These food storage containers with clever, reheat-friendly vented lids are ‘endlessly versatile, lightweight and durable’ The Anyday glass food containers transformed how I store leftovers Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things You know those round deli containers people love to keep ...
Day: April 29, 2026
Progressive groups: We don’t need the Democratic Party to cause a ‘blue wave’Progressive groups: We don’t need the Democratic Party to cause a ‘blue wave’
The Scoop Eighteen months after losing everything, left-leaning activists and unions have a comeback in their sights. All they need is money, aggressive turnout of their 2024 voters, and a president who keeps screwing up on the cost of living. The Democratic Party could figure out its own problems later. ...
Why Ruben Gallego put himself in the barrelWhy Ruben Gallego put himself in the barrel
David’s view Ruben Gallego’s friends told him to, “lay low,” as he put it, “and this will pass over.” He didn’t agree. The Arizona Democratic senator was right about one thing: This month’s sexual assault allegations against Eric Swalwell, Gallego’s onetime “best friend,” didn’t just destroy the Californian’s political career. ...
Musk v. Altman trial is reverse GladiatorMusk v. Altman trial is reverse Gladiator
An Oakland jury has begun the process of deciding who’s less popular, Elon Musk or Sam Altman. (Or is there some way for both sides to lose?) While Silicon Valley’s trial of the century is billed as being about nonprofit governance, make no mistake: This is all about putting two ...
Is revenue the wrong way to value AI?Is revenue the wrong way to value AI?
The News Last week, I got called out for a column where I said Anthropic was winning in enterprise over OpenAI, at least based purely on revenue. Jordan Wilson, who hosts the podcast, called that line “a very SV/Twitter bubble take, not yet backed by real data.” He has a ...
AI tools are making online anonymity increasingly difficultAI tools are making online anonymity increasingly difficult
AI tools can identify the writing of almost anyone with a sizable online presence, rendering much online anonymity impossible. The tech writer Kelsey Piper had Claude Opus 4.7 read unpublished 150-word snippets of her writing; it successfully named her as the author each time. Semafor’s Tom Chivers replicated the finding ...
The Guardian view on the UAE quitting Opec: whatever importers pay, the price of fossil fuels is too high | EditorialThe Guardian view on the UAE quitting Opec: whatever importers pay, the price of fossil fuels is too high | Editorial
The world must accelerate the shift to renewables, regardless of the economic effects of Abu Dhabi’s decision Opec appears to be the latest casualty of the Iran war. On Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates announced that it was leaving the oil cartel after 60 years. The loss of a critical member ...
Family of ailing Iranian Nobel laureate say keeping her in jail is a death sentenceFamily of ailing Iranian Nobel laureate say keeping her in jail is a death sentence
Narges Mohammadi denied medical leave from prison in spite of sharp decline in health and drastic weight loss, say lawyers The family of the jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi say they fear for her life after a sharp deterioration in her health, suspected heart attack and drop in body ...
We detected Aids through a federal early warning system. Trump has decimated it | Robert B. ShpinerWe detected Aids through a federal early warning system. Trump has decimated it | Robert B. Shpiner
On Friday, the presidential personnel office sent termination notices to members of the National Science Board. This will undermine our public health efforts In June 1981, I was a young pulmonary fellow at one of the three Los Angeles hospitals where the first five cases of an unusual pneumonia in ...
Wellness culture is trying to sell you products your vagina doesn’t needWellness culture is trying to sell you products your vagina doesn’t need
There isn’t enough research about the vaginal microbiome. But that doesn’t mean you need ‘feminine probiotics’ that companies are pushing Wellness culture is coming for your vagina. On Instagram, in the vitamin aisle, and even on the subway, the billion-dollar “feminine probiotic” industry promises healthier, better-smelling, infection-free genitalia. The proliferation ...