New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

Astronomers just measured the mass of a free-floating planet without a star for the first time

Tesla is no longer the biggest EV manufacturer in the world. www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...

"The number of flu hospitalizations hit a record high in New York state Friday" www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...

The House Armed Services Committee also was not briefed, I've confirmed.

Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families said that investigators have found child care centers at the center of recent fraud allegations were operating as they should.

First edition of my emerging tech newsletter, The Prototype, looks back on what I think were some of the biggest tech breakthroughs of 2025. Check it out! www.forbes.com/sites/the-pr...

A new report from researchers at the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have devastating health and economic consequences for the nation.

EXCLUSIVE: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & I have spent the last year collecting school+county-level vaccination data from across the US and found that only about 28% of counties now have herd immunity for kindergartners from measles—that leaves about 5.2mn kids unprotected. Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43

This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)

U.S. measles cases this year surpassed 2,000, the highest total in a single year since 1992. www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...

"The Thin Man created a truly equal romantic partnership that was neither stumbling toward matrimony nor frustrated by its restraints, a portrait of a thoroughly modern marriage so ahead of its time you can hardly believe it's nearing its centennial anniversary."

My apparently unpopular and controversial take is that I'm really enjoying season 5 of Stranger Things.

so Nemotron Nano 3 is a shockingly good model for local inference getting roughly 90tok/s on M4 Max, with output that’s at least superficially as sharp as anything you see from Claude, seemingly quite flexible for different kinds of tasks nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-...

Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; She was one of the Clinton 12, a group of Black students who faced white mobs when desegregating a Tennessee high school in 1956 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...

"AI MAY NOT simply be 'a bubble,' or even an enormous bubble. It may be the ultimate bubble." www.wired.com/story/ai-bub...

High-dose rifampin fails to improve survival in tuberculous meningitis, raising concerns about potential harm and liver injury. by Meya DB, Cresswell FV (...) Ruslami R et 32 al. in N Engl J Med #MedSky 👉 get more here 📖 read the article: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2502866

Such an incredible photo looking down at Mars and its moon Phobos, passing over the largest canyon in the Solar System, Valles Marineris, a massive dust storm, and the Tharsis Montes, three massive volcanoes. Thank you to @ESA and the Mars Express orbiter!

"How appropriate, you fight like a cow."

This is your friendly reminder that THE LION IN WINTER is a Christmas movie. Have a happy holiday!

“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business.” -Jacob Marley, A Christmas Carol

This is truly lovely. www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

New: “Congress’s Million Dollar Stock Trades In 2025: Nvidia, Microsoft And The Bipartisan Push For A Ban” me, for @forbes.com

BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects the Trump administration’s request to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois at this time, over the dissenting votes of Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch. Background: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...

New from me: The storied fiddler Ashley MacIsaac wanted to play a show at a Nova Scotia First Nation. It got cancelled because Google's AI search summary incorrectly called him a sex offender. Now he's worried for his safety www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...

Examining what it would cost to end extreme poverty using direct income transfers finds an estimate of 0.3 percent of global GDP, from Roshni Sahoo, Joshua Blumenstock, Paul Niehaus, Leo Selker, and Stefan Wager www.nber.org/papers/w34583

Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan… * Vehicle traffic: -11% * Foot traffic: +3.4% * Storefront vacancy: -0.9% * Pollution: -22% * Revenue for mass transit: $548M So YES this has been a huge success.

When an NIH scientist began studying a controversial illness, it gave patients with a glimmer of hope. Then came RIFs and spending freezes and too much uncertainty to continue the research. @ericboodman.bsky.social with the 10th part of American Science, Shattered: www.statnews.com/2025/12/22/t...

Vaccine policy should be guided by evidence. The evidence doesn’t support the U.S. copying Denmark’s. 🔗 Read the full Viewpoint from the Vaccine Integrity Project: www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...

FDA just approved the pill form of Wegovy. www.novonordisk.com/content/nnco...

If you got a problem, yo, I'll solvent, check out the gunk, isopropyl dissolves it

My last story of the year: an update on the woman who fell in love with ChatGPT. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/t...

I'd add that even stuff that is digitized isn't necessarily catalogued or internet accessible. When I reported this story, I found a reference in a footnote that we had to reach out to the Abraham Lincoln library for -- it had been digitized but not put online. www.forbes.com/sites/alexkn...

ICYMI, the last edition of my emerging tech newsletter for 2025 covers regenerative nerves in the spinal column, a big bet on private space stations, why science suggests you should swear at the gym, and more. Subscribe so you don't miss it in 2026! www.forbes.com/sites/the-pr...

Alphabet on Monday announced it will acquire clean energy startup Intersect Power in a deal valued at $4.75 billion www.forbes.com/sites/tylerr...

This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required. www.404media.co/flock-expose...

If you've never seen THE THIN MAN, remedy that this holiday season.

I chatted with Anthropic’s Mike Krieger about the company’s enterprise strategy. He said Claude usage is sticky: 60% of business customers are using more than one Claude product. www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

New: OpenAI wanted GPT-5 to be less warm and agreeable than its predecessor GPT-4o, but a group of users says the change was disruptive, particularly for people with autism, ADHD and special needs. www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

Fascinating story by my colleague @richardnieva.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

I hate this kind of question. The human voice is rich and some of my favorite vocalists fall far short of technical "perfection" and their songs are better for it. (Tom Waits or Janis Joplin, for example.) And I've listened to many a technically "perfect" voice whose singing lacks heart and depth.

Reports show how mpox clade 1b spreads through non-sexual contact in DR Congo, Ireland Large family sizes and crowded living conditions may play a role in transmission. www.cidrap.umn.edu/m... Photo: World Bank / Vincent Tremeau

In this week's edition of my emerging tech newsletter, The Prototype, I took a look at a drug that holds promise for regenerating injured spinal columns, a discovery that could lead to rejuvenating immune systems in old age and why it's good to swear at the gym. www.forbes.com/sites/the-pr...

My colleague @ebakerwhite.bsky.social analyzes why Trump's TikTok deal is a win for China. www.forbes.com/sites/emilyb...

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday the administration will not release all of its Epstein files Friday, as it’s legally required to do.

Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.

the time has come: Hear Hear’s List of Lists is here! 🎶 my annual guide through the year in music, pulling from my favorite tastemakers & critics to spotlight the albums & songs you shouldn’t miss. this one is a labor of love — share it with anyone you know who loves music discovery!

What's NCAR? and 8 ways it has helped you www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...

mRNA tech can rejuvenate immune systems in the elderly (mice). www.dkfz.de/en/news/pres...

Trump Media is merging with... fusion power startup TAE energy? www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...