Day: October 6, 2026

, by Kevin Roose. With rigorous reporting and more than 150 interviews with those working for the US’ most influential AI companies, technology journalist Roose covers Silicon Valley’s breakneck race to build artificial general intelligence. Roose’s account is “clear-eyed, deeply reported, and brisk,” Publishers Weekly wrote, offering “an indispensable window ...

Liz’s view The keys to succeeding on Wall Street are to a) make money and b) make money differently than others. Performance is table stakes; outperformance gets you the glory. AI is messing with that logic. Nvidia’s $500 billion consortium includes the four largest alternative-asset managers in the world and ...

We are all going to die, and so is everyone we know. So how can you not be terrified? For most people, death is not a standard conversation topic. Once, at lunch, a friend began talking about her mother’s death several years earlier. Her voice caught occasionally, but she spoke ...

Researchers argue incorrect binding of Voynich manuscript radically changes ideas about its drawings and indecipherable text It has been called the world’s most mysterious manuscript: a medieval set of pages filled with botanical drawings, astronomical diagrams, pictures of nude women and indecipherable text. Claimed at various times to be a ...

Experts say president is vulnerable amid discontent over rising prices – and the US public has ample cause for complaint The Iran war is unpopular, but will it cost Trump the midterms? Our reporters answer your questions In Donald Trump’s telling, he’s a model of incorruptible self-sacrifice. “I’m the only ...

A new documentary follows Kristin Bride as she takes on Congress after the death of her 16-year-old son who was cyberbullied At this point in time, going anywhere without your smartphone feels almost like leaving behind a limb. Whether it’s for directions, distraction or the discourse on social media, our ...

The allegations against seven men at Cornell University come amid a climate of belligerent sexism Last month, a young woman filed a lawsuit against Cornell University, alleging that two years ago the university had failed to protect her from being raped by seven men at a fraternity house near the ...

And 404’s Flock coverage cited in proposed legislation. ...

Multiple Democrat, Republican, and Independent lawmakers have introduced new pieces of legislation that, if passed, would dramatically curb federal agencies’ access to Flock cameras, with the lawmakers referencing reporting by 404 Media in their explanations for why the legislation is needed. On Friday Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ...

The BBC’s Europe correspondent Nick Beake reports from a large demonstration in northern France. ...