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Iceland’s E.U. Referendum, Explained
Iceland's Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen are pictured in Brussels on Jan. 14, 2026. —Simon Wohlfahrt––Getty ImagesIceland is holding a long-awaited referendum...
Forget Nonna-Maxxing. Ask Your Grandmother One Question Instead
You don’t need to interview 1,500 people to benefit from that perspective. Start with one older woman you trust—but don’t simply ask which habits she followed. Some were meaningful...
How TIME and Statista Determined America’s Best Incubators and Accelerators of 2026
Following the registration phase, all eligible incubators and accelerators were asked to reach out to their alumni who had participated in programs between 2020 and 2025. More than 2,000...
America’s Best Incubators and Accelerators of 2026
Accelerators can also become a vital local hub for businesses with good ideas in cities without well-established business networks. Linda Olson, CEO of Tampa Bay Wave (no. 3), founded...
How TIME and Statista Determined America’s Top Venture Capital Firms of 2026
To be considered, a firm must be headquartered in the United States and, as a core part of its business model, raise third-party capital and deploy it as direct...
America’s Top Venture Capital Firms of 2026
Taken as a whole, the methodology rewards what can be observed from the outside. Capital raised, deals done, and marquee portfolio names are all visible; the money actually returned...
The New Science of Dreaming
This is no ordinary nap. As I drift off, vibrations strum my fingertips, and low tones play in the earbuds. Between these stimuli, strange thoughts move through my semi-conscious...
SharkNinja’s Billionaire Chinese Backer on Building an American Success Story
Wang at the New York Stock Exchange. —Courtesy of WangMany self-made billionaires conceal their humble beginnings. CJ Wang has put his front and center of his penthouse Hong Kong...
Is the World Getting Uglier?
The distinction between ugliness and vulgarity feels important now. Beauty often depends on proportion and on how well a building, an object, or an image relates to the world...
Can AI Help Us Connect With the Real World?
As a writer, a university professor, artist, and designer, I worry about the risk that generative AI might destroy the delightful, human experience of carrying out acts of creation,...
