China's abundant cheap electricity could give it an advantage in artificial intelligence development, despite American chip restrictions limiting its current computing capacity.

Donald Trump faces mounting political pressure as his war with Iran drives up petrol prices across America, threatening Republican prospects in the midterm elections.

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Nvidia faces competition from startups developing specialised chips for AI inference as demand shifts from training large language models to running them efficiently.

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America's war in Iran strains military resources, depleting munitions and air defences needed for potential conflicts in Asia and Ukraine.

The World Happiness Report shows it diverging from the rest of the world

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Our weekly podcast on China. This week, is China heading towards a new era of silver spoons and dimmed dreams? 

Economists have largely ignored sex work despite it being a large industry worth almost $100bn annually, with new research methods emerging to study this complex market.

Donald Trump's war against Iran threatens to undermine his political superpowers and could reshape his presidency through rising oil prices and weakened leverage.

Donald Trump prioritises loyalty tests over party unity, targeting Republican critics while tolerating anti-Muslim rhetoric from GOP officials ahead of midterm elections.

Tucker Carlson is one of MAGA’s biggest stars. Millions listen to him every week, and his punditry has influenced Donald Trump’s presidency. Now, though, he’s become MAGA’s most prominent dissident. Mr Carlson has broken with the White House over the war…

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America and Israel conduct air strikes against Iran while the regime blocks the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global energy supplies and pushing Gulf allies toward alignment.