Tech industry layoffs are accelerating, and executives have been quick to say it’s because their companies are doing more with artificial intelligence, even when there may be more to it.

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A.I. slop is reconstituting a shared cultural base line.

A.I. slop is reconstituting a shared cultural base line.

Li Ying, known as Teacher Li to his 2.2 million followers on X, doesn’t live in China but still faces smear campaigns and death threats. He is not letting that stop him.

Li Ying, known as Teacher Li to his 2.2 million followers on X, doesn’t live in China but still faces smear campaigns and death threats. He is not letting that stop him.

Demand has soared for his figurines and statues of the warrior king. It started with a video he posted online.

Our spending habits are often influenced by our social circles. You can help shape what it looks like.

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“Heteropessimism” is all the rage — but really, there’s never been a better time to be looking for love. Go on, be a hetero-optimist.

“Heteropessimism” is all the rage — but really, there’s never been a better time to be looking for love. Go on, be a hetero-optimist.

Laurie Santos on what will really bring meaning and fulfillment to your life, and what won’t. 

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Her case was, of course, dismissed.

A much-needed, nuanced conversation about masculinity and feminism today.

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A much-needed, nuanced conversation about masculinity and feminism today.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA movement has reshaped the public health debate. But if the coalition behind it begins to fracture, what comes next?

Hint: It comes from inside of you.

On Threads and other sites, liberal-minded Chinese accounts were mocking the proceedings and offering a rare window into opinions on Xi Jinping and his leadership style.

A few seconds of selfie awkwardness between Elon Musk and Lei Jun, a prominent Chinese entrepreneur, has spread like wildfire on China’s social media.

Some of this country’s most prominent girl bosses sound like they don’t even know how to read the room.