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- The growing problem of ‘tech addiction’ spawns a new detox economy
On the iPad at 6, in rehab at 21.
- A Woman’s Place Is In The Drone War: How Technology Changes Attitudes
Mariia Berlinska, Ukraine’s “Mother of Drones,” says drone technology has helped women secure their rightful place on the front lines.
- Estée Lauder And Puig Brands Merger Talks Divide Street Analysts
The possible merger of a fast rising European powerhouse and an American icon has split opinions after a tricky year for the latter, hit by tariffs and with shares down.
- The youngest-ever female Fortune 500 CEO is reinventing the largest Medicaid insurer amid funding cuts and rising costs
Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.
- Cunard Raises The Stakes For Luxury Cruising—Before You Set Sail
Cunard’s exclusive partnership with celebrity fashion stylist Micaela Erlanger offers Grill Suite guests an unexpected, curated experience before the voyage begins.
Technology
- So long, farewell: Saying goodbye to Audi's best car, the 2026 RS6 Avant
With production now finished, we take one last ride in our favorite station wagon.
- How chemists turned bourbon waste into supercapacitors
Hydrothermal carbonization can directly convert sloppy stillage into hard or activated carbon.
- The AI Hype Index: AI goes to war
AI is at war. Anthropic and the Pentagon feuded over how to weaponize Anthropic’s AI model Claude; then OpenAI swept the Pentagon off its feet with an “opportunistic and sloppy” deal. Users quit ChatGPT in droves. People marched through London in the biggest protest against AI to date. If you’re keeping score, Anthropic—the company founded…
- "The last straw"—RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally angrily quits CDC panel after spat
Robert Malone quit a vaccine panel, blaming an HHS spokesperson for "trashing" him.
- Final analysis of 2025 Iberian blackout: Policies left Spain at risk
Too much hardware was allowed to disconnect right at the edge of normal conditions.
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