Tree Rings Reveal Origins of Some of the World’s Best Violins
A study of over 275 violins suggests that Antonio Stradivari used wood from high-altitude forests in northern Italy to craft some of his most renowned instruments. Source: Original News
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An Assertive Supreme Court Turns to Curbing State Courts
Liberal justices accused their colleagues of expanding use of the emergency docket again in two orders issued this week. Source: Original News
Board Delays Vote on Trump’s Ballroom Amid Deluge of Public Criticism
The National Capital Planning Commission, led by Trump allies, moved the vote to next month. It has received about 32,000 comments on the project, more than 98 percent of them negative. Source: Original News
States Sue to Stop Trump From Reviving Steep Tariffs
The lawsuit filed by two dozen states seeks to invalidate the president’s new, 10 percent global tax on imports. Source: Original News
The Smart Home Never Quite Worked. Now It’s Getting an A.I. Reboot.
Amazon and Google think that artificially intelligent assistants like Alexa+ and Gemini will speed up the process of setting up a smart home, but many problems remain unsolved. Source: Original News
Demand for AI Data Centers Sends Prospectors Hunting for Land and Power
Brian Janous, a former Microsoft executive, and his firm Cloverleaf have become modern-day land men, packaging electricity and land for data centers. Source: Original News
How the Decision to Start a War Became the President’s
Presidents have sidestepped Congress to launch limited military strikes for decades. Trump’s decision to attack Iran is an aggressive escalation. Source: Original News
Republicans Toil to Avoid Saying ‘War’ as Iran Conflict Widens
Mission? Hostilities? Don’t call it a war, say G.O.P. lawmakers grappling with the political and legal challenges of the operation in the Middle East. Source: Original News
How $800 Monthly Car Payments Are Hurting Car Sales
Cars have become so expensive that many Americans are putting off or not buying new cars, hurting the auto industry. Source: Original News
A Word to the Wise: Don’t Trust A.I. to File Your Taxes
The world’s smartest technology is no match for the U.S. tax code. Source: Original News