China’s Humanoid Robots Find Their Stride
A Beijing Race Recast the Limits of Humanoid Robots A year ago, Beijing’s experiment in sending humanoid robots through a half-marathon looked more like a spectacle of stumbles than a…
AI Chip Boom Spreads Beyond Nvidia
The rush to profit from artificial intelligence is no longer flowing to Nvidia alone. A widening group of chip start-ups, particularly those promising cheaper and more power-efficient ways to run…
How Fuel Shock Is Disrupting Summer Travel
Fuel Shock Reaches the Departure Gate The economic aftershocks of the war involving Iran are beginning to register in a more tangible place for consumers: summer travel plans. Air Canada…
Eastern Europe’s Political Jolt
A political jolt in Eastern Europe The defeat of Viktor Orbán in Hungary and another anti-establishment election in Bulgaria are reshaping political expectations across Eastern Europe, where the region’s direction…
Meta Contract Cuts Expose AI’s Fragile Labor Chain
More than 1,000 workers at a Nairobi outsourcing firm that handled work for Meta were abruptly laid off this week after the social media company ended a key contract, a…
Trump’s Feud With the Pope Widens Across Politics and Faith
A clash with the pope spills beyond the Vatican What began as a dispute over war has widened into a test of President Trump’s political reach — from the pews…
Britain’s Diplomatic Crisis Deepens Ahead of Washington Visit
A diplomatic crisis widens as Britain heads toward Washington Relations between Britain and the United States, long wrapped in the language of the “special relationship,” have deteriorated sharply in recent…
Hormuz Reopens, Then Slips Back Into Doubt
Strait of Hormuz Status Swings Back Into Doubt Fresh uncertainty engulfed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday after Iran said the vital waterway had been closed again, only hours after…
Starmer’s Fury Over Mandelson Vetting Deepens Whitehall Crisis
Keir Starmer said on Friday that it was “unforgivable” he had not been told Peter Mandelson initially failed security vetting before being appointed Britain’s ambassador to Washington, deepening a crisis…
Australia’s War-Crimes Reckoning Enters a New Phase
Australia’s most prominent war-crimes case moves into a new phase Ben Roberts-Smith, the former Australian special forces soldier once celebrated as a national hero, was released on bail on Friday…