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SCI & TECH8h agoScientists at 30 US schools have done military research for IsraelSee an insect crawling in the corner of the room? It might be a surveillance robot, thanks to research at Carnegie Mellon University to develop cockroach-like robots with, and for, the Israeli military.Robot cockroaches, “terror-network” mapping, and rapid missile guidance are just three examples of at least 70 research projects U.S. universities have conducted on behalf of the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMoD). Over a thousand pages of internal university and U.S./Israeli military documents reveal a sweeping, decades-long program to sponsor military research collaborations with at least 30 UResponsible Statecraft
MILITARY8h agoPentagon puts possible $131 billion price tag on 1970s-era fighterThe Bunker appears originally at the Project on Government Oversight and is republished here with permission.President Trump designs aircraft carriers the way kids build paper airplanes. It’s just that his cost billions and can inflict far more pain than paper cuts. Nearly a decade ago, he concluded that the Navy’s plan to help launch planes from aircraft carriers using new-fangled electromagnetic-force catapults instead of the tried-and-true steam-powered versions was stupid … apparently based on what a sailor told him. “How is it working?” Trump asked one back in 2017.“Sir, not good. Not gooResponsible Statecraft
POLITICS8h agoPriyadarshini impact: expert panel recommends ‘industry status’ to private bus sector in KeralamBy recognising the sector as an industry under the MSME category, private bus operators will be able to access bank loans, technical and financial assistance for modernisation of fleet, and other financial benefits, says the committee, headed by former Transport Commissioner and retired IPS officer K. PadmakumarThe Hindu
DISASTER8h agoThe devastating letter that could have saved almost a hundred people from dying due to contaminated fentanylClarín
POLITICS8h agoJames Orr and the gospel of the new British rightReform’s policy head is a Cambridge theologian with an enviable contact book and a belief in ‘faith, family and flag’Financial Times
SCI & TECH8h agoFixing the AI industry’s PR problemDoomers will say it’s hopeless but here are five ideas to put out the fireFinancial Times
WORLD8h agoFrom flamenco to punk: Granada launches Neorama, festival of young talentFrom 3 to 5 September, Granada hosts Neorama, a travelling festival for young talent, with 40 concerts in jazz, classical, rock, punk and electronic music.EuroNews [en]
BUSINESS8h agoKPMG warned Guggenheim unit over deficiencies in internal controlsBig Four auditor flagged up flaws in how private investment division accounted for revenueFinancial Times
POLITICS8h agoSweden’s election frontrunner vows green resetMagdalena Andersson seeks comeback in September election after spell in oppositionFinancial Times
BUSINESS8h agoFantasy M&A: the recipe for a European championSeven theoretical tie-ups that could help the continent’s corporate sector compete with the US and China — if regulators, politicians and the public allowed themFinancial Times
BUSINESS8h agoVW, Amazon and others name blacklisted groups among potential suppliersMore than 160 US companies unable to rule out sanctioned smelters in test of western efforts to clamp down on conflict mineralsFinancial Times
BUSINESS8h agoThe port that built Dubai: war exposes a dangerous dependenceJebel Ali faces ‘existential risk’ as Strait of Hormuz disruption stifles marine traffic to the GulfFinancial Times
BUSINESS8h agoUber allies with driver unions in bid to slow robotaxi rolloutRide-hailing app admits its effort to back workers may appear ‘ironic’ after years of clashes with driversFinancial Times
BUSINESS8h agoThursday’s Economic CalendarThis article outlines Thursday's economic calendar. It provides a schedule of upcoming economic events and indicators.Seeking Alpha Tech
POLITICS8h agoThe End of American SanctuaryNew threats demand a new homeland defense.Foreign Affairs
POLITICS8h agoThe Case for a Stalemate With IranAmerica can win if it stays the course.Foreign Affairs
BUSINESS8h agoShipping stocks at a crossroads amid their best rally in decadesA months-long crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has turned an overlooked corner of the market into one of 2026's hottest trades.CNBC
WORLD8h agoCreative industry mourns Hong Kong advertising ‘queen’ Kitty Lun Kit-yingThe global advertising industry is mourning the death of Hong Kong-born Meta Greater China creative chief Kitty Lun Kit-ying, who drowned in a swimming pool at a residential complex earlier this week. A source close to the investigation confirmed on Thursday that Lun was identified as the 70-year-old woman who died after drowning in the pool of Ville De Cascade in Fo Tan on Monday. She was seen swimming at about 5.20pm on Monday and was later pulled unconscious from the pool. Resuscitation was...South China Morning Post
DISASTER8h agoUnstable Tibetan Plateau risks cascading disasters as glacier losses mount in Nepal, ChinaGlaciers on the Tibetan Plateau are likely to become more unstable, which may lead to more collapses and collateral disasters, a senior climate official warns as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic landslide and flood on the China-Nepal border continues to rise. “Over the past 60 years, the glacier area on the Tibetan Plateau has shrunk by around 24 per cent, with around 7,000 small glaciers disappearing completely,” Gao Rong, deputy director of China’s National Climate Centre, told a...South China Morning Post
BUSINESS8h agoDiversified Energy to buy Elliott-backed Birch in $1.8B dealDiversified Energy is set to acquire Elliott-backed Birch in a deal valued at $1.8 billion. This transaction represents a significant acquisition within the energy sector.Seeking Alpha Tech
POLITICS8h agoTrump will participate in campaigns for 35 Republican candidates in midterm electionsTrump anunció su participación en 35 campañas republicanas, prometiendo discursos y eventos para asegurar victorias en las elecciones. Apoyará al senador Sullivan en Alaska, destacando su compromiso con el partido más que con los candidatos individuales.Clarín
POLITICS8h agoVenezuela’s Maduro seeks dismissal of US charges, citing immunityOusted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro urged a US judge on Wednesday to dismiss criminal drug trafficking charges against him, arguing he should be immune from prosecution as the head of a sovereign country. The charges, filed in Manhattan federal court, formed the basis for the US military’s raid on Caracas and capture of Maduro on January 3. The Venezuelan leader, who has been held ‌in a Brooklyn federal jail since his seizure, has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go on trial on June...South China Morning Post
POLITICS8h agoImo, Kwara govs at ‘war’with me — WikeFederal Capital Territory FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike, has accused the governors of Imo and Kwara states, Senator Hope Uzodinma and Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, of working against him, alleging that both men have failed to reciprocate the political support he claimed to have extended to them in the past. The post Imo, Kwara govs at ‘war’with me — Wike appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
BUSINESS8h agoTheEconomy Is Worse Than It Is On The Brett Winterble ShowA discussion on "The Brett Winterble Show" suggests that the economy is performing worse than generally perceived. This indicates a critical perspective on current economic conditions being presented to the public.wbt.com · United States