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Is love without risk really love? On “The Opinions,” the psychotherapist Esther Perel argues that what makes relationships with A.I. appealing is exactly what makes them hollow.
Can You Actually Fall in Love With a Chatbot?
A.I. relationships can’t replicate the complex, risky nature of love between two individuals, the psychotherapist Esther Perel argues on “The Opinions.”
Philip Glass’s Protest at the Kennedy Center
Readers discuss Philip Glass’s refusal to allow the performance of his symphony at the Kennedy Center. Also: Real leaders at a time of crisis.
An Uncertain Future for Sundance and Indie Film
FOMO used to rule the Sundance Film Festival, but now it’s mostly fear.
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Waymo is finally starting passenger trips at SFO — but not to the terminals
A Waymo autonomous taxi on Bush Street in San Francisco, California in December of 2025. Waymo has finally broken through its SFO logjam. The company announced today that it will start offering robotaxi rides to a select group of passengers traveling to and from the San Francisco International Airpo...
Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows
Windows is in a weird spot. In its 40-year history, the operating system has weathered its fair share of missteps, but Windows 11 is testing the patience of its users in new ways. Persistent bugs, performance issues, intrusive prompts, ads, and bloatware have eroded the core Windows experience. Earl...
Google’s AI helped me make bad Nintendo knockoffs
This week, a new generative AI tool from Google let me create bad knockoffs of 3D Nintendo worlds. Check out my version of something like Super Mario 64 : I didn't like Metroid Prime 4: Beyond , but it's better than my version of a Metroid Prime experience: Or how about my take on The Legend of Zeld...
Half of developers think gen AI is bad for the gaming industry
While generative AI is being adopted at various levels of game development, a new survey suggests that developers increasingly think the technology is bad for the industry. According to the most recent survey from the Game Developers Conference, 52 percent of respondents said that gen AI is having a...
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The prisoner of Downing Street
The smell of death is descending on a directionless government
Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown
Palantir and Deloitte among beneficiaries of spending by government agencies
Norway’s $2tn fund stress tests hits from climate shocks to AI correction
Equity portfolio could lose a quarter in the event of extreme weather events and shed more than half from an AI correction
Microsoft sheds $430bn in market value as AI spending spooks investors
Software group pulls Nasdaq lower after reporting 66% year-on-year surge in data centre costs
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View AllA.I. Offers Comfort, Not Love
Is love without risk really love? On “The Opinions,” the psychotherapist Esther Perel argues that what makes relationships with A.I. appealing is exactly what makes them hollow.
Can You Actually Fall in Love With a Chatbot?
A.I. relationships can’t replicate the complex, risky nature of love between two individuals, the psychotherapist Esther Perel argues on “The Opinions.”
Philip Glass’s Protest at the Kennedy Center
Readers discuss Philip Glass’s refusal to allow the performance of his symphony at the Kennedy Center. Also: Real leaders at a time of crisis.
An Uncertain Future for Sundance and Indie Film
FOMO used to rule the Sundance Film Festival, but now it’s mostly fear.
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What happened when I started scoring my life every day | Chris Musser
Can you measure a "good life?" Management consultant Chris Musser set out to answer this question for himself, developing a daily tracker to monitor progress across nine dimensions, from faith and relationships to work and wellbeing. Learn how it helped him focus on what really matters — and how you...
The purity test that's killing clean energy | Riddhima Yadav
Why is it taking so long to finance the climate transition? After years working with the world's largest wealth funds and banks, finance innovator Riddhima Yadav has seen the same pattern: the climate movement is seeking perfection over progress, and starving the very industries that need to transit...
Brawl Stars Buffies
Cute faces. Catastrophic consequences. Production Company: Bacon Director: Bine Bach EP: Samuel Cantor Producer: Axel Herrlin DOP: Jonas Blond Dir. Ass.: Markus…