2026-04-21 11:00:08
What if the next time you doom-scrolled through Instagram, X or TikTok, you reached an end point? It’s hard to imagine. The so-called infinite scroll has become such a fixture of social media that our dopamine receptors have come to expect it, even though it’s a time suck that undermines our mental health and serves no real purpose other than to keep us glued to an app for as long as possible.
2026-04-21 09:00:08
India’s five-decade-long political compromise between an overpopulated, impoverished north and more successful, faster-growing south has just imploded.
2026-04-21 05:10:14
Pakistan’s widespread blackouts are a visual reminder of what’s at stake during the vice president’s second attempt at negotiations with Iran.
2026-04-21 03:00:08
Sanaenomics, as some have dubbed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s economic plans, can be a bit of a mouthful. Even harder than saying it has been grasping what it means.
2026-04-21 02:07:06
The Fermi Paradox asks why, given the vastness of the universe, there is no hard evidence of aliens. The Fermi Inc. paradox asks why, given seemingly insatiable demand from hyperscalers for electricity, former Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s AI-energy firm hasn’t obtained a hard power contract from said hyperscalers.
2026-04-21 02:00:08
At what point will the five-year-old expansion be dealt one punch too many? It may well make it through this latest scrape — and emerge in weaker shape. Top economic officials will earn their pay.