For decades, quantum computing has been widely regarded by scientists, governments and technology companies as transformative, yet far away from useful deployment. This is the year that has changed. The hardest idea in quantum...
ANTHONY BOURDAIN WAS NEVER JUST A CHEF. HE WAS A cultural figure who understood the intersection of food and people in a way few have ever managed to communicate, let alone live. By 1998 he was executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles in...
■ It’s difficult to get sentimental over household products in an era of fast fashion, particleboard furniture and planned obsolescence. But there was once a time when you could have a long-lasting relationship with an appliance. For...
■ Your therapist has a new rival. It never sleeps, never charges a copay and never tells patients they’re wrong. Mental health professionals say that’s exactly the problem. The danger isn’t that AI will replace therapists, it’s that it may...
At 9:30 p.m. on Friday, August 7, the future of the Republican Party gathered for a “cigar caucus” at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza. Ten hours later, delegates could attend a 7:30 a.m. “gym caucus,” followed by a prayer breakfast. The events were...
What most Worries ofir akunis, israel’s Consul General in New York, is not the uncertainty surrounding the war with Iran, nor the other bouts of turmoil and conflict ravaging the Middle East—it’s a drift in American politics he warns could...
