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2025, in 8 minutes

2025 was dominated by the second iteration of the Trump administration, the release of the Epstein files, and government shakeups that ranged from the longest federal shutdown in history to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announcing her resignation. It was also a year of historic political moments — from a ceasefire in Gaza to Gen Z-led […]

Together is now streaming on Hulu, and it might make or break your relationship

Thanks to Alison Brie and Dave Franco's performances, Together is just as much a film about fears of intimacy as it is body horror.

GTA 6 was supposed to be 2025's GOTY — here's what happened instead

Rockstar Games was supposed to release Grand Theft Auto 6 in 2025, but two delays resulted in a big GTA 6-sized hole this year.

Inside Trump’s “no data, just vibes” approach to science

One of the biggest changes so far during President Donald Trump’s second term has been the steady degradation of basic data collection.  In some cases, moves have been driven by his ideological resistance to the numbers themselves; in others, by a desire to bury uncomfortable trends. And in many places, it’s simply the result of […]

How the AI data center boom boosted Caterpillar's power and energy unit; generator sales are up 28% YoY through Sept. 2025, after growing 22% to $7.8B in 2024 (Bob Tita/Wall Street Journal)

Bob Tita / Wall Street Journal:
How the AI data center boom boosted Caterpillar's power and energy unit; generator sales are up 28% YoY through Sept. 2025, after growing 22% to $7.8B in 2024  —  Sales of generators are powering the manufacturing giant's fastest-growing segment and a race to help data centers skip the grid