Bets against AI companies spike
The total amount currently bet against shares of the S&P 500 companies recently hit $1.4 trillion, about 3.7% of the…
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How Democrats learned to embrace Native American land acknowledgments
The party has kept to a formal custom that Republicans at times try to turn into a culture-war wedge issue.
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Kimi K3 model highlights China's burgeoning AI efforts
China’s AI were on full display over the last week.
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Governments criticize Chinese naval maneuvers
China blamed the Philippines for the clash at Scarborough Shoal, a disputed part of the South China Sea.
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Homer's 'Odyssey' — in space
Dan Simmons’ Hugo Award-winning novel ‘Ilium,’ from 2003, takes readers to a distant-future Mars.
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Renewed US-Iran strikes up risk for daring Dynacom vessels
The Greek shipowners are among the few still chasing outsized profits by sending their tankers into the world’s most…
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Is Walmart backing America’s next financial super-app?
Financial-services app OnePay, valued at $4 billion, thinks it’s found a way around the customer-churn trap that tanks…
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El Niño expected to stress global supply chains
This year’s El Niño weather system, expected to be one of the strongest in decades, could cause a global economic shock…
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Soaring egg prices expose cracks in two-track China economy
Soaring egg prices in China highlight the contrast between the slowing pace of economic growth — which some analysts…
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China tensions set to dominate ASEAN meeting
Major powers criticized China for what the US called “dangerous and aggressive” naval maneuvers in the South China Sea,…
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Abu Dhabi National Oil Company invests in $6.2B domestic gas project
The expansion fits within ADNOC’s global gas strategy and is part of a broader effort to meet rising domestic demand…
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Saudi Arabia bucks Gulf trend on foreign buying
Overseas investors poured $1.6 billion into Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange in the second quarter, the only Gulf market…
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Iran-controlled Hormuz islands back in focus
Lying at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz, the islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb have come under US…
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Bahrain considers nuclear power option
The potential small modular nuclear power plant would be the first in the kingdom, which holds the Gulf's smallest…
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AI is driving geopolitical instability, officials warn
AI is damaging international relations, according to experts around the world, with Chinese researchers warning it has…
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Geopolitics shape Dems’ energy platform
The two biggest themes in global geopolitics — the rollout of AI and the fallout from the Iran war — look set to…
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Renewed US-Iran strikes stoke global inflation fears
Escalating aerial attacks between the US and Iran meant just 53 ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz in the seven days to…
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Saudi men are drowning in debt
The entry of women into the workforce has made competition in the labor market tougher, adding pressure to Saudi men’s…
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Concerns grow over AI giants' hidden debts
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle have accumulated $1.65 trillion in debt from the data center buildout, up…
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Why China’s savers want out
China’s record trade surplus should boost the currency, but Beijing is trying to ensure the opposite.
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Applied Intuition wants to turn robotics into child’s play
Startup’s new Dana service allows developers to build and test physical intelligence using natural language.
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More US employees are using AI, poll finds
Fifty-two percent of US workers reported using AI in their jobs during the second quarter of this year, according to…
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Senate Democrat proposes universal healthcare for kids
Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., is pitching universal health care coverage for children at birth.
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Lebanon’s president pushes Trump on Israel
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s US visit marks the first by a Lebanese head of state in nearly 20 years.
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Trump’s Canada tariffs complicate trade talks
The tariffs affect Canadian goods ranging from wine to hockey sticks and will formally take effect in 30 days.
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Darline Graham starts locking in support from Senate Republican leaders
She’s facing two sitting House members in the race for the party’s November nomination.
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First private Indian craft reaches orbit
An Indian company broke the US-China duopoly on commercial spaceflight.
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UK cabinet picks point to defense priorities
New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham named the country’s ex-defense secretary as his finance minister, a surprise move…
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Demand for Chinese AI strains compute
Beijing-based AI phenom Moonshot paused new subscriptions for its Kimi K3 model, underscoring the constraints Chinese…
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The move comes ahead of expected new talks on the US-Canada-Mexico free trade agreement.
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The Nazi who manipulated Hitler — and the postwar public
Newly translated from French, Jean-Noël Orengo’s novel reexamines the life of Albert Speer, who reinvented himself…
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Rebels threaten new key waterway as US-Iran fighting intensifies
The Houthis declare a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia, closing off the kingdom's Hormuz workaround.
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Cameroonian designer Ayissi showcases couture in Paris
Ayissi is the only designer from sub-Saharan Africa to ever take part in Paris’ haute couture shows.
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Novo Nordisk launches cheaper Ozempic in South Africa
The new version is a bid by the Danish drug manufacturer to squeeze out counterfeit products in Africa's most obese…
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Ecowas backs $25B Nigeria-Morocco gas link
The pipeline would be a major step in expanding the region's gas exports to help meet global demand.
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Anglo names preferred bidder for De Beers stake
The Global Diamond Consortium was selected from three shortlisted groups following a bidding process, according to…
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