African resilience drive hinges on partnerships
Mineral-rich African nations are converging around a push to pivot from simply exporting raw materials to a greater…
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Zambia is close to resolving $1.5B US health data dispute - minister
Zambia’s foreign minister Mulambo Haimbe told Semafor that Washington had agreed to remove contentious data-sharing…
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Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missiles
Though Riyadh signed a defense agreement with Pakistan and Türkiye, neither has been willing to deploy troops to help…
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Oracle force majeure on US data center showcases AI infrastructure risks
Officials where the facility is being built have delayed permits necessary to power the project, and Oracle may seek to…
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Global bond selloff pushes borrowing rates higher
Yields on Japan’s 10-year bonds rose to their highest level in three decades, while US Treasury yields hovered above 5%.
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Trump and Xi conclude Washington visit that was short on substance
The pair made minor concessions on trade, Beijing pledged more student visas, and Xi said two pandas would soon arrive…
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‘It’s a gimmick’: Trump’s diesel export limits would face huge problems
The president is still entertaining a ban that most Hill Republicans hate and that analysts warn would risk driving up…
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‘Relief or regret’: The rule that guides Greg Brown’s biggest calls at Motorola Solutions
The longstanding leader says career-threatening encounters with activist investors made him a better CEO.
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How Harvard Business School’s former dean thinks AI will test today’s CEOs
Nitin Nohria sees the technology as a decentralizing force that will challenge company power structures.
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How splitting from GSK taught Haleon a spin-off is not a finish line
Brian McNamara took his consumer health group through an independent listing, only to find that it needed fresh energy…
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Giffords launches new ads against two House Republicans
Giffords PAC is going after Rep. Rob Bresnahan in Pennsylvania and Rep. David Valadao in California.
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Klomp wins over Democrat in bid to be No. 2 HHS official
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., often a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, joined 14 Republicans to support…
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White House is isolated in brushing off AI safety
President Donald Trump’s call to leave AI “exactly where it is” contrasts even with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
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UBS considers an exit from Switzerland
Senior leaders have revived discussions about combining with a foreign bank after Swiss regulators voted this week to…
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismisses AI fears as 'distraction'
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang characterized fears over AI’s existential threats as a “distraction” that’s “not grounded on…
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Israel's Netanyahu defends Iran war, rails against critics in combative UN speech
Hundreds of diplomats left the Assembly Hall as the increasingly isolated Israeli Prime Minister defended the Iran war…
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Xi calls for ‘healthy’ competition between China and US
During his historic White House visit, China’s leader Xi Jinping said the countries shared the “responsibility to…
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UK's Burnham signals booze could return to soccer stands
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham called the 40-year ban “discriminatory.”
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Russia looking to escalate hybrid war, Denmark warns
Denmark’s intelligence service warned that there is a “low but growing risk” of direct attack by Moscow.
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US, Iran explore phased deal to reopen Hormuz
Diplomacy will be challenged by both sides’ unwillingness to surrender leverage.
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Trump-Xi meeting light on substance
Few details have emerged from a wide-ranging White House meeting Thursday morning.
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Republican presses White House for more AI oversight
Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., warned that AI-enabled attacks could potentially target hospitals, electric grids, and other…
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AI's financial Jenga towers start to wobble
In an exquisitely arranged patchwork of loans, insurance policies, and milestone-triggered payments, a single element…
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US Treasury yields hit highest level since 2007
The higher yields could become a boon to some private credit lenders like Apollo or Blackstone.
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Newsmax stirs up trouble for Fox
Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy’s antitrust suit against Fox got tossed last year, but he refiled and keeps punching.
Read at source →Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown on the 'Relief or Regret' Rule
“Relief or regret?” That is the question Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown uses to test consequential decisions.
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Companies meet with Zelenskyy on investment
Private-sector figures, US government representatives, and Ukrainian officials gathered on the sidelines of the UN…
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An electric dystopia
Pulitzer Prize-winner Hernan Diaz’s new science fiction novel explores music, monopolies, and the manipulation of space…
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Southeast Asia continues its $160 billion gas buildout
The region is carrying on even as the Middle East conflict exposes its vulnerability to supply shocks.
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China's clean tech exports prevented more than the UK's annual emissions
Solar panel exports to South Asia alone were responsible for almost a third of the avoided emissions..
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US energy secretary downplays diesel export ban idea as prices climb
Oil prices rose above $100 a barrel on the US-Iran geopolitical deadlock.
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Data centers have an insurance problem
Skeptical insurers are the latest headache for data center developers, on top of hardware shortages, angry neighbors…
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India’s biggest payments app PhonePe enters UAE
The UAE fintech industry is projected to nearly double by 2029, after drawing in a third of all startup funding in the…
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UAE launches new freight rail service connecting Fujairah with Abu Dhabi
Three times a week, Etihad Rail will move containers about 200 kilometers from the port on the UAE’s Gulf of Oman coast…
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Microsoft doubles down on investment in the Gulf
Microsoft is planning to spend at least $10 billion by 2030 to shore up the region’s digital resilience.
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Iran presents US with roadmap to end the war
It echoes the two countries’ June agreement — a 60-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz — The…
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