LONDON — Google lost its final legal challenge on Tuesday against a European Union penalty for giving its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results, ending a long-running antitrust case that came with a whopping fine.The E... More »
Homemade firearms are spreading faster than governments can keep up. For many gun designers, that’s the idea.Homemade weapons have been around for centuries, but the appearance of 3D-printed firearms a decade ago revolutionized how guns are acquired and distri... More »
The former president has proposed using tariffs to fund child care, boost manufacturing, quell immigration and encourage use of the dollar. Economists are skeptical.It has been more than five years since former President Donald J. Trump called himself a “Tarif... More »
The wet martini served by a new restaurant in Manhattan reflects an appreciation of vermouth that’s been a long time coming.Many adjectives have been attached to martinis over the years. Bartenders have plied drinkers with dirty martinis and filthy martinis, s... More »
“Look at you in linen,” the designer Isaac Mizrahi said to a young fan he was meeting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on a Thursday in August, to see the “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” exhibition.“And I’m dressed like Uncle Fester,” continued Mr. ... More »
Get the full flavor of France’s second-largest city though its favorite street food, whether it’s topped with raw garlic, sweet Corsican sausage, Emmental cheese or anchovies.On a balmy night in Marseille, France’s second-largest city, crowds move through the ... More »
The best ones have several things in common, according to the pros. Here’s how to design yours.When a window has a beautiful view or floods a room with sunlight, it’s tempting to pull up a chair and sit next to it. A better idea? Build a window seat.“I’m into ... More »
This story is from The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get it in your inbox first, sign up here. Video game development has long been plagued by fear of the “crunch”—essentially, being forced to work overtime on a game to meet a deadline. In the ear... More »
By the time he left 10 Downing Street in 2007, Tony Blair had gone from being Britain's most popular prime minister when he entered office to a deeply divisive leader a decade later. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images ... More »
In 2023, the fast fashion giant Shein was everywhere. Crisscrossing the globe, airplanes ferried small packages of its ultra-cheap clothing from thousands of suppliers to tens of millions of customer mailboxes in 150 countries. Influencers’ “#sheinhaul” videos... More »
This story is part of State of Emergency, a Grist series exploring how climate disasters are impacting voting and politics. It is published with support from the CO2 Foundation.In the spring of 2005, Daniel Aldrich, a researcher, was finishing his doctorat... More »
Europe's top court has ruled Google must pay a €2.4bn (£2bn) fine handed down for abusing the market dominance of its shopping comparison service. More »