THE STORY

AI will change the world. First it has to pay the bill.

Technology was supposed to simplify life. So far, it mostly helps us complicate it faster.

FACT Reuters reports unprecedented capital flowing into AI companies and infrastructure, alongside growing questions about how quickly those investments can pay back.

CUT The plan is simple: spend unimaginable money first. Imagine the revenue later.

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The American Dream turned up in a bucket of gravel.

A gem hunter in Arkansas found a 6.03-carat yellow diamond that he says collectors valued as high as $1 million.

Associated Press ↗
CHART ATTACK

Markets discovered resilience. As long as nobody looks underneath.

FACT Reuters described a quarter in which U.S. indexes stayed near records despite expensive energy and rising bond yields.

CUT The chart goes up. So do the questions.

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HISTORY DID THIS FIRST

London really did have a beer flood.

In 1814, a giant porter vat failed and a wave of beer flooded part of London's St Giles district. Eight people died.

CUT History can be absurd. The victims are not the punchline.

History.com ↗
CARTOON OF THE DAY

The cartoon is editorial, not decoration.

Only final Editorial Line or Stencil Punch illustrations appear in the public edition. Technical sketches and placeholders stay out.

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The Great Promise of Simplicity

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