How To Ask For Help From People Who Don’t Know You

Learn proven methods to confidently seek assistance from unfamiliar people, including tips on communication, context, and safety considerations.

Empire State Building Climbers

Two individuals illegally climbed the Empire State Building, prompting a police response and raising safety concerns. Details are still emerging.

Opinion | What ‘Almost heaven, West Virginia’ has to do with you

Exploring the cultural and political significance of West Virginia’s identity and its implications for broader American society.

Opinion | What ‘Almost heaven, West Virginia’ has to do with you

Exploring the cultural, political, and economic implications of West Virginia’s iconic song and its connection to broader American identity.

The Eye Over the City: How Wide-Area Motion Imagery Works — and Where It Goes Blind

A July 1 ISR briefing says wide-area motion imagery can track city-scale movement, but depends on AI, radar layers and oversight.

A moment that changed me: my grandpa risks his life to litter pick – and he taught me a profound lesson

An 83-year-old man in Staffordshire risks his safety daily to clean his community, inspiring his granddaughter and prompting a reflection on civic responsibility.

An ‘Originalist’ Court Overturns an Originalist Decision

The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Roberts, has overturned the 90-year-old Humphrey’s Executor decision, redefining presidential removal power over independent agencies.

Life and Culture

An in-depth look at current trends shaping lifestyle and culture, highlighting key developments and their societal impact.

Outcome-First Decisions: The Friction Is the Feature

Thorsten Meyer AI spotlighted Outcome-First Decisions, an open-source AI-agent skill for testing business bets before teams spend months building.

HBM Ate the Fab

High Bandwidth Memory is absorbing DRAM fab capacity, lifting memory prices and constraining AI GPUs and some consumer graphics cards.