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The DeepSeek AI application is seen on a mobile phone (Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

DeepSeek is disrupting AI leadership

Zain Jaffer
Published 5 months ago

The Chinese AI chatbot's breakthrough has investors asking whether to bet on U.S. tech or look elsewhere

Jim Acosta speaks at The Common Good, American Spirit Awards at The Plaza on November 21, 2024 in New York City (Sylvain Gaboury/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Jim Acosta: "Don‘t give in to the lies"

Melanie McFarland
Published 5 months ago

Following reports that CNN intended to exile Acosta to midnight, the longtime journalist's exit was expected

John Stewart on the Monday, January 27, 2025 episode of "The Daily Show" (Matt Wilson/Comedy Central)

Jon Stewart slams reactions to Trump

Nardos Haile
Published 5 months ago

Stewart warns Democrats against overreacting to Trump’s executive actions during his first week back in office

Former president Donald Trump points at Drake Enterprises in Clinton Township, Michigan on September 27, 2023. (Nic Antaya for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump tries to purge the NLRB

Nicholas Liu
Published 5 months ago

Trump fired the National Labor Relations Board's general counsel and one of its Democratic members

Senator Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, speaks during a Senate Finance hearing to examine lowering health care costs for Americans, focusing on the Inflation Reduction Act, on Capitol Hill on September 17, 2024. (Valerie Plesch for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Medicaid portals shuttered in 50 states

Nicholas Liu
Published 5 months ago

The portal shutdown comes as Trump's budget office ordered a suspension of most federal spending

Selena Gomez attends the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards at Palm Springs Convention Center on January 03, 2025 in Palm Springs, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society)

Selena Gomez trolled by Trump allies

Nardos Haile
Published 5 months ago

Gomez is defending her advocacy after posting an emotional video condemning recent deportation raids

Canvas bags filled with food crops (Getty Images/Shaiith)

How gleaning fights food waste

Natasha Khullar Relph - Grist
Published 5 months ago

“The simple act of turning discarded crops into nourishment bridges so many divides"

Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 28, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. - Losses on Wall Street deepened following a bruising open, as global markets were poised to conclude their worst week since 2008 with another rout. (JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)

How long till the next big crash?

Lucian K. Truscott IV
Published 5 months ago

Trump's crypto push amounts to betting the entire U.S. financial system on imaginary money. What could go wrong?

Martha Stewart is seen on "Good Day New York" on December 04, 2024 in New York City. (Michael Simon/Getty Images)

Martha's parole officer nixed "SNL" gig

Nardos Haile
Published 5 months ago

"Maybe someday," Stewart says of her missed opportunity to take center stage at Studio 8H

Timothée Chalamet and an Oscar Awards statue (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The joy of Timothée Chalamet's Oscar bid

Coleman Spilde
Published 5 months ago

Chalamet has charmed the world this awards season, but his canvassing is much smarter than it initially appears

E-Reader on a bookshelf (Getty Images/onurdongel)

Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena

Melanie McFarland
Published 5 months ago

"Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally

The Heritage Foundation flag flies over the building on July 30, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump's right-wing ghostwriters

Russell Payne
Published 5 months ago

Memos posted by the Office of Personnel Management initially listed right-wing activists as their authors

Variety of fruits and vegetables (Getty Images/Tanja Ivanova)

Food allergy vs. intolerance

Jennifer Koplin, Desalegn Markos Shifti - The Conversation
Published 5 months ago

"Food intolerances (sometimes called non-allergic reactions) are also reactions to food"

The DeepSeek AI application is seen on a mobile phone in front of the US and Chinese flag. (Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

This AI chatbot is rattling Big Tech

Daria Solovieva
Published 5 months ago

The Chinese startup caught up with Big Tech at a fraction of the cost

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought arrives for a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump's OMB sparks "five-alarm fire"

Nicholas Liu
Published 5 months ago

A two-page OMB memo falsely claims that the president can refuse to spend money on programs authorized by Congress

Azul Guaita in "Like Water For Chocolate" (Courtesy of HBO)

"Like Water for Chocolate" for a new era

Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu
Published 5 months ago

"I doubt the show’s themes of feminine survival would have stood out to me as much had Trump lost"

Whole Foods Market external store sign (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Whole Foods workers vote to unionize

Charles R. Davis
Published 5 months ago

Whole Foods said it was "disappointed" by the vote but "committed to maintaining a positive working environment"

Ecstasy tablets, with an imprint of the country of Australia (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Why Australia has embraced psychedelics

Niko Vorobyov
Published 5 months ago

Australia recently became the first country to legalize both MDMA and psilocybin-assisted psychiatric therapy

Illustration of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft and the Italian Space Agency’s (ASI) LICIACube prior to impact at the Didymos binary system. (Courtesy of NASA)

Americans support asteroid defense funds

Robin George Andrews - Undark
Published 5 months ago

Funding for planetary defense has long had strong bipartisan support both inside and outside of Congress

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives to court for his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. (Justin Lane - Pool/Getty Images)

Trump's big plan: More crime

Amanda Marcotte
Published 5 months ago

Our felonious president can only benefit from a climate of fear and chaos — that's why he's eager for more

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 2025 Republican Issues Conference at the Trump National Doral Miami on January 27, 2025 in Doral, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Week One: "Just as bad as we feared"

Chauncey DeVega
Published 5 months ago

Trump's first-week performance was calculated, expected — and highly traumatic. What happens next will be crucial

A mobile home park is destroyed along Pacific Coast Highway during the Palisades Fire on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, in Pacific Palisades, CA. (Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

The risk of toxic exposure post-disaster

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Published 5 months ago

Many are calling for increased transparency to help citizens understand their true risk from catastrophe

One US $1 bill tied down with bright red string and red thumb tacks (Getty Images/PM Images)

The "no-spend" trend is gaining steam

Daria Solovieva
Published 5 months ago

Americans are looking to tame their spending in response to overconsumption and persistent inflation

Raye performs onstage during the MTV EMAs 2024 held at Co-op Live on November 10, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Meet the Grammys’ Best New Artists

Nardos Haile
Published 5 months ago

You already know Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan -- so who are the other artists in the spotlight this year?

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