Anthropic now calls it "the best coding model in the world," though that kind of claim is hard to back up. Plus, AI companies ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: We wrote this back in 2021, but with Christmas upon us again we felt like it was the perfect time to update it. There's nothing that brings the world together more than sharing opinions ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By Jennifer Krauss Jennifer Krauss ...

‘Tis the season for reflecting on a well-read year. So, after all that reading, which books are we still thinking about now? The truth is, the best book of the year is deeply personal to every reader.

I am an unrepentant book gifter. It is my version of the scented candle, though I give plenty of those too. But while a scent can feel impersonal, books are incredibly intimate. It’s a good way to ...

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Slate receives a commission when you purchase items using the links on this page. Thank you for your support. In a chaotic and distressing year, books provided a respite, a chance to commune with ...

In this prodigiously researched epic, Torigian details the life of Xi Zhongxun—the father of China’s current leader, Xi Jinping—to explain the history of the Chinese Communist Party. Along the way, ...

The prescription for healthy aging sounds straightforward: Remain engaged and connected while sustaining physical health and financial well-being. The difficulty lies in figuring out how to fulfill ...

Once upon a time, new books were printed in limited copies without any translations. If the closest bookshop was sold out, you'd have to resort to desperate means to get ahold of a copy or wait until ...

Emily H. Wilson is wild for this sci-fi novel: I’ve not heard our sci-fi columnist recommend a book so wholeheartedly in all the time she’s written for us. It follows Mawukana na-Vdnaze, a deep-space ...

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