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Affluent Shoppers Lift Walmart in a Challenging Economy
Doug McMillon will step down as Walmart’s CEO next year. Photo by Derek White/Getty Images for Bentonville Film Festival Walmart has long been beloved for its discounts and budget-friendly...
U.S. Approves Advanced Chip Sales to Middle East A.I. Giants in Major Policy Reversal
Nvidia chips will fuel xAI’s first data center in Saudi Arabia. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images In a major win for the Middle East’s A.I. ambitions, the U.S. has...
Tim Cook’s Retirement Looms as His $4T Reinvention of Apple Defines His Legacy
Tim Cook’s looming retirement caps a 14-year run defined by record growth and disciplined execution. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook is poised to retire as early as...
17 Can’t-Miss Places to See This Year’s Northern Lights
The northern lights have reached their peak, and they are not exactly being subtle about it. In November 2025, back-to-back geomagnetic storms pushed vivid reds and greens as far...
The Algorithm Thinks You’re Ugly: An Interview With Artist Gretchen Andrew
Gretchen Andrew at work. Courtesy Gretchen Andrew There is a direct line between lip fillers and the techno-apocalypse, and Gretchen Andrew draws that line with her latest Universal Beauty...
A.I. Godfather Geoffrey Hinton Believes Near-Disasters May Spur Regulation
Hinton says near-miss A.I. disasters might be necessary to push lawmakers into action. Jorge Uzoni/AFP via Getty Images Geoffrey Hinton has spent much of the past few years warning...
The Best Sparkling Wines to Gift this Holiday Season
A bottle of bubbly is the quintessential holiday gift. Whether you’re attending a festive dinner party or adding to a friend’s carefully curated collection, you can’t go wrong with...
Klarna’s First Public Earnings Report: Strong US Growth, ‘Neobanking’ and A.I.
CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski says Klarna is evolving from BNPL to a full “neobank.” Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images Today (Nov. 18), Klarna reported its first quarterly earnings as a...
Why Enterprise A.I. Struggles to Deliver Results for Most Companies
According to experts, the real barrier to A.I. success is not the technology but the legacy systems and messy data that undermine it. Unsplash This past summer, an MIT...
A.I. Models Can Exhibit Human-Like Gambling Addiction Behaviors: Study
Researchers warn that A.I. models’ irrational betting behaviors could matter as the technology moves deeper into finance. Sara Oliveira for Unsplash+ Human gambling addiction has long been marked by...
