Google Wants You to Know the Environmental Cost of Quizzing Its AI

The tech giant has released details on the colossal amount of power required to respond to our everyday AI queries

Britain’s Pub Culture Faces a Mortal Threat: The Single-File Queue

‘Elbows on the bar!’ Pub purists are up in arms as more people fall in line for their pint.

The Pentagon’s Mysterious X-37B Space Plane Embarks on New Mission

Frequent launches, long orbital stays reflect military’s focus on potential conflicts in space

Meta Freezes AI Hiring After Blockbuster Spending Spree

Company reorganizes its sprawling artificial-intelligence operation, whose spiraling cost has drawn investor scrutiny

How European Leaders Studied Trump and Learned to Speak His Language

Officials made concessions and worked to improve relationship with president, seeking to keep trans-Atlantic alliance alive

Putin Calls Zelensky the West’s Illegitimate Puppet. Can He Talk Peace With Him?

Trump seeks to broker a meeting of the two leaders to end Europe’s most destructive war in generations

He Lost His Arm in Gaza. His Mother Was Determined to Get Him Out.

After Ibrahim Abuowda was injured in an explosion, doctors said the 13-year-old wouldn’t live. That was the start of his seemingly impossible journey to the U.S.

‘I Love It’: Zelensky’s Suit Sends a Message in Washington

The Ukrainian president trades in his military basics for something resembling a suit

A New Reality for Terminal Cancer: Longer Lives, With Chronic Uncertainty

Medical advancements are helping patients challenge the idea of what it means to have and survive cancer. Unending treatment casts a long shadow.

Trump-Zelensky Meeting: US President, European Leaders Strike Upbeat Tone as Talks Continue

The heads of Germany, France and other European leaders joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump at the White House in the quest to end the war

More National Guard Soldiers Head to D.C. and Prepare to Carry Weapons

The shift comes after defense officials said the soldiers deployed to the capital wouldn’t be armed

Zelensky Heads Back to Washington Under Pressure From Putin

European leaders to join Ukrainian president in visit to Oval Office seeking a path to end war with Russia

How Will the War in Ukraine End? Two Scenarios

Putin’s goals go beyond a land grab and aim at Ukraine’s capitulation. Kyiv and the West hope to draw a line.

Nobody’s Buying Homes, Nobody’s Switching Jobs—and America’s Mobility Is Stalling

The paralysis has left many people in houses that are too small, in jobs they don’t love or shackled with ‘golden handcuffs.’ For everyone, there are economic consequences.

Trump Rolled Out the Red Carpet for Putin. He Got Little in Return.

Alaska meeting between U.S. president and Russian leader appears to yield no breakthroughs

Spotify to Raise Subscription Prices Around the World Amid Chase for Consistent Profit

Spotify says premium subscribers in markets across a number of regions would see the price of their membership increase

How Finland’s Golf-Loving President Got Trump to Hear Him Out on Russia

‘He’s a very good player,’ Trump says of Alexander Stubb, who warns after the two played a round that Putin couldn’t be trusted

Harry Potter and the Smuggled Sweets: How Parents Are Getting Candy Into Camps

Mom and dad are using increasingly sophisticated techniques to slip banned snacks by the long arm of summer-camp law; the Monopoly gambit

The Ukrainian Territory at the Core of Trump-Putin Talks, in Four Maps

The Russian president has long coveted the south and east of Ukraine, some of which his army occupies

How Flying on a Private Jet Became the No. 1 Marker of Real Wealth

Demand is up for private aviation, the luxury that separates the 1% from the 0.1%