Greece Wins Highest Rating Since Europe’s Sovereign Debt Crisis
Greece clinched a double victory for its credit status, with one upgrade to Italy’s level and the hope of shedding its last score at the brink of junk.
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Syria arrests five former al-Assad-era officers over strikes on civilians
Former air officers, including an air force general, were arrested in a series of operations.
World model companies are keeping a lot of secrets
Everyone in the world-models space is sitting on a pile of cash and a ton of buzz, but good luck getting anyone — from the founders to their own data suppliers — to tell you what they’re actually building.
Virginia governor wakes up to fact datacenters have become political cancer
Virginia is not just for lovers, but is also for datacenters, hosting more than anywhere else in the world. However, the growth could be slowing as Governor Abigail Spanberger issued an executive order on Friday cracking down on bit barn builds in…
France Downgraded by Scope as Political and Debt Concerns Mount
France was downgraded by Scope Ratings and Morningstar DBRS moved to a negative outlook, in an escalation of warnings on the country’s public finances before next year’s presidential elections.
Colombia’s New Finance Chief Woos Wall Street After Budget Shock
Colombia’s top economic officials told investors in New York they’re optimistic about President Abelardo de la Espriella’s austerity plan will be approved by Congress and suggested the country’s external borrowing for next year may be close to half…
NASA Invites Media to Albania Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
Credit: NASA The Republic of Albania will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 12 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 21, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 73rd country signatory. NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson will host…
Compsci grads facing recession-like job prospects thanks to AI
Thanks to AI, computer science majors are finding themselves in a tougher spot than they might have expected. Jobs are harder to come by, and more graduates are ending up in lower-paying sectors like retail and food service. That’s according to a…
Sheeraz withdraws from next bout & gives up WBO title
Hamzah Sheeraz has withdrawn from a proposed bout with Janibek Alimkhanuly and relinquished his WBO super-middleweight title, the sanctioning body has confirmed.
Big personality and big things for Jason Eck at New Mexico
In his second season with the Lobos, Eck has the university thinking about a bright future.
UEFA, CONCACAF demand FIFA make $2.1 billion payout to member groups amid funding row
UEFA and CONCACAF chiefs have urged FIFA President Gianni Infantino to release around $2.1 billion from the governing body's reserves, calling for each of its 211 member associations to receive $10 million over the 2027-30 cycle. The demand comes…
Russia labels Cannes-winning director Andrey Zvyagintsev a ‘foreign agent’
Acclaimed Russian film director who won 2026 Grand Prix award at Cannes, has been critical of the war in Ukraine.
Sullivan, USMNT's gifted next generation kick-start road to 2030 World Cup
There is no Christian Pulisic on this U.S. men's national team, but the potential of Cavan Sullivan & Co. is more than enough to steal headlines.
Apple Watch Ultra 4 Review: The Series 12 Is Closing the Gap
The Ultra 4 gets smarter about health tracking and lasts longer between charges. But for most people, the Series 12 gets close enough.
Lebanese artist turns Israeli missile debris into art
In southern Lebanon, visual artist Lina Jouni transforms debris from Israeli missile strikes into pieces of art.
Nike parts ways with Kylian Mbappé; soccer superstar signs with On
Mbappe had been signed with Nike for roughly two decades, and his agreement with On is the first it has made with a soccer player.
Iran's 'new Hezbollah:' How powerful are the Houthis now?
After Houthi victories in Yemen, the group's importance in the US-Iran war has grown. Previously Lebanon's Hezbollah was considered most significant in Iran's "axis of resistance." Now the Houthis are rising to the top.
Here’s How an AI Slowdown Could Actually Be Enforced
Even if big AI companies agree to a pause, ensuring that nobody tries to sneak ahead could prove tricky.
FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion
An AI tool is set to start advising air traffic controllers on managing air traffic in the congested airspace above the Washington, DC, area. The expected launch would be the first step toward a planned nationwide rollout covering the 29 million…
Medieval Chinese skeleton may reveal first evidence of a brutal punishment
Ancient Chinese authorities used many creative ways to punish people, often with methods designed to mark them for life. One brutal example mentioned repeatedly in historical texts is cutting off a person's nose. However, archaeologists in China…
Workplace AI adoption remains slow, informal and uneven, survey finds
Despite the rapid development of generative AI and the high level of public interest, the use of AI in the day-to-day work of many employees is not yet the norm. This is the finding of the third wave of the Konstanz AI study, for which a total of…
AI: Silicon Species or Trojan Horse? Riyadh Calling, Russia Votes & the Ed Sheeran debate
This week, Saudi Arabia has turned to its allies for military support as Iran-backed Houthi rebels tighten their grip on Yemen’s Red Sea coast and the Bab el Mandeb shipping choke point, while drone attacks on the Kingdom’s oil infrastructure…
Claude Code revamps projects so you can work and pay in parallel
Claude Code customers have a new reason to give Anthropic more of their money. The tool now allows you to launch multiple sessions related to a single project, burning through more resources and cash at once. Appropriately enough, the feature is…
Elon Musk talks up AI safety while fighting regulation in wild week of strange alliances
In the past week, Musk has agreed with the CEOs of Anthropic and OpenAI, while getting contradicted by President Trump and Nvidia's Jensen Huang.