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A Shooting That Strikes at the Heart of Australia

The assumption of safety under which Australians operated, that their schools and beaches were almost assuredly gun-free, has been shattered.

At Least 16 Killed as Gunmen Target Bondi Beach Hanukkah Event
by Richard Hall, Nandika Chatterjee and Connor Greene
A Timeline of Rising Antisemitism in Australia Since the Gaza War
by Nandika Chatterjee

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Illustration by Eiko Olaja for TIME

Person of the Year 2025: The Architects of AI

Person of the Year World

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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The Cover

TIME's Top 100 Photos of 2025

We stand at scenic overlooks and lift our lens to capture a post card view that, of course, looks better on a postcard. It’s not about gear, or the 10,000 hours. It’s simply that almost any photograph is improved by having people in it—a lesson TIME’s Top 100 Photographs of 2025 underscores in images that…

People

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

Voices

Why Young People Are Struggling to Communicate
- ByRachel Konrad
- Matt Abrahams
What Syria Achieved One Year Ago
- ByHassan Hassan
How to Actually Solve the Rwanda-DR Congo Conflict
- ByLiam Karr
- Yale Ford
The EPA Is Giving Polluters a Free Pass
- ByCynthia Palmer

The TIME100 Impact Awards

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AI

Tech

Spatial Intelligence Is AI’s Next Frontier
by Fei-Fei Li
We're Not Ready for AI's Risks
by Yoshua Bengio
How the U.S. Can Win the AI Race
by Eric Schmidt

Spatial Intelligence Is AI’s Next Frontier

by Fei-Fei Li

How the U.S. Can Win the AI Race

by Eric Schmidt

We're Not Ready for AI's Risks

by Yoshua Bengio

Ideas
AI Is the Next Industrial Revolution
by Geoffrey Hinton
Ideas
Tech
Teaching AI to See—and Shape—Reality
by Tharin Pillay
Tech
Ideas
AI Is the Next Industrial Revolution
by Geoffrey Hinton
Ideas
Tech
Teaching AI to See—and Shape—Reality
by Tharin Pillay
Tech
Tech
How AI Is Reshaping Diplomacy and Global Affairs
by Chad de Guzman
Tech
Tech
Why AI Makes Alexis Ohanian ‘Bullish’ About Live Entertainment
by Chad de Guzman
Tech

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Health

Illustration By Aldo Crusher for TIME
A Year of Unraveling Progress in Health
by Alice Park
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A New Way to Screen for Breast Cancer
by Alice Park
Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Image: Ljupco/Getty Images)
Your Bedroom Probably Isn't Dark Enough
by Veronique Greenwood

Illustration By Aldo Crusher for TIME

A Year of Unraveling Progress in Health

by Alice Park

Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Image: Ljupco/Getty Images)

Your Bedroom Probably Isn't Dark Enough

by Veronique Greenwood

mammogram — Getty Images

A New Way to Screen for Breast Cancer

by Alice Park

Health
What to Know About Early Menopause
by Holly Burns
Health
Health
How to Make Gift-Giving Less Stressful
by Angela Haupt
Health
Health
What to Know About Early Menopause
by Holly Burns
Health
Health
How to Make Gift-Giving Less Stressful
by Angela Haupt
Health
Health
The 4-Word Trick to Saying Goodbye
by Angela Haupt
Health
Health
Do Delayed-Release Caffeine Pills Work?
by Matt Fuchs
Health

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Climate

Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP
What Climate Change Means for White Christmases
by Simmone Shah
Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images
AI Is Great for Utilities. It’s Also a Political Headache
by Justin Worland
(Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP)
The History—and Future—of Thanksgiving Storms
by Simmone Shah

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

What Climate Change Means for White Christmases

by Simmone Shah

US-WEATHER — (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP)

The History—and Future—of Thanksgiving Storms

by Simmone Shah

XCEL and GRD Construction work on the Colorado Power Pathway project — Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

AI Is Great for Utilities. It’s Also a Political Headache

by Justin Worland

Climate
What Climate Change Means For Your Thanksgiving Dinner
by Simmone Shah
Climate
Climate
Why War Is So Bad For Emissions
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
Climate
Climate
Amid the Ashes
by Justin Worland/Altadena, Calif.
Climate
Climate
Gavin Newsom’s Climate Warning for American Companies
by Justin Worland/Belem, Brazil
Climate

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Entertainment

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Rob Reiner Did Nothing by Half Measures
by Stephanie Zacharek
Patrick McMullan via Getty Image—2025 Patrick McMullan
Tributes Pour in for Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner
by Miranda Jeyaretnam
Brooke Palmer—HBO
'IT: Welcome to Derry' Finale, Explained
by Megan McCluskey

Moviestore Collection/Cover Images/Reuters

Rob Reiner Did Nothing by Half Measures

by Stephanie Zacharek

Blake Cameron James as Will and Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in 'IT: Welcome to Derry.' — Brooke Palmer—HBO

'IT: Welcome to Derry' Finale, Explained

by Megan McCluskey

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert At Radio City Music Hall Red Carpet Arrivals — Patrick McMullan via Getty Image—2025 Patrick McMullan

Tributes Pour in for Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner

by Miranda Jeyaretnam

Entertainment
'Wake Up Dead Man' Ending, Explained
by Megan McCluskey
Entertainment
Entertainment
Emma Mackey on Becoming Ella McCay
by Esther Zuckerman
Entertainment
Entertainment
'Wake Up Dead Man' Ending, Explained
by Megan McCluskey
Entertainment
Entertainment
Emma Mackey on Becoming Ella McCay
by Esther Zuckerman
Entertainment
Entertainment
"Soda Pop" From KPop Demon Hunters Live
by TIME Video
Entertainment
Entertainment
Josh O'Connor Steals the Spotlight in 'Wake Up Dead Man'
by Stephanie Zacharek
Entertainment

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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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