‘It’s an unbundling’: ADP’s Maria Black on how AI is changing the workforce
The payroll processor sees technology disrupting low-value tasks but making human judgment more valuable.
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Democrats eye Republican-held Florida district
Democrats are hoping a potential blue wave will make a Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s district competitive.
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Pirro’s special grand jury raises eyebrows among Trump allies
Some officials see the special grand jury move as an obvious ploy to “save her job at all costs,” as one administration…
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Tech companies mum on Trump executive privilege memo
Top tech companies are staying quiet so far about a new Justice Department memo that signals an executive privilege…
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Reform UK leader Farage faces parody candidate in by-election
Farage will likely win, but at some cost to his reputation.
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China's AI ecosystem gears up to challenge US
ByteDance is reportedly developing an AI model rivaling Anthropic’s most advanced Mythos system, and DeepSeek is…
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Chipmaker CXMT becomes China’s most valuable company
The changeover occurred after Tencent reported it had doubled its quarterly AI spending.
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US develops cheaper drones in arms shift
The US has lost upwards of 25% of its Reaper drones since the start of the Iran war.
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Houthis claim strikes on Saudi refinery
The strikes could impact the kingdom’s efforts to maintain shipping volumes amid ongoing disruptions in the Strait of…
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Trump administration accuses China of dodging tariffs
“It’s big money, but there’s also a very human cost here,” said Peter Navarro, senior counsel for trade and…
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‘At a standstill’: Türkiye’s F-35 buy faces headwinds
A Russian air defense system is still standing in the way of a deal that President Donald Trump announced last month.
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What the LA Lakers ‘firesale’ says about sports investing
The fact that Mark Walter found the cash he needs in a professional sports team, and not in his pile of loans and…
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Africa’s Amazon turns to World Bank for shock absorber
Jumia is betting that fresh capital from the IFC and existing investors will help it navigate geopolitical and…
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'600 pages of deep pleasure'
Philip Hensher’s ‘A History of the Novel in Britain’ revisits famous and forgotten works in equal measure.
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How Britain’s No. 10 intervened in the AstraZeneca-Bristol merger
The scuttled pharma deal triggered UK government worries.
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Falcon frenzy descends on Riyadh
Falconry is an important part of Saudi sporting heritage — along with camel racing and horse racing — but its economic…
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Flock tightens guardrails aimed at stopping cops from abusing its license plate cameras
CEO Garrett Langley pushed back against a “misconception that we are some evil entity that has these diabolical plans.”
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US-backed peace plan under scrutiny as Israel launches strike on Gaza
Overall, more than 1,250 people have been killed in the territory since October, when Washington unveiled a plan to end…
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Diplomatic spats spread in East Asia as energy stress fuels tensions
North Korea fired a missile into the sea for the second time in a week over imminent US-South Korean military drills…
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US clean energy investment surges 22% in second quarter
The results, published by the Clean Investment Monitor, were largely driven by residential battery storage…
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US power demand to hit new highs on data center buildout
The federal projections come after two years of record electricity demand peaks.
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Oil prices sink despite Iran war stalemate
The industry’s outlook for global demand weakened, and the US showed signs of rebuilding its stocks.
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Strikes on Black Sea ports threaten global grain supplies
The attacks come as both look to reassert dominance over the Black Sea, a key conduit for barley, corn, and wheat.
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Europe's economy shrivels as heatwave grips the continent
Romania is disconnecting its sole functioning nuclear reactor from the grid, a fifth of France’s nuclear capacity is…
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US and Iran duel over who controls Hormuz
Hours after Donald Trump said his forces had “total control” over the key waterway, Iranian officials said his remarks…
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Gulf startups are staying private for longer
Market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty is continuing to narrow the exit window for venture capital companies.
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Saudi regulator probes investment banks as stock market listings flop
The Capital Market Authority is investigating the poor performance of recent share sales as it looks to revitalize the…
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There's a new status quo in Hormuz
While both the US and Iran make claims to operating Hormuz, the reality may be that it’s a small fleet of oil tankers…
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Hormuz closure dents DP World earnings
Container volumes at Jebel Ali plunged nearly 90% in the second quarter, but overall revenue still rose as the group’s…
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Balkans’ Trump lobbying heats up
Bosnian Croat leader Dragan Čović has tapped Trump-linked firm Mercury Public Affairs to lobby for his party.
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Republican students trust their colleges despite Trump scrutiny, poll finds
Sixty-two percent of Republican students said their college’s leadership mostly acts in students’ best interests,…
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El-Sayed’s money challenge raises question for Sanders
Bernie Sanders got his guy in Michigan, but he’s going to have to do more if he wants to successfully shepherd Abdul…
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US inflation rises 0.1% in July, easing pressure on Fed
The inflation data, along with a weak July jobs report, bolster the argument for a hold on rates.
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AI trade surges on firms' cloud earnings
The race to develop ever more sophisticated AI models shows no sign of slowing.
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German cabinet approves new spying rules
The changes augur a “revolution” in Berlin’s intelligence infrastructure, the German interior minister said.
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Los Angeles Lakers sold for record $12.5 billion
Former Disney chief Bob Iger and investor Josh Kushner are buying the NBA team.
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