Scott Bessent on the national debt: ‘There’s nothing magic about the $40 trillion number’
The U.S. national debt crossed $40 trillion for the first time this week, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants Americans—and...
The AI industry is getting better at spotting dangerous behavior. It is less clear that labs know how to stop it.
Welcome to Eye on AI. Beatrice Nolan here. In today’s issue: AI testing is getting complicated. Anthropic strengthens founder control....
Moderna co-founder is a billionaire once again at $1.7 billion—he once turned down 20 high-paying job offers to ‘have more of an impact on the world’
The net worths of CEOs and founders are largely at the whim of their company stock—all it takes is one...
The four-day week is here thanks to GTA 6—some employers are giving staff a one-off shorter week to steal cars in the long-anticipated video game
After a series of delays, Grand Theft Auto VI is expected to release later this year and be one of...
Exclusive: Venezuela, sick with hyperinflation, engages the ‘money doctor’ Steve Hanke for a dose of dollarization medicine
Over four decades, Steve Hanke has pursued a worldwide quest to tame the hyperinflation that so frequently ravages developing nations....
You are paying for your favorite college athlete now: ‘the next stage of the arms race’
Win or lose, the North Carolina Tar Heels already will be in elite company when they kick off the college...
‘Game-changer’ GLP-1s could fix America’s obesity crisis—but 2 inequalities stand in the way
For roughly 40% of American adults living with obesity, the medical playbook has barely changed in decades: Eat less, move...
Governor races present ‘unique moment’ as historic number of Black candidates climbs to 8
Across 250 years, only three elected governors out of thousands have been Black –- all Democrats and all men, including...
The military’s own newspaper is too ‘woke’ for Pete Hegseth as longtime Stars and Stripes publisher retires after decades of service
The longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes has announced his retirement, ending a decades-long career with the military newspaper as...
Your next oil change is becoming a bigger part of car dealers’ business as profits cool and service departments make up the difference
As gross profits from the actual business of selling cars fall from pandemic-era highs, dealerships are trying to convince customers...
The great climate change Champagne race, as grape ripening shrinks from 100 to 80 days: ‘We’ve never seen anything like it’
Champagne producers are racing to pick their grapes as the region’s earliest harvest on record gets underway, after extreme heat...
‘Squid has a distinctive odor to it’: Seafood truck crash in Rhode Island creates ‘Squidpocalypse of ’26’
A tractor-trailer rollover sent a truckload of squid spilling into a Rhode Island roadway, leaving a stench as they sat...
Trump calls his new FDA pick ‘Dr. Heidi.’ Patty Murray calls her a ‘far-right, anti-abortion extremist’
Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald...
Portfolio review takes on a new urgency for VCs as AI makes 2024’s great deals look like 2026’s clear mistakes
In Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Matthew Broderick famously winks straight into the camera: “Life moves pretty fast.” Life does move...
Climate change to cost London up to £36 billion a year by 2050s
Climate change could cost London as much as £36 billion ($50 billion) a year by the 2050s, the Mayor of...
