Shopping for Arms? Ukraine May Soon Be Your Best Bet.
That scrappy culture of innovation, once key to so many Soviet technological breakthroughs, is a big part of why Ukraine is still standing three years...
Water wars: China’s large and mysterious dam project is alarming...
28 Jan 2025 1:20 AMBoth China and India have accused each other of trying to exert control over water resources for strategic or economic gain — what some experts and...
The dubious history of America’s most famous monarchist
28 Jan 2025 1:00 AMPosting as Mencius Moldbug, Curtis Yarvin built a small but influential following among the more reactionary segments of the tech elite, providing...
Endless Conflict: ‘Our Beloved Gaza Is Gone’
27 Jan 2025 12:30 AMAny architecture for a lasting peace will involve complex negotiations with Saudi Arabia and many other players, along with painful concessions by...
Eliza alert: When AI passes this test, look out
25 Jan 2025 2:25 AMFor years, AI systems were measured by giving new models a variety of standardized benchmark tests
At the Movies: To Laugh, Cry or Cringe?
24 Jan 2025 1:10 AMSome moviegoers are wondering if their seatmates have simply forgotten their manners. With the dominance of streaming, many viewers may be discovering...
I spent Trump’s inauguration in Ukraine. This is what i saw.
23 Jan 2025 1:00 AMFor most of the past three years, the Kremlin has either flat-out refused to enter talks on an end to the war or made demands for territory that far...
Israelis celebrate freed hostages but loathe price paid
23 Jan 2025 12:50 AMTo free the women, as well as 30 other hostages expected to be released in the coming six weeks, Israel has promised to release roughly 1,000...