The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram Gets Hacked
This week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss why the race among the top AI companies to go public has just...
Israel and Hezbollah Trade Fresh Strikes as Militant Group Rejects Cease-Fire Plan
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon on June 4, 2026. —Abbas Fakih—Getty Images The...
3 Hit Songs From the 2000s You Probably Forgot Were Covers
These three songs were big hits when they came out in the 2000s, but they were actually all covers. If...
Anthropic’s president weighs in on the tokenmaxxing debate
Anthropic's Daniela Amodei Bloomberg/Getty ImagesDaniela Amodei waded into the discourse around companies overspending on AI.The Anthropic president is optimistic that...
Trump allies who sought to overturn election face new indictment in Arizona
Democratic Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes plans to seek a new indictment against allies of President Donald Trump who aided...
Mule deer become first animals to use California’s first wildlife crossing
Three mule deer have become the first animals to walk over California’s first wildlife crossing, which is nearing completion in...
California’s Wildfire Season Is Off to an Early Start. What’s Next?
The landscape across California has begun its annual transition into tinderbox season, as temperatures warm, rain becomes scarce and vegetation...
Welcome to the Golden Age of Gerrymandering
This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present. Sign up here....
Phoebe Bridgers Ditched the Internet to Hype Up Her New Music. It’s Working
For six years, I have found myself randomly wondering “is this the year Phoebe Bridgers finally puts out a new...
Bret Michaels Had an Unexpected Reaction to His Daughter Selling Feet Pics Online
Never let it be said that Bret Michaels isn’t an infinitely supportive father. The iconic hair metal frontman’s daughter, Raine,...
