When a president gives a primetime televised speech, it is typically about something of serious import: to make the case for a major new policy or to announce the beginning of a war. President Donald Trump’s speech on Wednesday night had no grave significance. In fact, there didn’t seem to be much of a point […] Read more ›
1,255
With President Joe Biden speaking in the headlining role, the first night of the Democratic convention seemed like it was going to be about passing the torch. And it was — not that the Democrats on stage made that explicit. Biden’s address was late. It began around 11:30 pm Eastern time, so late that some […] Read more ›
66
The Republican Party wants the Supreme Court to weigh in on a nauseatingly complicated voting rights case, which could potentially disenfranchise thousands of presidential voters in the swing state of Arizona. The case is known as Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota. The case involves an astoundingly convoluted system Arizona uses to register certain […] Read more ›
3,466
The Democratic National Convention kicked off Monday, August 19, in Chicago, Illinois, where the Democratic Party is set to formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, to its 2024 presidential ticket. The four-day event comes a month after President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign amid concerns […] Read more ›
19
In 2004, in one of the most high-profile trials of the past two decades, Scott Peterson was convicted of murdering his wife, Laci Peterson, 27, and their unborn son, Conner, with whom Laci was eight months pregnant. Now, two different new docuseries on the case — Netflix’s American Murder: Laci Peterson (released August 14) and […] Read more ›
0
The Supreme Court handed down a brief and very odd opinion on Friday that seemed to abandon its landmark civil rights decision in Bostock v. Clayton County (2020), a four-year-old case that compelled the Biden administration to write rules forbidding discrimination against gay and trans students. The Court’s new decision in Department of Education v. […] Read more ›
373
If you plunge into the warm, blue waters of the Caribbean today, what you’ll see in most regions is actually quite bleak. Where there were once vibrant coral reefs teeming with sharks, groupers, and lobsters, there are now piles of rubble, carpets of green seaweed, and only the meager remains of a once colorful sea […] Read more ›
11
The Trump campaign wants to run against an anti-cop, open borders “communist” — and believes that it can cast Vice President Kamala Harris in that role. Harris, for her part, has taken pains to beat such charges of ideological extremism. By abandoning certain progressive commitments, embracing conservative rhetorical tropes, and claiming the mantle of economic […] Read more ›
0
What does British Airways’ recent decision to suspend its London-Beijing route have to do with the war in Ukraine? How does the Israel-Palestine conflict lead to cargo ships with containers falling overboard in rough weather off the southern African coast? What does an earthquake in Tonga tell us about the vulnerability of Taiwan’s communications infrastructure? […] Read more ›
69
“This is our last day together.” It’s something you might say to a lover as a whirlwind romance comes to an end. But could you ever imagine saying it to… software? Well, somebody did. When OpenAI tested out GPT-4o, its latest generation chatbot that speaks aloud in its own voice, the company observed users forming […] Read more ›
182
On the Money is a monthly advice column. If you want advice on spending, saving, or investing — or any of the complicated emotions that may come up as you prepare to make big financial decisions — you can submit your question on this form. Here, we answer two questions asked by Vox readers, which have […] Read more ›
31
What does it mean for AI safety if this whole AI thing is a bit of a bust? “Is this all hype and no substance?” is a question more people have been asking lately about generative AI, pointing out that there have been delays in model releases, that commercial applications have been slow to emerge, […] Read more ›
6
In November 2012, 18-year-old Meredith Littlejohn was a high school senior eagerly awaiting college acceptance letters, prom, and graduation when she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, a type of rapidly progressing blood and bone cancer. Littlejohn underwent four rounds of chemotherapy and went into remission. But by June, her cancer had returned, and she […] Read more ›
36
Call it a crude comparison, but President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race and endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee last month called to mind Beyoncé’s left-field self-titled album drop in 2013. There was a surprise, there was fevered excitement, there was a kind of coronation and a whole lot […] Read more ›
146
Some of the ways I feel myself aging are obvious. Half of my hairs are white now. I can’t stay up past midnight. I hate loud restaurants and bars. I feel a deep urge to read long biographies of generals. But other signs of aging are subtler. For example: I am now worried about the […] Read more ›
72
Columbia University president Minouche Shafik is stepping down after protests over the war in Gaza roiled the university community and spread to campuses nationwide, and in Europe, last spring. “This period has taken a considerable toll on my family, as it has for others in our community,” Shafik said in a letter announcing her resignation […] Read more ›
0
Blake Lively’s It Ends With Us is the second biggest movie in America, but it’s the conflict surrounding the film — not the film itself — that everyone’s talking about. Apparently, Lively and her co-stars are feuding with lead and director Justin Baldoni. Baldoni and Lively reportedly didn’t get along, and he allegedly “fat-shamed” her […] Read more ›
210
Ukraine’s invasion into the Kursk region of Russia shocked Ukrainians, their allies, and most of all, Russia. Ukrainian units have mounted brief, overnight raids into Russian territory before, including one into the Kursk region — near Russia’s western border — earlier this year. But those were quick incursions followed by hasty retreats. This time is […] Read more ›
72
In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimated that 2 billion people worldwide lack access to clean water. Roughly a quarter of the world’s population might seem bad enough. But on Thursday, a new study published in Science reported that 2 billion was a huge underestimate. New analyses […] Read more ›
88
A new and deadlier version of mpox is spreading internationally. In recent months, cases and deaths were being detected only in parts of central and east Africa, but on Thursday, Sweden confirmed its first case. The announcement comes just one day after the World Health Organization declared mpox an international public health emergency for the […] Read more ›
44
If your utility bill confuses you and makes you sweat every month when it demands hundreds of your hard-earned dollars, you’re not alone. The price of electricity is continuing to rise across the United States, and there’s no end in sight. Why are our electricity bills getting so expensive? Energy prices have been creeping up […] Read more ›
99
Most popular sources
Gizmodo
|
36% 31 |
Business Insider
|
27% 10 |
Slashdot
|
7% 0 |
Tom's Hardware
|
5% 10 |
Android Authority
|
4% 2 |
| View sources » | |
LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!
27.12.2025 13:26
Last update: 13:20 EDT.
News rating updated: 20:20.
What is Times42?
Times42 brings you the most popular news from tech news portals in real-time chart.
Read about us in FAQ section.