Until I became a software engineer at 32, my whole professional life was organized around the written word. I was a historian, one who was firmly anchored in books and archives and articles. I switched
To save on space, the Library of Congress is packing what would otherwise be pages and pages worth of documents and other media from U.S. history into a single vial for the nation’s time capsule
The growing number and cheap cost of drones mean Russia can send more after every Ukrainian soldier. Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu via Getty Images Russia used to avoid using its drones against a lone Ukrainian soldier or
Saudi Arabia has halted construction on The Line, the over-hyped megacity that was supposed to slice through the sand like a mirrored sword, until 2030—LOL!—after multiple delays and downsizings. Anyone with two functioning eyes and three ounces
Russia is converting a growing number of Shahed drones from one-way attack drones into operator-guided aircraft. 47th Mechanized Brigade via Ministry of Defense of Ukraine/Screengrab Russia’s Shahed attack drones are typically launched with preset targets.
Many proponents of American manufacturing talk about making cars domestically and helping the U.S. auto industry soar. In the case of Detroit-based drone startup Birdstop, that is literally the plan. In its search for ways
Moon Base Alpha is real. The success of Artemis II’s lunar loop in April has energized plans for a permanent lunar foothold in the next decade. Once the purview of science fiction, an actual Moon
Sunjana Ramana is building her company, Flax, in the UK. Courtesy of Sunjana Ramana The “American dream” didn’t last long for Sunjana Ramana. After 4 ½ years in the US and three failed attempts at
Shift is offering limited-time free cleanings, with workers recording their tasks to train AI. Monika Skolimowska/picture alliance via Getty Images A startup is offering free home cleanings in New York City to train AI. Shift
Paid time off is precious. The average private-sector worker in the U.S. who has been at their job for at least a year is given 11 days of paid leave annually, according to the Bureau
Below, Benoit Denizet-Lewis shares five key insights from his new book, You’ve Changed: The Promise and Price of Self-Transformation. Denizet-Lewis is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, an associate professor at Emerson College, and
Kyle Kirby, a powerlifter. Ronda Churchill for BI Somewhere between taking a Zoox self-driving taxi down Las Vegas Boulevard, watching steroid-engorged swimmers in bodysuits shred through a pool at a Zoop-sponsored tournament, and partying with
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Google CEO Sundar Pichai have said they are hearing a lot from companies about rising AI costs. Uber COO Andrew Macdonald recently gave voice to those concerns. Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg; Sam
Me in February, with my then-5-week-old daughter. Mia DeGraaf My daughter was born in January 2026, so she is eligible for a Trump Account with $1,000. The gold-themed Trump Accounts app dropped on the App
The House transportation committee approved a bill that would introduce a federal framework for autonomous commercial trucks. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images House lawmakers introduced a bill that establishes federal rules for autonomous trucks. The
Bloomberg/Getty Images Google is making its AI models cheaper and faster. More compute is helping it accelerate. It’s a playbook that helped Google win in Search. As companies look more closely at their AI bills,
Vitalii Dodonov. Courtesy of Vitalii Dodonov Vitalii Dodonov started his career at Deloitte and then eBay before cofounding his business, Stan. A few years into the business, the cofounders vibe-coded Stanley, an AI tool for
Cisco says AI transformation goes beyond bolting the technology onto existing workflows. Elena Podkina/Getty Images For Cisco, a nearly $500 billion company with over 80,000 employees, adopting AI is complicated. Its chief customer experience officer
Tesla has fewer autonomous vehicles on Texas roads compared to Waymo. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Tesla has far fewer autonomous vehicles on Texas roads than its rival Waymo. The company has 42 registered autonomous vehicles
No matter how likeable you (think you) are, you won’t get along with everyone. Chances are, you can think of at least one colleague that you just don’t have a good relationship with. If that