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Why America’s AI Boom Isn’t an Industrial Boom
Why America’s AI Boom Isn’t an Industrial Boom
To close such gaps, companies hoping to build at home could start by using modular, off-site methods that can cut project timelines by half and capital costs by 10...
Trump Suggests Renaming Strait of Hormuz the ‘Trump Strait’ Amid Renewed Iran Hostilities
Trump Suggests Renaming Strait of Hormuz the ‘Trump Strait’ Amid Renewed Iran Hostilities
The U.S. military said it struck air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets and facilities, mine laying capabilities, and communications sites linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).Iran’s...
‘Ink’ Is an Exhilarating Portrait of the Beginning of the End of Newspapers
‘Ink’ Is an Exhilarating Portrait of the Beginning of the End of Newspapers
Guy Pearce and Jack O'Connell in Ink —Courtesy of NetflixWhat do we mean when we say a filmmaker has returned to form? Danny Boyle has made Oscar-winning movies (Slumdog...
What is ‘Scromiting’? ER Doctors Are Seeing it More
What is ‘Scromiting’? ER Doctors Are Seeing it More
—Anastassiya Bezhekeneva—Getty ImagesRecreational cannabis use is now legal in 24 U.S. states. After Illinois legalized it, in 2020, James Swartz started to keep an eye out for any changes...
Personality Is Linked to Genes, New Study Finds
Personality Is Linked to Genes, New Study Finds
Many, many genes—more than were identified in this study—are probably involved, influencing a variety of pathways in the brain, Nivard says. “That must be the case, given how diffuse...
E.U. Chief Says Alleged Russian Drone Plot Had ‘Hallmarks of State-Sponsored Terrorism’
E.U. Chief Says Alleged Russian Drone Plot Had ‘Hallmarks of State-Sponsored Terrorism’
Wadephul announced retaliatory measures, relaying that Germany intends to close the Russian consulate in Bonn from Sep. 18. The lease for the Russian House in Berlin, an institute showcasing...
U.S. Mint Begins Selling Trump  Coins. Are They Legal?
U.S. Mint Begins Selling Trump $1 Coins. Are They Legal?
The resulting question of legality centers on whether the Mint satisfied the statute by providing the CCAC an opportunity to review the designs—or whether the law required an actual...
The Danger of Ignoring Nepal
The Danger of Ignoring Nepal
And finally, the people who live in these mountains and the billions who depend on the water flowing from them deserve a voice in climate policy. Nepal should be...
Introducing the 2026 TIME Trailblazers
Introducing the 2026 TIME Trailblazers
Among them: Aicha Evans of Zoox, who imagines a future where our roads are dotted by safe, and time-efficient, robotaxis. Bjarke Ingels, a visionary architect who helped design The...
Why Erika Woolsey Sees Virtual Reality Tech as an Ocean Conservation Tool
Why Erika Woolsey Sees Virtual Reality Tech as an Ocean Conservation Tool
Woolsey’s goal is to make the ocean more accessible to the masses so that they might strive to protect it. After all, it’s “our life-support system on Earth,” she...
Jason Ballard Is Using 3D Printing to Take on America’s Housing Crisis
Jason Ballard Is Using 3D Printing to Take on America’s Housing Crisis
In 2017, he co-founded ICON, a construction company that uses large-scale 3D printers to erect buildings by layering a proprietary concrete-like material. As of this year, the Austin-based company...
Kaushik Kappagantulu’s Greenhouse in a Box Is Aiding India’s Farmers
Kaushik Kappagantulu’s Greenhouse in a Box Is Aiding India’s Farmers
Sensing a systemic problem that needed addressing, Kappagantulu pivoted to agriculture. In 2015, he launched an agri-tech enterprise called Kheyti, which means farming in Hindi. The goal was to...