Wirecutter

Games and Wirecutter: The Best Jigsaw Puzzles for Households That Actually Finish Them

Our jigsaw-puzzle recommendations after testing fifteen current 1,000-piece puzzles across image quality, piece quality, and the broader experience of doing them.

An aerial view of a puzzle in progress on a wooden table. — After Fifteen Tested: Jigsaw recommendations across image and piece quality. | Source: Unsplash

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Business

Pharma Industry Faces Largest Patent-Cliff Year on Record

By Marta Reyes Apr 25, 2026

Opinion

Letters: More Readers on the AI and Jobs Conversation

By Daniel Park Apr 25, 2026

World

Japan and South Korea Sign Long-Awaited Defence Cooperation Pact

The agreement formalises information-sharing protocols and a joint operations framework that have been operating informally for nearly two years.

By Sofia Almeida May 2, 2026 3 min read

World

Brussels Greenlights Fifteenth Sanctions Package on Russia

The new measures target a third-country sanctions-evasion network and tighten restrictions on Russian financial services exports, with carve-outs that proved decisive.

European Council building in Brussels lit at dusk.

Weather

Gulf Coast Flood Season Opens Early as Atmospheric Rivers Shift North

The Gulf Coast flood season has arrived six weeks early as shifting atmospheric rivers trigger unprecedented spring rainfall and expose infrastructure gaps.

Flooded street with water rising over kerbs in a residential area.

World

EU Lawmakers Sign Off on AI Act Enforcement Mechanism

Two years after the bloc's landmark AI law took effect, member states have agreed on the dedicated office and inspection procedures that will operationalise it.

The European Parliament chamber in Strasbourg seen from a balcony.

Graphics

Graphics: How Global Trade Has Reorganised Across Three Years

Seven visualisations trace how global trade flows have reorganised over the past three years.

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Politics

Business

Markets in Motion: A Studio Breakdown of Today's Stock Surges

Join our in-studio anchor desk for a comprehensive look at the day's market trends, focusing on the unexpected shifts that drove today's trading session.

By Imogen Hart May 13, 2026

An aircraft fuselage section moving along an assembly line in a manufacturing plant.

Business

Boeing Closes Spirit AeroSystems Acquisition After Antitrust Concessions

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Graphics

Graphics: Where the Job Market Is Actually Tight, in Six Maps

Technology

Districts Quietly Roll Back the Most Aggressive AI Detection Tools

By Imogen Hart 2 min read

An abstract neural network visualisation with glowing nodes and connections.

Technology

Frontier Model Evaluations Move Toward Standardised Disclosure

By Daniel Park 2 min read

An office worker in front of a laptop near a window.

Opinion

Guest Essay: I Lost My Job to AI Tooling. Here's What I Learned

By Daniel Park 2 min read

A motherboard with circuits and components in close-up.

Opinion

The Tech Industry Is Outgrowing Its Own Self-Image, Slowly

By Daniel Park 1 min read

A close-up of stock-market index information on a financial screen.

Business

Tech IPO Market Reopens With Three Major Listings in a Single Week

By Daniel Park 2 min read

World

EU Lawmakers Sign Off on AI Act Enforcement Mechanism

By Sofia Almeida 3 min read

A multi-monitor trading terminal showing equity charts and order books.

Business

JPMorgan Spins Up Dedicated AI Trading Desk Inside Markets Division

By Marta Reyes 2 min read

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Technology

Federal Court Hands Down Mixed Verdict in Big-Tech Antitrust Case

By Daniel Park 2 min read

The Treasury Department building seen from across Pennsylvania Avenue.

U.S

Treasury Outlines New Disclosure Rules for Foreign Investment in U.S. Tech

By Jamal Whitfield 2 min read

Sports

NFL Labor Talks Open Two Years Early as Both Sides Sense Window

The current CBA does not expire until 2030, but both league and union leadership believe the conditions for a constructive negotiation will not be better.

By Sofia Almeida, Imogen Hart May 3, 2026 2 min read

Sports

NBA In-Season Tournament Reaches Format Maturity in Third Year

The format adjustments after two years of operating data have produced a tournament that finally rewards the right things, on the league's own framing.

By Sofia Almeida 2 min read