GM, VW and Renault now hand vehicle development to Chinese engineers

Global automakers are no longer using China merely as a low-cost factory floor. General Motors, Volkswagen, and Renault…

China warns of ‘backdoor’ risk in Anthropic’s Claude Code

A cybersecurity platform operated by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a warning on Wednesday that…

Djokovic wins longest Wimbledon quarterfinal to face Sinner

Novak Djokovic defied age and injury on Tuesday to outlast Felix Auger-Aliassime in the longest quarterfinal in Wimbledon…

Gold drops to one-week low as dollar surges on renewed Iran strikes

Gold prices fell to their lowest level in nearly a week on Wednesday, pressured by a firmer U.S.…

Bitcoin slides as fresh US strikes on Iran rattle crypto markets

Bitcoin fell below $63,000 on Tuesday as the United States launched a new round of military strikes against…

Quantum startup Oratomic emerges with $300M to build fault-tolerant computer

Oratomic, a Pasadena-based neutral-atom quantum computing startup, has emerged from stealth with $300 million in Series A funding…

FIFA opens probe after Egypt accuses officials of rigging Argentina match

Egypt's 3-2 defeat to Argentina in the round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday…

European gas prices climb as Hormuz attacks rattle LNG supply

European natural gas prices surged on Tuesday as fresh attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz…

ECB keeps options open as policymakers warn of fragile euro zone outlook

European Central Bank officials this week outlined a careful approach to further interest rate increases, stressing that the…

Apple loses EU court fight over gatekeeper designation

Europe's General Court on Wednesday dismissed Apple's challenge against the European Union's Digital Markets Act, upholding the European…

Mercedes-Benz Q2 car sales fall 8% as China drops 30%

Mercedes-Benz reported an 8% decline in sales for its core car business in the second quarter of 2026,…

UniCredit secures 47.6% of Commerzbank after tender offer

UniCredit announced on Wednesday that it now holds 47.6% of Commerzbank after its voluntary public tender offer concluded,…

OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 cleared for public launch Thursday after federal review

OpenAI will publicly release its GPT-5.6 model lineup — including its flagship Sol, alongside Terra and Luna —…

Hong Kong stocks rally as investors rotate from chips into Chinese tech

Hong Kong stocks rallied sharply on Tuesday as investors rotated out of crowded artificial intelligence chip plays and…

US strikes over 80 Iran targets, revokes oil waiver

The U.S. military completed a new round of retaliatory strikes against Iran on Tuesday, hitting more than 80…

Messi scores as Argentina stage historic comeback past Egypt

Lionel Messi scored his 21st career World Cup goal on Tuesday, extending his own all-time record while rescuing…

Dollar climbs to weekly high as US resumes Iran strikes

The U.S. dollar climbed to its highest level since July 2 on Monday, with the dollar index trading…

EIA slashes oil price forecasts as Middle East supply recovers

Discounts on Russia's flagship Urals crude have widened to more than $10 per barrel against dated Brent for…

SK Hynix launches $28B Nasdaq listing amid chip selloff

SK Hynix is pressing ahead with its massive Nasdaq listing this week, even as a sharp selloff in…

India opens probe into Tata breach that leaked iPhone 18 Pro secrets

John Ternus will take the helm at Apple on September 1, stepping into the chief executive role amid…

Momenta prices Hong Kong IPO at top end, raising $751M

Chinese autonomous driving firm Momenta Global is set to begin trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on…

S&P Dow Jones warns Indonesia, Turkey face downgrade

S&P Dow Jones Indices warned on Tuesday that Turkey and Indonesia risk a downgrade from emerging-market to frontier-market…

Argentina’s dramatic comeback completes World Cup quarterfinal bracket

The 2026 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal bracket is now complete following Tuesday's final round of 16 matches, with…

Samsung begins mass production of SSD for Nvidia’s Vera Rubin AI platform

Samsung Electronics announced on Tuesday that it has begun mass production of its PM1763 enterprise solid state drive,…

Switzerland beat Colombia on penalties to reach World Cup quarterfinals

Switzerland advanced to the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday, defeating Colombia 4-3 on penalties after a…

Huawei to debut Atlas 950 AI supernode in China at Shanghai conference

Huawei will showcase its Atlas 950 SuperPoD — described as the industry's largest AI computing super node —…

EU lawmakers urge FIFA probe over Trump’s role in Balogun ban reversal

Members of the European Parliament have launched a campaign demanding an investigation into FIFA President Gianni Infantino over…

IMF names Silvana Tenreyro as new chief economist

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday named Silvana Tenreyro as its next chief economist and head of its…

VW CEO Blume faces pivotal board vote on 100,000 job cuts

Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume is heading into what analysts describe as the biggest test of his leadership: a…

WMO says Pacific’s last tropical glacier may vanish by early 2027

The World Meteorological Organization on Tuesday released its annual State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific report,…