The UK’s seemingly endless supply of fresh fruit and vegetables may be heading for a difficult test. A powerful El Niño climate pattern developing in the tropical Pacific is threatening to disrupt
A strengthening El Niño weather pattern is raising alarm across Southeast Asia, with analysts and governments warning that a potentially severe episode could drive sharp increases in food prices across the ASEAN
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Artificial intelligence is delivering significant economic and scientific gains, but its capabilities are advancing faster than governments and institutions can effectively regulate, according to a United Nations-backed scientific panel. The warning was
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SpaceX is paying borrowing costs comparable to personal loans as investors demand high yields on its debt, reflecting growing uncertainty over the company’s ability to translate rapid expansion and artificial intelligence ambitions
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Donald Trump continues to preside over a vast and diversified business empire that stretches across real estate, branding, merchandise, and emerging financial ventures, according to reporting by El País cited in the
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By 2050, population aging could dramatically reshape public finances, with the gap between what citizens contribute to the state and what they receive in benefits and services projected to nearly triple under
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Warnings over the economic and financial consequences of the artificial intelligence boom are intensifying, with leading economists and central bankers cautioning that rapid investment, rising leverage, and technological disruption could create systemic
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Elon Musk’s position at the summit of global wealth has widened into unprecedented territory following SpaceX’s public offering on June 12, which pushed the founder and chief executive into what the reporting
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Russia carried out a large-scale missile and drone attack across Ukraine on Thursday, striking Kyiv and multiple regions in what Moscow described as a “massive strike using long-range precision air, land, and
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OpenAI has proposed granting the United States government a 5% ownership stake in the company, a move aimed at easing growing political pressure in Washington and aligning public interests with the rapid
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A consortium including Microsoft and telecom startup Lightstorm has announced plans to build a new undersea cable system connecting India with Malaysia and Singapore, as global technology firms accelerate investment in artificial
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Europe’s semiconductor industry is heading toward a “bleak future” due to mounting geopolitical pressures and structural weaknesses, including Chinese export controls, heavy dependence on US technology, and persistent domestic competitiveness challenges, according
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Singapore authorities have seized a luxury mansion valued at about SGD 55 million (US$42 million) and charged multiple individuals and companies with money laundering and false representation offences as part of an
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Taiwan should transform itself into a “hornet’s nest” of drones to deter conflict and strengthen security, the top U.S. diplomat on the island said on Thursday, underscoring Washington’s support for Taipei’s expanding
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Russia authorized covert military training involving Chinese forces at the highest levels of its defense establishment, with multiple senior generals participating in exercises that included chemical, biological, and radiological warfare instruction, according
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe has warned that artificial intelligence-powered cyberoffensive tools are becoming comparable to “digital nuclear weapons,” cautioning that the technology could significantly intensify global competition and reshape the balance of
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