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SemiconductorsTechTech TrendsChina chip exports jump 136% to US$45b as AI frenzy jacks up pricesICs among the fastest-growing categories in September, underlining country’s growing influe...
Malaysia 1MDB scandalThis Week in AsiaPeopleMalaysia’s Najib loses bid to suspend 15-year 1MDB sentence on medical groundsAccording to his defence’s arguments, he faces 14 health issues, ...
Indigenous Aeta communities are fighting to protect their lands from a sprawling tech hub that critics warn could strain wate and energy supplies.
The Home Depot’s Franziska Bell, Wayfair’s Fiona Tan, and Rokt’s Sam Dozor spoke at TIME’s Executives of the Year Impact Dinner: Tech & Data.
Q. & A.Is This the Beginning of the End of Indian Democracy?The Modi government has removed more than a hundred million people from voter rolls and is cracking down on a vigorous protest movement.By I...
When people travel out of state for addiction treatment, overdose risk is greater than many realize.
Many Americans have decried today’s politics as ‘shameless.’ The antidote, a political philosopher argues, may be more reverence – awe at just how difficult democracy is.
Opposition to data centers is widespread across the US, uniting people despite other differences on political and environmental issues.
The New Yorker DocumentaryAn Unlikely Taylor Swift Fan Gets Out of Prison, in “Daylight”Joe Garcia, who wrote about finding Swift’s music after a murder conviction, searches for redemption in a new sh...
In the race to power data centers, could tech company cash help carbon-free energy win out?
Tropical storms rarely survive in the cool water off California, but waves from storms far to the south can still damaged coastal areas. And flooding rain can sweep in.
Philanthropy, which covers an average of 10% of college and university budgets, can help schools and the students who attend them weather today’s tough times.
Storms big and small can produce a lot of rain. What matters most is how fast they’re moving, as an atmospheric scientist and educator explains.
Joshua Reynolds’ 1776 ‘Portrait of Omai’ portrays a commoner from Tahiti as a nobleman, reflecting European fantasies and assumptions about Pacific cultures.
Labeling medical test results as ‘normal’ or ‘abnormal’ helps clinicians make quick judgments when diagnosing patients. But this binary approach to interpreting tests can lead to fatal errors.
Even when there’s a will, there’s a way for things to go awry.
Eva Erdmann on her turnaround effort, and how she’s seeking to preserve Kate Spade's history.
As climate change dries the state, the Pecos faces a growing threat as it runs through the Permian Basin oilfield.
CommentDonald Trump After the MidtermsIf the coming election does result in a blue wave, Trump will be faced with the fact of his diminishment. The rest of us will be faced with the wreckage.By David ...
Hong Kong societyHong KongSocietyNew HK$122 million lifeguard outsourcing contract sparks public spending concernsFirm awarded new contract to provide services at six pools despite failin...