As Chinese Tech Pulls Ahead, U.S. Fears It Will Become Dependent
Chinese firms have some of the world’s most advanced technology. But U.S. officials say relying on it could come with a downside.
China Takes Supercomputer Crown From U.S. For First Time Since 2017
A supercomputer in Shenzhen was declared the world’s fastest. It uses only standard microprocessors and not the special-purpose chips called graphics processing units.China’s National Supercomputing Center in Wuxi in 2020. LineShine, a supercomputer in Shenzhen, has been declared the world’s fastest
The Iran War’s Persistent Threat to Farmers in Poor Countries
A reopening of the Strait of Hormuz would do little to swiftly ease the pain inflicted by higher prices for fertilizer, food and fuel in Ivory Coast.
Supreme Court Bars Rastafarian Man From Suing Prison Guards for Shaving His Dreadlocks
Damon Landor, a Rastafarian, tried to sue Louisiana prison officials for violating his religious rights.Damon Landor sought to sue state prison officials in Louisiana for forcibly shaving his head.
Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Claiming Cisco Systems Helped China Target Falun Gong
The court’s decision could have broader implications for whether companies can be held liable for aiding in international human rights abuses.Falun Gong followers during a silent protest outside the Communist Party’s headquarters in Beijing in 1999.
Supreme Court Sides With Exxon in Lawsuit Over Assets Seized by Cuba
The Trump administration backed Exxon Mobil’s effort to be compensated for oil and gas assets confiscated by the Cuban government in 1960.Exxon sued three companies owned by the Cuban government that it said have been exploiting its stolen refineries and service stations without compensation.
Britain Is Still Deep in the Shadow of Brexit
Ten years after a slim majority voted to leave the European Union, the economic and political effects of that decision continue to disrupt the United Kingdom.A “Vote Leave” rally in London in June 2016. The proposal to separate from the European Union narrowly passed.
Brexit Has Cost the UK Growth, Analysts Say, in the Decade Since the Vote
Citing lower trade and investment, analysts broadly agree that Britain’s economy is smaller than it would have been if the country had stayed in the E.U.Ten years ago, British voters approved by a slim margin a proposal for the country to leave the European Union. The economic results, economists sa
The Extraordinary Embezzlement Case That Rocked Scottish Politics
Peter Murrell, the husband of the former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon, was sentenced on Tuesday after he admitted to buying a bizarre range of items with the Scottish National Party’s money.Peter Murrell, center, arriving at Edinburgh High Court in May. He was sentenced on Tuesday to more than fi
Searching for Clues in Jeffrey Epstein’s Boyhood
“Jeff” grew up in an insular world, kept company with a few brainy boys and fixated on girls. Was a monster hiding in plain sight?
Trump Gives Teamsters a Chance to Shed Oversight Meant to Curb Mob Ties
Sean M. O’Brien, re-elected to a second term leading the union, has used a relationship with President Trump to end court-ordered corruption monitoring.Sean M. O’Brien, the Teamsters president, was overwhelmingly re-elected to his second term at the union’s convention last week.
Photos Behind Kennedy Center Tarps Show No Sign of Trump’s Name
Images circulated by an activist group reveal bare marble where President Trump’s name once resided. The Kennedy Center previously told a federal judge it had been removed.In a sworn declaration this month, the Kennedy Center said it had removed the words “The Donald J. Trump and” from its facade.
Justice Dept. Issued, Then Withdrew, Grand Jury Subpoenas of Journalists
The administration backed down after the news organizations, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, fought them in sealed filings.The Justice Department had sought information related to reporting on top officials warning President Trump of the risks of a major military campaign against Ir
Meta Has Created a Prediction Markets App
The experimental app, internally called “Arena,” would be independent of Facebook and Instagram. It could compete for attention with Polymarket and Kalshi, the biggest prediction markets.Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, is making a broader push to create new types of apps based on emerging s
Markets Recoil in Global Sell-Off Driven by Tech Stocks
Chipmakers led the way down in South Korea, where the main index plunged 10.5 percent. The Nasdaq in the U.S. was down 2.2 percent at Tuesday’s open.Traders in Seoul. The decline in South Korean stocks on Tuesday at one point triggered a 20-minute trading halt by the exchange operator.
SpaceX Stock Price Is Slumping After Its Blockbuster IPO
On Tuesday, SpaceX briefly fell below $150 a share, which was where the stock began trading when the company listed publicly just over a week ago.
Looking Back on the U.S.A.’s Many Founders, 250 Years In
In the past 50 years, the way we tell the story of the Revolution has become dramatically more complex. Can it still inspire us all?The five-man drafting committee presenting the Declaration of Independence to Congress, in an early 19th-century painting by John Trumbull.
Polling Is Limited in New York’s Democratic House Primaries
Few independent surveys were published in Democratic primaries despite prominent candidates and some ideological tests.New Yorkers cast ballots at P.S. 56 in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, on Tuesday.
Europe Is Sweltering in an Extreme Heat Wave. Here’s the Latest.
France’s average temperature on Tuesday was its hottest ever, the country’s weather agency said. Several countries are under top-level heat warnings.
40 People Drown in France Amid Scorching Temperatures
Most of the victims were young people swimming in unsupervised areas, officials said.People trying to find respite in the shade in Toulouse, France, on Monday.
Europe’s Heat Has Scientists Asking: How Much Hotter Can It Get?
Records are being broken for the second time in a month, leading scientists to probe the upper limits of what the warming climate can dish out.A retirement home in Les Sorinières, near Nantes, France, on Monday, where temperatures reached 108 degrees Fahrenheit.
Ebola Symptoms in Current Outbreak May Be Milder Than in Previous Ones
That is good news for patients, but officials fear it will make controlling the spread of the disease harder.A health worker checking people’s temperatures at an entry point to the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May.
Social Security Is Running Out of Money, Fast
To save the program, we need to eliminate the payroll tax cap.
Is This the Year Florida Turns Blue?
David Jolly must persuade voters who have been increasingly hostile to Democrats that he’s a different kind of Democrat.