We look into the mental health crisis affecting American youth. By Sam Sifton I am the host of The Morning. The numbers are staggering. Nearly one in four 17-year-old boys in the United States has ...

Is anti-Semitism in American political discourse actually just a carefully cultivated deception? Over the weekend, Elon Musk’s X revealed the location of every account on the site, and the results ...

Across the country, colleges and universities are struggling to figure out how to incorporate AI into the classroom. ChatGPT debuted almost exactly three years ago. And very quickly, students began to ...

Disney’s latest quarterly results drew a sharp contrast in its entertainment segment. Linear TV remained soft, while Direct‑to‑Consumer (DTC), or its streaming services, over‑delivered. DTC operating ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of the Decoder podcast, and co-host of The Vergecast. Let’s talk about AI ...

Far-right activist Laura Loomer on Tuesday said the Republican Party “has a Nazi problem” in the wake of ideological infighting among the right. “I’m going to say it. The GOP has a Nazi problem. And ...

While delivering his victory speech on Tuesday night, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani made a statement about the government's role in citizens' lives, sparking concern from critics online.

Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Sergio Mendoza Hochmann / Getty; Pierre Michaud / Gamma-Rapho / Getty. With respect to Andrews, in the midst of all this—the testosterone-addled executive branch ...

Does quantum mechanics really reflect nature in its truest form, or is it just our imprecise way of describing the weird properties of the very small? A famous test that can help answer this question ...

A gamer’s preference for their keyboard switches is a personal affair. You’re almost always guaranteed to start a debate if you ask a room full of gamers which they’d prefer: linear or clicky switches ...

Armies of humanoid robots are poised to march into the world’s factories. But before they’re ready to turn a wrench, they must solve what Elon Musk calls “the hands problem.” Creating the mechanical ...

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