Environment Could you live without shopping for a year? Try the 'no-buy challenge' The goal is to save money, cut back on overconsumption and be more mindful of wasteful and unsustainable shopping habits. This guide can help you start a challenge of your own. Stacey Vanek Smith
Politics How Russian operatives covertly hired U.S. influencers to create viral videos Details in an indictment match Nashville-based Tenet Media, which offered lucrative paychecks to prominent right-wing influencers. The influencers say they were deceived. Shannon Bond Jude Joffe-Block Caitlin Thompson
Technology California could require technology in cars to warn speeding drivers California could become the first state to require technology in cars that warns drivers when they're going 10 miles per hour over the speed limit. Critics say federal regulators should make the call. Joel Rose
Technology Brazil's Supreme Court upholds order to block Elon Musk's X Most Brazilians can no longer access X. The social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, was blocked over the weekend.
Politics China is pushing divisive political messages online using fake U.S. voters The campaign known as “Spamouflage” includes accounts claiming to be American voters and U.S. soldiers posting about hot-button topics including abortion, Israel and Ukraine. Shannon Bond
National Why the U.S. isn't ready for wars of the future, according to experts These experts argue technological developments have changed warfare more in the past several years than the decades spanning from the introduction of the airplane. Mary Louise Kelly Erika Ryan Katia Riddle Matt Ozug
Business Brazil's Supreme Court judge suspends X in the country A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered the suspension of Elon Musk's social media giant X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to name a legal representative in the country. The Associated Press
Arts & Life A bill to protect performers from unauthorized AI heads to California governor California Assembly Bill 2602 would regulate the use of generative AI for performers – not only those on-screen in films, TV and streaming series but also audiobooks and video games. Mandalit del Barco
Politics How AI-generated memes are changing the 2024 election Donald Trump has repeatedly shared AI-generated content on social media in the latest example of how artificial intelligence is showing up in the 2024 election. Shannon Bond
Technology How to protect yourself from data breaches Earlier this month, a notorious hacking group claimed to have hacked a company providing background checks, exposing about 2.9 billion personal records.
