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Buried deep inside everything announced at WWDC this year was something I, an Apple Shortcuts enthusiast, can’t wait to try: the ability to make Apple Shortcuts using generative artificial intelligence. In macOS 27, you’ll be able to just type what you want a shortcut to do, and the app will build it. Anyone who builds

Would you run into a crowded university lecture hall, fart into a megaphone, and bellow “fartcoin” at the top of your lungs? If so—and should you have the means to document this stunt on video, preferably capturing the audience’s reaction—you may claim a reward of approximately $1,000. The money, of course, will be dispensed in

California’s latest redistricting experiment has produced one of the state’s most intriguing political matchups. In the newly redrawn 6th Congressional District covering northern Sacramento suburbs and Roseville, voters this fall will choose between two politicians whose careers have been shaped by battles over public policy and the rules that govern it. Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA)

It’s often said that bigger means better. This year’s FIFA World Cup may put that to the test. By almost any metric, the 2026 tournament is the largest ever: the most host countries; the longest distances between stadiums; the most players, teams, and matches; and then there’s the eye-watering ticket prices. The scale is a

The announcement of an end-of-hostility deal between the United States and Iran has done little to shift investor expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold or even raise interest rates this year, even as oil prices fall in response to the apparent diplomatic breakthrough. President Donald Trump recently announced the planned signing of the ceasefire

An Italian expert credentialed by the United Nations and living in Tunisia is at the center of a highly unusual First Amendment lawsuit, despite not being a citizen and the speech in question taking place overseas. U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese has been placed back on the sanctions list after

Friday marks the first day Pulte will serve as acting DNI, taking over from former DNI Tulsi Gabbard, despite bipartisan opposition against the top housing official serving as the nation’s intelligence chief. President Donald Trump has tasked Pulte with downsizing the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, saying in a Truth Social post that

Senate Republicans are openly venting over President Donald Trump’s Iran deal. But Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is making a higher-profile — and perhaps more calculated — bet with his criticism. Cruz, considered a possible 2028 presidential candidate, is publicly breaking with the administration on the memorandum, positioning himself as more hawkish than the White House

The battle over the slavery exhibit at the President’s House site in Philadelphia took another turn on Thursday as a federal appeals court sided with the Trump administration’s decision to remove it. The latest court order reversed a February injunction by a Philadelphia district court judge that required the National Park Service to restore the

On Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Iran, a deal that sets off a 60-day ceasefire and longer-term nuclear talks between the two nations. It also, critically, reopens the Strait of Hormuz, that narrow waterway between Iran and Oman that usually serves as one of the globe’s vital energy