Ed Zitron on tech's cycles: 'AI has shown that people are eager to replace humans'
If, in a plausible future, a film is made about “how the AI bubble burst,” Ed Zitron will undoubtedly be…
Year: 2026
'They're emboldened': Far-right activists from Britain are increasing their harassment of asylum seekers in northern France.
Near a camp in Dunkirk where hundreds of asylum seekers sleep, hoping to cross the Channel to Britain, chilling graffiti…
'I feared for my life': transgender refugees escaping Trump's America
Ter Apel is a quiet Dutch town near the German border that tourists seldom visit. It lacks charming old windmills…
The one change that made a difference: I tried all the hobbies I thought I'd dislike, and in them I found both friendship and an escape.
For most of my life, I treated my tastes as fixed. There were things I liked and things I didn’t,…
In Davos, the wealthy discuss 'global threats.' But why do they stay silent about the greatest threat of all?
This week, hundreds of government leaders, heads of state, and business executives are gathering at the annual meeting of the…
Portugal is holding a presidential election where the race is close, and the far-right candidate is likely to advance to a runoff.
Portuguese voters lined up at polling stations on Sunday to choose a new president. Opinion polls indicated that three candidates—including…
Avalanches in the Austrian Alps have killed eight people, prompting rescue teams to urge skiers to follow safety warnings.
Three Czech skiers were killed by an avalanche in central Austria, police reported, raising the death toll in the Austrian…
Protesters in Iran feel betrayed, believing they were misled by promises of support from Donald Trump.
When Donald Trump said he would “rescue” protesters if Iranian authorities started shooting, Siavash Shirzad believed the U.S. president. The…
Dublin Bay's oyster beds, once thought lost, are being revived to bring back a thriving marine ecosystem.
The dinghy slowed to a stop alongside a long line of black, bobbing baskets. David Lawlor reached out to inspect…
I was warned that divorce could tear my children apart, but I never imagined just how brutal custody battles could be.
In 1836, the French writer George Sand swam in the River Indre fully clothed, weighed down by layers of ankle-length…