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The End of a Village
A dispatch from the beautiful, tortured village of Umm al-Khair.
Donald Trump’s Dream of an Alaskan Oil Boom Is Feeling More Like a Bust
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As Kristen Moreland waited for the livestream to buffer, her thoughts drifted to the years she’d devoted to defending Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the northeastern sweep of Alaska where the mountains give way to the coastal plain. On screen, the chatter […]
China launches its largest naval aircraft carrier
Leader Xi Jinping has pushed to modernize the military to challenge US dominance in the South China Sea and assert sovereignty claims over Taiwan.
Why Jensen Huang was right to warn about China's AI capabilities
Huang's warning, even though it was walked back, coincides with a Goldman Sachs' estimate that top tech in China will spend more than $70 billion next year on data centers and chips.
Google denies reports of building a data center on Christmas Island
A Google spokesperson said the project is instead a “continuation” of its subsea cable infrastructure buildout.
Jeffrey Epstein Helped Israel Sell a Surveillance State to Côte d’Ivoire
Leaked emails show the details behind talks between Cote d’Ivoire and Israel shepherded by Ehud Barak and Jeffrey Epstein
Tanzania’s internet shutdown cost economy $228M, monitoring group says
The shutdown has reignited worries about the use of state-ordered internet blackouts on the continent during elections or unrest.