Who’s Afraid of Chinese Models?
By Ben Thompson, at Stratechery
There’s a story I tell about my first day in STRT-431 at Kellogg School of Management,...
Who’s Afraid of Chinese Models?
By Ben Thompson, at Stratechery
There’s a story I tell about my first day in STRT-431 at Kellogg School of Management,...
For decades after the 1967 Caracas earthquake, seismologists warned Venezuelans that a major earthquake was coming. And we had been waiting for the big one. On Jun. 24, the prediction of horror came true. Twice. Two level-seven magnitude earthquakes struck northern Venezuela, the most densely …
Some involve accepting Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz. The rest call for escalation. Here we are again: Iran is shooting at traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump is ordering retaliatory strikes, and both sides have declared the latest cease-fire agreement “over” or “dead.” That Iran …
In March 2023, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, laid out a strategy for managing the coercive policies of China. Europe, she argued, should “de-risk” from its dependence on the economic juggernaut by joining forces and building homegrown alternatives. Three years …
The president said networks that didn't air his primetime address on election security had committed "fraud." President Donald Trump said TV networks that did not feature live coverage of his primetime address on election security should have their broadcast licenses revoked. CNN, ABC and NBC opted …
If you've noticed Google Search getting worse over the past few years, you're not the only one. It has gotten so bad that recently Common Sense Media, …
Truth Social will sell Wall Street firms quicker access to market-moving posts from President Donald Trump, the company said on Thursday. Truth Social, owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT), has become the president’s go-to place for announcing policy decisions. The president’s posts …
The first blockade in April choked off Iranian exports without causing a lasting price surge. Now global oil reserves are lower, and ships face heightened risks. President Trump’s first naval blockade on Iranian ports in April caused oil prices to rise, but not to the stratospheric levels some …
When a superpower’s economy lags, hegemony becomes unsustainable. In June 1897, Great Britain, at the apex of empire, organized an elaborate pageant celebrating Queen Victoria’s 60 years on the throne. The industrial revolution had turned a small island nation into an economic and military …
A shockingly inefficient trillion-dollar project Editor’s note: This work is part of AI Watchdog, The Atlantic’s ongoing investigation into the generative-AI industry. As they scramble to keep their systems online, AI companies are making things expensive for the rest of us. Large language models such …
A rare bipartisan housing bill just became law – but Americans will still struggle with affordability
By Kirk McClure, University of Kansas and Alex Schwartz, The...
Sam Altman’s space data center trash talk is what most experts already believe
By Tim Fernholz, Tech Crunch
Sam Altman and Elon Musk traded barbed social...
Why Iran broke the ceasefire in the Strait of Hormuz and what might happen next – expert Q&A
By Scott Lucas, University College Dublin
The 60-day ceasefire...
Trump’s War-Not-War Is Doing Something Odd to the Economy
Businesses and consumers are struggling with a bizarre conflict that is simultaneously happening and not happening.
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It’s a World-Class Investment. It’s a Junk Investment. What Is Going On With SpaceX?
By Bethany McLean, NY Times
Ms. McLean is a financial journalist and co-author...
More than 200 major clean energy projects have been cancelled or downsized since Trump took office, costing nearly half a million jobs and $55 billion in annual GDP growth. It’s been a little more than a year since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act began dismantling federal clean energy incentives—just …
A shockingly inefficient trillion-dollar project Editor’s note: This work is part of AI Watchdog, The Atlantic’s ongoing investigation into the generative-AI industry. As they scramble to keep their systems online, AI companies are making things expensive for the rest of us. Large language models such …
Look Past the Jobs Numbers: Three Ways Trump Is Strangling the Economy
By Steven N. Durlauf, NY Times
Mr. Durlauf is the director of the Stone Center...
War‑induced fertilizer shortage may be reducing US soil and water pollution
By Kimberly Van Meter, Penn State and Nandita Basu, University of Waterloo
American farmers are...
Medication abortion: Decisions from federal courts, the FDA or Trump’s Department of Justice could try to end access via telehealth
By Rachel Rebouché, The University...
How cuts to CDC are dismantling its capacity to protect Americans’ health
By Candice Johnson, Michigan State University
Since the Trump administration took office in January...