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Why Democrats must return to the city and fight for the American republic

The following article originally appeared on the Asimov’s Addendum blog and is being republished here with the author’s permission. Even the best AI models can suck at chess The launch of ChatGPT had an interesting effect on the online chess discourse. Chess has already long been conquered by machines. As early as 1996 a computer […]

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In this excerpt from the book “The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud,” writer Cecilia Rikap examines how Europe, India, Brazil and China are taking on Big Tech companies.

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New findings shed light on what’s making the parasite less treatable using the drug that’s considered a first line of defense.

“President Trump gathered his top political advisers in the Oval Office early this month to solve a problem of riches: how to spend his super PAC’s $400 million political war chest with fewer than 100 days to go before the midterm elections,” The Atlantic reports. “Republican strategists are concerned about Trump’s low approval ratings and […]

“Two Dan Sullivans will be on the ballot in November for Alaska’s Senate seat, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, an outcome that could benefit Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola’s bid to flip the seat,” CNN reports. “While incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan and Peltola were virtual locks to advance from last week’s all-party primary, where the top […]

“Iran and Oman are approaching a deal to secure safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz and future administration of the vital economic artery,” CNBC reports. Bloomberg: Iran, Oman discuss “interim” reopening of Strait of Hormuz.

“Former Oklahoma state Sen. Mike Mazzei is projected to win the Republican nomination for Oklahoma governor, giving President Donald Trump, who endorsed him, a win in one of his favorite states,” NOTUS reports. New York Times: 5 things to know about Mike Mazzei, Oklahoma GOP candidate for governor.

“President Trump had seemed to be in danger of taking a major defeat on Tuesday night,” the New York Times reports. “His choice for Senate in South Carolina, Darline Graham, had admitted at a debate that she wasn’t ‘that informed on national security.’ Mr. Trump’s so-far-stingy super PAC was forced to spend more than $800,000 […]

“Democratic candidates’ call to get money out of politics is a central theme in the 2026 midterms, with dozens of Democratic incumbents and candidates pledging to reject donations from corporate political action committees,” NOTUS reports. “But there’s a workaround that is enabling the flow of money from business interests into the campaign accounts of many […]

“The slow decline of traditional polling has left politicos, who are always desperate for numbers, in a lurch,” NOTUS reports. “Two venture-backed prediction market companies are offering nothing short of magic to meet those needs: real-time odds on who will win elections, and even projections of how much they will win by. As these companies […]

This summer, the Democratic Socialists of America have mounted their biggest and most successful attempt yet to redefine the Democratic Party. They have defeated its candidates in primary after primary from coast to coast. As its electoral success grows, the organization is ...

Compared to the Middle Ages, daily life now is considerably easier in countless ways, one of the most important of which is on your feet: modern shoes. Footwear in medieval Europe lacked sturdy soles, and according to one theory, people walked differently as a result.  ...

“Vice President JD Vance’s allies are brushing off Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s declaration that Republicans have not yet coalesced around a potential Vance candidacy,” Semafor reports.

“Republicans were already struggling to defuse simmering voter frustrations over the cost of living ahead of the midterms. Then President Donald Trump rekindled his trade wars,” Politico reports. ”Trump’s latest actions — especially his decision to impose 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, inviting retaliatory duties from America’s No. 2 trading […]

“Frustrated with his fellow Democrats, Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia in 2024 gave up his lifelong membership in the Democratic Party to become an independent as he ended his congressional career,” the New York Times reports. “Now he is trying to get more people like himself elected to Congress in a bid to […]

It might be at school, at work or at home. Hunkering down, hoping we won’t get noticed. A safe spot, worth concealing. The problem with hiding out from responsibility or change is that we’re also hiding from time. But time always finds us.