Yesterday, workers at the University of Chicago Press announced a plan to unionize. As Publishers Weekly reported, the UCP Workers Guild would be the first union in the nonprofit publisher’s 130-year history. But they wouldn’t be lonely, in this timeline. For just last week, we got wind that workers at Hachette Book Group—one of the…
Within the U.S. Army’s $253 billion budget request is a proposal to boost research and development spending by 12.9%. While officials say that extra $2.1 billion will allow the Army to “keep a technological advantage,” congressional leaders have expressed concern that it could come at the expense of accountability. During the Army’s congressional budget hearing,…
Happy Friday, readers! Here at Lit Hub, we’re still catching joy where we can nab it. With apologies for a weekend off here and there, we’re back to report on the sweet things that are making us smile. Calvin Kasulke is taking heart in the long haul. “As a consistent but not at all competitive…
As temperatures rise this summer, the cost to cool your home is expected to increase as well. Taking some steps now can help manage the bills. The average seasonal cost for electricity, covering June through September, is projected to be 8.5 percent higher this year, rising to $778, according to a forecast from the National…
If I were living in Wales, next week I would vote Welsh nationalist, for Plaid Cymru. But I would do so for what its leader claims to support but doesn’t talk about enough: independence. Wales is where I have spent a fifth of each year for almost all of my life. Its natural beauty, the…
Nick Cave has shared his thoughts on Russell Brand‘s new book about his conversion to Christianity. Brand said in 2024 that he was getting baptised in 2024 “to leave the past behind” and the ceremony took place in May of that year, with Bear Grylls – who is also a devout Christian – present. Notably,…
April 28, 2026, 10:01 a.m. ET The OpenAI offices in San Francisco.Credit…Jason Henry for The New York Times On May 25, 2015, Sam Altman sent an email to Elon Musk proposing a “Manhattan Project for A.I.” He envisioned a Silicon Valley research lab that would build enormously powerful artificial intelligence and share it with the…
The last couple of years have seen a huge rise in browser-based puzzle games, tasking players with working out a certain kind of answer using limited guesses. Framed is one of the newest, following in the footsteps of Wordle, but offering a slightly different twist. You’ll still need to work out the answer using limited…
BTS is officially back and breathing U.S. air again. On Saturday (April 25), RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook took the stage in front of 60,000 exhilarated fans at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. While the concert marked BTS’ long-awaited return to a stadium in the States, it was only the…
Looking for a variant of the popular Wordle game? Here’s one for you that can be rather challenging: Globle. Like Wordle, players are tasked with guessing the game’s selected country for the day. However, unlike Wordle, players have unlimited guesses for Globle so you won’t have to worry about losing unless you’re ready to concede…
