Browsing Category
Politics
China’s criteria for humanoid robot IPOs may be hard to meet
Humanoid robots box during the 5th Global Digital Trade Expo on September 25, 2026 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China's securities regulator is raising the bar for public…
U.S., Iran hold separate mediator talks as Mideast oil exports revive
The building of the destroyed Shajareh Tayebeh primary school is pictured surrounded by rubble in Minab in Iran's Hormozgan province on August 10, 2026. Six months on, a team of AFP journalists obtained rare access to the school which…
Oil extends gains as Middle East supply concerns persist
A view of a tanker ship at the Banyas Oil Terminal in Tartus, Syria on September 13, 2026.Hasan Belal | Anadolu | Getty ImagesOil rose Tuesday, extending gains for a second day, as worries over the Mideast conflict continuing for longer…
Senate advances college sports bill aimed at regulating NIL deals
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 9, 2024 in Washington, D.C.Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe Senate on Monday voted 77-22 in favor of a bill to create a national…
Samsung to inject $1 billion into Nvidia- and KKR-backed AI infrastructure
Samsung Electronics and its affiliates will invest a combined $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, an artificial intelligence infrastructure company launched by global investment firm KKR and backed by AI darling Nvidia.Samsung…
Khanna to introduce AI safety bill awaiting technology safeguards
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., leaves the U.S. Capitol after the last vote of the week on Thursday, September 3, 2026. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesSilicon Valley Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna will introduce a bill to regulate…
OpenAI abandons plan to release upcoming model as safety concerns escalate
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sits for a conversation with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff at Salesforce's Dreamforce conference at the Moscone Center on Sept. 15, 2026 in San Francisco, California.Benjamin Fanjoy | Getty ImagesOpenAI decided not to…
Judge voids linking FEMA counterterrorism funds to election rule changes
A ballot box sits ready to be used aa Prairie Oak Lodge is used as a polling place on June 2, 2026 in Marion, Iowa. Stephen Maturen | Getty ImagesA judge on Monday vacated a Trump administration rule that would withhold 20% of federal…
AMD acquiring Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs AI firm in deal worth $8.2B
Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026.Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAdvanced Micro Devices said Monday…
Supreme Court Justice Alito recuses from climate change case
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito speaks during the investiture ceremony for Texas Supreme Court justices Kyle Hawkins and James Sullivan at the Capitol in Austin on Thursday, May 7, 2026.Jay Janner | Austin American-Statesman |…