Donald Trump Jr. ’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin

The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large group of other Russian guests.

Black Holes or Black Hole Stars? Astronomers Spar Over Webb Telescope’s ‘Little Red Dots. ’

The James Webb Space Telescope spots mysterious “little red dots” everywhere. A bold new theory suggests they’re suns dozens of times larger than our entire solar system.

If you're reading this, you're in the minority

In the winter of 2015, Canadian rapper Drake released a mixtape with the plainest cover I'd ever seen: seven words hand-lettered in black on plain white: If…

Eating our way through the city, for free

Growing up, I used to walk around the allotments – those small city gardens – to see if any vegetables or fruit hanging over the fence could be put into my…

Tech CEOs’ Doomsaying Is a Distraction from Real, Existing Harms of AI

The binary between AI apocalypse and AI redemption asks us to ignore data centers and AI war machines — all as tech executives get incredibly rich.

Columbia Gives Big Money to Pro-Israel Groups — But Not to Pro-Palestine Ones

Pro-Israel groups like the ADL and AIPAC’s charity arm got cash from Columbia University since October 7, as the school cracked down on protesters.

The AI Doomsday Future Is Not Inevitable

The Intercept and 404 Media discuss the growing use of private contractors, from Flock to Claude and Grok, to surveil and kill abroad and at home.

Trump is about to topple the last pillar of Biden’s climate agenda

With the repeal of a rule that limited carbon emissions from power plants, the president is further delaying the phaseout of coal.