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The Microsoft CEO is trying to find the company’s place in the AI age while balancing the interests of nervous customers and a volatile partnership with OpenAI.  By Austin Carr and Dina Bass See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A rising generation of well-credentialed scientists is betting that algorithms will turbocharge the search for extraterrestrial life. By Jordan Robertson and Drake Bennett See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DeepSeek’s sudden emergence illustrates how the country’s AI industry is thriving despite US efforts to slow it down. By Bloomberg Businessweek See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cartoon Network used to generate big profits, cranking out nutty, surrealist animation for TV audiences. But with the cable bundle melting and the streaming service Max pulling back from kids programming, the future of the brand looks precarious. By Felix Gillette See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China’s falling marriage rate is exacerbating a demographic crisis in the world's second-largest economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ian Kumekawa’s Empty Vessel tracks a single barge through booms, busts and at least one war. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The US economy will end up paying the price for Trump's attacks on American universities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clara Wu Tsai could hold the key to the WNBA’S future—and maybe to the entire business of women’s sports. By Megan Greenwell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A master of contemporary operas, John Adams takes on Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra — and hopes more Americans will show an interest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new book explores why MLMs are still popular — and legal — even though so many people lose money in them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After being eradicated in the US in the 1980s, the screwworm could be back as soon as this summer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The rules that govern the election of a new pope have been refined and rewritten for centuries. But the process still isn’t perfect. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lenacapavir could be a gamechanger in the fight against infection. But US funding cuts have thrown the rollout of the twice-yearly injection into doubt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As tensions with Russia rise, 13 Norwegian soldiers have been sent to the far North to test the cold’s effects on their minds, bodies and equipment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Evolution of the Alpha Male Aesthetic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 At the world’s biggest watch fair, upper-middle-class dreams are destroyed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many men say that taking parental leave is perceived by their boss as a lack of professional commitment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The US Treasury secretary must defend Trump's economic agenda while maintaining investors’ faith in US bonds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Merck Mercuriadis convinced pop stars and Wall Street that music was the next hot asset class. It worked out for everyone—but him.  By Devin Leonard See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GM’s Mary Barra is trying to figure out how to sell electric cars in Trump’s America.  By David Welch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fish eggs are still a menu upsell, but they’re more popular than ever. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AI could eventually do much of the work that takes doctors away from time spent with patients. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two years after Elon Musk acquired the social platform, it's fair to wonder if it's even a business at all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The more popular they are, points programs become less generous See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many tech executives present as philosophers. The CEO of the most valuable company in the world just want make chips. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.