The OpenAI-Google fight is the next critical juncture in the AI wars
Last year OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he thought ads were lame. Now he seems more interested. Shelby Tauber/REUTERSThis post...
The week’s bestselling books, Dec. 7
Hardcover fiction 1. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Crown: $28) A lifelong letter writer reckons with a painful past. 2....
Dem plots to take $175B from Trump ‘slush fund’ to tackle the ‘number one issue’ of 2026
A Democrat representative has laid out a plan to take $175 billion of funding from Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill...
Scientists Just Found Small-Scale Lightning on Mars. What Does It Mean?
Scientists have now detected tiny lightning bolts on Mars for the first time. How’d they do it? Well, the microphone...
How to find your Spotify Wrapped 2025 and see all the music you loved this year
SpotifySpotify Wrapped launched December 3.New features in this year's recap include the ability to see your "Listening Age" and compete...
Republican says women will shoulder burden for GOP health plan: ‘They’re great shoppers’
A Republican senator sketched out the contours of President Donald Trump’s health care overhaul that would shift the burden for...
Israel Says a Gaza Border Will Reopen, but Only for Palestinians to Leave
Israel said on Wednesday that it would begin allowing some Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip for Egypt “in the...
Alarming Research Finds People Hooked on AI Far Are More Likely to Experience Mental Distress
We’ve heard story after story about people becoming obsessed with AI chatbots and experiencing profound breaks with reality. But there...
10 Most Dog-Friendly Cities in America, Ranked
If you’ve ever planned a weekend around your dog’s bladder, emotional well-being, or grass preferences (same), a new ranking from...
Pete Hegseth’s week is ‘about to get worse’ — and it’s not about war crimes: MS NOW host
As Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces increasing scrutiny for reportedly being part of a war crime, his first blunder as...
