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The Digestible Politics of the Message Tee
Some elected officials and those in power are making use of a classic bit of fashion to deliver big ideas.The New York Times - 4d -
Moveworks joins AI agent library craze
Moveworks said its AI Agent Marketplace will make it easier for organizations to think of new agentic use cases.VentureBeat - 1d -
The 45 Best Shows on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now (April 2025)
When No One Sees Us, The White Lotus, and Celtics City are just a few of the shows you need to be watching on Max this month.Wired - 1d -
6 times the Trump administration has clashed with opponents over court orders
The clashes range from unilaterally freezing federal funding to the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport noncitizens.ABC News - 1d -
China reports its economy expanded at a 5.4% annual rate before tariffs
China reports its economy expanded at a 5.4% annual rate in January-March, before some US tariffs took effectABC News - 1d -
Neuroscience Says Music Is an Emotion Regulation Machine. Here’s What to Play for Happiness, Productivity, or Deep Thinking
Neuroscience shows music has big effects on our productivity, performance, and state of mind. Use that to your advantage.Inc. - 20h -
Trump tariff war to slash North American exports by 13%, warns WTO
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says US-China trade conflict could ‘force countries to choose’ between the twoFinancial Times - 15h -
U.S. vehicle supply is falling amid tariff fear-buying
Supplies of new and used vehicles for sale are declining rapidly as consumers flock to stores ahead of potential price increases due to tariffs.CNBC - 15h -
Aura Aspen Review (2025): Made for Vertical
The newest frame in Aura’s lineup has the same aspect ratio as your phone, and you can use it in portrait or landscape orientation.Wired - 15h -
Q&A: How has Trump changed the world order?
FT journalists answered questions on the changing trade, economic and geopolitical relationship between the US and its alliesFinancial Times - 12h -
Chinese tea chain Chagee aims for $400mn New York IPO despite tariff war
Maker of ‘teaspressos’ and ‘teapuccinos’ could be second-biggest Chinese listing in US in more than three yearsFinancial Times - 12h -
Nvidia blindsided by Trump’s curbs in multibillion-dollar blow to China sales
US chipmaker reveals $5.5bn impairment, while full hit to China revenues could surpass $10bnFinancial Times - 11h -
FirstFT: Nvidia blindsided by Trump’s new China chip controls
Also in today’s newsletter, US imposes sanctions on Chinese refinery, and China’s strong first-quarter growthFinancial Times - 6h -
OpenAI Unveils New ‘Reasoning’ Models o3 and o4-mini
The company also introduced a new tool that helps computer programmers use chatbots when writing code.The New York Times - 6h -
Gold hits fresh record high over trade war impact fears
It comes after the head of US central bank said Trump's tariff policies are likely to mean slower growth and higher prices.BBC News - 1h -
China Wants Countries to Unite Against Trump, but Is Met With Wariness
Beijing is using a mix of carrots and sticks to try to prevent other countries from siding with the United States in isolating China.The New York Times - 20m -
Emerging markets’ surprising performance
Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell is warning that US tariffs are ‘likely’ to put at r…Financial Times - 21m -
Santander deposes UBS as continental Europe’s most valuable bank
Swiss lender’s market capitalisation has been hit harder by US tariffs than Spanish rivalFinancial Times - 21m -
OpenAI and SoftBank weigh UK investment for Stargate AI project
US $500bn data centre venture looks overseas to build out global infrastructure capacityFinancial Times - 21m -
How a country Trump never ‘heard of’ ended up in his crosshairs
Lesotho, which US trade policy turned into a hub for Levi’s jeans and Trump-branded golf shirts, faces economic devastationFinancial Times - 21m -
Joseph Boskin, Scholar of Humor and April Fool’s Prankster, Dies at 95
To oblige an eager reporter, he invented a story about the holiday’s origin. He didn’t realize it would turn out to be his “Andy Warhol moment.”The New York Times - 5d -
Russian missiles hit kill 34 in Ukraine amid Palm Sunday celebrations
The strikes from two Russian ballistic missiles killed at least 34 people, including two children, and wounded about 117 in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy.CBS News - 2d -
Paige Bueckers: A Basketball Star is Born
Paige Bueckers became a college sensation for her skill and her style. Now she’s about to join the W.N.B.A.’s growing constellation of stars.The New York Times - 2d -
'Government Cheese' stays outside the box with a surreal Black family in the Valley
'Government Cheese' is a surrealist comedy on Apple TV+ about a Black family living in the San Fernando Valley that's based on co-creator Paul Hunter's own family.Los Angeles Times - 1d -
Commentary: Mehdi Hasan reflects on Zeteo one year after launch: 'We're in a very good place'
The former MSNBC host talks about what it took to create an outlet somewhere between mainstream news and 'burn it all down' media.Los Angeles Times - 1d -
FDA OKs trial of pig livers as dialysis-like treatment for liver failure
U.S. researchers are about to test if livers from gene-edited pigs could treat people with sudden liver failure — not with a transplant but temporarily attached outside the bodyABC News - 1d -
How China Took Over the World’s Rare Earths Industry
China seized mines and built factories. Japan took note and invested in Australia. But the United States did little despite concerns about control of supplies.The New York Times - 12h -
Nobody Wants Factory Jobs
Americans are all for getting factory jobs back to the U.S., but they’re less enthusiastic about taking those jobs. Will an automation push follow?Inc. - 9h -
Intel’s earnings could benefit from the tariff frenzy — for now. Here’s the risk ahead.
Analysts worry about the chip maker’s guidance, as the most recent period likely saw customers stockpile PC chips ahead of tariffs.MarketWatch - 7h -
Trump Aides Close State Dept. Office on Foreign Disinformation
Secretary of State Marco Rubio put about 40 employees on leave who had tracked disinformation by China, Russia, Iran and terrorist groups.The New York Times - 1h -
Book excerpt: "I Am Maria" by Maria Shriver
In her new memoir, the daughter of Kennedys, broadcast journalist and former first lady of California uses poetry to explore a woman in search of herself.CBS News - Mar. 30 -
How TikTok’s Parent, ByteDance, Became an A.I. Powerhouse
A set of popular apps helped China’s ByteDance develop a key component of advanced artificial intelligence: information on how a billion people use the internet.The New York Times - 6d -
Miami-Dade Mayor Vetoes Plan to Remove Fluoride From Drinking Water
The veto by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, a Democrat, pushed back on a growing campaign against the mineral, which has been used for decades to prevent cavities.The New York Times - 5d -
From 'Infinite Jest' to Oprah's Book Club, 1996 changed the (literary) world
The year the L.A. Times Festival of Books debuted was also a landmark year in American letters, shaping literary culture in ways that remain with us nearly three decades on.Los Angeles Times - 2d -
Health and Human Services Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.Wired - 2d -
Biden goes after Trump on Social Security in his first public post-presidency speech
Former President Joe Biden used his first public remarks since leaving office in January to rebuke the Trump administration’s approach to Social Security.NBC News - 1d -
Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt over deportation flights
The Trump administration had invoked a rarely used wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act to deport people it claimed were members of a Venezuelan gang.NBC News - 11h -
All Collectibles In Lost Records: Bloom And Rage For Tape 1 And Tape 2
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is a nostalgic adventure set in the 1990s, with storytelling and exploration that revolves around using a camcorder to capture video memoirs. Achievement hunters have ...GameSpot - 8h -
Trump’s tariffs put Fed’s jobs and inflation goals at risk, says Powell
US central bank chair says ‘without price stability, we cannot achieve long periods of strong labour market conditions’Financial Times - 9h -
Horrified Texas lawmakers demand crackdown on body broker industry
An NBC News investigation that exposed how corpses were used for research without consent prompted Texas legislators to push new limits on the body trade.NBC News - 5h