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Congress Left Without a Health Care Deal. What Comes Next?
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Volunteer Doctors Reflect on Working in Gaza
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Why We Do Such Weird Things in the Dark
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Person of the Year 2025: The Architects of AI

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The Architects of AI drove the economy, shaped geopolitics, and changed the way we interact with the world.

by Charlie Campbell, Andrew R. Chow and Billy Perrigo

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Person of the Year 2025: The Architects of AI

The Architects of AI drove the economy, shaped geopolitics, and changed the way we interact with the world.

People

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The Architects of AI
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A’ja Wilson
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Leonardo DiCaprio
Jessica Chou for TIME
Neal Mohan

Voices

Holiday Music Charts Are Stuck in the Past
- ByTaylor Crumpton
Why Iran Is Going After Its Best
- ByBobby Ghosh
Corporate Impact is Here to Stay
- ByGreg Behrman
The Hidden Danger Inside AI Toys for Kids
- ByDr. Dana Suskind

The TIME100 Impact Awards

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AI

Tech

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5 AI Developments That Reshaped 2025
by Nikita Ostrovsky
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Trump's Energy Secretary Wants Data Centers Everywhere
by Andrew R. Chow
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Trump Bets on AI—and Risks Alienating His Base
by Andrew R. Chow

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5 AI Developments That Reshaped 2025

by Nikita Ostrovsky

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Trump Bets on AI—and Risks Alienating His Base

by Andrew R. Chow

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Trump's Energy Secretary Wants Data Centers Everywhere

by Andrew R. Chow

Ideas
How Workers Will Adapt in the AI Era
by Lareina Yee and Anu Madgavkar
Ideas
Tech
OpenAI Is Testing AI’s Scientific Ambitions
by Nikita Ostrovsky
Tech
Ideas
How Workers Will Adapt in the AI Era
by Lareina Yee and Anu Madgavkar
Ideas
Tech
OpenAI Is Testing AI’s Scientific Ambitions
by Nikita Ostrovsky
Tech
Tech
Jensen Huang Gets What He Wants
by Billy Perrigo
Tech
Ideas
Spatial Intelligence Is AI’s Next Frontier
by Fei-Fei Li
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Health

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Why We Do Such Weird Things in the Dark
by Veronique Greenwood
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How to Respond to 'How Are You?' When You're Not OK
by Angela Haupt
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How Dr. James Allison Transformed Cancer Treatments
by Alice Park

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Why We Do Such Weird Things in the Dark

by Veronique Greenwood

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How Dr. James Allison Transformed Cancer Treatments

by Alice Park

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How to Respond to 'How Are You?' When You're Not OK

by Angela Haupt

Health
Signs You're Not Getting Enough Protein
by Lauryn Higgins
Health
Health
A Pill for Sexual Desire Reaches a New Group of Women
by Alice Park
Health
Health
Signs You're Not Getting Enough Protein
by Lauryn Higgins
Health
Health
A Pill for Sexual Desire Reaches a New Group of Women
by Alice Park
Health
Health
A Year of Unraveling Progress in Health
by Alice Park
Health
Health
A New Way to Screen for Breast Cancer
by Alice Park
Health

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Climate

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How 2025 Broke The Traditional Climate Agenda
by Justin Worland
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The Clean Energy Boom You Missed This Year
by Simmone Shah
Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP
What Climate Change Means for White Christmases
by Simmone Shah

Oil rigs in Deadhorse, Alaska, on Sept. 3, 2025. — Nathaniel Wilder/Bloomberg—Getty Images

How 2025 Broke The Traditional Climate Agenda

by Justin Worland

US-HOLIDAY-AGRICULTURE-CHRISTMAS — Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP

What Climate Change Means for White Christmases

by Simmone Shah

Solar panels installed on the roof of a building at Skardu in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region. — MANZOOR BALTI/AFP—Getty Images

The Clean Energy Boom You Missed This Year

by Simmone Shah

Climate
AI Is Great for Utilities. It’s Also a Political Headache
by Justin Worland
Climate
Climate
The History—and Future—of Thanksgiving Storms
by Simmone Shah
Climate
Climate
AI Is Great for Utilities. It’s Also a Political Headache
by Justin Worland
Climate
Climate
The History—and Future—of Thanksgiving Storms
by Simmone Shah
Climate
Climate
What Climate Change Means For Your Thanksgiving Dinner
by Simmone Shah
Climate
Climate
Why War Is So Bad For Emissions
by Simmone Shah
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Entertainment

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Odessa A’zion on Marty Supreme
by Esther Zuckerman
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'The Housemaid' Movie Ending, Explained
by Megan McCluskey
The New York Times
The Story Behind Netflix's 'Cover-Up'
by Olivia B. Waxman

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Odessa A’zion on Marty Supreme

by Esther Zuckerman

Seymour Hersh in the Washington Bureau of the New York Times in 1975. — The New York Times

The Story Behind Netflix's 'Cover-Up'

by Olivia B. Waxman

The Housemaid — Daniel McFadden—Lionsgate

'The Housemaid' Movie Ending, Explained

by Megan McCluskey

Entertainment
Review: Is This Thing On?
by Stephanie Zacharek
Entertainment
Entertainment
Park Chan-wook on the Long Journey to No Other Choice
by Kayti Burt
Entertainment
Entertainment
Review: Is This Thing On?
by Stephanie Zacharek
Entertainment
Entertainment
Park Chan-wook on the Long Journey to No Other Choice
by Kayti Burt
Entertainment
Entertainment
The 10 Best Korean Dramas of 2025
by Kayti Burt
Entertainment
Entertainment
Breaking Down Emily in Paris' Season 5 Finale
by Megan McCluskey
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Person of the Year

The Story Behind TIME’s 2025 POY Covers
by D.W. Pine
Behind the Scenes of Person of the Year 2025
by Sam Jacobs
Illustration by Eiko Olaja for TIME
Person of the Year 2025: The Architects of AI
by Charlie Campbell, Andrew R. Chow and Billy Perrigo

The Story Behind TIME’s 2025 POY Covers

by D.W. Pine

Illustration by Eiko Olaja for TIME

Person of the Year 2025: The Architects of AI

by Charlie Campbell, Andrew R. Chow and Billy Perrigo

Behind the Scenes of Person of the Year 2025

by Sam Jacobs

World
Why the Architects of AI Are TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year
by Sam Jacobs
World
Entertainment
KPop Demon Hunters Is TIME's 2025 Breakthrough of the Year
by Eliza Berman
Entertainment
World
Why the Architects of AI Are TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year
by Sam Jacobs
World
Entertainment
KPop Demon Hunters Is TIME's 2025 Breakthrough of the Year
by Eliza Berman
Entertainment
Entertainment
Leonardo DiCaprio Is TIME's 2025 Entertainer of the Year
by Stephanie Zacharek / Los Angeles
Entertainment
Business
Neal Mohan: CEO of the Year 2025
by Belinda Luscombe / San Bruno, Calif.
Business

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