In the opening pages of Ben Lerner’s novel Transcription, the unnamed narrator mentions his mobile phone more than 25 times. He is on a train to Providence in the US to visit a German intellectual called Thomas, who has just turned 90. The narrator worries that he will fail to record the interview »»»

A claim circulated online in November 2025 that the Trump administration removed a memorial honoring fallen African-American soldiers in the Netherlands. The claim originated from a report in Dutch media that said the visitor center at the American Cemetery in Margraten, the Netherlands, removed tw»»»

Donald Trump held a White House dinner for tech leaders. He congratulated Google's Sundar Pichai on winning an antitrust case. Pichai thanked Trump's administration for constructive dialogue. He praised the US AI action plan. Trump incorrectly blamed Joe Biden for the Google lawsuit. Google and Tru»»»

TikTok announced on Friday it will cut off access to its app for more than 170 million American users starting Sunday unless the Biden administration provides assurances that the company and its service providers will not face penalties for violating a looming U.S. ban. The announcement comes as a »»»