OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s plan to put AI inside our minds
The tech founder’s new company, Merge Labs, has raised some $252 million in its quest to integrate human biology with AI
January 16, 2026
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A Very 2026 Art Reading List
Also, the Smithsonian complies with Trump, the Asian Art Museum's baby rave, and an interview El Salvador's Venice Biennale artist.
January 16, 2026
Met Museum Workers Are Officially Unionized
The new union will represent staff across 50 departments of the Manhattan institution.
January 16, 2026
What to See During San Francisco Art Week
Despite recent closures in San Francisco’s art world, there's been a mushrooming of alternative spaces, side hustles, home galleries, and nonprofits.
January 16, 2026
San Francisco's Tech Billionaires Don't Care About Your Art School
Behind the closure of the California College of the Arts is a widening wealth disparity that is now taking on national dimensions.
January 16, 2026
40 Years On, DC Artists Revisit Don Miller's MLK Mural
Since 1986, the 56-foot painting at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library has served as a visual portal into the civil rights leader’s life and legacy.
January 16, 2026
Five Art and Museum Events for MLK Day in NYC
Special collection tours at the Studio Museum in Harlem, Mayor Zohran Mamdani in a live reading of one of King's sermons, and other programs.
January 16, 2026
John Wilson’s Relentlessly Humane Vision of Black Life
He portrayed the gamut of the Black experience, making visible a sense of deep isolation as well as pride, family, and community.
January 16, 2026
The biggest myth about aging, according to science
Most of us measure age by birthdays, but what if the number on your ID tells only half the story? Dr. Morgan Levine explores the hidden clock inside our cells, unraveling how the biological age ...
January 16, 2026
Ask Ethan: Why do gravitational lenses make crosses, not rings?
One of the most amazing properties of gravity in the context of Einstein’s general relativity is that mass, wherever it’s concentrated, is capable of curving the very fabric of space. This...
January 16, 2026
The Oprah Rule: What everyone wants you to say in a conversation
In any given week, you will probably talk to dozens or hundreds of people. Most of these conversations will probably be about perfunctory, practical matters: “Two tickets, please,” “No, after you,” or...
January 16, 2026
Verizon says its service is back after a 10-hour outage
Verizon’s network is experiencing technical issues that are impacting calls and wireless data. Verizon customers on X have reported seeing “SOS” rather than the traditional network bars on their smart...
January 15, 2026
The best cheap fitness trackers for 2026
You don’t need to spend a fortune to stay on top of your health goals while tracking your fitness. These days, even cheap fitness trackers come packed with features that help you monitor your heart ra...
January 15, 2026
ISS mission splashes down after medical issue
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Crew-11 astronauts has splashed down into the ocean after they left the ISS a month earlier than planned due a medical issue. It’s the first time NASA cut a m...
January 15, 2026
FTC finalizes GM punishment over driver data sharing scandal
After reaching a proposed settlement last year, the FTC has banned General Motors from sharing specific consumer data with third parties, TechCrunch reported. The finalized order wraps up one of the m...
January 15, 2026
AirTags drop back down to $65 for a four-pack
Apple keeps most of its product pricing on a tight leash, but we do see the company's AirTags go on sale pretty frequently. Another cost cut has come around for this item just in time for the holi...
January 15, 2026
Get up to $90 off reMarkable E Ink tablet bundles
E Ink tablets can provide the best of both worlds, giving you a similar tactile response to writing with pen and paper while also conveniently holding all of your digital files. reMarkable has a new y...
January 15, 2026
Spotify is getting a buck more expensive in February
Spotify is raising the prices for its premium subscriptions by $1 to $2 across the board, starting this February. Those are similar figures to the company’s last price hike in 2024. Subscribers across...
January 15, 2026
OpenAI quietly rolls out a dedicated ChatGPT translation tool
OpenAI has debuted a dedicated ChatGPT-powered translation tool. While folks have been using the main chatbot for translation for some time, you can now find ChatGPT Translate on its own webpage, as A...
January 15, 2026
Trump administration imposes a 25 percent tariff on high-end chips
President Trump has signed a proclamation imposing a 25 percent tariff on “certain advanced computing chips,” the White House has announced. As The New York Times notes, the administration previously ...
January 15, 2026