6 stories
Technology
AI compute demand is growing faster than grid capacity can be added, pushing utilities, regulators and technology firms into a fight over who pays for new power infrastructure.
15 Aug 2026 · 5 min
World
A growing group of states is bargaining with every major power at once, weakening the assumption that global institutions can deliver consensus outcomes.
15 Aug 2026 · 4 min
Business
A structural shift in savings, defence spending and energy investment is pushing long-run interest rate expectations above pre-pandemic norms.
14 Aug 2026 · 4 min
Climate
As reservoir levels fall in key manufacturing regions, water allocation is emerging as a determinant of where industry can physically operate.
14 Aug 2026 · 4 min
Politics
Governments across advanced economies are spending heavily to onshore strategic industries, with limited agreement on what success looks like.
13 Aug 2026 · 4 min
Science
Self-driving labs can re-run published protocols at a fraction of the human cost, changing the economics of scientific verification.
13 Aug 2026 · 4 min