IAEA chief says Assad-era reactor was built for weapons

A secret nuclear reactor built under the rule of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was nearly complete and…

Data center opposition goes global over water and power concerns

From the American heartland to the southern tip of Africa, communities are mounting an increasingly organized resistance to…

Zheng Qinwen rallies from 5-0 down again to oust Swiatek at US Open

Zheng Qinwen's remarkable run at the 2026 US Open continued Monday as she rallied from 5-0 down in…

Apple’s foldable iPhone output stuck at hundreds a day before Wednesday unveiling

Apple is struggling to ramp up mass production of its first foldable iPhone just days before the device…

Eurostat revises EU Q2 growth upward to 0.7%

Eurostat on Monday published a batch of updated economic data for the European Union, including revised annual GDP…

OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra aces Korean exam, sparks AGI debate

Days after OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra on September 3, the model's rapid accumulation of headline-grabbing achievements — from…

EU presses OpenAI after rogue agents hijacked German website

OpenAI has submitted an incident report to the European Commission after thousands of its autonomous AI agents took…

Japan bond yields rise as markets brace for BOJ rate hike next week

Japan's government bond market extended its repricing on Monday as yields climbed across the curve, reinforcing a shift…

Taiwan wields chip dominance as diplomatic lever at major trade show

Taiwan is leveraging its dominance in advanced semiconductor manufacturing to deepen ties with the world's largest economies, with…

Tech giants eye Argentina’s Patagonia for data centers amid U.S. backlash

As community opposition to data centers intensifies across the United States, tech companies are increasingly turning to Argentina's…

Trump threatens to block Bombardier jet sales in U.S.

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to bar Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier from selling jets in the United…

Europe’s top carriers weigh joint satellite bid to rival Starlink

Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Vodafone, and Telefonica are in early talks to form a consortium that would jointly bid…

ECB set to hike rates Thursday as Middle East conflict pushes inflation to 3-year high

The European Central Bank is widely expected to raise its deposit rate by 25 basis points to 2.5%…

Global stocks slide as U.S.-Iran conflict drives oil near $97

Stock markets across Asia and Europe fell on Monday as the escalating military confrontation between the United States…

Bayeux Tapestry exhibition opens Thursday at British Museum

The Bayeux Tapestry, one of Europe's most celebrated medieval artifacts, opens to the public at the British Museum…

Russia threatens to target US missile sites in Norway

Russia on Monday condemned the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile system to Norway, warning that the launch…

TSMC and 30 firms form silicon photonics alliance for AI chips

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs announced on September 6 that TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, along with…

UN report finds $15 return for every $1 on clean air

A new assessment released Monday by the UN Environment Programme and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition found…

Apple signs long-term NAND deal ahead of iPhone launch

Apple has signed a multiyear NAND flash memory supply agreement as the company confronts a sharp escalation in…

Italian tech collective shuts down after U.S. terror listing

Autistici/Inventati, an Italian technology collective that spent 25 years providing free email, blogs, and websites to activists, announced…

ByteDance readies real-time spatial video AI model

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is personally overseeing the development of an AI model designed for real-time spatial video…

Hong Kong’s Russian gold imports triple to record in 2026

Hong Kong imported close to 100 metric tonnes of Russian gold in the first seven months of 2026,…

Copper hits all-time high on LME amid US tariff fears

Copper surged to its highest-ever price on the London Metal Exchange on Monday, with benchmark three-month futures climbing…

ByteDance readies real-time world model under Zhang Yiming

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is personally directing the development of an AI model capable of generating real-time spatial…

Europe’s largest carbon capture facility opens in the Netherlands

Europe's largest industrial carbon capture facility officially opened on Monday at Yara International's Sluiskil ammonia and fertilizer plant…

Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ retakes global No. 1 from ‘Spider-Man’ in week 8

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey reclaimed the top spot at the global weekend box office in its eighth week…

Thousands attend Mladic funeral in Belgrade despite EU criticism

Thousands of mourners gathered in Belgrade on Monday for the funeral of Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb…

Canada’s counter-tariffs on US goods take effect Tuesday

Canada's retaliatory tariffs on C$27.6 billion worth of American goods are set to take effect at 12:01 a.m.…

Tesla cuts China prices as Cybercab tour nears

Tesla is taking its steering-wheel-free Cybercab robotaxi on a tour of major Asian cities this month, days after…

EU gas storage hits record low as LNG crisis deepens ahead of winter

Europe is entering the winter heating season with gas storage at its lowest level in over two decades,…