Trump Announces $5,000 Dividend if Republicans Win Midterms
Timeby Miranda Jeyaretnam·10 Sept 2026
President Donald Trump has promised a $5,000 payment to every American adult if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in the coming midterm elections.
He Helped Build Powerful AI at OpenAI and Anthropic. Now He's Afraid It Could Kill Us
Timeby Harry Booth·9 Sept 2026
For three years, Jacob Coxon helped train increasingly powerful AI systems at OpenAI and Anthropic. On Sept. 8, he walked away. “I resigned from Anthropic today,” Coxon posted on X.
What the U.S. and Canada’s Trade War Could Mean for Prices
Timeby Chantelle Lee·9 Sept 2026
A slew of goods moving between the U.S. and Canada are being hit by sweeping tariffs as the trade war between the allied nations intensifies, threatening to raise prices for consumers on both sides...
Stop Making These Recycling Mistakes
Timeby Simmone Shah·9 Sept 2026
Public confidence and trust in recycling systems is on the decline. While 87% of Americans say recycling is important, only about 32% of household waste is recycled or composted, according to 2025...
Is Your Step Count Too Low? Try Walking Faster
Timeby Veronique Greenwood·9 Sept 2026
You don’t need to take 10,000 steps a day to improve your health. Studies have shown that much smaller step counts can substantially reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and death.
Why Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S Wants to Tax AI Use
Timeby Sam Jacobs·9 Sept 2026
How will AI change the future of work? Ravi Kumar S has a few ideas. As the CEO of Cognizant, which employs more than 350,000 people around the world, Kumar isn’t just helping other companies...
Head Lice Are a Back-to-School Nuisance. Here’s How to Handle Them
Timeby Dominique Mosbergen·9 Sept 2026
As children return to school, families have a lot to look forward to: fresh routines, new connections, crisper weather—and a greater risk of head lice.
12 Questions You’ll Be Glad You Asked Your Grandparents
Timeby Angela Haupt·9 Sept 2026
Elizabeth Keating’s students learn about World War II in history books. But when one of them asked her grandmother what it was like to live through the wartime mobilization and bombing in the U.K....
The World's Best Companies of 2026
Timeby Charlotte Hu·9 Sept 2026
The economy built around AI has continued to boom even as experts and leaders work to hammer out the technology's execution problem and debate the guardrails that should be put around it.
Tehran Targets U.S. Base in Jordan In Retaliation for U.S. Destroying Iranian Oil Tankers
Timeby Tiago Ventura·9 Sept 2026
Iran said it targeted a U.S. base in Jordan with a series of missiles overnight after the U.S. military struck five Iranian oil tankers amid renewed hostilities in the region.
AI Is at a Turning Point
Timeby Yoshua Bengio·9 Sept 2026
In the current AI development race, our horsepower is exploding, our speed is picking up exponentially, but our ability to steer—and if needed, to hit the brakes—has not kept pace.
With Republican Convention, Trump Hopes to Pull His Party Out of a Tailspin
Timeby Philip Elliott·9 Sept 2026
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Dating Apps Are Dying
Timeby Meehika Barua·9 Sept 2026
Everyone I know has either deleted dating apps, stopped using them, or is considering it. The icons lie dormant on their phones: technically still there, but rarely opened and no longer expected to...
Iceland Summons U.S. Ambassador Over Trump’s Expansionist Map
Timeby Miranda Jeyaretnam·9 Sept 2026
President Donald Trump is on thin ice with Iceland after he posted a map that showed the American flag superimposed onto Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Mexico, and much of the Caribbean.
The Promise of the Kurdish Peace
Timeby Galip Dalay·9 Sept 2026
August brought some truly transformative good news for Turkey, the Kurds, and Turkey’s immediate neighborhood in the Middle East. On Aug.
White House Removes ‘Build the Wall’ Game After Tetris Rebuke
Timeby Miranda Jeyaretnam·9 Sept 2026
The White House has apparently pulled one of its newly released arcade-style video games after a rebuke from the maker of Tetris.
Why the U.K., Canada, and France Are Banning Trade With Israeli Settlements
Timeby Callum Sutherland·8 Sept 2026
Israel ordered the closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem after the United Kingdom led a coordinated effort by 12 governments to restrict trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied...
Yes, There Has Been an Uptick in High-Profile Art Heists. Here’s Why
Timeby Rebecca Schneid·8 Sept 2026
Nearly a year after precious jewels were stolen from the Louvre in broad daylight, France’s museums suffered another loss of major art when thieves stole four valuable paintings from the Renoir...
We Must Defend the Refugee Convention
Timeby Theo James·8 Sept 2026
In 1941, as the Nazis swept through Greece and took Athens, my grandfather, Nicolas Taptiklis, fled for his life.
Why Reading People's Confessions Online Feels So Good
Timeby Veronique Greenwood·8 Sept 2026
In January 2026, a new community popped up on Reddit, the online message board site. Called /r/GirlDinnerDiaries, it now has a sizable 6 million members and invites people to post a photo of a...
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