The famous mountain range feeds the great Asian rivers like the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra, upon which almost two billion depend. Problems here will ripple across the Arab world
A test involving 1,206 AI agents shows how quickly autonomous systems can coordinate, spread risky behaviour, and escape the boundaries of their original task
Leading industry figures warn that artificial intelligence capabilities are advancing faster than humanity's ability to govern, restrain, and control them
High-yielding cows generate lots of metabolic heat that they find difficult to dissipate when air temperature and humidity rise together. The result is an effect on a much-loved food
As the US and China build rival AI ecosystems, Gulf states are being drawn into a technological divide that may become increasingly difficult to navigate
This week's cover story details how militia influence undermines state institutions, deepens sectarian divisions and creates security vacuums that IS could exploit
Saved from default in 2024, Egypt's macroeconomic policies and central bank flexibility have helped steady the ship amid the fallout of Israel's war on Gaza and the US war on Iran