A pack of cyclists whisked by along the circuit at East Potomac Park while the golf course parking lot filled with luxury SUVs parked next to older, inexpensive economy cars, all with the Washington Monument in the background. The scene highlighted what residents say are the park’s best features: its accessibility and affordability right in
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tipped his hat to OpenAI on Sunday. The chipmaking mogul took to X to congratulate OpenAI’s team on the release of the company’s newest and most powerful model, Astra, and made the notable statement that “AGI has arrived,” a nebulous term that typically describes AI models that match or surpass human intelligence. He
Asia’s richest families approach philanthropy in much the same way they approach business: Managing things directly and keeping a close eye on outputs, rather than just writing the checks. That’s one of the conclusions from a new report from the Bridgespan Group, a U.S.-based philanthropy advisory group, released at the Philanthropy for Better Cities Forum
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Luciana Pereyra, a 25-year-old Peruvian national who moved to the US at 17 on a tennis scholarship, lost her H-1B-sponsored job in 2025, and had to return to Peru. It has been edited for length and clarity. I was born and raised in Lima, Peru, and
A volcano erupted in Indonesia early Sunday, prompting the cancellation of all flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting other domestic airports as ash drifted across western parts of the country. The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau, located in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait between the main Java and Sumatra islands, had showed signs of activity since
If your mattress has seen better days, Labor Day is a pretty good excuse to finally replace it. Brands are rolling out some of their biggest discounts on memory foam, hybrid, and cooling mattresses, with plenty of promos that can take a serious chunk off the usual price. I’ve rounded up the best Labor Day
