Inflation surged in April to the highest rate since 2023
Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty ImagesThe new CPI report showed annual inflation sped up to 3.8% in April,...
When Optimization Is a Trap
Max Hawkins had started to feel trapped by his optimized life. Every weekday, he woke up at exactly 7 a.m....
How Modern Writers’ Rooms Are Built — and How to Break In
Welcome to Trade Secrets, TheWrap’s insider guide to making it in Hollywood. In previous installments, we’ve shared industry knowledge of...
The Shared Feeling of Being Harvested by the Future
Within an hour of landing in Shanghai, I was sitting in the back of a Didi cab while the driver...
Route 66 is turning 100. So I drove all 2,448 miles of it — and watched it burst with new life
Friends, motorists, fellow Americans: The road ahead is far from straight. But it will take us through eight states and...
AI Is Giving Your Boss Tools to Be More Monstrous Than Ever Before
The debate raging about AI’s future consequences, with a complete AI automation apocalypse on one side and a resplendent AI...
Macron Makes a Bid for New Partners in Africa
President Emmanuel Macron of France opened an Africa summit this week in Nairobi, a city where almost no one speaks...
New York state is offering free air conditioning units to residents this summer — how to apply
As New York braces for another sweaty, subway-platform-melting summer, the state is once again handing out free air conditioners to...
Building Nests Is Hard. That’s Why Some Birds Steal.
When Mauna Loa erupted in 1885, it enveloped native forests on the island of Hawaii in a layer of basaltic...
eBay Responds to GameStop $56 Billion Takeover Bid
GameStop shocked the financial world last week with a surprise $56 billion takeover bid to fold eBay into its portfolio....
