodate tourism projects has already driven some Maasai to the brink....
A battle over land use is unfolding between northern Tanzania's breathtaking Lake Natron and national parks. Mass evictions from ancestral land to accommodate wealthy tourists is driving some Maasai t...
EVA AI is launching a pop-up Café where users can dine with their AI companion, even as experts caution against substituting human connection....
The author and his wife struggled with communication at first. Courtesy of Kimanzi Constable My wife loves chatting and needs to talk out everything, while I'm an introvert and prefer silence. We stru...
Christmas came early for some shoppers at an H-E-B supermarket in Texas. The store offered everyone in line free groceries after a computer glitch shut down the registers....
The appeal came after injuries and outbreaks of violence linked to New Year’s Eve fireworks, both public and private. Meanwhile, a spate of black ice has caused numerous accidents across Germany....
Tunisian communities are increasingly frustrated that access to drinking water is still not a given, particulalry for rural communities. Hundreds of thousands of people are thought not to be connected...
The original art director of Magic: The Gathering, Jesper Myrfors, has once again taken to social media to offer some interesting behind-the-scenes insight into the early days of the game, this time e...
From political gaffes and diplomatic stumbles to courtroom fury and security breaches, many of Singapore’s viral moments in 2025 showed how quickly everyday incidents in the city state could turn into...
The author's kids (not pictured) don't live near their cousins. Sam Edwards/Getty Images When my family moved in 2017, we moved away from my kids' only cousins. Their childhood looks different from mi...
Grok began 2026 as it began 2025 : under fire for its AI-generated images. Elon Musk's chatbot has spent the last week flooding X with nonconsensual, sexualized deepfakes of adults and minors. Circula...
Duolingo shuts down for two weeks every winter, and its CEO says the cost is worth it for real rest. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Duolingo gives its staff two weeks off over the holidays, allowing emplo...
Anne Wojcicki and Susan Wojcicki Andrew Harnik/ Getty Images; Eric Gaillard/ Reuters Esther Wojcicki taught her three daughters that it was OK to fail and try again. She said emphasizing independence ...
Mehdi Paryavi, CEO of the International Data Center Authority, says overusing AI may make workers look more productive while quietly eroding the confidence and thinking skills their careers depend on....
The author is raising her kids to speak German, Dutch, and English. Courtesy of the author I grew up fascinated by different cultures and languages. My husband and I raise our children in three langua...
Kari Cobham learned how to be a better leader after a health crisis early in her career. Courtesy of Kari Cobham A stroke at 29 changed Kari Cobham's approach to work, leadership, and recovery. Cobham...
AI-generated video marks a "whole new chapter for the internet," Lightspeed Ventures partner Michael Mignano said. Lightspeed Lightspeed Ventures partner Michael Mignano predicted that AI-gene...
The author had no idea how far behind her son was in reading. Courtesy of the author I'm a mom and an educator, and I didn't know how to teach him to read. My son's reading struggles were wrongly attr...