Wildfires are raging across Europe, Canada and beyond. To successfully fight these fires, speed is essential. A German startup uses satellite data and AI to spot fires early. In July, hundreds of firefighters are battling...
With China dominating every step of the solar energy production chain, governments in India and Europe are looking to reduce their overreliance on a single supplier. In December 2025, Italy awarded more than 1.1 gigawatts...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has said the loan, the largest in its history, is aimed at helping boost the EU planemaker’s research efforts. The money will be directed to commercial and defense projects. The...
Countries across the region are expanding defense cooperation in ways that change the South China Sea equation but fall short of a new anti-China bloc. For years, the South China Sea has been seen as a potential...
A potential US-Iran deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz could ease the global energy crunch, but oil prices and supplies may take months to stabilize as shipping restarts and infrastructure...
The rivalry between Sam Altman and Dario Amodei is entering a new phase. Both AI bosses are planning IPO listings and hope to use the money to outpace each other in the race to build...
A new wave of Trump tariffs could unsettle US trade partners which have already signed new trade deals or have been negotiating them for months. US President Donald Trump’s administration is proposing additional tariffs of 10% or...
Beijing now has strong new powers to punish firms for pulling manufacturing out of China. Multinationals are increasingly caught in a web of coercion and complex rules as they try to operate across the US,...
Data centers are energy-intensive engines of growth, the backbone and hub of digitalization. Thousands of them are being built all around the world. The Iran war has shown how vulnerable societies are as a result....
Syria’s new government has deliberately not become directly involved in the Iran war. It’s presenting itself as neutral and as a possible solution to the Strait of Hormuz blockade. Descriptions of Syria have changed a lot over...
US curbs on advanced chips pushed China to focus on its own semiconductor ecosystem. And while it trails at the very cutting edge, China’s “good‑enough” technology is fast powering much of the global economy. Four...
DeepSeek, the startup behind a low-cost chatbot that sent shockwaves through the AI community last year, has released its highly anticipated V4 model. Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek released a preview version of its new...