Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Johann Foucher, founder and CEO of Pollen Metrology, a French company whose journey offers a rare vantage point on how artificial intelligence is reshaping semiconductor manufacturing from the inside out. What makes...
Maricarmen’s eviction was the straw that broke the camel’s back, sparking the biggest social movement seen in Spain since the ‘indignados’ 15 years ago. Laura Wittebroek is a writer and member of Clamour. Cross-posted from Counterpunch Over the past few days, Maricarmen has...
Housing has always been at the forefront of political concerns in Spain post-2008, but whereas the 15-M movement was more broadly about the legitimacy of the political and economic system, the demands of the current protests are more narrowly focused...
The debate around AI safety in the political West conveniently misses the fact that China has already introduced safety rules. Madeline Carr is Professor of Global Politics and Cybersecurity at University College London Cross-posted from The Conversation Recent warnings from American AI leaders...
The U.S. Department of Energy will offer another 40 million barrels of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as gasoline and diesel prices remain elevated nearly seven months into the Iran war. The barrels will be offered through an exchange,...
Dior creative director Jonathan Anderson presented a new collection in Paris on Tuesday, showcasing metallic trousers, structured jackets, and sheer feathered skirts. This was a year after his debut at the brand owned by LVMH, with notable guests like singer...
Next-gen AI accelerators, high-performance processors, and complex computing architectures depend heavily on advanced packaging. Bringing multiple dies, chiplets, high-bandwidth memory, and advanced interconnects together into a single 2.5D or 3D package yields massive performance gains. However, this design evolution… Read...
Russia will reduce funding for welfare, education, and healthcare in its state budget for 2027, focusing more on military spending. Planned defense expenditures will rise to 17.1 trillion roubles ($202.58 billion), which is about 27% more than the previous budget....
Construction on Tajikistan’s massive Rogun Dam project has taken significant steps forward over the last year, seeming to put to rest doubts about the project’s viability that had bubbled up last summer. In June, World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors...
The European Commission is suggesting measures to protect the EU from potential issues with future members that could weaken democracy and veto decisions. This proposal comes as Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, and Moldova work towards joining the EU. A draft document...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un now occupies a different position from the one he had at the Hanoi Summit with Donald Trump seven years ago. Between 2019 and 2026, in both efforts to arrange a summit, Trump used a similar...
Anthropic may face legal claims from customers and users due to the actions of rogue artificial intelligence agents. This concern arises as the company prepares for a major initial public offering. The AI technology they are developing allows for autonomous...
Credit: United Nations By Shihana Mohamed NEW YORK, Sep 29 2026 (IPS) “Artificial intelligence (AI) must be shaped by humanity, with humanity, and for all humanity… Life-and-death decisions must never be surrendered to machines. Killer robots must have no place in our future.” With...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is expected to convene a high-profile meeting of military personnel for a “State of the Force” address this week. Will it show the U.S. armed forces as healthy? The answer may depend on how the...
Bethlehem/PNN/ The European Union and several European nations—including France, Germany, and Denmark—have pledged €20 million in urgent aid to support development efforts in Area C through programs implemented by the Palestinian government. This commitment follows a cooperation agreement signed by the Minister...
LONDON /PNN / The British government has revealed that it has suspended or rejected more than 80 export licenses to Israel for items that could be used by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip. This move represents a tightening of...
This story was originally published by ProPublica . Without Amy Miller , some elderly and disabled people wouldn’t be able to vote. The attorney for Disability Rights Nebraska travels the state, investigating the quality of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. As...
Related Letter from Des Moines: Cary Fowler, the World Food Prize and the Ghost of Norman Borlaug Millet, sorghum, fonio , Bambara groundnut, cowpea, amaranth, pigeon pea, taro. For decades these crops were treated as the food of the past. Research money,...
I’m very critical of the educational establishment. I spent a lot of time in public school myself, even though I graduated from a small private school. My eldest graduated from public school and, up until 2020, my daughter was in...
Oil prices ease as renewed Iran talks and recovering Saudi exports temper supply fears. Europe’s LNG Buying Spree Comes With the Clock Ticking - Europe is finally ramping up imports of liquefied natural gas ahead of the winter heating season,...
The Dangote refinery in Nigeria is going public as Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is targeting 10 million retail investors in the “IPO for the people” pitch of Africa’s biggest initial public offering. The Dangote group this month launched a...
On Sept . 19 , French President Emmanuel Macron touched down in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France’s last remaining territory in North America. The tiny fishing archipelago off the southern coast of Newfoundland is home to fewer than 6,000 people, all of them...
Spain, Portugal, and Luxembourg have urged the European Union to set renewable energy targets for 2040, arguing that the EU should accelerate its clean energy rollout to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels and on geopolitical disruptions to oil and...
Canada’s first liquefied natural gas export facility, LNG Canada, will double its capacity in the early 2030s after the Shell-led project announced on Tuesday the final investment decision to proceed with Phase 2 of the plant in Kitimat, British Columbia....
The traditional view of healthcare no longer works as aid declines and national finances are squeezed. Instead, we must view health financing as productive capital, as virtually all other sectors depend on a healthy population functioning at peak capacity. A frica...
The United Arab Emirates has expressed intent to invest another $25 billion in India, including in the energy sector, Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said at a high-level meeting in Mumbai. The UAE has already invested about $25...
Washington’s posture toward Beijing in recent years was defined by a formula of dealing “ from a position of strength .” Yet, during the 2026 summit in Washington between President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump, both nations formally inaugurated...
India needs to boost domestic oil and gas exploration to enhance its energy security amid supply disruptions that drive energy prices higher, according to a senior official at state-owned exploration and production company Oil India Limited (OIL). “Disruptions to global...
Huda Fahmy’s latest graphic novel, “Huda F Would Love You?” is coming out October 20 – the last volume in the best-selling Huda F series! It’s the summer after Huda’s high school graduation, and love is in the air! Or it’s...
Huda Fahmy’s latest graphic novel, “Huda F Would Love You?” is coming out October 20 – the last volume in the best-selling Huda F series! It’s the summer after Huda’s high school graduation, and love is in the air! Or it’s...
The European Commission is considering delaying the European Union’s landmark methane emissions rules for oil and gas imports as governments warn that the regulations could put further pressure on energy supplies. The push for a postponement has come from France,...
GAZA / PNN / By Farah Samer Zaina Saadeddin “My injury wasn’t in my control. The changes in my appearance weren’t in my control. The lack of accessible language tests in Gaza is out of my control. Having my passport kept...
School safety discussions usually focus on emergency planning, surveillance, access controls, and violence prevention. Yet another, quieter issue affects the everyday security of students: where they keep their personal belongings. That question has gained relevance as schools continue to examine...
For more than three decades, the Bangladeshi political left has maintained an unyielding stance on natural resources like gas, coal, and minerals, insisting that state entities must develop them exclusively. Foreign energy companies are viewed with deep suspicion, while production-sharing...
Major energy companies are rushing to help Italy contain soaring fuel prices, with Kuwait’s Q8 becoming the latest company to introduce a temporary price cap as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni faces growing pressure to protect households and businesses from rising...
Two American charities recently announced a new fund to fight forest fires. They want to raise US$100 million to help countries find fires faster and put them out sooner. But the fund, announced at the UN General Assembly, is limited...
The country is struggling to address a rise in attacks, with a record 13 people – mostly children – killed this year for body parts, which some believe can bring good fortune Not long after midnight in late May this year,...
JENIN, West Bank / PNN / As job opportunities outside Palestine dwindled after the war in Gaza began, Muhammad Abu Salah of Jenin turned to self-employment, launching a small business making handmade rugs after drawing inspiration from an idea he saw...
British soldiers interrogated dissidents in Oman before nearly a dozen of the men were executed in 1973, newly discovered files show. Although Britain had abolished the death penalty for almost all offences four years prior to the executions, UK troops on...
Hebron / Dura/ West Bank / PNN/ The southern Hebron town of Dura hosted a mass wedding bringing together 44 couples, or 88 brides and grooms, in a community initiative aimed at supporting young people preparing to marry and easing the...
Has Congress given away too much of its authority? And what should a future Democratic president do with the “full scope of power” the executive branch now holds? In this premium bonus episode of Master Plan: The Kingmakers , we’re sharing...
The winter arithmetic is getting the attention. The more revealing test comes on 1 January, when a ban Europe designed to be irreversible takes effect in the middle of a gas crunch it did not plan for. Europe’s energy conversation...
JERUSALEM / PNN / Palestine’s top arm wrestlers are stepping up preparations for the upcoming World Arm-wrestling Championships in India, scheduled for Oct. 25 to Nov. 7, 2026, with several of the country’s leading competitors set to take part as they...
HEBRON, West Bank / PNN / — The grape marketing days in the Hebron governorate drew large crowds and strong participation from residents and representatives of local institutions, as part of efforts by the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture and its partners...
Military doctrine gives officers a clear rule for manifestly unlawful orders: Refuse them. It offers no comparable rule when lawful action appears to threaten the constitutional structure the military serves. The first response is neither refusal nor resignation, but rather...
Analogies for artificial intelligence abound. In recent years, analysts have likened the development of AI to the advent of electricity, the Industrial Revolution, contact with extraterrestrials, and at least fifty other things. One analogy, however, appears to have won out...
The Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) has won the general election in Morocco during an election that saw the lowest voter turnout in 20 years. While it was a clear winner, it does not have a majority to form the...
Opium Paris’s ‘Jordan’ campaign reveals the emergence of a culture emancipated from the construction of knowledge. Opium Paris’s recent ‘Jordan’ campaign has certainly not gone unnoticed. Originally conceived for a Parisian audience with a passion for trainers, it quickly transcended the...
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