How Are Democrats Choosing Graham Platner's Replacement—and Who Could It Be?
The party has until July 27 to select a new nominee to go up against Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins in the midterms.
July 09, 2026
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Don’t let AI raise your kids
In 2020, a 14-inch tall robot named Moxie was introduced to the world as a way to help children build social and emotional skills through conversations and interactive games guided by artificial intel...
July 09, 2026
Squid Are Among the Most Intelligent Ocean Creatures. Climate Change Might Shrink Their Brains
Rising carbon dioxide levels could make squid brains nearly 50% smaller.
July 09, 2026
Certifying third-party repairs retains customers, signals utility left in goods
Certifying a third-party repair service can help companies retain customers by signaling that there's value, or "unused utility," left in broken products, according to a team led by Penn State researc...
July 09, 2026
Against Trump’s will, Iran dragging the US into a long war
The United States has launched a series of strikes on Iran in response to the Iranian targeting of vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. These are the most severe violations yet of the Memorandum of Unders...
July 09, 2026
How TIME and Statista Determined America's Best Companies of 2026
—Illustration by TIME; Scott Olson, NurPhoto, SOPA Images/Getty ImagesTIME and Statista are launching the first edition of "America’s Best Companies 2026," a comprehensive analysis to identify the top...
July 09, 2026
America's Best Companies of 2026
—Illustration by TIME; Scott Olson, NurPhoto, SOPA Images/Getty ImagesAmerican companies have dominated global markets for some time, but in the past few years, experts have become less certain about ...
July 09, 2026
How TIME and Statista Determined Canada's Best Companies of 2026
—Photo-illustration by TIME; Titrit/Getty ImagesFor the second year, TIME and Statista partnered to assess Canada's Best Companies. The research project is a comprehensive analysis based on three prim...
July 09, 2026
‘We are waiting for the Americans to save us’ – in crisis, Cubans have given up on reform from within
Thirty years after first visiting Havana, an expert in US-Cuba relations reports on his latest visit.
July 09, 2026
JD Vance’s ungodly crusade against GDP is a fool’s errand
“Her belly may be full, but her spirit will be empty.” — Captain Picard Usually, these “GDP is actually good” posts start with a big disclaimer — an acknowledgment of all the things GDP doesn’t measur...
July 09, 2026
Can A.I. Keep a Parent Alive?
To see more of The New Yorker’s visual and interactive journalism, please consider subscribing. How “Gone with the Wind” shaped American myths about slavery and Southern women. A scientist with a Ph.D...
July 09, 2026
OPINION: The days of ‘good guy’ capitalists are over. College students are right to turn against the tech elites
The students booing artificial intelligence at commencements across the country are not just worried about jobs. They have learned an urgent lesson from the not-so-distant past. They know that the fam...
July 09, 2026
Creating synthetic life in a lab? SpudCell falls short of the goal, but raises even more useful questions
The goal of creating synthetic cells is not to replace nature, but to learn more deeply about biology and reengineer it to help society.
July 08, 2026
The Israel debate America’s Democrats refuse to have
This summer, House Democrats did something they’d mostly avoided for two years: they argued about Israel out loud. A doomed Republican amendment to strip aid to Israel forced two closed-door caucus me...
July 08, 2026
Florida’s proposed property tax cuts rely on a population boom that has slowed dramatically
Florida’s population boom has fizzled to just 0.9% growth as domestic migration slows to a trickle.
July 08, 2026
The church fathers of early Christianity are showing their swag – on TikTok
Paintings of early Christian saints were designed to show worshippers what sacred authority looked like, using books, clothing and gestures as symbols.
July 08, 2026
Beyond birds and mice, free-ranging cats eat a surprising number of insects
A look at cats’ diets as reported by researchers over many years shows they eat a lot more than people might think.
July 08, 2026
El Niño is here, and it’s already scrambling fisheries throughout the Pacific
From India to Peru to California, the powerful weather phenomenon is creating winners and losers across the fishing industry.
July 08, 2026
Schools try to block kids from accessing dangerous content and games online. Little kids are outsmarting them
When Jodi Carreon’s son returned to school full time after the pandemic, she expected teachers would roll back the use of the laptops they had relied on while students were home. But soon after her so...
July 08, 2026
When shareholder activists attack a company, its rivals may feel the heat too and change their ways
When companies are hit by activists, managers of competitors may fear that their company’s reputation would suffer if their turn comes next.
July 07, 2026