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3 ways Pope Francis helped the global climate movement
The death of Pope Francis has been announced by the Vatican. I first met the late Pope Francis at the Vatican after a conference called Saving Our Common Home...
Starbucks opens its first 3D-printed store. Is it cheaper than the real thing?
Starbucks is brewing up something new in Texas—and this time, it’s not just what’s in the cup. Next week, the coffee giant will open its first-ever 3D-printed store, a...
The subreddit r/AITA is headed for the small screen
The infamous “Am I the A**hole?” subreddit is making its way to the small screen. Hosted by Jimmy Carr, the new game show for Comedy Central U.K. will feature...
Roundtables: Brain-Computer Interfaces: From Promise to Product
Speakers: David Rotman, editor at large, and Antonio Regalado, senior editor for biomedicine. Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have been crowned the 11th Breakthrough Technology of 2025 by MIT Technology Review's readers....
Bartenders are betting on low-proof spirits for better nights (and mornings)
Leo Robitschek says he loves gin-based martinis and negronis. Unfortunately, they don’t always love him back. “After two, that decision to have a third is usually a tricky one,”...
Jeanne Gang’s new building in Atlanta has a stunning skylight as its centerpiece
A bold new building at Spelman College in Atlanta is all about breaking down barriers. Designed by the architecture firm Studio Gang, the Center for Innovation and the Arts...
Ex-OpenAI workers ask state AGs to block for-profit conversion
Former employees of OpenAI are asking the top law enforcement officers in California and Delaware to stop the company from shifting control of its artificial intelligence technology from a...
International students whose visas were revoked are winning cases in U.S. courts
Anjan Roy was studying with friends at Missouri State University when he got an email that turned his world upside down. His legal status as an international student had...
84% of the planet’s coral is now impacted by the worst reef bleaching event ever
Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral...
Apple and Meta hit with millions in antitrust fines as EU enforces Digital Markets Act
European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of euros Wednesday as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc’s digital competition rules.The European Commission imposed a...
The Sun Belt housing market is so weak the largest U.S. homebuilder pulls back
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. The 2025 spring selling season isn’t shaping up the way publicly traded homebuilders had hoped. KB Home, a...
