The results of the Democratic primary delivered a blow to the progressive wing of the party, but also to Polymarket and Kalshi—popular prediction market platforms that had gained a near-infallible reputation after accurately forecasting the outcome of every state in the 2024 presidential election. Polymarket and Kalshi event contracts on the outcome of the Wisconsin
In July, Fidji Simo announced she would step down from her role as OpenAI’s CEO of applications and transition to a part-time advisor role. Simo, who was diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, in 2019, initially took medical leave in April. “Over the last seven years, I’ve spent countless hours in doctors’ offices, dealing
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is preparing to spend up to $20 million on electric shock gloves, an emerging technology already being deployed by police in public schools in Omaha, Nebraska. ICE will equip officers with high-tech gloves capable of delivering electric shocks, according to documents published this week by the Department of Homeland
Lovers and haters are erecting monuments for their favorite tech billionaire, Elon Musk. Just north of the US-Mexico Border, near Brownsville, Texas, sits Starbase, SpaceX’s massive rocket launch and development site. In 2025, the surrounding area became incorporated as the City of Starbase, with a population of more than 500 residents, though thousands of people
People bemoan the death of the monoculture, but on X, the everything app, it seems like there’s still a character of the day — or, at minimum, a discourse of the day, one that you can go around the office and ask people about. On Tuesday, that character was matchmaker Blaine Anderson; or, more precisely,
After five long years of waiting, Sarah J. Maas fans can rejoice — the sixth “A Court of Thorns and Roses” book finally has a release date. Well, it actually has release dates. On March 4, 2026, the author announced the next “ACOTAR” book would be published on October 27, 2026. The work is eagerly
