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As A.I. Accelerates, Governments Are Increasingly Being Left Behind
The gap between technology and policymaking has gotten wider than ever with artificial intelligence, leaving a global policy vacuum as A.I. models rapidly advance.
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Job Titles Are Out. Now We’re All ‘Members of the Technical Staff.’
Use of the generic title has risen by 50 percent in the last year among employees at Anthropic, OpenAI and other A.I. companies, an analysis found.
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Here’s Your New House. It Comes With Friends.
Fresh pies. Book groups. Puzzle challenges. Developers of master-planned communities see fear of social isolation and desire for friends as a business opportunity. Welcome to Amity Lane.
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Women Sluggers Are No Longer in a League of Their Own
As a group of players from an all-women’s baseball league in the 1940s and ’50s gathered at a recent reunion, the future of women’s baseball looks bright again.
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‘She’s One of Us’: Mary Peltola’s Bumpy Rise to Political Power
Ms. Peltola, the Democratic Senate candidate in Alaska, has complicated politics: She is pro-gun, pro-oil and pro-gas — but also pro-environment and especially pro-fish.
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A ‘Big Problem’: Trump’s War With Iran Drags Down Republicans in Midterms
As their November picture darkens, and gas and diesel prices soar, some Republicans who backed the war for months are now changing their tune.
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White House Claim of Finding $250 Billion in Fraud Uses Questionable Numbers
The ledger used by a task force created by President Trump is difficult to verify and includes cases that were identified and went to trial during the Biden administration.
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Washington Taxed Its Millionaires. Now the Rich Want It Repealed.
Washington State voters will get a chance to accept or reject the 9.9 percent income tax on millionaires approved by the Legislature, which broke the state’s taboo against levying income taxes.
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Fact-Checking Vance’s Anti-Fraud Task Force
Vice President JD Vance claimed that the White House anti-fraud task force found $250 billion of fraud. Our reporter Linda Qiu explains why that claim is exaggerated.
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Uncovering Hidden Gems: A Guide to Authentic Travel Adventures
Uncovering Hidden Gems: A Guide to Authentic Travel Adventures So you’ve got the itch. That little tickle at the back of your mind that whispers, “Get out there. See the world.” But here’s the kicker: you’re tired of the Instagrammable hotspots with crowds that could rival a rock concert. You want something real, something different.…