nxthompson
@nxthompson
CEO @theatlantic. Going out of business soon, since 1857.
Some news: for the past five years, I've been quietly writing a book about running---what it is, why we do it, and how looking at it deeply can help us understand hard things in life. It will be out Oct 28 from Random House. 🧵
This is welcome from @Cloudflare But why are "AI Bots" not respecting the robots.txt to start?
The most interesting thing in tech: @Cloudflare has built a new tool that allows publishers to identify, track, and block any AI bots that are scraping their sites without permission. Here Gitesh Gohel and I explain the spreadsheet we've built to decide who to block --- and then…
The most interesting thing in tech: @Cloudflare has built a new tool that allows publishers to identify, track, and block any AI bots that are scraping their sites without permission. Here Gitesh Gohel and I explain the spreadsheet we've built to decide who to block --- and then…
GNOMI Live Opinion Nights — a real-time arena for the world’s biggest questions, launching July 19. No scripts. No safe takes. Just unfiltered minds debating the future of AI. 👤 Featuring voices like: @nxthompson (CEO, The Atlantic) @professor_ajay (Founder, Creative…
Smartphones bring porn & gambling to teens 24/7. Today we have our first post on what sports betting is doing to boys & young men (who are 98% of those with addiction). By Jonathan Cohen and Isaac Rose-Berman. Part of our growing collab with @aibm_org afterbabel.com/p/smartphone-g…
Hunter Biden is the person the Dems should send on Joe Rogan. @helenlewis makes the case. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
🚨 BREAKING: The EU published the template for the mandatory summary of the content used for AI model training, and it's a game-changer for AI transparency [HINT: AI companies have had nightmares about it]: According to Article 53(1)(d) of the EU AI Act, providers of…
A smart prompt @theatlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson (@nxthompson) uses to pop his filter bubble and sharpen his thinking:
My favorite event of the year, The Atlantic Festival, is coming to New York this September. The agenda is packed with amazing people: Bryan Stevenson, Ken Burns, Jennifer Doudna, Mark Cuban, H.R. McMaster and many more. Plus we'll have screenings with folks like Keri Russell and…
I loved getting to talk to @CitiusMag about why I run, how I integrate it into my life, and what one can learn about oneself from this sport. My kids like that they're in the video and that one of them is cooking me in a workout. youtube.com/watch?v=tbxgsY…
“My view on running is that it’s the simplest sport — but the fact of that simplicity opens up the possibility that if you think about it deeply and use it deeply in your life, it can be a tool to help you understand the really important and complicated stuff.” Recorded this…
A little personal update: Today is my first day @TheAtlantic. I'm thrilled to be joining some old friends and meeting some brilliant folks who I've admired from afar. Looking forward to being a part of something special. Send tips!: [email protected]
This is best mountain-ultra-runner-dad post of all time.
Best thing about midnight sun is being able to be out running or climbing all night out with the most amazing light. But if you have kids that means that the sleep will be shoort!
Julie Brown, Miami Herald reporter and Epstein expert: "I've been waiting for this moment. I could see this like it was a train wreck that you can't take your eyes from, because you know what's going to happen, and this does not surprise me." buff.ly/lnolJrJ
It increasingly looks like fusion may soon be commercial—and policymakers and business executives around the world have done little to prepare for the wide-reaching consequences. time.com/7302543/nuclea…
New calorie data (from double labeled water) on 100-mile mountain ultras: ~15,800 kcal to cover the distance (while consuming roughly half that) ... followed by burning 4,200-4,900 in the 24hrs *after* the race, presumably for repair and replenishment. outsideonline.com/health/nutriti…
Electrified to team up today with @nickthompson at the #AIforGood Conference in Geneva! 🌍 The agentic enterprise is here: agents are transforming innovation across every sector. And the clean energy wave is surging: China added 93GW of solar in May 2025 alone. Let’s harness tech…
In my first episode as the host of the 2nd season of Autocracy in America, I speak with last year's host, author @anneapplebaum, about how democracies fall, US resistance, and my experience fighting to stop it from happening in Putin's Russia. theatlantic.com/podcasts/archi…
Children aren't collateral damage in this administration's immigration policies—they're the target. Incredibly important reporting from @mccrummens, putting the pieces together:
Amazing. China added 93GW of solar in May 2025 alone which is like 3 giant nuclear plants per day! ❤️☀️