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top 89%There’s a Right Way to Regulate AI—and a Very Wrong Way
The New Republicby Timothy Noah16 Sept 2026
You’ve probably heard the one about the masochist who asks the sadist to beat him up. The sadist says no.
How the Midterms Could Shrink Red State America—and Why It Matters
The New Republicby Perry Bacon16 Sept 2026
The Democrats are poised to gain control of the House and potentially the Senate this November, which would substantially weaken President Trump and MAGA at the national level.
The Unsettling Ambiguity of Early Pregnancy
The New Yorkerby Apoorva Tadepalli16 Sept 2026
The earliest version of the chemical pregnancy test that we use today, the Aschheim-Zondek test, or A-Z test, was refined in Scotland in the nineteen-thirties.
“The History of Concrete” Humanizes the Material World
The New Yorkerby Richard Brody16 Sept 2026
The documentarian John Wilson is best known for his HBO series “How To with John Wilson,” and in his first feature film, “The History of Concrete,” he makes clear to viewers the difference between...
The Long Doomsday of A.I.
The New Yorkerby Joshua Rothman16 Sept 2026
“The Turing cops . . . that’s bad heat.” That’s how people talk in “Neuromancer,” William Gibson’s seminal science-fiction novel, from 1984.
My Weekend with an A.I. Agent
The New Yorkerby Brady Brickner-Wood16 Sept 2026
The first thing it asks me is what I’d like to call it. Rumi or Harbor, it suggests, but I’m free to give it any name I choose.
I Don’t Want to Live In a World Where Ted Lasso Is on Dating Apps
Esquireby Eric Francisco16 Sept 2026
You won’t see a more concentrated instance of how funny and frustrating Ted Lasso can be at the same time than an overly long bit where Ted fills out his dating profile.
These Japanese Waffle Towels Make Any Bathroom Feel Like a Five-Star Spa
Esquireby Bellamy Richardson16 Sept 2026
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How Self-Driving Cars Might Change Crash Testing Forever
Wiredby Aarian Marshall16 Sept 2026
In a video posted on X, a Tesla enthusiast hops into what was once the driver’s seat of a new matte gold Cybercab.
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Literary Hubby Lit Hub Excerpts16 Sept 2026
The dentist’s quote for the surgery was between two and four thousand dollars. “I’m sorry I can’t be more precise,” he said, “but I can’t really know until we get in there.” It wasn’t a...
El-Sayed grilled on Piker, Israel and socialist ties after Mike Rogers skips Senate debate
FOX Newsby Alec Schemmel16 Sept 2026
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed faced roughly an hour of pointed questions Tuesday over his ties to controversial streamer Hasan Piker, his views on Israel, campaign money and his...
China Isn’t Buying Silicon Valley’s Call for an AI Slowdown
Wiredby Louise Matsakis16 Sept 2026
For years, many of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley have argued that the US is locked in an AI arms race with China, and that the consequences of losing would be disastrous.
Instead of Helping Ukraine’s Poor, Ferrexpo’s Charitable Donations Flowed to Companies Associated With Its Then-CEO
OCCRP16 Sept 2026
Some of the transfers were large and instantaneous, including one payment worth approximately $986,000 that was moved out of Khimreaktyv within 45 minutes of the charitable funds hitting the...
Why It Seems Like Great White Sharks Are Overrunning Maine
Wiredby Molly Taft16 Sept 2026
Lifeguard Greg Wilfert was swimming off the coast of Scarborough, Maine, in August when he was yanked underwater by a force tugging on his rescue buoy.
The Movie Star and the Mountain: On Robert Redford’s Sundance Origin Story
Literary Hubby David Gessner16 Sept 2026
The Movie Star and the Mountain: On Robert Redford’s Sundance Origin Story David Gessner Remembers the Star and Conservationist, a Year After His Death I.
Revisiting Vikram Chandra’s Ode to the Art of Human Coding in the Age of AI
Literary Hubby Tobias Carroll16 Sept 2026
Revisiting Vikram Chandra’s Ode to the Art of Human Coding in the Age of AI Tobias Carroll Talks to the Author of Geek Sublime About the Ubiquity of Vibe Coding Twelve years ago, Vikram Chandra’s...
How an Egyptian Prison Poem Came to Structure My Memoir
Literary Hubby Abdelrahman ElGendy16 Sept 2026
How an Egyptian Prison Poem Came to Structure My Memoir Abdelrahman ElGendy on the Way Language Can Build a Relationship Between Author and Reader I wrote my memoir, Huna, in English, which is to...
Who Are MFA Workshops *Really* For?
Literary Hubby Devon Halliday16 Sept 2026
Who Are MFA Workshops *Really* For? Devon Halliday Considers the MFA and Its Discontents How many writers does it take to fix a short story?
Anna Holmes on Why “No” Is the Most Powerful Word a Woman Can Say Today
Literary Hubby Anna Holmes16 Sept 2026
Anna Holmes on Why “No” Is the Most Powerful Word a Woman Can Say Today “For women ‘no’ can be a declaration of war, a call to arms, a rejection of the very traits that society deems most...