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Why do disagreements about vaccines, climate change or elections often feel so personal? Our research suggests it is not simply...

Google can track exactly how your agent spends your money — but it’s no help when it buys something you didn’t approve

You tell an artificial intelligence agent, an AI capable of autonomous reasoning and multistep actions, “Find me a shirt for...

Feral hogs are running wild in 35 states and the Senate is debating whether to triple funding

The federal government is injecting millions of dollars into efforts to combat feral hogs – and it’s considering spending even...

The company selling a $3,000 mattress cover that billionaires love wants to become a healthcare company that treats sleep apnea

Eight Sleep, the startup behind the $2,999 mattress cover that puts both Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to sleep, wants...

American Staffing Association chief economist: The future of work is temporary, and that changes everything about the labor market

When the July Jobs Report was released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the headlines were understandably dominated by the drop in overall...

Meet Flock, the $8 billion startup backed by a16z and Tiger facing growing backlash against surveillance capitalism

On Dec. 13 last year, a stranger in a Brown University bathroom noticed a man dressed head to toe in...

How Washington’s interest bill on the $40 trillion national debt exploded 14% in just 9 months

If you thought last year’s national debt numbers were chilling, you haven’t seen anything yet. In the second week of...

Russia is suffering from a slow-motion bank run as the Kremlin scavenges for war funding—and it may start seizing recruits for the military too

A financial crisis that has long been predicted by Russia experts and Kremlin insiders appears to have finally arrived as...

‘This is heartbreaking for me’ — A sailor serving on the USS Abraham Lincoln just found out his father was caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown

When Luis Manuel Aviles was arrested by immigration authorities, his son was entering his ninth month on the USS Abraham...

As Trump administration readies economic warfare measures against Iran, top security official vows retaliation ‘in a seismic manner’

The new head of Iran’s top security body warned Sunday that Tehran will see any country’s support for new U.S....

Jared Kushner has negotiated with adversaries like Iran as Trump’s envoy. Now he’s talking with the House Democratic leader ahead of midterms

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and outside adviser Jared Kushner met privately recently in New York, a signal...

The Iran war could last ‘deep into 2027’ as the Strait of Hormuz isn’t that closed, allowing more oil to leak out—but major escalation is likely soon

One of the hottest debates in the energy industry right now is how much oil is actually coming out of...

Burry says he sold Alibaba, calling it pricey before share sale

Michael Burry criticized Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. shares as overvalued and disclosed that he recently exited his position in the...

The Treasury’s recent moves in the bond and currency markets add up to ‘soft-form financial repression’ to lower debt costs, economist warns

With U.S. debt hitting $40 trillion, markets are turning more attention to that burden and whether policymakers will address the...

‘We’re going to hit back’ — Canada does what many other U.S. allies have avoided: risk economic pain rather than yield to tariff pressure