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AI already uses as much energy as a small country. It’s only the beginning.
The energy needed to support data storage is expected to double by 2026. You can do something to stop it.
The slow death of Twitter is measured in disasters like the Baltimore bridge collapse
Twitter, now X, was once a useful site for breaking news. The Baltimore bridge collapse shows those days are long gone.
How MAGA broke the media
Recent controversies surrounding Ronna McDaniel and Candace Owens show how the media struggles to handle the increasingly extreme right.
The Bachelor has a notorious influencer pipeline — but only for white contestants
Instagram follower counts indicate Bachelor Nation doesn’t care as much about leads and contestants of color.
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter asks: Who does country belong to?
Her new album seems to have roots in her reception at the 2016 CMA Awards, but the country music establishment can’t stop Beyoncé.
Is Biden on track for defeat? The debate, explained.
Should we take current polls seriously? Or are there good reasons to expect a Biden comeback?
Yes, even most temperate landscapes in the US can and will burn
Wildfire risk is increasing everywhere, especially in the East and South. Here’s a major reason why.
How Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentence stacks up against the century’s biggest fraudsters
SBF vs. Bernie Madoff, Elizabeth Holmes, Allen Stanford, and Jeffrey Skilling.
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