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South Korea's economic growth slowed in the final quarter of last year as a sharp slump in construction investment, coupled with a pullback in exports.
Governments plan to pour $1.3 trillion into AI infrastructure by 2030 to invest in “sovereign AI,” with the premise being that countries should be in control of their own AI capabilities. The funds include financing for domestic data centers, locally trained models, independent supply chains, and national talent pipelines. This is a response to real…
America’s AI-fueled boom and China’s export-led model are showing signs of strain. For India, the implications are weaker global demand, tougher trade conditions, and limited room for easy external growth in 2026.
There are many paths AI evolution could take. On one end of the spectrum, AI is dismissed as a marginal fad, another bubble fueled by notoriety and misallocated capital. On the other end, it’s cast as a dystopian force, destined to eliminate jobs on a large scale and destabilize economies. Markets oscillate between skepticism and…
The Trump administration singles out Maine Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, as one of the reasons for ICE's operation.
Elizabeth Holmes, the former Theranos founder, has asked US President Donald Trump to release her from prison, with nearly six years still remaining on her sentence. Holmes’ request for commutation follows her 2022 conviction on wire fraud and conspiracy charges, and comes after a federal appeals court upheld her 11-year sentence earlier this year.
Video of a United Airlines passenger asserting his right to jump ahead of a family with young kids has brought fresh attention to how competitive boarding is getting
Woman who’s eight months pregnant sent to Colombia by ICE, despite belated court order to keep her out of the airA 21-year-old woman who is eight months pregnant and in a state of medical distress was deported Wednesday afternoon, a human rights attorney said, despite a court order, issued too late, to keep her out of the air.“We are trying to get her the medical attention she needs immediately,” said Anthony Enriquez, vice-president of US advocacy and litigation at the Kennedy Human Rights Center, whose client, Zharick Daniela Buitrago Ortiz, was sent back to Colombia. Continue reading…
Despite talk of a deal over Greenland, it will be hard for US allies to return to business as usual, writes the BBC’s diplomatic correspondent.
Forget JEPI – 3 Monthly Dividend ETFs With Higher Yield and Upside
South Korea's economic growth slowed in the final quarter of last year as a sharp slump in construction investment, coupled with a pullback in exports.
Governments plan to pour $1.3 trillion into AI infrastructure by 2030 to invest in “sovereign AI,” with the premise being that countries should be in control of their own AI capabilities. The funds include financing for domestic data centers, locally trained models, independent supply chains, and national talent pipelines. This is a response to real…
America’s AI-fueled boom and China’s export-led model are showing signs of strain. For India, the implications are weaker global demand, tougher trade conditions, and limited room for easy external growth in 2026.
There are many paths AI evolution could take. On one end of the spectrum, AI is dismissed as a marginal fad, another bubble fueled by notoriety and misallocated capital. On the other end, it’s cast as a dystopian force, destined to eliminate jobs on a large scale and destabilize economies. Markets oscillate between skepticism and…
The Trump administration singles out Maine Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, as one of the reasons for ICE's operation.
Elizabeth Holmes, the former Theranos founder, has asked US President Donald Trump to release her from prison, with nearly six years still remaining on her sentence. Holmes’ request for commutation follows her 2022 conviction on wire fraud and conspiracy charges, and comes after a federal appeals court upheld her 11-year sentence earlier this year.
Video of a United Airlines passenger asserting his right to jump ahead of a family with young kids has brought fresh attention to how competitive boarding is getting
Woman who’s eight months pregnant sent to Colombia by ICE, despite belated court order to keep her out of the airA 21-year-old woman who is eight months pregnant and in a state of medical distress was deported Wednesday afternoon, a human rights attorney said, despite a court order, issued too late, to keep her out of the air.“We are trying to get her the medical attention she needs immediately,” said Anthony Enriquez, vice-president of US advocacy and litigation at the Kennedy Human Rights Center, whose client, Zharick Daniela Buitrago Ortiz, was sent back to Colombia. Continue reading…
Despite talk of a deal over Greenland, it will be hard for US allies to return to business as usual, writes the BBC’s diplomatic correspondent.