Washington’s at it again: another round of “bone-crushing” sanctions against Russia is on the table, according to Reuters. Only this time, it’s not clear if Trump will bite. Maybe because even the old war dogs in D.C. are starting to realize: every Western sanction slapped on Russia has only made it stronger.

MIT just wrapped up the first brain-scan research on ChatGPT users—and the findings are eye-opening. Instead of enhancing brain activity, extended AI use might be diminishing it. Four months of brain data hint that our current idea of “productivity” might be missing the mark.