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Why Americans are living longer again
America is a uniquely sick, unhealthy country — just ask Americans. We’re addicted to ultraprocessed food and succumb to deaths of despair. The current US health secretary, who insists we’ve been...
The fanfiction community is at war with AI — and itself
Fanfiction communities are trying to hunt down writers who haven’t written works with their own hands. | Image: Álvaro Bernis / The Verge Over the past week, a new fanworks movement has kicked off,...
Midjourney wants the Hollywood studios that sued it to show the court how they use AI
Midjourney is asking the court to get Disney, Warner Bros. and Universal to submit information on their AI use.
The evidence against “ultra-processed” foods is weaker than you think
Packages of plant-based meats, which are classified as ultra-processed, at a grocery store in 2025. | Bloomberg via Getty Images In little more than a decade, the term “ultra-processed foods” (UPFs)...
The solution to America’s 250th birthday mess? Party like it’s 1976.
A Ferris wheel and the Washington Monument are seen on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on June 29, 2026. | Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images America’s 250th anniversary has arrived, and,...
The late historian who rekindled my hope for America’s future
America’s 250th birthday celebration feels like a child’s birthday party ruined by fighting between two soon-to-be-divorced parents. What should be a benign celebration of shared, if slightly...
Qi fan fan
The Kuxiu D5 keeps Qi-compatible phones cool while also charging a watch and earbuds. Despite my initial skepticism, I'm now sold on wireless Qi chargers that add integrated fans to keep your phone...
International Google Pixels are different than American models – here’s how
In case you were wondering in which country you should buy a Pixel phone, you world traveler you.
Amazon updated 2023’s Fire HD 10 tablet with 4GB of RAM
The Fire HD 8 that launched in 2024 was the last new addition to Amazon's budget-minded tablet lineup, but the company has quietly updated the Fire HD 10 that debuted the year before. In 2023 it was...
Amazon’s Fire HD 10 tablet just got a refresh with a bit more RAM
A RAM upgrade? In this memory economy?!