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Anthropic: the largest IPO ever?
13+ hour, 52+ min ago (281+ words) AI start-up is expected to float at a valuation of $2 trillion or more, putting SpaceX’s IPO in the shade Just a couple of years ago, Anthropic was an underdog in the AI race Now the San Francisco start-up, co-founded by…...
What’s cash-out refinancing and when is it a good idea?
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (281+ words) This option lets homeowners convert home equity into cash by getting a bigger, larger mortgage If you need cash and happen to own your home, the equity you have built up there can be a good place to look for…...
Wahab wins race to replace Swalwell in House
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (283+ words) Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire…...
Quiz of The Week: 15 – 21 August
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (56+ words) Nick Kyrgios between points during a match against Alexander Bublik during the Las Vegas MGM Slam in March Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news? Find out how closely you’ve been paying attention to the latest news and…...
The week’s best photos
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (201+ words) Greasy poles, robot pageant, and more A young boy walks atop mounds of snow white marble dust at a marble-waste dumping yard, which has become an unlikely tourist attraction in Kishangarh, India A vendor lifts a peacock at the Pet…...
6 seaside towns to visit before summer is over
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (405+ words) Feel the salty breeze one more time All the signs that summer is winding down are here — kids heading back to school, the days getting shorter and Halloween decorations taking over stores. Before giving in to fall’s arrival, celebrate the…...
Mario Vargas Llosa by Gerald Martin: a ‘gossipy, erudite and deeply researched’ book
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (344+ words) Biography examines the dark side of the Peruvian novelist By the time he won the Literature Nobel in 2010, Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian novelist who died last year aged 89, had come to be regarded as the “Julio Iglesias of contemporary…...
What to know if you are considering state-backed student loans
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (209+ words) Many states are expanding their student loan programs in response to the Trump administration’s newly imposed limits on federal borrowing When taking out student loans, most borrowers are aware of two options: federal student loans and private loans. But amid…...
6 books that inspired Sarah Pekkanen while writing
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (385+ words) The best-selling author recommends works by Truman Capote, Dean Koontz, and Gillian Flynn In Sarah Pekkanen’s new thriller, The Women in White, a young health-care aide probes how four female participants in a 1964 parapsychology experiment suddenly vanished. Below, the best-selling…...
US national debt tops $40T after doubling in a decade
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (300+ words) Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire…...