Pockets of fuel shortages worldwide, continuing price spikes, and rising inflationary pressure are now more imminent amid the ongoing Iran war escalation and the continuing decline...
Thailand’s suspension of dozens of data center projects last week signals that the backlash against the AI boom—long simmering in the U.S.—is gaining ground in Asia....
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming table stakes. Within a few years, every large company will have access to broadly similar predictive capabilities. And when prediction becomes...
When U.S. supermarket chain Walmart opened its first Chinese outlet in Shenzhen in 1996—five years before China joined the World Trade Organization—the retail landscape in the...
The Gulf Cooperation Council will have breathed a collective sigh of relief when the U.S. and Iran agreed an interim deal to end more than 100 days of war. Announced...
In the week to 26 June, QatarEnergy, Avilease, Emirates NBD, FAB, Dukhan and Burjeel issued a combined $7.5bn of debt, a pretty hefty figure. Notable among them was UAE healthcare group Burjeel Holdings’ $500 million debut sukuk...
Apple made its long awaited entry into the foldable smartphone market on Wednesday with the launch of the iPhone Duo. The foldable phone will go on...
Prediction markets are splurging on ad campaigns featuring A-listers—and the approach is starting to rankle some observers. On Wednesday, sports trading platform Novig released a video...
Independent researchers have identified multiple new websites where AI agents seemingly built by OpenAI took unauthorized actions, such as accessing websites, posting messages, and sharing data...
Spider-Man swung, Odysseus sailed, and Hollywood rode them to its biggest summer box office ever. There was just one thing missing: nearly 249 million ticket sales....