Time Magazine International Edition May 12, 2025

Past and present TIME100 honorees gathered on April 23 in New York City for the annual TIME100 Summit. Top, from left: TIME executive editor Nikhil Kumar and AI experts Demis Hassabis, Glenn Fogel, and Kate Crawford; actor Demi Moore with her dog Pilaf. Above, from left: actor Ryan Reynolds; TIME editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs, TIME CEO Jessica Sibley, Duke and Duchess of Sussex Meghan and Prince Harry; activist Yulia Navalnaya. time.com/summit-gala-2025 The Earth Awards Environmental leaders were celebrated at TIME’s Earth Awards on April 23 in New York City. From left: TIME chief climate officer Shyla Raghav, chef Selassie Atadika, former Washington governor Jay Inslee, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, actor Rainn Wilson, Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley, former U.S. Senate majority leader Bill Frist, activist Catherine…

A new study claims that AI models like ChatGPT and Claude now outperform Ph.D.-level virologists in problem-solving in wet labs, where scientists analyze chemicals and biological material. This discovery is a double-edged sword, experts say. Ultra-smart AI models could help researchers prevent the spread of infectious diseases. But nonexperts could also weaponize the models to create catastrophic bioweapons. The study, shared exclusively with TIME, was conducted by researchers at the Center for AI Safety, MIT’s Media Lab, the Brazilian university UFABC, and the pandemic-prevention nonprofit SecureBio. The authors consulted virologists to create an extremely difficult practical test that measured the ability to troubleshoot complex lab procedures and protocols. While Ph.D.-level virologists scored an average of 22.1% in their declared areas of expertise, OpenAI’s o3 reached 43.8% accuracy. Google’s Gemini 2.5…

President Donald Trump has promised his tariffs will usher in a “new golden age” for American workers, harking back to an industrial past that has been lost to decades of globalization. The logic goes that by raising the price of foreign goods, businesses and consumers will be discouraged from importing and instead invest in U.S.-based manufacturing and American-made goods. But the irony, economists say, is that the trade deficits that he seeks to reverse are a sign of the U.S. economy’s relative dominance, not weakness. “The U.S. is at a state of development where it has moved beyond manufacturing,” Jayant Menon, a research fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, tells TIME. “This is what manufacturing countries are trying to aspire to, and this guy is trying to go the other…

When you go to the doctor, you’re probably the one answering most of the questions. Yet it’s essential to make sure you’re asking plenty of your own. “We need to get someone to fund a bazillion-dollar PSA to tell people to be bolder when they talk to their doctors,” says Risa Arin, founder and CEO of XpertPatient, a patient-education platform. “I see this over and over again: people aren’t asking any questions, never mind the right ones.” We asked experts to share the questions you should ask your doctor to help you get well or stay that way. 1. What screenings should I get? Exactly which health screenings you need, and when, depends on factors like age, sex, and your personal and family medical history. At your annual physical, ask…

It is difficult in some cases to get to the very heart of the matter. But in this case, it is not hard at all. The government is asserting a right to stash away residents of this country in foreign prisons without the semblance of due process that is the foundation of our constitutional order. Further, it claims in essence that because it has rid itself of custody there is nothing that can be done. The government asserts that [Kilmar] Abrego Garcia is a terrorist and a member of MS-13. Perhaps, but perhaps not. Regardless, he is still entitled to due process. Moreover, the government has conceded that Abrego Garcia was wrongly or “mistakenly” deported. Why then should it not make what was wrong, right? The Supreme Court’s decision remains,…

Since the inaugurations of William Lai as Taiwan’s President in May 2024 and Donald Trump as U.S. President in January, Beijing has been on edge. Will Lai take provocative actions that demand a response? And what is Trump’s attitude toward Taiwan and its fight to remain outside China’s orbit? The answers have proved complicated. In the early days of his presidency, Lai carefully avoided riling Beijing unnecessarily. The strength of Taiwan’s economy last year appeared to relieve him of any political need to rally his nationalist base with fist-shaking actions or rhetoric toward the mainland. But his Democratic Progressive Party lacks a parliamentary majority, and he can’t be sure the Trump Administration has his back. Whatever his political intent, Lai has become more strident on cross–Taiwan Strait questions in recent…