Briefing: US Reaches Agreement to End Prosecution of Turkey’s Halkbank
Strategic angle: Justice department cites Ankara’s help in negotiating for release of hostages held by Hamas and a ceasefire with Israel.
Briefing: Apple’s new M5 Max feels like a huge upgrade if you bought your laptop 3 years ago
Strategic angle: We've been busy testing many new MacBooks, ranging from the new MacBook Air with the M5 processor that's $1,099, going all the way up the $6,149 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 Max chip.
Briefing: Mapping 3D-super-enhancers with machine learning to pinpoint regulators of cell identity
Strategic angle: Scientists are utilizing machine learning to explore the three-dimensional structure of DNA and its role in gene expression.
Briefing: ‘A Month Later, I Got A Phone Call’: Georgia Mechanic Fixes Man’s Car For Free. Then He Finds Out Who He Is
Strategic angle: "You never know..."
Briefing: Apple Studio Display XDR review: pro at a premium
Strategic angle: The Studio Display XDR is an excellent, and expensive, display for creative professionals.
Briefing: One of this rugged phone's cameras is a pop-out action cam
Strategic angle: Honor's Robot Phone features a unique camera design that enhances photography capabilities.
Briefing: Bahrain says Iranian drone attack damages water desalination plant
Strategic angle: Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but they have appeared in the war in the Middle East with strikes on desalination plants.
Briefing: Explosions heard across Doha, sirens sound in Bahrain as Iran strikes Gulf neighbours
Strategic angle: Iran intensifies aerial campaign against Gulf states, causing alarm in Qatar and Bahrain.
Briefing: ‘We thought we were doomed’: Canadian fishers in dramatic rescue after ice shelf floats away
Strategic angle: Anglers describe harrowing phone calls to loved ones once ice detached from shores of Georgian Bay in Ontario.
Macron announces ‘purely defensive’ mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz
President Emmanuel Macron outlines France's initiative to ensure safe passage through the strategic waterway.
Briefing: NOAA Determines TMC USA’s Consolidated Deep-Seabed Mining Application is in Substantial Compliance
Strategic angle: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirms compliance of TMC USA's deep-seabed mining application.
Briefing: What to know about Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader
Strategic angle: The second son of the late supreme leader keeps a low profile but has significant influence behind the scenes.
Briefing: Fears of 1970s-style stagflation arise with oil spike to $100. How big a threat is it?
Strategic angle: High inflation and slow growth present a double threat, as measures like interest rate cuts and government spending only aggravate inflation.
Briefing: Antarctic sea ice rebounds in 2026, nearing average after four years
Strategic angle: Antarctic sea ice coverage has likely rebounded this year, coming closer to its annual summer average after four years of extreme lows, US scientists said Monday.
Briefing: North's golden geology tarnished by policy
Strategic angle: North of 60 Mining News
Briefing: ITB Berlin: Travel industry looks for new opportunities for resilience in the face of global unrest
Strategic angle: Many destinations are seeing visitors spend more money and time in search of a more meaningful cultural experience.
Briefing: G7 ‘stands ready’ to release emergency oil reserves
Strategic angle: Finance ministers pledge ‘necessary measures’ to tackle surging crude prices with deal expected as soon as Tuesday.
Briefing: There's another energy market that may get hit harder than oil by Strait of Hormuz closure
Strategic angle: Roughly 20% of global LNG flows through the Strait.
Briefing: Pathogenic virus infects and structurally reorganizes human cells, finds new study
Strategic angle: A study reveals how orthohantaviruses, like the Puumala virus, pose a significant zoonotic threat by affecting human cell structure.
Briefing: Stellantis Accuses Iowa Dealer Of Taking Multiple Loans On The Same Cars
Strategic angle: A lawsuit claims an Iowa dealer took duplicate loans on the same vehicles and kept proceeds after selling the inventory.