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Russia courts the Taliban without dropping Pakistan
I have watched Pakistan-Afghanistan relations long enough to distrust easy headlines, and last week’s news produced a few of them. At the Center-2026 (Tsentr-2026) war […]
What the AI boom is actually doing for Americans
Paul Krugman is the greatest econ writer in the world, and also a legendary economist. But I sometimes feel that he has a blind spot […]
Behind in EVs, Toyota powering ahead with hydrogen vehicles
Hydrogen-powered passenger cars have been left far behind by electric vehicles and hybrids, but the hydrogen truck market is growing and new technology developed for […]
Indonesia’s arms spree only the start of a modern military
Indonesia is buying the weapons of a modern military at a pace rarely seen in its recent history. Rafale fighter jets are entering service, and […]
AI risk debate: Steve Boese on what HR leaders can act on while consensus is missing
September brought the argument over AI’s risks into the open from several directions at once. Early in the month, a researcher resigned from Anthropic, warning […]
China buys time for its young scientists as US rations it
On September 19, Dou Xiankang, who heads the National Natural Science Foundation of China, described a grant that most young scientists anywhere would envy. Researchers […]
A tech glossary to thrive and survive in the AI era
Certain ideas define us. Some earned names of our own along the way. Others have run through nearly 240 pieces without ever being formally christened. […]
US backs major offensive as Yemen slides back toward all-out war
Yemen is spiraling back toward full-scale war after its Saudi-backed government launched a major offensive on Sunday to retake territory captured by the Iran-backed group […]
Singapore a battleground of commodities fraud lawsuits
By: Toh Han Shih Six Battery Road (brown building on left), hosts Radiant World headquarters in Singapore. Photo from Wikimedia Commons Singaporean courts have become […]
AI less likely to replace jobs in developing economies, but gains aren’t guaranteed – World Bank
Generative AI (GenAI) poses a substantially lower automation threat to employees in low- and middle-income economies than to those in wealthier ones, according to the […]
Malaysia urged to review wage structure beyond minimum pay to support income growth
Malaysia’s wage structure needs to be reviewed so that employees earning above the minimum wage also benefit from periodic salary adjustments, according to the National […]
From Propagandist to Criminal
When Nguyễn Thành Nam released In Conversation with Thanh: A New Account of the Light in April, Vietnam’s state media fell in line. Twenty official […]
Campbell’s Co slashes dividend, cuts jobs and raises prices in $500M savings push
Campbell’s cuts jobs, closes plants and slashes its dividend as it launches a $500 million savings plan after another weak quarter…See More
Allulose-containing products claiming zero sugar threatened with growing litigation
Products with the sweetener allulose face a wave of lawsuits challenging “zero sugar” and “sugar free” claims, following a key Seventh Circuit ruling involving Chobani…See […]
Finishing the training isn’t the same as changing how you work
When Samsung Group began its group-wide AI push by putting around 50 affiliate presidents through hands-on training before extending it to the wider workforce, it […]
The next retail media win may not come from Amazon
Brands that expand beyond Amazon are finding stronger profit returns in display and video, offering a blueprint for marketers looking to get more from their […]
Flydubai attack feeds Netanyahu’s ‘protector’ line as polls near
The apparent attempted hijacking of a Flydubai flight carrying 170 mostly Israeli passengers was another reminder to Israelis of the constant threat of terror and […]
Big Oil fears the evidence of its deliberate climate lies
No one knows how the US Supreme Court will rule in Suncor v. Boulder, the case that will kick off the court’s fall term next week and will […]
More employers in Singapore set to hold wages flat in 2027
Employers in Singapore feel more optimistic about the year ahead than they were about this one, but that has not translated into pay. Just over […]