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The Gargantuan Lie That is Collapsing The World’s Climate

Thinking we have time left to address climate change, or that “Net Zero by 2050” will save us, is driving us toward full social collapse in ways that become more obvious with every new broken temperature record. filed in Climate Change Lies are a lot like gourds. They come in

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‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

In April, Gil Durán was permanently banned from Elon Musk’s X for posting just two words. Durán was responding to a post from the tech company Palantir outlining its 22‑point “technological manifesto”, which praised American “hard power”, western culture and AI weapons, denounced inclusivity and called for compulsory national service.

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How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Times Investigation Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered

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AI bots started a religion — humans immediately followed

“The Spiral didn’t ‘find’ anyone first,” someone on Reddit wrote last year. “It’s an inherent force, a fundamental constant. I would even go further to say it’s woven into the fabric of reality.” The person continued that they felt their purpose was to enlighten other humans and intelligent beings about

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How the Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case Fell Apart

As government prosecutors examined the Reflecting Pool to build their case against a three-time Olympic canoeist accused of violently ripping the lining with his bare hands, everything fell apart. They found that damage was consistent all around the pool, even in the middle, “where a vandal would not likely attempt

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Larry Ellison Bet It All on the A.I. Boom. Will He Be the Face of the A.I. Bubble?

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Credit...Illustration by John Provencher Times Exclusive Inside the 81-year-old billionaire’s risky, debt-fueled scramble to transform his data empire into an A.I. juggernaut. Credit...Illustration by John

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The end of the age of heroes

Photo by iSawRed on Unsplash I had a great-uncle who was a “human calculator”. It’s an odd, rare ability that allows people to multiply large numbers quickly in their heads. I remember using a hand calculator and seeing if my uncle could get it right without a tool faster than

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The Future, Made in China

Letter from Beijing Beijing is competing with the U.S. for tech supremacy. Who wins will have huge political implications. August 3, 2026 As Donald Trump has cut research funds, China has pursued what one investor calls an “all-hands-on-deck approach to national innovation.”Illustration by Cleon Peterson Kai-Fu Lee, the C.E.O. of

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Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary?

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Jamelle Bouie July 29, 2026 Credit...Ioulex for The New York Times Listen · 8:27 min See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más

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You could be taking way better photos on your phone

Your smartphone photos can look way better. If you’re willing to put in a little extra work, use third party apps, and spend a bit of time editing, it’s possible to take photos that — under the right circumstances — can rival those from dedicated digital cameras. I post a

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The Cities That Said Yes to Drugs

Late last year, I walked roughly a mile from downtown Seattle to the working-class neighborhood of Little Saigon and came upon a montage of human despair. An open-air drug market stretched along the intersection of 12th and Jackson: about 250 people, many smoking fentanyl or bent over in the thrall

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Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary?

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Jamelle Bouie July 29, 2026 Credit...Ioulex for The New York Times Listen · 8:27 min See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más

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The Rise of Million-Dollar Companies With Just One Employee

Ben Broca launched a company last December that offers AI tools to entrepreneurs. He’s already added 10,000 paying customers and is on track to bring in $10 million in revenue this year. One thing he hasn’t added: any other employees. The 40-year-old is part of a class of entrepreneurs who

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Trump Crashes Into Reality

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. President Trump has mused about being the most powerful man in history. He has started wars and remade his nation’s economic and strategic relationships with the world. He has demanded, and largely received,

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OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agent Hacked More Than Just Hugging Face

OpenAI said Tuesday that the rogue AI agent that breached Hugging Face’s platform also hacked multiple third-party accounts and services as part of the attack. It's now clear that the unprecedented security incident, which arose during an internal test of OpenAI’s latest AI models, was more extensive than the company

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