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What we see when we look into the eyes of a bird
Ray Nayler, author of Palaces of the Crow, which was released in March. | Anna Kuznetsova On a cool April morning at the height of Washington, DC’s always brief spring, the science fiction novelist...
Iran reportedly funneled billions through Binance to fund its military
The Wall Street Journal claims Iran continued to use Binance to funnel money despite tough sanctions.
The Morning After: The biggest news from Google I/O 2026
Google I/O 2026 kicked off this week and to no one's surprise, it was almost completely about AI.
Samsung’s memory chip employees negotiated $340,000 bonuses this year
48,000 Samsung workers had threatened to strike unless bonus caps were lifted. | Photo: Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images Details have emerged about a tentative deal struck between Samsung and...
The best thing Democrats can do for the climate: Stop talking about it
Green New Deal supporters in front of the US Capitol on February 6, 2024. | Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images With a little over five months until the midterm elections, Democrats in Washington...
Microsoft’s consumer marketing chief to leave next year
Yusuf Mehdi launching Copilot Plus PCs in 2024. | Image: Getty Yusuf Mehdi, executive vice president and consumer chief marketing officer at Microsoft, is leaving the company after 35 years. Mehdi...
Malaysia’s under-16 social media ban goes into effect on June 1
Malaysia is requiring social networks to implement age verification methods starting on June 1.
Democrats don’t need an autopsy to know what they did wrong
If you’re looking for insights into why Democrats lost in 2024, you won’t find many in the DNC’s disavowed “autopsy,” which was released after much pressure Thursday. The incomplete and...
How the Oklahoma City Thunder became the NBA’s villains
This was probably a foul. | NBAE via Getty Images There are few things NBA fans can agree on. Is Michael Jordan or LeBron James the greatest player of all time? Do the Boston Celtics have the...
Microsoft is letting Office users remove an annoying Copilot button
Microsoft is rolling out Office app updates next week that allow users to disable a floating Copilot button. The button appeared in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in recent weeks, and floats above the...