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The Dollar Is Facing an End to Its Dominance

Questions around the reliability of the US greenback are dulling the luster of what was the world’s currency of trade. New, global alternatives are emerging.

Why AI job loss headlines miss the bigger story

Computing

Efficiency gains are just the first act in the growth of the AI economy.

Behold the Manifold, the Concept that Changed How Mathematicians View Space

Science

In the mid-19th century, Bernhard Riemann conceived of a new way to think about mathematical spaces, providing the foundation for modern geometry and physics.

The Environmental and Human Rights Costs of China’s Clean Energy Investments Abroad

Science

Chinese companies have pledged hundreds of billions of dollars in clean energy manufacturing investments overseas, but the projects are having significant social, environmental, and human rights impacts.

In Cryptoland, Memecoin Fever Gives Way to a Stablecoin Boom

Business

In a year that began with a memecoin trading frenzy, stablecoins have emerged as the respectable face of the crypto industry.

So Long, GPT-5. Hello, Qwen

Business

In the AI boom, chatbots and GPTs come and go quickly. (Remember Llama?) GPT-5 had a big year, but 2026 will be all about Qwen.

The US Must Stop Underestimating Drone Warfare

Security

The future of conflict is cheap, rapidly manufactured, and tough to defend against.

Could You Use a Rowboat to Walk on the Seafloor Like Jack Sparrow?

Science

In Pirates of the Caribbean, Jack and Will use an overturned dinghy to hold air underwater. Madness or brilliance?

US Trade Dominance Will Soon Begin to Crack

Business

Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too.

‘Wolf DNA’ Lurks in Many Modern Dog Breeds

Science

Although wolf-canine interbreeding has been considered extremely rare, the latest research shows that many present-day canines carry a small amount of wolf genes.

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