Pigeon races in Chinese cities became opulent symbols of China’s economic boom, with purses over $100 million — exceeding most of the world’s major sports.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2025/pigeon-racing-china-crime-belgium/
Tesla was the second best-selling electric car in Germany but the rise of competitors and backlash against Elon Musk’s foray into U.S. politics sent sales into a tailspin.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/04/tesla-europe-germany-musk-sales/
In a conversation caught on a hot mic, the leaders of China and Russia chatted about human longevity, organ replacement surgery and the possibility of living to 150.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/04/putin-xi-hot-mic-immortality/
European leaders are meeting in Paris Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and will hold a call with President Trump about U.S air defense and intelligence.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/04/europe-us-ukraine-security-guarantees-air-support/
Escalating anti-India rhetoric from Donald Trump and his top economic adviser has led to deepening anger in New Delhi, which is expanding outreach to Russia and China.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/04/india-us-trump-modi-tariffs-trade/
The developing-country deportation law, echoing Trump, follows a deal with the Pacific Island nation that already houses Australia asylum seekers.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/03/australia-nauru-deportees-law-trump/
JetBlue plans to use Kuiper satellite internet on 25% of its fleet, with some passengers gaining access to the service in 2027.https://www.wsj.com/business/telecom/amazons-satellite-internet-venture-signs-up-its-first-airline-42b3264a?mod=rss_Technology
Infantry will use software from startup TurbineOne to identify drones and other threats, even when signals are jammed.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/us-military-ai-contract-turbineone-c2a146b1?mod=rss_Technology
The marketplace moves faster than the legal system, and judges are skittish about crafting industry rules.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/google-search-antitrust-enforcement-limits-alphabet-cb1e5b6e?mod=rss_Technology
AI users assume a certain level of privacy. That could be a dangerous assumption.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chatgpt-photos-safety-83dd9b5b?mod=rss_Technology
Mike Liberatore departed after only a few months on the job.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/xais-cfo-steps-down-the-latest-in-a-string-of-executive-departures-e778fce7?mod=rss_Technology
Generative AI tools are quietly weakening our cognitive skills. Here are four ways to keep that from happening.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chatgpt-tips-smarter-dc33a0fd?mod=rss_Technology
A judge declines to break up the company, as artificial intelligence transforms search.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/google-antitrust-lawsuit-artificial-intelligence-amit-mehta-doj-trump-administration-d3b675b4?mod=rss_Technology
The presence of Kim Jong Un’s daughter on a key trip to Beijing fueled speculation that she is preparing for a bigger role in North Korea.https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/north-korea-kim-jong-un-daughter-china-parade-3a5f2d4b
Xi, Putin and Kim enjoyed a chat about living longer. With all three positioned to remain in power as long as their health allows, it poses questions for the U.S.https://www.wsj.com/world/china-hot-mic-xi-putin-kim-55a86f1a
Three-and-a-half years into the war, the conflict is growing deadlier for civilians, with explosive drones reshaping life in front-line towns and villages.https://www.wsj.com/world/ukraine-russia-frontline-towns-ee644d95
Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of the longtime ruler, oversees a key U.S. military partner while boasting about torture and threatening to arrest members of parliament.https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/uganda-president-son-jokes-7b2ff2ff
The secretary of state agreed to strengthen security cooperation with Mexico a day after a strike against a drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean.https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/rubio-reassures-mexico-after-u-s-military-strike-jolts-region-bf5c37e8
Israel’s European partners, despite misgivings about assassinations, helped Mossad develop its “kill list” after the Munich massacre.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/operation-wrath-of-god-review-a-campaign-of-vengeance-70f598d6
Venezuelan capos get a kinetic message, and so does kingpin Maduro.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/u-s-military-venezuela-caribbean-donald-trump-nicolas-maduro-drug-trafficking-aadf5740