Once known for using cheap labor to produce inexpensive clothes and toys, Chinese factories increasingly make some of the world’s most sophisticated products.
It isn’t just big oil companies that are benefitting from the highest diesel prices ever seen.
Emily St. John Mandel's novel 'Exit Party' is a time-bending work of speculative fiction that speaks to our divided present moment. Mandel tells Ali Velshi that the novel addresses "the idea of compliance and acquiescence" with authoritarianism that is "something that we're seeing today."
Democrat Pia Dandiya is fighting to win Florida’s re-drawn 22nd congressional district, which she says “was gerrymandered to try and pull a fast one” on voters. But she says, “not on our watch.”
The Trump administration is facing renewed questions after a federal judge ordered the White House to restore access for MS NOW, CNN and Politico, ruling the ban was likely unconstitutional. Still, just hours later, reporters say they were turned away from the White House as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived for a state dinner. Guests at the event included tech executives Jeff Bezos, Jensen Huang and Elon Musk, as well as Paramount's David Ellison. Meanwhile, during the visit, President Donald Trump praised the Chinese state-controlled press corps as the "friendliest," according to a White House press pool report. White House reporter for Semafor Eleanor Mueller joins Way Too Early to break it all down.
The film review app Letterboxd is a social hub for movie fans everywhere. But has democratizing criticism somehow lowered the bar, or is this the last truly great social media app? Plus, how makeup "dupes" sparked the internet’s latest class conflict. About the show: Welcome to Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro’s Engagement Party, where the hot takes are the smart takes. After years of working side by side, Audie and Ari have made it official with their pop culture video podcast. Party hopping between what you're watching, reading and scrolling, these longtime friends unpack what matters in our endless feeds. 0:00 Why do 30 million people love Letterboxd? 2:35 It's not a place for nuanced movie reviews, but it IS a place for fans 6:45 It's…
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Actors Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder were among more than 100 people detained during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu near the United Nations in New York on Thursday, where he was addressing the General Assembly.
With midterms 39 days away and the outlook for President Trump 's party looking increasingly bleak, top Republicans say they're focused on three big questions for the final stretch: - Are their attack ads working? Republicans expect a wave of private polling in early October to reveal whether their massive financial advantage is cutting into Democrats' leads. - GOP groups had spent more than $450 million through Sept. 23, more than twice what Democrats had spent, according to campaign finance expert Rob Pyers. But Republican strategists say they aren't sure yet whether the barrage is working amid voter anger over high prices, data centers and Trump's war in Iran. - Trump's political operation didn't begin pouring its $416 million war…
Debates in political campaigns used to be a given. Today, candidates increasingly view them as optional — or a political liability to be avoided. Why it matters: In a midterm cycle dominated by unprecedented spending on contrast ads, the candidates themselves are remarkably reluctant to challenge each other face-to-face. - It's a sign of how campaigns have evolved, and an erosion of norms: Candidates — fueled by their parties and super PACs — still try to tear apart the opposition, they just do it from a distance. - In the age of short, shareable video clips, TV debates offer candidates equal parts opportunity and risk: An electric moment can travel far and wide, but so can an unforced error. By the numbers: In 10 of the most…
Meta is seeking to make privacy protections a centerpiece of new products including its viral assistant Muse , marking a major shift for a company built on extensive use of customer data. Why it matters: The radical turnaround is an acknowledgment that the winner of AI's new assistant race will have to reassure users that they can turn over their emails, finances, health data and other sensitive information. - Without that, a super-intelligent personal agent is essentially useless. Driving the news: Meta, whose privacy policy once allowed it nearly unfettered access to use almost everything people did with Meta AI (in almost any way it wanted), has made a significant shift in recent months to put privacy at the center of its AI strategy.…