As the self-imposed borrowing limit saga looms again, Washington is poised for political brinkmanship with global reach. The question is simple: how long can it borrow, run up debt and print dollars?
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JOMANA RASHED AL-RASHID, Chief Executive Officer at SRMG
Fears over the dangers of fast-developing artificial intelligence run up to an existential threat to humanity. Those funding AI should think about the dangers, not just chase profit at all costs.
There are close ties and common interests across the English Channel, even after Brexit. What next for the nations on either side of it, which have been both enemies and friends over history?
Hinton's greatest concern is that governments and power-hungry companies would seek to monopolise AI technology or if the technology fell into the wrong hands
It is a major paradigm leap in computing capabilities, offering promise in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, healthcare, manufacturing, cybersecurity, and financial services
The two-state solution is on life support. Israel's genocide in Gaza and its relentless building of settlements in the West Bank are actively destroying the viability of a Palestinian state.
US envoy Tom Barrack has been shuffling between the two countries ahead of the UN General Assembly in a bid to get something concrete signed this week in New York
For decades, Riyadh and Islamabad have been on the same page when it comes to defence and security, but their alliance has always been based on understandings. That is now evolving.
The US is witnessing a brutal 'unchaining' of lone operators, with political violence no longer isolated incidents but a recurring phenomenon that feeds on itself
The Dutch novelist is famous for capturing the rhythm and style of the poets who became the forefathers of hip-hop, but her work has also brought civil rights leaders and refugees to life