Newsweek International

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Newsweek International

FACE THE FACTS

Not Everyone’s Feeling Trumpapalooza

Can Gen Z Flip the Lone Star State?

TAKE FIVE • STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

The Machines Have Landed

The Political Power of an Empty Room

AI Deepfakes Are Now Calling Grandpa

Flying’s Next Leap of Faith

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Converse and the Return of a Familiar Script

The Algorithm’s Double Verdict

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Not in Front of the Children, Tom

AI Force Without Power?

THESE BOOTS AREN’T MADE FOR WALKING • A high number of U.S.-made combat boots failed Marines during NATO training in the Arctic, putting them at risk of frostbite and hypothermia. Fresh legislation on military procurement could make the problem worse

Mamdani Is Running the Democratic Party Now

POWER STEERING • Newsweek examines an alleged influence campaign that coincided with Canada’s decision to ease tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

GENERATION GAIN • Young workers are earning more and facing lower unemployment than millennials did at the same age, complicating the familiar perception of Gen Z

HOW AI ATE DC • NEWSWEEK ’S AI POLICY SCORECARD SHOWS THAT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOK OVER WASHINGTON’S AGENDA FASTER THAN THE PARTIES COULD DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH IT

THE DATA CENTER ELECTION • A nationwide backlash is forcing candidates onto unfamiliar ground

BEIJING LOOMS LARGE OVER AMERICAN AI POLITICS • Competition with China drives unusually broad consensus across Capitol Hill

THE KIDS ARE NOT ALL RIGHT • The generation expected to love AI may become its toughest critic

World’s Most Trustworthy Companies 2026 • Buyer Beware Online reviews can help shoppers, but they don’t always tell the whole story

THE CRUELEST MAKEOVER • The Swan promised women a golden ticket in the early days of reality TV. Erin Lee Carr’s new documentary reveals the fine print they never saw

The Tale That Lingers • A new podcast explores why a debunked myth persists

Be Afraid. Very Afraid • Trixie Mattel picks up Elvira’s mantle as TV abandons Halloween

THE REGISTER • WHAT’S ON OUR RADAR THIS WEEK

FREE PRESS, FREE PASS? • A White House media ban makes great headlines. Quieter constraints on press freedom rarely do