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The director of Fjord takes the ‘risky position’ of moderator
Renata Reinsve (top center) and Sebastian Stan (top right) play religious Romanians living in Norway. | FLC Press Cristian Mungiu's sixth feature, Fjord, concerns a family on trial. They seem like...
The Telo MT1 is a big truck trapped in a tiny truck’s body
I'm bouncing down the road in San Carlos, California, zipping past behemoth tech companies like EA and Oracle, in America's smallest electric truck. The Telo MT1 (which stands for "mini truck")...
The “grim” state of free speech in the US
CNN and Politico have been banned from traveling with the press pool on Trump trips. | Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images On his first day back in office in January 2025, President Donald Trump...
Why Francesca Hong is still on the campaign trail
Francesca Hong, a representative in the Wisconsin State Assembly, poses for a photo with a supporter in Racine, Wisconsin, on July 19, 2026. | Sara Stathas for the Washington Post via Getty Images...
My brief romance with an AI bird feeder
I miss my sweet tits. It started off promising enough. Dozens of tiny, colorful birds were drawn to my garden just a few weeks after I mounted a $350 $269 Kiwibit Bird Feeder 2 Pro. "Looks like...
Who Controls Prediction Markets? Federal and State Powers Collide
Kalshi, Polymarket and the Coalition for Prediction Markets spent at least $3 million on lobbying and political contributions in 2026, as the companies and state officials fight over who can...
Crypto and Event Trading Could Join One Blockchain.com Service
Blockchain.com has asked the CFTC for permission to offer prediction markets and cryptocurrency derivatives in the United States, but the applications have not yet been approved. The company told...
The Trump administration plans a public killing
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks from a stage in Sparrows Point, Maryland, on October 6, 2026. | Win McNamee/Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps...
Decade-old RAM is making a comeback
CPU makers have noticed that the seemingly unending RAM price hikes are making it tough for a lot of us to upgrade our PCs. Their solution? A return to last-gen DDR4 RAM. Intel and AMD are making...
Flock Safety is reportedly planning major layoffs now that everyone hates it
Morale at one of the most reviled companies in America appears to be at an all time low.