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Marjane Satrapi’s Rebellious Life
When the news broke last week that Marjane Satrapi, the French Iranian artist best known for the groundbreaking graphic memoir Persepolis, had died at age 56, I had what turned out to be a common reaction: That’s impossible. A friend wrote to me that Satrapi seemed invincible, which feels correct—not only because of the bold…
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Argentina Moves to Legalize “Non-Human Corporations” Run by AI
You could already make the case that corporations are faceless monoliths geared purely towards maximizing profits with only a peripheral consideration of human wellbeing. So when Argentina’s scandal–laden president Javier Milei called for the creation of “non-human corporations” run by AI in a new opinion piece for the Financial Times, you kind of have to…
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Push to install license plate readers comes amid questions about how data are shared
Since its creation more than a century ago, the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting has been in the lamppost business and little else. But in recent months, the little-known city agency has found itself pulled into a fierce debate over L.A.’s relationship with Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company that has been criticized for…
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Bari Weiss on verge of major promotion for ‘fantastic job’ bosses think she’s doing at CBS
Bari Weiss could be taking over the editorial leadership of another news network. Paramount has begun preliminary conversations with several top media executives about a business-side counterpart to Weiss, the CBS News editor-in-chief, as the company awaits regulatory approval of its proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, two sources familiar with the matter told Axios.…
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‘SVU’ fan favorites Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni cheer on Knicks together at NBA Finals Game 3
Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni teamed up to cheer on the New York Knicks during Monday night’s game. The “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” co-stars sat courtside together for the NBA Finals Game 3 at Madison Square Garden as the San Antonio Spurs beat the New York-based team. The actress, 62, showed her support…
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America’s Top WorkTech Companies of 2026
—Photo-illustration by TIME; Andriy Onufriyenko—Getty Images Hypercharged by the pandemic, workplaces have been increasingly relying on digital tools to help them recruit, communicate with, and track their employees. Even as lockdowns eased, remote work stayed, prompting more interest in technology that can help engage employees online and automate previously tedious tasks. At the same time,…
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Tom Steyer’s stumble shows the perils facing self-funded candidates
With Tom Steyer all but eliminated from California’s top-two gubernatorial runoff in November, he joins a long conga line of beaucoup-bucks, self-funding candidates who tried to buy their way into elected office in our state and failed miserably. This includes Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman, Al Checchi and Michael Huffington. Whitman, a former CEO of eBay,…
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3-time Trump voter fears one recent move shows he’s ‘burning it all down’
A three-time Donald Trump voter expressed concern that the MAGA movement he built won’t last beyond him. Melik Abdul, a D.C.-based public affairs professional and Republican strategist, published a column for Newsweek sounding the alarm on a recent move made by the 79-year-old president he supports that threatens his political movement and the GOP itself.…
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How TIME and Statista Determined America’s Top WorkTech Companies of 2026
—Photo-illustration by TIME; Andriy Onufriyenko—Getty Images For the first time, TIME and Statista are awarding the “America’s Top WorkTech Companies”. The ranking awards companies dedicated to the development and provision of workplace technologies, encompassing both software and hardware and covering areas such as HR technology, workforce management, employee experience, learning and development, and workplace operations.…
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What Donald Trump Will Never Understand About Fighting
The headlining fight in the most-watched mixed martial arts event in history ended in just 17 seconds. Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano—both legends in the MMA universe—had been retired from mixed martial arts for years. So when they faced off in Los Angeles last month, viewers were eager to watch these pioneering fighters. Rousey beat…