The top U.S. chess player discusses his YouTube channel, how he would change the game and why he doesn't want his son to pursue it ...

More than a year into a cease-fire, the mechanical whir of Israeli drones above the Lebanese capital is a reminder that, in many ways, the war never really ended.

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Everyone on social media is sharing AI-generated caricatures of themselves. Here's how to make your own right now.

From Google to Meta to Microsoft, we were handed a world in which all our cares have been whisked away. Except for all the ...

For couples celebrating Valentine's Day today, the occasion is not just about meaningful gifts but also about spending quality time together.

Tenor Pene Pati has emerged from a childhood in Samoa and New Zealand to become one of opera’s most-watched new stars. Now 38 ...

Team USA figure skater Ilia Malinin is one of the biggest names at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina — but he’s set ...

A case before the Texas Supreme Court could make Texas doctors more likely to face legal action when helping adults ...

What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury's Black Innovators & Changemakers issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you're feeling generous and ...

As chatbots grow more sophisticated, some people are forming romantic bonds — and even marriages — with artificial partners.

The author on writing about his less-than-maternal mother, why he turned down an OBE and how a brush with death relieved him ...