2026-01-30 21:30:27
Google DeepMind, the artificial intelligence subsidiary of Alphabet, has made another leap in its efforts to illuminate human biology: progress toward using AI to interpret the many still-mysterious chapters in the text of life.
2026-01-30 21:00:26
The only thing more dangerous than Davos Man peddling old buzzwords is Davos Man peddling new ones. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney was the toast of Davos for his speech on how middle powers can save the liberal order. The New Yorker gushes that the speech is even more impressive in retrospect than it was at the time, describing it as nothing less than a “charter for the bleak years ahead.” Carney is off to Australia in March in pursuit of his middle-power policy. The only problem with his i
2026-01-30 20:30:27
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is in trouble because her boss’ attempt to use her agencies to occupy Minneapolis has been a tragic disaster. Gaining less attention, for now, is her equally problematic oversight of several other disasters that weren’t created by ICE. It’s less of an affront to democracy than what’s happened in Minneapolis but a greater threat to leave millions of Americans immiserated.
2026-01-30 20:00:26
While much of the United States is ending January with bitterly cold weather, signs of a thaw are emerging in Florida’s housing market after years of stagnation. This is by no means an “all clear” signal. Rather, it reflects a regional shift, with Sun Belt states transitioning from a period of rising inventory and low transaction levels to one of stable inventory, transaction growth and more robust price discovery.
2026-01-30 19:30:27
Executive Order No. 1s aren’t usually directed at electricity bills. But that was how New Jersey’s Governor Mikie Sherrill recently kicked off her tenure. In declaring an emergency on energy costs, she acted quickly on a campaign promise. She also fired a warning shot for utilities around the US.
2026-01-30 19:00:28
Buying a house is expensive enough these days. But the costs of owning one have been rising, too — not least because of soaring insurance premiums. As policymakers of both parties have made housing affordability a top priority in recent years, they’ve done far too little to address this crisis in the making.
