Parnell emerging as top contender for Army secretary
The Pentagon’s current chief spokesman is an ally of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, though GOP Rep. Brian Mast is also…
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Startup launches AI physics lab to maximize data center efficiency
Physical Superintelligence launched out of stealth on Tuesday with $58 million in funding.
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AI deployment in businesses outpaces trust, study finds
Nearly 90% of respondents to a SAS survey said AI agents play some decision-making role in their organizations, but…
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OpenAI's Hugging Face hack reveals questions about AI predictability
Ancient civilizations are most known for one thing: conquering. And that’s the worry. If OpenAI’s agents are Romans,…
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Democrats make the midterms about one big pitch: Lower costs
Democrats are not crafting the kind of bold-faced messaging that excites pundits this year. That may be the point.
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Sasol pollution linked to premature deaths, study suggests
Emissions from Sasol’s flagship Secunda plant are linked to about 1,000 premature deaths annually, a study by a…
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El Niño threatens West Africa's cocoa producers
The weather phenomenon has been known to intensify the yearly Harmattan winds, which dry out topsoil and cause pods to…
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IMF agrees $2.2B Senegal loan package
The move is a key step in tackling an economic crisis in the west African country sparked by the discovery of…
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Nigerian opposition vows to restore fuel subsidy
Nigeria’s opposition African Democratic Congress said it will anchor its presidential election campaign on a promise to…
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Driscoll’s departure leaves another hole at Pentagon
Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces mounting scrutiny as the US becomes further entrenched in the Iran war.
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A prison memoir of the Egyptian revolution
Abdelrahman ElGendy recounts his six years as a political prisoner in the wake of Egypt’s January 25 revolution.
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Nigeria's economy grows at fastest pace in five years
President Bola Tinubu has overseen a turnaround of Africa’s third-largest economy.
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US bond yields continue to climb
Most experts have attributed the increase to worries about debt levels and inflation.
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China engages in Egypt charm offensive
Relations between Beijing and Cairo have improved as China takes a more assertive role in the Middle East.
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Oil jumps after Iran strikes on US bases in the Middle East
Oil jumped by more than 5% to $95 a barrel, while Asian stocks slid over worries the latest attacks point to protracted…
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Chinese tech companies plant deeper roots in Saudi Arabia
Companies including ByteDance and Tencent announced investment in the kingdom during Riyadh’s annual LEAP tech…
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UAE real estate developer Arada agrees to build $7B district in Damascus
The deal is the latest example of Gulf capital being funneled into Syria’s reconstruction, aligned with a broader US…
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Berlin blames Russia for attempted drone attack
Three explosive-laden drones were found around a Leipzig airport last month.
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Gulf’s biggest port Jebel Ali waits for the war to end
Six months into the Iran war, Dubai’s port operator is spending $100 million a month to keep its flagship facility…
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Americans see sprawling government corruption, poll finds
Almost nine in 10 Americans say that government corruption is widespread.
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Paid actors, AI writing: How a new kind of video business cashed in on America’s divided politics
‘Ghost creators’ are reaching millions of viewers with nearly identical, sensationalized videos that take aim at…
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US-Africa trade pact extended
The development represents an interim win for African governments worried about trade relations with the US under the…
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Democrats face a tough call: Cut a college sports deal with Trump, or hold out?
The party’s coalition is fractured on a politically marketable bill weeks ahead of the midterms as its senators…
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House Republicans may stick around — but not for AI work
Republicans are now saying they need to stay in town to get their remaining legislative work done, like the annual…
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Trump’s Venezuela deal draws scrutiny of obscure Pentagon office
It was “never the intention” to take US government stakes in private companies, one former Office of Strategic Capital…
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Markey leads incumbent sweep in Massachusetts
No challenger to the all-Democratic Massachusetts delegation won on Tuesday.
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Asian currencies boosted by AI exports: Goldman Sachs
Currencies from South Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia have outperformed those in countries less exposed to Silicon Valley’s…
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US launches new strikes on Iran
The new attacks interrupted a weekslong lull in the six-month conflict and sent oil prices to $95 a barrel.
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Beijing warns automakers against overseas price wars
China’s regulators warned the country’s automakers not to launch aggressive pricing strategies in overseas markets.
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Ukraine's drone expertise is in demand
Italy is bringing on Ukraine’s ousted defense minister and drone impresario to advise on strategy.
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Meta disables cameras on thousands of tampered smart glasses
The company is putting up billboards to raise awareness about when its smart glasses are in record mode.
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John Ternus confronts Apple’s AI era
The field is wide open for a device that can be for the AI era what the iPhone was for the mobile era. But the tech…
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The Fed’s forecasts keep missing, so it may stop making them
The Fed has been a bad forecaster for a while. Warsh is probably right that the “dot plot,” which tracks where Fed…
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New Leon Black book picks fight with the Times
Bill Cohan’s new biography is aimed, in part, at rebutting The New York Times’ coverage of Black and his ties to…
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OpenClaw agent hype dies down in China
The US now has more OpenClaw instances deployed than China.
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Xi embarks on whirlwind diplomatic tour
The tour is meant to showcase China has “friends and options,” one expert said.
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