11 May 2026
Tehran
1 Apple pulled off a masterstroke, but it’s not the fruit company news everybody is talking about. Yes, Apple gained the rights for Formula 1, which used to be free on ESPN and... Free TV is going the way of the dodo. There’s just too much money in desirable product for streamers not to lay their money down. But there’s only so much desirable product out there, and the most desirable is sports.…
11 May 2026
From Singapore to Brussels, world leaders eye Trump-Xi summit from afar
US President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will seek a truce in their bruising trade war on October 30, with the US president predicting a "great meeting" but Beijing being more circumspect.
11 May 2026
Investing in education brings talent dividend
Students from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications learn to identify meat patterns during a culinary class on campus in Beijing.
10 May 2026
Preparing students for careers and social mobility in an AI economy.
Graduation season is often framed as a moment of celebration. Students have persisted through years of academic work, personal sacrifice, financial pressure, and for many, the lingering effects of the pandemic. As commencement approaches each year, I find myself excited for graduating students while also curious about how they will enter a workforce that feels increasingly uncertain and rapidly…
10 May 2026
Iran May Have Found a New Way to Threaten Trump’s Economy — And It’s Not Oil
The stock market has spent much of 2026 acting like geopolitical risk is just background noise. The S&P 500 keeps pushing toward record highs, AI spending remains red hot, and investors have largely shrugged off the widening conflict involving Iran. But what if Tehran found a pressure point far more dangerous than oil tankers? That’s the question investors may soon need to answer.
10 May 2026
SpaceX plans Monday rocket launch at Vandenberg. When, where to watch
SpaceX's next rocket launch from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base will be to deliver military reconnaissance satellites to Earth orbit. SpaceX's next delivery of satellites from California won't be its own Starlink variety, but military satellites.
10 May 2026
Hong Kong team builds AI porter for lunar south pole
A team out of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology built a 100-kilogram rover with a humanoid torso and four wheels. It’s headed to the moon’s south pole in 2029 on China’s Chang’e-8 mission.
10 May 2026
Intel’s Lip-Bu Tan Teases “Exciting New Products” With NVIDIA as He Hoods Jensen Huang at Carnegie Mellon Doctorate Ceremony
Intel's CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, has congratulated NVIDIA's CEO, Jensen Huang, on his Honorary Doctorate in Science and Technology, while working together on "exciting new products".
10 May 2026
Hackers abuse Google ads, Claude.ai chats to push Mac malware
Attackers are abusing Google Ads and legitimate Claude.ai shared chats in an active malvertising campaign. Users searching for 'Claude mac download' may come across sponsored search results that list claude.ai as the target website, but lead to instructions that install malware on their Mac.
