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Canada: More American than the United States?
Hundreds of people rally against US tariffs and threats of annexation at the Manitoba Legislature. | Lyle Stafford/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images I’ve always found something charming about...

What the Supreme Court did to America in 2025
Justice Neil Gorsuch, left, and Chief Justice John Roberts. There are two big winners in the Supreme Court’s most recent term. One is social and religious conservatives. In the last two days...

Paramount agrees to pay Trump $16 million, clearing way for multibillion-dollar merger
Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to resolve President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against its subsidiary CBS, clearing a path for the administration to approve the media giant’s...
The best laptop you can buy in 2025
Choosing the best laptop can be a bit of a challenge — there are so many models, sizes and specs out there that it’s easy to feel lost in the shuffle. But the good news is that modern laptops are...
ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after officials slam it
US government officials have condemned ICEBlock and CNN's recent coverage of it, leading to more people hearing about its existence and downloading it from the App Store. Now the application,...

Figma is going public
Figma, the platform that specializes in collaborative interface design, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO). The company will trade under the ticker symbol “FIG” as it prepares to “double...
X will let AI write Community Notes
In what was probably an inevitable conclusion, X has announced that it will allow AI to author Community Notes. With a pilot program beginning today, the social network is releasing developer tools...

X opens up to Community Notes written by AI bots
X is launching a way for developers to create AI bots that can write Community Notes that can potentially appear on posts. Like humans, the “AI Note Writers” will be able to submit a Community Note,...

Google makes it easier to let friends and kids control your smart home
Google’s 4th-gen Nest Learning Thermostat. Google Home’s latest update will make it easier to decide who in your household can control your smart home. It comes with a new feature, which Google...

Ultra Mobile raised its data caps without a price increase
T-Mobile is bringing some of its Uncarrier energy to Ultra Mobile, the carrier’s international-focused MVNO that operates on its network. It announced that its plans now have slightly higher data...