To reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar and build its own capacity to influence the international monetary system, China is procuring gold at a voracious pace.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/12/china-gold-illicit-mining-indonesia/
Under Trump, NASA is accelerating a push to put a reactor on the moon, ahead of China and Russia. The plan could involve a “keep-out zone” on the lunar surface.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/12/nasa-nuclear-reactor-moon-trump-plan/
Leaked draft reports on South Africa and Brazil lean into President Donald Trump’s contested claims, fueling disputes at the State Department.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/08/11/trump-south-africa-brazil-human-rights/
The ship, suspected to be part of a “shadow fleet” of oil tankers used by Russia, allegedly dragged its anchor across the seabed for miles, damaging five cables.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/11/finland-russia-cables-baltic-tanker/
Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Colombian senator, was shot at a campaign event in Bogotá in June and had been in intensive care since.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/11/colombia-senator-miguel-uribe-dead-shooting/
A China coast guard ship barreled into a Chinese navy destroyer Tuesday as the two vessels chased a Philippine coast guard ship.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/11/south-china-sea-collision/
Agreement would restore funding and stop litigation between the school and White House.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/harvard-trump-deal-settlement-500-million-34acf7fa
A search of Patrick Joseph White’s home revealed documents in which he indicated his discontent with the vaccine, they said.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/cdc-shooting-atlanta-patrick-white-covid-19-vaccine-0ea5be06
The deployment of the National Guard in D.C. comes as the president plans to broaden the use of U.S. military bases for immigrant detention centers.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-national-guard-dc-military-role-3027c35e
As scholarships expand, unions go to court to thwart the public.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/wyomings-school-choice-court-battle-05103bb5
Heatstroke killed Julie Leon on a 108-degree day. A lawsuit blames oil companies.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/climate-lawyers-try-a-new-approach-wrongful-death-lawsuits-7c7223af
Antoni had the support of conservatives such as former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-to-nominate-longtime-critic-to-lead-bureau-of-labor-statistics-190e7252
They report that they find their ability to write, speak and conduct basic inquiry is slipping away.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ai-robs-my-students-of-the-ability-to-think-education-school-learning-880267c7?mod=rss_Technology
The decision to charge Nvidia and AMD a portion of the sales from their AI chips to China opens up legal and national-security concerns.https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/what-to-know-about-trumps-plan-to-take-15-of-ai-chip-sales-to-china-04c6537c?mod=rss_Technology
The unusual arrangement follows Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s meeting with President Trump.https://www.wsj.com/tech/nvidia-amd-chip-sales-us-government-f9e34b5f?mod=rss_Technology
Lip-Bu Tan is set to meet with the president, who last week called for Tan’s removal.https://www.wsj.com/tech/intel-ceo-trump-white-house-visit-10e482af?mod=rss_Technology
Elon Musk said Apple’s App Store was suppressing his GrokAI chatbot while favoring ChatGPT.https://www.wsj.com/tech/musk-takes-fight-with-openai-to-apple-over-its-app-store-a4bf5f24?mod=rss_Technology
In mounting an unsolicited bid for Google’s browser, the AI startup seeks to take advantage of uncertainty over a pending antitrust ruling.https://www.wsj.com/tech/perplexity-ai-google-chrome-offer-5ddb7a22?mod=rss_Technology
A hybrid approach to AI is powering Amazon’s Rufus shopping assistant and cutting-edge warehouse robots.https://www.wsj.com/articles/meet-neurosymbolic-ai-amazons-method-for-enhancing-neural-networks-620dd81a?mod=rss_Technology
Venture-capital firm leads $74 million investment in holding company Titan, aiming to inject AI into the humdrum aspects of IT.https://www.wsj.com/articles/general-catalysts-latest-ai-bet-is-in-it-3a2f5b03?mod=rss_Technology