I allowed a $599 smart camera to help unlock the mysteries that land in my toilet bowl.https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/what-can-your-toilet-tell-about-you-04ab313b?mod=rss_Technology
Anthropic, backed by Amazon and Google, lacks the mass-market appeal of OpenAI, but it’s running ahead in corporate use on a growth path that’s easier to understand.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-business-model-ai-9e26b4ef?mod=rss_Technology
Researchers face challenges in creating robotic hands equal to the real thing, but they’re getting closer.https://www.wsj.com/tech/the-hands-problem-holding-back-the-humanoid-revolution-c1aa6123?mod=rss_Technology
Wall Street Journal readers share their predictions.https://www.wsj.com/economy/american-capitalism-predictions-ab1f4c9b
Women have made big workforce gains, but their pay growth isn’t keeping pace with men’s.https://www.wsj.com/economy/gender-pay-gap-return-to-office-002bb828
The news that inflation could be worse is hardly comforting for millions of Americans still flabbergasted at the prices of necessities like food, housing and insurance.https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/inflation-isnt-as-bad-as-economists-thought-but-americans-still-hate-it-34ec9494
All eyes in the coming week will be on the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is widely expected to cut interest rates by another 25 basis points.https://www.wsj.com/economy/week-ahead-for-fx-bonds-fed-expected-to-cut-rates-u-s-china-talks-eyed-cc39b651
The September data gives the Fed a clear path for widely expected rate cuts heading into their remaining meetings this year.https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumer-price-index-september-2025-e50c3716
Stubborn inflation is weighing heavily on shoppers’ mood, according to the University of Michigan’s survey.https://www.wsj.com/articles/consumer-sentiment-drops-in-october-michigan-survey-4d011d52
A rise in activity in the U.S., Europe and Asia indicates that the global economy remains resilient in the face of higher tariffs and greater uncertainty about relations between powerful countries.https://www.wsj.com/economy/global/eurozone-business-activity-picks-up-in-continued-show-of-resilience-49628839
Retail sales volumes were unexpectedly higher in September, rising 0.5% on month, helped by tech stores and demand for gold.https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/u-k-retail-sales-rise-for-fourth-straight-month-af2b9ee5
The tall, adult men probably died during the battle of Mursa in 260 C.E., according to a new analysis of their remainshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/seven-skeletons-found-in-a-croatian-well-were-likely-ancient-roman-soldiers-who-died-during-a-troubled-time-for-the-empire-180987566/
Discovered in southern England, the collection features dozens of gold and silver coins dating to the 15th and 16th centuries—including several inscribed with the initials of Henry VIII's wiveshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-family-found-these-rare-tudor-coins-buried-in-their-backyard-now-the-trove-is-heading-to-the-auction-block-180987561/
An enzyme in the blue blood has been key to testing vaccines since the 1980s, raising concerns for the crabs’ population. But regulatory approval and new data are signaling the tide may be turninghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/horseshoe-crab-blood-has-long-helped-us-make-safe-medicines-now-alternatives-that-spare-the-ancient-creatures-might-be-breaking-through-180987553/
The island nation is home to some of the world's most gorgeous wildlife and scenic landscapeshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/zoom-in-to-the-beauty-and-zest-of-new-zealand-180987545/
The ballerina has advocated for dancers of color on and off stage. In a farewell gala this week, she celebrated her accomplishments—and discussed what comes nexthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/trailblazing-dancer-misty-copeland-performs-one-last-time-before-retiring-from-the-american-ballet-theater-180987564/
Indigenous Australians may have been early "paleontologists," not big-game hunters, according to a new analysishttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-giant-kangaroo-bone-is-challenging-the-idea-that-humans-wiped-out-australias-megafauna-180987558/
The show features more than 50 paintings, manuscripts, textiles and other artworks created in Western Europe between the 13th and 15th centurieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-how-these-medieval-artists-explored-the-many-meanings-of-love-and-desire-in-a-new-exhibition-at-the-met-cloisters-180987522/
Helena Bonham Carter provides an English-language tour of the Rijksmuseum's miniature masterpiece, which stands at about six and a half feet tallhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/take-a-virtual-tour-of-this-lavish-dollhouse-the-centerpiece-of-a-new-exhibition-on-everyday-life-in-the-17th-century-180987562/
Different snakes put their own spin on striking their prey. Scientists captured the powerful attacks on camerahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/slow-motion-videos-reveal-what-really-happens-when-snakes-bite-180987571/