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China's three largest airlines end first half 2026 with a loss due to rising fuel prices

China's three largest airlines end first half 2026 with a loss due to rising fuel prices

Economics

China's top three airlines, Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines, concluded the first half of...
Amazon to purchase electricity from four wind farms in Sweden

Amazon to purchase electricity from four wind farms in Sweden

Business & Finance

Amazon.com Inc. has secured long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) from four wind farms in Sweden to supply energy...
Defence Bank Race Tests Allies’ Willingness to Finance Rearmament

Defence Bank Race Tests Allies’ Willingness to Finance Rearmament

Economics

The push to create a new international defence bank reflects a problem that is becoming increasingly difficult for...
Iceland’s Fishing Concerns Defeat EU Pressure for Accession Talks

Iceland’s Fishing Concerns Defeat EU Pressure for Accession Talks

Economics

Icelandic voters have rejected a proposal to reopen negotiations on European Union membership, delivering a narrow but...
US Seeks G20 Trade Pressure on China to Force Economic Rebalancing

US Seeks G20 Trade Pressure on China to Force Economic Rebalancing

Economics

The United States is seeking to turn its increasingly contentious trade relationship with China into a broader campaign...
US Policy Shifts Test Europe’s Confidence in Global Financial Cooperation

US Policy Shifts Test Europe’s Confidence in Global Financial Cooperation

Economics

European central bankers are increasingly concerned that changes in the way Washington manages currencies, government...
US Strike on Iranian Island Reopens Oil’s Hormuz Risk Premium

US Strike on Iranian Island Reopens Oil’s Hormuz Risk Premium

Economics

Oil prices rose more than 2% after the United States struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of...
Nepal Floods Put Reconstruction Costs Near 10% of Economy

Nepal Floods Put Reconstruction Costs Near 10% of Economy

Economics

Nepal could face a reconstruction bill of $4 billion to $5 billion after a catastrophic flood swept through its...
US Gains Growing Control Over Venezuela's Oil Reserves

US Gains Growing Control Over Venezuela's Oil Reserves

Economics

The United States is moving toward a far deeper role in Venezuela's oil industry, with President Donald Trump...

Management

Art & Art Market

Hollywood Is Afraid As Scarlett Johansson's OpenAI Conflict Resurfaces

Hollywood Is Afraid As Scarlett Johansson's OpenAI Conflict Resurfaces
Hollywood officials says that OpenAI's apparent tribute to the film "Her," which features Scarlett Johansson's voice, is causing a reaction against artificial intelligence.   Even as Hollywood studios test new tools and consider partnerships with OpenAI, Johansson's accusations that the...

Tennessee Is The First US State To Pass Legislation Shielding Musicians From AI

Tennessee Is The First US State To Pass Legislation Shielding Musicians From AI
Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee signed a bill into law on recently that sought to shield creatives, including musicians, against artificial intelligence's unauthorised usage.   The Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act is the name of the legislation.   The Reasons It...

Morgan Stanley expects AI sector to equal Spain's power consumption by 2027

Morgan Stanley expects AI sector to equal Spain's power consumption by 2027
Morgan Stanley analysts expect that by 2027, the generative artificial intelligence sector of the economy will require as much electricity as all of Spain did in 2022. Over the following four years, the sector's electricity demand is expected to increase at an average annual rate of 70%, from 15...

Science & Technology

Sony Music, Warner Music accuse Anthropic of stealing tens of thousands of songs to train AI

Sony Music, Warner Music accuse Anthropic of stealing tens of thousands of songs to train AI
According to The Guardian, Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell, music publishers that oversee...

Nepal’s Warning Gap Exposed by a Rising Himalayan Flood Risk

Nepal’s Warning Gap Exposed by a Rising Himalayan Flood Risk
Three months before a catastrophic flood tore through communities along the Nepal-China border,...

Global Warming Raises Glacier Collapse Risks Across the Himalayas

Global Warming Raises Glacier Collapse Risks Across the Himalayas
The catastrophic flash flood in Nepal's Rasuwa district has brought a growing Himalayan danger into...

Meta to launch general-purpose AI agent Hatch in coming weeks

Meta to launch general-purpose AI agent Hatch in coming weeks
Meta is set to roll out its consumer-oriented AI agent platform, Hatch, in the near future, as...

Global shipments of humanoid robots grow 3.7-fold in the first half 2026

Global shipments of humanoid robots grow 3.7-fold in the first half 2026
Worldwide deliveries of humanoid robots surged over 3.7 times in the initial half of 2026, totaling...

Open Models for AI Become Big Tech’s Strategic Bet

Open Models for AI Become Big Tech’s Strategic Bet
A growing coalition of leading technology companies is publicly urging policymakers to avoid broad...

Geopolitical Rivalry Complicates Global AI Safety

Geopolitical Rivalry Complicates Global AI Safety
Artificial intelligence is advancing at a pace that is forcing governments, technology companies...

Anthropic announces lifting of US export controls on Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models

Anthropic announces lifting of US export controls on Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models
The US firm Anthropic declared on the X social network that the US Department of Commerce has...

AWS Bets on Embedded Engineers to Accelerate Enterprise AI

AWS Bets on Embedded Engineers to Accelerate Enterprise AI
Amazon Web Services is making a significant strategic push to speed up artificial intelligence...

Learning Concerns Drive Norway's AI Classroom Limits

Learning Concerns Drive Norway's AI Classroom Limits
Norway is moving to sharply restrict the use of generative artificial intelligence in schools,...
World Politics

World & Politics

Icelanders oppose new EU accession negotiations

Icelanders oppose new EU accession negotiations
Most Icelanders involved in the referendum opposed restarting accession negotiations, according to the Associated Press, referencing information made...

Hormuz Becomes the Key Test of Iran War Diplomacy

Hormuz Becomes the Key Test of Iran War Diplomacy
Six months into the war between Iran, the United States and Israel, diplomatic efforts are increasingly concentrating on one immediate objective:...

Trump extends trade embargo against Cuba for another year

Trump extends trade embargo against Cuba for another year
"I am prolonging this authority regarding Cuba for one year, until September 14, 2027," Trump said in a memorandum released on the US Federal...

US Sanctions Strategy Targets Iran’s Oil and Financial Lifelines

US Sanctions Strategy Targets Iran’s Oil and Financial Lifelines
The United States is preparing a major expansion of economic pressure on Iran, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying Washington intends to...

Ukraine’s Political Uncertainty Deepens as War Tests Zelenskyy’s Leadership

Ukraine’s Political Uncertainty Deepens as War Tests Zelenskyy’s Leadership
Ukraine is entering a new phase of political uncertainty as the war with Russia intensifies and disagreements within the country's leadership become...

The US to demand its partners define their position in the AI race

The US to demand its partners define their position in the AI race
The US has presented an ultimatum to 35 nations to clarify their stance in the artificial intelligence (AI) competition and avoid joining conflicting...

India is considering building two oil storage facilities for strategic reserve

India is considering building two oil storage facilities for strategic reserve
Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd. (ISPRL), owned by the state, finished feasibility studies for building two strategic reserve oil storage...

Mistrust Keeps Iran and US From Reviving the Ceasefire

Mistrust Keeps Iran and US From Reviving the Ceasefire
The failure to revive the interim peace agreement between Iran and the United States is no longer simply a dispute over whether the June arrangement...