Africa’s dealmakers bet on IPO wave
Dangote’s $5B refinery IPO could anchor a flurry of listings and M&A — and test whether Africa can turn renewed…
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Trump takes his second swing at Fed’s Cook
The developments are already stoking fears of diminishing Federal Reserve independence.
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Republicans punt Trump’s difficult agenda to fall
Next month, Senate Majority Leader John Thune will try to consider bipartisan bills on cryptocurrency regulation and…
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Trump is still searching for a way out of Iran
Washington is unlikely to accept Iran’s latest list of demands to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Spotify’s new ‘skip’ button could end the podcast business as we know it
The Swedish streaming giant cast the move as streamlining a feature that already exists, the Spotify app’s 15-second…
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Tech IPOs set up windfall for effective-altruist philanthropy
A surge in AI-related wealth stemming from anticipated tech IPOs is poised to shower Silicon Valley’s favorite…
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Trump faces setbacks in two Middle East conflicts
President Donald Trump’s efforts to quiet two Middle Eastern conflicts faced setbacks as both Israel and Iran raised…
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Blanche confirmed as attorney general
The US Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general Saturday, granting Donald Trump an ally to lead the Justice…
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Apple tests Chinese memory chips
Apple is testing memory chips from China’s CXMT across its product lines, including iPhones and MacBooks, as global…
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Open-weight AI models are catching up to the frontier, analysis finds
The leading open-weight AI models are closing the gap on the frontier in cyber capabilities, according to the UK’s AI…
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Weak jobs report not cause for panic, analysts say
Still, the economic picture could pose a political problem for Republicans in the midterms.
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An esoteric hallucinogen's 'superstar' adherents
Journalist Kimon de Greef travels to the Sonoran desert in the southwestern US, where a powerful yet obscure drug has…
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FIFA scraps privatization push after uproar
The outcry following a plan to spin off the soccer entity’s commercial rights has imperiled President Gianni…
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BYD sales rise for third straight month on exports surge
China’s BYD recorded a 22% year-over-year increase in EV sales in July.
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Trump’s Gaza deal faces resistance
US President Donald Trump’s diplomatic push to disarm Hamas has run into headwinds as political resistance in Israel…
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US, Japan coordinate yen purchases
The US and Japanese governments coordinated to stabilize the yen after the currency plummeted last week, a historic…
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Trump calls off Iran strikes
US President Donald Trump abruptly called off a new round of planned strikes on Iran on Saturday after some of…
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OPEC+ raises production targets
OPEC+ agreed on Sunday to raise oil production by 188,000 barrels a day in September, marking its sixth consecutive…
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Democratic socialists rework platform as they step into spotlight
Democratic Socialists of America is in a brighter spotlight than ever.
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New ads to attack vulnerable Republicans over cost of care
The political arm of advocacy group Care Can’t Wait will launch digital ads in a half-dozen battleground congressional…
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US government's Africa mapping mishap signals wider problem
An AI-generated map that mislabeled every country was presented by the US State Department at a conference in Brazil,…
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Robots get better at handling unpredictability
Google DeepMind unveiled a new model this week that gives humanoid robots finer control over how they interact with…
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Chinese AI companies aim to serve businesses
Chinese tech players like ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent are looking to pivot toward the more lucrative enterprise…
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T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom merger stalls
T-Mobile executives have told their controlling shareholder that they no longer support the $300 billion merger.
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How YouTube is navigating an AI tightrope
The company is trying a new way of using AI to give users better search results.
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Americans worry robots will take jobs, but not theirs
A new poll offers an early snapshot of Americans’ attitudes toward robots in various corners of everyday life.
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LNG shipments start moving through Hormuz in long road to recovery
Before the war, roughly a fifth of the world’s LNG passed through the strait, and the disruption has left Asian buyers…
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Oman's plan to end Strait of Hormuz impasse faces stiff opposition
The plan centers on a key section of international maritime law, whose application is opposed by both Iran and the West.
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US backs Madagascar rare earths project
The announcement is part of Washington’s efforts to chip away at China’s dominance of the critical minerals sector…
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Belgium backs major germanium plant in DR Congo
The plant, at full capacity, could supply up to 15% of the world’s demand for the critical mineral.
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South Africa appoints deputy minister to head state pension fund
Seiso Mohai’s appointment shifts political oversight of the fund into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office.
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Energy retailers urge Nigeria to build fuel reserves amid fuel crisis
The move would undermine Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, who says his 650,000 barrels-a-day refinery can meet…
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Nearly 50,000 migrants rush Spanish enclave sparking crisis
Madrid has accused Morocco of not doing enough to halt the rush, eroding ties with Rabat.
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Trump says Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw from Gaza
While the Trump-convened Board of Peace reportedly hammered out the details, neither Hamas nor Israel has confirmed…
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China's factory output contracts unexpectedly
The results underscore the challenge facing Beijing as it seeks to kickstart a slowing economy.
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Saudi builds maritime coalition to protect Red Sea trading routes
The Houthis’ campaign against the kingdom has widened beyond tanker attacks in the Red Sea.
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