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Trump’s Whirlwind First Year
Trump worked to keep himself the focus of attention
by Brian Bennett
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The New Era of Book Bans
by Suzette Baker and Amanda Jones
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Trump Takes Victory Lap on Economy
by Philip Elliott

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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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Leonardo DiCaprio
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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

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AI

Tech

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Trump Bets on AI—and Risks Alienating His Base
by Andrew R. Chow
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How Workers Will Adapt in the AI Era
by Lareina Yee and Anu Madgavkar
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OpenAI Is Testing AI’s Scientific Ambitions
by Nikita Ostrovsky

AI EO — Alex Wong--Getty Images

Trump Bets on AI—and Risks Alienating His Base

by Andrew R. Chow

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OpenAI Is Testing AI’s Scientific Ambitions

by Nikita Ostrovsky

AI supporting human — Andriy Onufriyenko—Getty Images

How Workers Will Adapt in the AI Era

by Lareina Yee and Anu Madgavkar

Tech
Jensen Huang Gets What He Wants
by Billy Perrigo
Tech
Ideas
Spatial Intelligence Is AI’s Next Frontier
by Fei-Fei Li
Ideas
Tech
Jensen Huang Gets What He Wants
by Billy Perrigo
Tech
Ideas
Spatial Intelligence Is AI’s Next Frontier
by Fei-Fei Li
Ideas
Ideas
We're Not Ready for AI's Risks
by Yoshua Bengio
Ideas
Ideas
How the U.S. Can Win the AI Race
by Eric Schmidt
Ideas

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Health

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Signs You're Not Getting Enough Protein
by Lauryn Higgins
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A Pill for Sexual Desire Reaches a New Group of Women
by Alice Park
Illustration By Aldo Crusher for TIME
A Year of Unraveling Progress in Health
by Alice Park

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Signs You're Not Getting Enough Protein

by Lauryn Higgins

Illustration By Aldo Crusher for TIME

A Year of Unraveling Progress in Health

by Alice Park

Cindy Eckert — JC Olivera—SHE Media via Getty Images

A Pill for Sexual Desire Reaches a New Group of Women

by Alice Park

Health
A New Way to Screen for Breast Cancer
by Alice Park
Health
Health
Your Bedroom Probably Isn't Dark Enough
by Veronique Greenwood
Health
Health
A New Way to Screen for Breast Cancer
by Alice Park
Health
Health
Your Bedroom Probably Isn't Dark Enough
by Veronique Greenwood
Health
Health
What to Know About Early Menopause
by Holly Burns
Health
Health
How to Make Gift-Giving Less Stressful
by Angela Haupt
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
Climate

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Entertainment

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Park Chan-wook on the Long Journey to No Other Choice
by Kayti Burt
The 10 Best Korean Dramas of 2025
by Kayti Burt
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Breaking Down Emily in Paris' Season 5 Finale
by Megan McCluskey

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Park Chan-wook on the Long Journey to No Other Choice

by Kayti Burt

Lily Collins as Emily in 'Emily in Paris' Season 5. — Giulia Parmigiani—Netflix

Breaking Down Emily in Paris' Season 5 Finale

by Megan McCluskey

The 10 Best Korean Dramas of 2025

by Kayti Burt

Entertainment
Introducing Fallout's Mr. House
by Barry Levitt
Entertainment
Entertainment
The True Story Behind 'Obsession: Murder of a Beauty Queen'
by Isabella Wandermurem
Entertainment
Entertainment
Introducing Fallout's Mr. House
by Barry Levitt
Entertainment
Entertainment
The True Story Behind 'Obsession: Murder of a Beauty Queen'
by Isabella Wandermurem
Entertainment
Entertainment
Review: Avatar: Fire and Ash
by Stephanie Zacharek
Entertainment
Entertainment
The 10 Best Memoirs of 2025
by Nicole Chung
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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