Sam Altman thinks AI will surpass human intelligence by 2030. His rival AI billionaires say it’ll be even sooner
The OpenAI CEO said GPT-5 is already smarter than he is.
The national debt’s 20-year deadline and baby boomers’ spending problem: ‘a lot of incentive for every generation to try to pass a big bill’
Kent Smetters, faculty director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model, estimates that we spend 6x more on older than young…
Former VP Kamala Harris says she went through a nine-hour interview to land the job—but she couldn’t escape ‘gold medal depression’ even when she won
Kamala Harris has made history as the first woman to take on the roles of San Francisco DA, California attorney…
Nobel Laureate Daron Acemoglu on the ‘brainless’ AI discourse, the myth of capitalism and the Gen Z revolution risk
The MIT economist and Nobel Prize winner doesn't mince words: most of what you're reading about AI is wrong, and…
Three Indian Tankers Reemerge, Pointing to Hormuz Traffic Uptick
Three fully laden India-linked supertankers have re-emerged in the Gulf of Oman, adding to increased observed bi-directional traffic across the…
Sorry, Elon, the far right is still the far right
And on some issues, it’s further to the right than before
Swiss Voters Set to Reject Stricter Neutrality, Early Poll Shows
Swiss voters are set to reject an initiative to strengthen neutrality, according to an early poll, a result that could…
A Stock Trader’s Guide to Navigating a Rare ‘Super El Niño’
As concerns over the Iran war recede, stock investors are confronting another threat: climate risk, which is prompting a reassessment…
Trump tries explain why the Reflecting Pool is algae green and its blue lining is peeling. Police arrest a former Olympic canoe racer on a bike ride
“I'm a curious citizen. I reached down to see what it felt like. It was very rubbery.”
A new trade war may be brewing. This time, Europe is taking a page from Trump’s playbook — ‘We no longer live in a world of pink ponies and rainbows’
China's goods trade surplus with the EU hit 360.6 billion euros in 2025, up 15% from 2024. And in the…
Shipping companies will decide when the Strait of Hormuz is truly open—not the U.S. or Iran—and the latest deal is already sowing confusion
"Will the Iranian announcement be enough to deter them? Or will Iran need to resort to force and directly violate…
Trump threatens to charge U.S. tolls in Strait of Hormuz for ‘services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East’
Iran’s joint military command said the strait was closed because of the U.S. “clear breach of its commitments” by failing…