January 31, 2025

  x Listen to article The ongoing war in Ukraine has reinforced a stark reality in international relations: when it comes to national security, self-reliance is paramount. While alliances and diplomatic support are crucial, the ability to defend one’s own territory without overdependence on external powers has become a defining feature of modern statecraft. Ukraine’s experience since […]

  x President Trump has promised to impose 25 percent tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico starting on Saturday, a vow that’s roiling the foreign exchange market. The Times’s Peter S. Goodman, who travels the world reporting on the intersection of economics and geopolitics, breaks down where Trump’s unconventional tariff strategy has left companies

  x Online prediction markets soared in popularity last year in the run-up to the United States elections — and then claimed vindication when they appeared to reflect Donald J. Trump’s victory faster than opinion polls did. Now one of the biggest players in the business, Kalshi, is moving to make its contracts available to

  x Elon Musk’s Tesla has released a new video showcasing an innovative “robot vacuum cleaner” designed to clean the interior of its upcoming robotaxi service.  In the video, the fully automated vacuum efficiently cleans a Model Y robotaxi, picking up crumbs, empty bottles, and dust, highlighting the company’s progress towards a fully autonomous ride-hailing

  x Mad about the price of eggs? How about the dearth of new homes, skyrocketing cost of gold, global warming, the fiscal deficit, prescription drug access, student loan debt, mortgage rates, the decline in (or perhaps the persistence of!) public union rolls, that promotion you didn’t get at work or the soulless corporate hegemony

  x Oil and gas companies in the United States are bracing for the possibility that President Trump will thrust their businesses into disarray and will drive up prices at the pump by imposing 25 percent tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico. The United States is the world’s largest oil producer, but the country’s

  x Mexico’s pitch to companies considering the American market was simple. Worried about vulnerable supply chains? Need to reduce your reliance on China? Want an inexpensive spot close to the United States with favorable trade rules? Try Mexico. Thousands of companies, from family enterprises to powerhouse brands, in Asia, Europe and elsewhere have done

  x High inflation is stoking fresh debate about how the Federal Reserve should respond to President Trump’s sweeping plans to reorder the world economy through tariffs, leading to questions about whether old playbooks still apply. On Saturday, Mr. Trump is poised to impose 25 percent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada as well

  x When her three children didn’t have enough to eat, Monica Atieno decided to apply for a job through a new program that was recruiting women to become motorcycle taxi drivers — a profession long dominated by men. At first, she kept her plan a secret from her husband, who was himself a motorcycle

  x “We are very happy you are here,” Mr. Sibanda said to our group. In 2022, Mr. Butcher teamed up with Ngamo’s leaders for a pilot project that introduced a different pair of white rhinos into a sanctuary that was much smaller than Mlevu’s: the 420-acre Ngamo Rhino Sanctuary. The goal was to prove