Kira Bindrim

Beijing weaponizes rare earths, Mark Carney talks Canada vs. Trump, and America’s tech right is obsessed with building giant statues.

The real AI risk is mediocre tech, one man is finding new homes for 2,000 rhinos, and three books make a compelling case against cars.

The real AI risk is mediocre tech, one man is finding new homes for 2,000 rhinos, and three books make a compelling case against cars.

Pittsburgh shows the “eds and meds” model at work, what the cowboy boot boom says about America and Japan starts letting its zombie companies die.

Conquering insomnia at 66, the coming market for compute, and playwright James Graham on why the left keeps losing the narrative.

Adult children are asking parents to unlock their wealth early, younger workers will win the AI economy, and US millennials are wealthier than they think.

AI safety research is lagging behind, Fed independence is under attack, and British Vogue’s former editor swears he ‘never wanted Anna Wintour’s job.’

US smuggling booms when tariffs are high, Trump’s trade war marks the end of an era, and an interview with former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam.

Donald Trump is testing the judiciary, New Delhi’s street dogs are causing an uproar, and Shonda Rhimes talks about post-election America.

Asia’s private-equity pioneer talks about surviving the Cultural Revolution, Trump 2.0 frays US-Asia alliances, and ‘American Affairs’ seeks out the new world order.

The Unbelievable Journey of Weijian Shan

Trump revives the dark parts of the City Beautiful movement, the South is the US’s new center of gravity and the world needs more trained cadaver dogs.

A new book argues wealth is making Norway complacent, an Austrian heiress extracts herself from the 1%, and Australia’s former PM talks Trump.

Mahathir Mohamad sounds off on trade, US higher education faces an existential crisis and no one can catch up to China on shipbuilding.

The US’s two-party system is accelerating extremism, Hong Kong is staging a comeback and one Australian smelter is a test case for combating China.

A competition reimagines the human athlete, Tina Brown is “concerned about American women,” and call center workers are tired of being mistaken for AI.

UNAIDS is reeling from a 50% funding cut, AI is making it easier for startup founders to scale without hiring, and Japan’s host clubs are under fire.

The UK prime minister is “gravely concerned” about Israel and Iran, Mali has a mud-brick building problem, and men in finance are suffering from pelvic-floor dysfunction.

Sergii Marchenko is reassuring Ukraine’s investors, the G-7 ticket just isn’t what it used to be, and a private tutoring boom is stressing students in Singapore.

Succession’s creator is back with Mountainhead, a new book pillories the morals of the megarich, and extreme heat forces tough choices for India’s laborers.