Britain Presses Tech Giants to Childproof Devices
Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday gave Apple, Google and other technology companies until September to install protections on children’s phones and tablets that would block the taking or sharing…
AI Stock Retreat Spreads From Wall Street to Asia
The retreat in AI stocks spread from Wall Street to Asia The sell-off that began in American chip stocks late last week rippled across Asian markets on Monday, dragging down…
Xi Visits Pyongyang to Reassert China’s Influence
Xi Arrives in Pyongyang as China Seeks to Reassert Its Sway Over North Korea President Xi Jinping of China arrived in Pyongyang on Monday for a two-day state visit heavy…
Oil and Airlines Shaken as Israel-Iran Fighting Resumes
Oil and aviation are rattled as Israel-Iran fighting resumes Oil prices surged on Monday and the airline industry warned of a deeper profit squeeze after Israel and Iran resumed exchanging…
Israel and Iran Shatter a Fragile Truce
A Fragile Truce Gives Way Israel and Iran traded direct strikes on Sunday for the first time since an April ceasefire, reigniting fears that a war many in the region…
India Seeks to Shore Up Investor Confidence as Growth Slows
India Moves to Bolster Confidence as Growth Outlook Softens India on Thursday rolled out a pair of measures aimed at reassuring global investors and steadying its currency, as policymakers confronted…
Washington Broadens A.I. Oversight From Models to Chips
Washington Expands Its AI Oversight, From Models to Microchips The battle over how to police artificial intelligence in the United States is widening rapidly, moving beyond the software made by…
Trump Opens Door to Iran Talks While Backtracking on Intelligence Pick
President Trump said on Thursday that he would consider meeting Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, if such a meeting could help secure an agreement, signaling that even after months…
When War Governs the Strait of Hormuz
A Chokepoint Under Guard Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is no longer operating on the assumptions that have governed one of the world’s busiest energy corridors for decades.…
Broadcom Rattles the AI Trade
A Broadcom-Fueled Jolt Hits the AI Trade The global stock market’s favorite bet — that the buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure would continue to propel chipmakers ever higher — ran…