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Binance Suspends Withdrawals After Crypto Hackers Steal $6.3 Billion
The world’s largest crypto exchange said it was compromised in a “complex hack” that could be the biggest crypto heist ever. One research lab attributed the theft to “North Korea’s elite hacking unit.”
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Big Tech’s Data Center Blitz Is Burning Through Cash and Scaring Wall St.
Amazon on Thursday became the latest tech company to announce swelling investments in A.I. amid stumbling share prices.
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Intel’s Shares Plunge 20% as A.I. Hinders Some Parts of Its Business
The chipmaker, whose largest investor is the U.S. government, reported that the A.I. boom’s domino effect had hurt sales to personal computer makers.
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Polymarket and Kalshi Turn Midterm Elections Into a Multimillion Dollar Market
Betting markets like Polymarket and Kalshi have transformed America’s democracy into a new kind of casino.
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Are We in an A.I. Bubble? We’re About to Find Out.
“This is the first pure-play L.L.M. company to go public, to open its books so we can actually look at the underlying business of this A.I. boom.”
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This Device Uses A.I. and Lasers to Kill Mosquitoes
A Chinese start-up has developed a device that uses artificial intelligence and lasers to kill mosquitoes. But there are safety concerns for people and other creatures nearby when the device is in action.
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U.S. Oil Industry Earned Over $130 Billion in Profit During Iran War
That was almost three times as much as what businesses producing and refining oil in the United States made in the same period in 2025.
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As Voters Worry About Prices, Many Senate Candidates Are Millionaires
The wealthy are well represented in the ranks of major candidates for the chamber, according to a New York Times review of financial disclosure forms.
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Questions for a Pollster: What Are Your ‘Fears’ for the Midterms?
Answers to readers’ queries about the reasons a survey could misfire.
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How Michigan’s Midterm Senate Race Could Influence the 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary
The fate of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive candidate in the race, will serve as a litmus test for the left’s potency heading into the next presidential contest.