THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 8.2.26 Issue features Daniel Bergner on sibling therapy; Elisabeth Zerofsky on the Heritage Foundation crackup; Benoit Denizet-Lewis on Bill Maher; and more.

Larry Ellison Bet It All on the A.I. Boom. Will He Be the Face of the A.I. Bubble?

Inside the 81-year-old billionaire’s risky, debt-fueled scramble to transform his data empire into an A.I. juggernaut.

In Trump’s Economy, Job Gains Go to Women. That’s Not an Entirely Good Thing.

Despite the administration’s best attempts, the diminishing status of many American jobs is driving a spike in women’s employment. By Noam Scheiber

Inflammation Keeps Us Alive. It’s Also Making Us Sick.

The discovery that chronic inflammation is a cause of myriad illnesses could be this century’s biggest medical breakthrough. By Kim Tingley

Five Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into Larry Ellison’s A.I. Gamble

The billionaire’s company took on ominous loads of debt to build data centers around the world. The implications go far beyond Oracle. By Jonathan MahlerJim Rutenberg and Kirsten Grind