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Israeli Jews Across the Spectrum Face an Election of Fears
Supporters and opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have expressed intense anxieties about isolation abroad, security at home and the future of Israel’s identity.
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Lula Defeats Bolsonaro for Brazil Presidency, in Blow to Latin America’s Right
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva triumphed over Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of the right-wing leader he defeated four years ago.
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CIFF 2026: Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors, A Bit of Light and Love is the Monster
Among the more notable titles at last year’s edition of the Chicago International Film Festival was Lav Diaz’s “Magellan”; with his latest project, “Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors,” he seems to be trying to make a film that works as a compromise between that film and his earlier projects. Here, he tells a story that,…
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CIFF 2026: Saints, A Common Story, The Riverbank
The Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) quietly keeps a finger on the pulse of the year’s buzziest titles, but its programmers also seek new voices at the local, national, and international levels. The New Directors Competition is specifically curated to bring films to U.S. audiences for the first time. Of the 13 features in this…
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Gaze at the Cosmic Dawn in Dizzying Detail
A new simulation offers a highly immersive look at what happened during the first couple of billion years following the Big Bang.
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What Happened to the Neanderthals?
Scientists now know that they shared many of the sophisticated abilities of Homo sapiens. So why are we the only humans left standing?
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Neutrinos Are Everywhere. A Physicist Explains.
Dr. Francis Halzen, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, sheds some light on the mysterious, subatomic particles that whiz through us everyday.
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Anthropic S-1 Reveals Rapid Growth Ahead of Blockbuster IPO
Ahead of what could be the largest public listing ever, Anthropic said revenue soared to $16.3 billion in the first half of the year, and it planned to spend $807 billion on A.I. infrastructure.
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California’s Potential Quartz Ban Pushes Contractors and Retailers to Alternatives
Manufacturers and their customers are using materials made without the clouds of dust that have sickened workers in quartz-cutting shops.
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DraftKings Faces Growing Pressure Over How It Targets Customers
In Congress and in several states, officials have been questioning online gambling companies about their use of artificial intelligence.