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Morgan Stanley says salt is the new oil. Here's why and how to play it

Salt can become as sought-out as oil amid a boom in demand for sodium-ion batteries, according to the firm.

Archduke review

Royal Court, London Hunger and TB, as much as imperialism, are triggers for the assassination that precipitated the first world war in Rajiv Joseph’s tragicomic reimagining of the plotters’ progress

We're already moving past 5G. Trump must lead the way on 6G

The United States needs to lead in 6G, the next generation of wireless technology that will evolve how we connect to and use networks, by closing the coverage and capacity gaps in today’s 5G networks. Just as 5G enabled today’s smartphones and mobile networks, 6G will power the technologies expected to define the coming decades, including artificial intelligence systems, advanced manufacturing, robotics, driverless vehicles, and next-generation national defense systems.

Instagram Plus Is a New Low

Drive yourself crazy for the low price of $3.99 a month!

‘It’s dangerous and it’s going to erode trust’: redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears

The National Design Studio, staffed by Doge veterans, installed visitor-tracking software on vital federal websites

Home is where the art is: the rise of the epic domestic novel

Writing about home life doesn’t have to be humdrum argues the author of Natural Disaster – just look at world-spanning, taboo-shattering works such as Ducks, Newburyport and All Fours

Five Animated Movies That Grow Up With You

Even as we get older, we don’t have to abandon certain comfort watches.

Google limits Meta’s use of its Gemini AI models, FT reports

Meta had sought more computing capacity than Google could provide, the Financial Times reports.

'Tech firms are losing the public': social media age bans near tipping point

UK is latest country to set minimum age for social media access but big tech is fighting back globally against curbs

The People Who Will Thrive in the AI Age

What will differentiate people is not how smart they are but their relationship to mental effort.

American ingenuity transformed the world. Energy will define next 250 years

There is a phrase we have returned to again and again to explain the arc of our country: “American ingenuity.” It defines how a young nation became a world leader in innovation and how it built the systems that powered our dynamic economy.

How to Get God in the Box Office

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