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The “Washington Effect” Could Decide the AI Race

BALTIMORE: Five months into his second presidency, Donald Trump is already ushering in a new era of imperial technological governance in which both domestic and foreign regulatory authorities are subordinated to a US administration increasingly dominated by Big Tech. Silicon Valley has cultivated its political influence through aggressive lobbying and strategic presidential appointments.

Only Democracy Can End Iran’s Nuclear Threat

The regime had plenty of warning signs about its unprecedented weakness at home and isolation in the region. There was

Central Asia’s New Playbook

Though they are not turning their backs on Russia, they are now embracing new opportunities to increase their economic resilience

Work Is Not Well-Being

Effective interventions would include labor policies that ensure adequate incomes and portable benefits even for gig and informal workers; automatic

Political Changes Don’t Weaken the Case for Green Business

IKEA’s CIRKULÄR initiative, for example, uses financial rewards, humor, and green imagery to encourage customers to buy and sell used

Lessons From the Trump-Musk Feud

Musk’s comments triggered an escalating exchange of threats and recriminations between him and Trump (each relying on his own social

How AI Will Disrupt Big Tech

Regulatory or antitrust actions have sometimes helped unleash innovation – the Federal Communications Commission’s opening of long-distance telecommunications to competition

Europe’s Hard Road to Strategic Sovereignty

US President Donald Trump does not care about Western values. He would rather let Russian President Vladimir Putin carve up

Israel attacks Iran’s capital with explosions booming across Tehran

Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran as Israel said it targeted nuclear and military sites.

Miracle: One survivor found in Air India plane crash, police…

One survivor has been found in the deadly crash of an Air India plane carrying 242 people, after it rammed