China Puts New Restrictions on E.V. Battery Manufacturing Technology
[Beijing will now require government licenses for any effort to transfer abroad the technologies crucial for producing inexpensive electric cars.
Netanyahu’s Ultra-Orthodox Allies Threaten His Coalition Government
Some of the prime minister’s political allies have quit over a proposal to make religious students serve in military, and more are threatening to do so.
Pakistan, Afghanistan trade hits $1Billion in H1 2025
[ Listen to article Due to Kabul’s assurances to Islamabad on the TTP and other key issues, trade between the two sides has reached $1 billion in the first six months of 2025. The latest report published by the Afghan Ministry of Commerce shows increasing interest in bilateral trade. According to the data, Afghanistan recorded $277 million … Read more
xAI, Grok lands $200 million US defence contract
The United States government has awarded a defence contract worth up to $200 million to Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, just a week after its flagship chatbot, Grok, came under intense scrutiny for controversial posts. The award, made through the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), names xAI as one of … Read more
Apollo-Soyuz 50th Anniversary: A Handshake in Orbit That Transformed the Space Race
The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project brought Soviet cosmonauts and NASA astronauts together in the first international human spaceflight.
Even Grave Errors at Rehab Hospitals Go Unpenalized and Undisclosed
For-profit hospitals provide most inpatient physical therapy but tend to have worse readmission rates to general hospitals. Medicare doesn’t tell consumers about troubling inspections.
Clifford Owens: Performance Art at the Edge of Transgression
In his new show, the artist, known for pushing the limits of acceptable behavior in his performance art, carefully, even timidly explores what it means to make transgressive art today.
Eberechi Eze to Arsenal set for talks as Gunner plot move for £68 million Crystal Palace winger
Arsenal are preparing to open talks with Crystal Palace over the potential signing of England international Eberechi Eze, as the club’s summer transfer strategy gathers pace. Sources indicate that preliminary discussions have already taken place on the player’s side over the past fortnight, involving senior figures within Arsenal’s recruitment and football operations teams. Eze, 27, … Read more
India orders fuel switch checks on Boeing jets after Air India crash
Listen to article India has ordered its airlines to examine fuel switches on several Boeing models after they came under scrutiny following last month’s crash of an Air India jet which killed 260 people. A preliminary report, issued by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau on Saturday, found that the switches had flipped from run position to cutoff … Read more
JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and Citi Report Solid Earnings Despite Trump Tariff Risks
[JPMorgan’s chief, Jamie Dimon, lauded the “resilient” U.S. economy as his bank reported bumper quarterly earnings.
