An unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron Winter Olympics opening ceremony replete with references to Italian icons and culture has officially kicked off the Milan Cortina Games, as the sports ...

Discover the world's oldest dictionary from Chinese origin. Learn about this 3rd Century BC definition book, its unique organization by meaning, and its purpose for scholars.

After Apple chose Gemini to power Siri, Alphabet surpassed Apple to become second-most valuable company in world Google’s parent company hit a major financial milestone on Monday, reaching a $4tn ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Google’s parent company Alphabet has become the fourth Big Tech group to hit a $4tn market value, fuelled by ...

THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS, by America’s Test Kitchen Kids. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) More than 100 kid-tested recipes from America’s Test Kitchen. (Ages 8 and up) WEEKS ON LIST: 274 5.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Dictionaries were once bestsellers, but between the internet and artificial intelligence, its role in our culture has changed. Stefan Fatsis is out with a new book called Unabridged: The Thrill of ...

Alphabet on Monday announced it will acquire clean energy startup Intersect Power in a deal valued at $4.75 billion, as the Google parent expands its data center output to meet growing demand for AI.

Google parent Alphabet said it will acquire Intersect, a data center company, for $4.75 billion in cash and the assumption of debt. Alphabet said the acquisition will help bring more data center and ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Alphabet agreed to acquire data centre energy group Intersect Power for close to $5bn, boosting the Google ...

Once, every middle-class home had a piano and a dictionary. The purpose of the piano was to be able to listen to music before phonographs were available and affordable. Later on, it was to torture ...

When I turned 13, I entered a part of the life cycle cherished by all Jewish kids and dreaded by their parents. This was the year of bar and bat mitzvahs—my own, but also those of friends, relatives, ...