How Europe Got Stuck Between Xi’s China and Trump’s America
European Union officials will spend July in talks with China. Tensions are high, hopes are low and stability is the end game.
Read More
Math’s Block-Stacking Problem Has a Preposterous Solution
This Block-Stacking Math Problem Has a Preposterous Solution You Need to See to Believe In principle, this impossible math allows for a glue-free bridge of stacked blocks that can stretch across the Grand Canyon—and into infinity By Jack Murtagh edited by Jeanna Bryner Here’s a mind-blowing experiment that you can try at home: Gather some…
‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ $26M July 4th, Now $145M 5-day Opening
SUNDAY VERY EARLY AM: Name a franchise that has swapped out its characters and cast, and yet continues to be a box office success. Jurassic World Rebirth is that unicorn, upholding the meaty grosses this Universal–Amblin dinosaur franchise has a long history with. The Gareth Edwards directed, Scarlett Johansson starring movie posted its biggest day…
She Wanted to Save the World From A.I. Then the Killings Started.
At first, Ziz LaSota seemed much like any other philosophically inclined young tech aspirant. Now, she and her followers are in jail, six people are dead, and Rationalists are examining whether their ideas played a role.
Caught Between Tariffs and China, Mexico Adapts to an Unpredictable U.S.
Relying on Asian suppliers is no longer a safe bet for many factories in Mexico. Companies are racing to change, and they are being encouraged by the government.
Shohei Ohtani wows early, Dodgers’ bullpen falters in loss to Astros
The Dodgers’ starting pitcher had no problems on Saturday afternoon. It was the bulk guy who followed him who ran into issues. In a 6-4 loss to the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium, Shohei Ohtani showed more encouraging signs as a pitcher, throwing two scoreless innings that included a double play in the first and…
A11pl3Z: Interstellar comet hurtling through solar system named 3I/ATLAS
Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar object we have seen in the solar system E. Guido, M. Rocchetto, J. Ferguson An interstellar object has been spotted zipping through our solar system, and amateur and professional astronomers around the world are now racing to train their telescopes in its direction, allowing them to refine models of…
Plane yoga is going viral on EasyJet and Spirit Airlines
Some carriers are embracing midair yoga flows—and TikTok can’t get enough. The last place you’d think of doing a downward dog? An airplane.
bitchy | Tom Hardy on his body: ‘It’s all falling to bits now, and it’s not going to get better’
While Tom Hardy is, without a doubt, a genuine movie star, I do wonder if his route to becoming a movie star could have been a lot different and more straight-forward. He was a beautiful guy and he’s still good-looking in a grizzled sort of way. He’s always been a great actor. He could have…
South Korea prosecutors file request to detain ex-president Yoon
Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s president, arrives for a hearing at the Constitutional Court of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korean special prosecutors on Sunday filed a request to detain former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to insurrection from when he…