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The search for an AC that doesn’t destroy the planet

A growing number of startups are tinkering with the science behind cooling. | Hildegarde/Getty Images The AC is about a…

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Inflation is finally slowing down. Will things get cheaper?

A customer makes a purchase at Shell Lumber and Hardware in Miami, Florida, on July 13. Inflation cooled to 8.5…

2 years ago

It’s Bama Rush season already?

How TikTok — and the rest of the internet — breaks down the calendar. A couple weeks ago, I saw…

2 years ago

Some heat waves have names now. That could save lives.

A construction worker pours water on his head as he tries to cool off during a heat wave in Philadelphia,…

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Don’t quash your envy — harness it

Shanée Benjamin for Vox Let envy be a motivator instead of holding you back. There are many human emotions we’re…

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There are two factions working to prevent AI dangers. Here’s why they’re deeply divided.

Artificial intelligence systems are getting more and more impressive. The people who work on ensuring they have good effects are…

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How Republicans rigged Texas’s federal courts against Biden

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, second from left, and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, right, walk out of the US…

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3 winners and 1 loser from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, and Connecticut primaries

Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes campaigns in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in early August 2022. | Scott Olson/Getty Images Donald Trump reasserted his…

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The fall (and rise?) of unions in the US

We answered a viewer’s question about the decline of unionization. “How come we’ve seen such a decline in unionization in…

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Trading Brittney Griner for the “Merchant of Death”

WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was detained at a Moscow airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, leaves…

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