MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW – SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2026

MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: The Kids issue features… What does growing up in an age of chatbots and agents mean for kids’ future? From the role AI plays in their day-to-day lives to how they cope with the existential dread that comes with climate change, young people are asserting their smarts to define their relationship with technology and the world around them. Plus!…

How kids feel about AI, in their own words

Does an AI-filled future seem like promise or peril to today’s teens and tweens? We went right to the source.

Support networks aim to help kids through the polycrisis

Today’s world is a mess of troubling trends. Some groups are trying to help kids navigate their anxieties about it all.

What happens when a kid’s robot best friend dies?

AI companion toys for neurodivergent children promise connection and therapy, but can they deliver for the long haul?

Kids outlearn AI—and we still don’t know why

LLMs need vastly more data than children to learn language. Understanding why could help us create more efficient models—and reveal more about developing minds.

The Wall Street Journal – WEDNSEDAY, AUG. 26, 2026

The Canadian Bad Cop on the Front Lines of the U.S. Trade War

Ontario leader Doug Ford has urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to take a hard line with Washington and hurled insults at President Trump.

Three Takeaways From Bill Gates’s 5,784-Word Warning on AI: ‘There Is No Plan’

The billionaire philanthropist urges regulation and global coordination to prepare for the likely harms to employment, safety and well-being.

The Fed Chairman Is Heading to Jackson Hole Without a Clear Stance on Inflation

Kevin Warsh has kept his views on interest rates close to the vest, leaving investors and Fed officials to guess how he plans to tackle persistent inflation.

How the Iranian Shahed Drone Transformed War—With China’s Help

The rapid rise of cheap one-way attack drones was made possible by a complex global supply chain that keeps leading back to China.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2026

From ‘Fortress North America’ to All-Out Trade War: How the U.S.-Canada Talks Collapsed

Detailed accounts of the final hours of the negotiations show that, while the United States offered Canada what it said was the best deal of any country, what Canada had to give up in exchange was seen as unthinkable.

What Happened to the Coveted Western Tanks Sent to Ukraine?

Ukraine pleaded for the expensive weapons, and ultimately got them, but drones have rendered them almost unusable.

Study’s Alarming Finding: At Least 1 in 4 N.F.L. Players Gets Brain Disease

Researchers said the actual prevalence of C.T.E., the degenerative brain disease, may be much higher.

How to Minimize Risk if Your Child Plays Football

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now

President Trump’s executive order creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot

Trump Quietly Asserts Control Over Postal Service Amid Plans to Overhaul Voting

The Wall Street Journal – MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2026

Canada’s Mark Carney Puts His Hard-Line Trade Stance to the Test

The prime minister ’s approach has broad support from the Canadian public and his political opponents, but it isn’t without risks.

Wall Street Is Counting on Nvidia to Keep the AI Party Going

Nvidia’s results could send shock waves through the tech sector—and the broader stock market.

The Trump Intervention That Got the DOJ Off Live Nation’s Back

An antitrust case started out aiming to force the concert giant to sell Ticketmaster. After two White House meetings, a deal kept the company intact.

U.S. Says Oil Is Pouring Through Hormuz. Trackers Can’t Find It.

Firms that count ships, oil output and imports aren’t able to verify U.S. claims about the volume of oil getting through Iran’s chokehold.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2026

The Data Center Backlash Bursts Into the Midterms

With opposition to the centers mounting, many Democrats and a growing number of Republicans are campaigning against them.

Jared Kushner and Hakeem Jeffries Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly

President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.

Iranians Feel the Toll of U.S. Economic Sanctions

Residents in Tehran are experiencing the effects of the “economic D-Day” that President Trump threatened against Iran last week.

What Canadian Goods Will Take Trump’s 50% Tariffs? Some Pretty Strange Items.

Buoys, dog muzzles, capes, national flags and “base metal statuettes” from Canada are now more expensive for U.S. shoppers.

Trump’s Top Trade Representative Details Offer That Canada Rejected

Four Years Ago, a Crypto Boss Went Missing. Now His Successor Has.

The mysterious collapse of a European cryptocurrency exchange helps to explain why the industry hasn’t shaken off its reputation as a magnet for criminals.

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – AUGUST 24, 2026 PREVIEW

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The Next Boom’ – American manufacturing is back, thanks to AI. 10 stock picks from our roundtable pros.

Boeing and 9 More Stocks for Manufacturing’s Revival, From Our Roundtable Pros

U.S. manufacturing could be headed for an AI-fueled revival. Our roundtable pros size up the trend and offer 10 promising stocks.

From Thomas Paine to Dell Webb: 250 Years of Retirement Angst

It’s the question that keeps millions of Americans up at night: Do I have enough saved for retirement?

Chipotle and Yum! Look Like Bargains After Food-Safety Selloff

The two chains have been performing strongly, and the scares should have a temporary effect on sales.

Jackson Hole Is Where Warsh Can Lay Out the Fed’s Inflation Plan. Wall Street Wants to Know.

The new Federal Reserve chairman is expected to address inflation fears, interest rates, and how the central bank communicates with investors.

Big Food Stocks Suffer From GLP-1 Indigestion. Find Bargains in PepsiCo and Smucker.

Food stocks like Smucker’s are looking tasty for their dividends and recovery prospects.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2026

Canada-U.S. Trade War Escalates as Talks Collapse

Negotiations to stave off new U.S. levies ended in an impasse. U.S. tariffs on Canada, and retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., will come into effect.

Carney Stands Up to Trump in Trade War Despite the Risks

Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, walked away from what he thought was a bad trade deal. Many Canadians are behind him, but it will be costly.

Polling Chaos Could Create Big Problems for American Politics

Bad polls and misleading betting odds are sowing serious confusion about candidate strength and voter sentiment ahead of the midterms and 2028.

Who Has the Last Say in Lebanon? Hezbollah and the State Both Say They Do.

President Joseph Aoun took office with a popular mandate to reassert control after the militant group dragged the country back into war with Israel.

NATIONAL REVIEW MAGAZINE – OCTOBER 2026 PREVIEW

NATIONAL REVIEW: The latest issue features ‘Improving By Degrees’…

Have We Turned the Corner on Higher Ed?

The battle has not yet been won, but the signs are auspicious. Frederick M. Hess

Mamdani’s Intifada

The dangerous Islamist-socialist vanguard. Andrew C. McCarthy

Chasing Lost Edens

The real divide in America today: nostalgia vs. reality. Charles C. W. Cooke

The New Generation of Defense Wizards

Where Silicon Valley meets the Pentagon, the wheels of innovation are whirring. Luther Ray Abel

Best Western: A Road Trip from Ohio to the Pacific

I hiked, I camped, I conquered. Sarah Schutte

REASON MAGAZINE – OCTOBER 2026

REASON MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The American Prison Experiment’ – A 250-year history of good intentions and bad results…

The American Prison Experiment: A 250-Year History of Good Intentions and Bad Results

A strange trip through the U.S. prison system’s never-ending cycle of failure and reform

European Cars Are Spying on Their Drivers. The Same Tech Could Be Coming to the U.S.

New cars in the E.U. must now have cameras that track drivers’ eyes and flag distractions.

Trump Said He Would Rid the Kennedy Center of ‘Woke.’ He Injected His Own Politics Instead.

This is what happens when you give the government control over artistic institutions.

Do You Have the Right To Possess an AR-15? The Supreme Court Will Soon Decide.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a pair of cases involving rifle restrictions imposed by Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois.

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE- AUGUST 23, 2026

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 8.23.26 Issue features Christopher Cox on the fragility of American power grids; Christopher Payne’s images of transformers; Nicholas Casey on people who came to the U.S. and were deported to countries like Eswatini; and more.

What if America Went Completely Dark?

The power grid relies on thousands of aging, hand-built transformers. If enough fail, the blackout could last years. By Christopher Cox

Why Is It So Hard to Build the Thing Our Entire Power Supply Depends On?

Transformers are the linchpin of modern civilization. A single one can take five years to build. Photographs by Christopher Payne

Chatbots Are Pushing Us Toward a Post-Human Internet

In matters of work, school and even romance, we turn to A.I. chatbots. But what happens when the bots begin talking to one another? By Callie Holtermann

He Was Deported to a Country He’d Never Heard Of. He May Never Go Free.

As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out. By Nicholas Casey

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