Friday marks six months since the U.S. and Israel launched “major combat operations” in Iran, prompting retaliatory strikes on targets across the Gulf and sparking a new war in the Middle East. What was initially expected to be a weeks-long conflict has evolved into a standoff that geopolitical analysts say has no end in sight….
Iceland Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir participates at a listening session on a referendum in Reykjavik, Iceland, on August 24, 2026. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Icelanders on Saturday will vote in a knife-edge referendum on whether to resume negotiations to join the European Union, reopening a debate that has taken on deeper significance…
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, during an interview on “The Circuit with Emily Chang” at Anthropic’s headquarters in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty Images A San Francisco federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Pentagon’s blacklisting of artificial intelligence giant Anthropic…
Liang Wenfeng, founder of startup DeepSeek, delivers the keynote speech during the 10th China Private Equity Golden Bull Awards on August 30, 2019 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images DeepSeek, the lab that put Chinese artificial intelligence on the map last January, has long been financed by High-Flyer Quant, its…
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Ratcliffe speaks to the press during the press conference held by the United States President Donald Trump in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington DC, United States. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu |…
Children swim as ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. Ali Saeedi | Getty Images An oil tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said in a post Thursday, the latest…
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy. India’s growing energy requirements are becoming fertile grounds for a contest between the U.S. and Russia, as the two geopolitical rivals seek a bigger…
The Federal Reserve, the U.S. Senate, the Department of Justice, NASA, and other federal agencies were victims of computer intrusion by a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, the DOJ said on Wednesday morning as it announced the seizure of online domains used for hacking platforms. The hacking platforms, known as “QScan and QTRouter,” were “used to…
Singapore-based Vertex Ventures, backed by Singapore state investor Temasek, has made investments in Chinese robotics startups, including Unitree Robotics. SINGAPORE — Chinese robotics companies shut out of the U.S. by new restrictions on advanced robots can still reach American buyers by building genuine operations in Singapore, according to a Temasek-backed venture firm that counts humanoid…
FILE PHOTO: Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018. Hamad I Mohammed | Reuters Oil fell Wednesday, amid easing concerns about military conflict as the U.S. leans towards economic sanctions to pressure Iran. International benchmark Brent crude futures for October delivery declined 2.52% to $86.35 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures for October…
