Opinion | Capping the Price of Health Care Is a Mistake
With health insurance premiums surging again, a growing chorus of economists and policymakers has settled on a cure…
Opinion | China’s A.I. Play Is Different From America’s
Early in the Cold War, even as the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a relentless…
F.C.C. Approves Test of Space Mirror to Light Night Sky Despite Outcry
The federal government has approved plans by a start-up company to test a satellite that would use a…
Opinion | We Returned From China. We Realized Our Century’s Biggest Challenge.
The question is hard to answer because the benefits of the technology are unevenly distributed and can often…
States Sue Trump Administration Over Medicaid Work Requirements
More than two dozen states sued the Trump administration this week over a regulation on new Medicaid work…
A Wildlife Regulator’s Family Business Had a Permit to Renew. She Stepped In.
Last summer, federal officials were considering the fate of more than 100 ruffed lemurs, a critically endangered species…
Opinion | A.I. Is Strangling Our Economy
We are witnessing one of the largest peacetime mobilizations of capital in modern American history. Topping $1 trillion…
Chinese A.I. Models Gain Ground on Anthropic and OpenAI
Two weeks ago, the artificial intelligence company Anthropic shut down its two most powerful A.I. systems after an…
Cuba Announces Sweeping Overhaul of Struggling Communist Economy, But Obstacles Remain
The Cuban economy is in shambles, power outages can last 30 hours, and the Trump administration, with a…
The Thriving Black Market for a Powerful Weight Loss Drug
Retatrutide, the most powerful weight-loss drug in development, is not expected to hit the U.S. market before next…
Opinion | Dear A.I. Companies: The Doom Trolling Needs to Stop
Technology revolutions in the digital age are typically accompanied by optimism and excitement — recall Steve Jobs basking…
Opinion | When Is It Wrong to Use A.I.?
Of all the reactions to Pope Leo’s manifesto on artificial intelligence, from its liberal humanist appreciators to its…