Tech Briefing: Standardizing Source Maps Strategic angle: A discussion on the importance of standardizing source maps in web development. Editorial Staff Mar 11
Politics Briefing: Global development our 'first line of defence’: Marcos Neto warns 'multilateral system under strain' Strategic angle: Marcos Athias Neto emphasizes the urgent need for global development amidst a crisis affecting the multilateral system. Editorial Staff Mar 11
Politics Briefing: Iranian Kurdish fighters in Iraq hope Tehran's 'hated dictatorship' will fall Strategic angle: Between 4,000 and 5,000 Iranian Kurdish fighters are based in Iraqi Kurdistan, anticipating a shift in power due to US-Israeli operations. Editorial Staff Mar 11
Money Briefing: Iran sends millions of oil barrels to China through Strait of Hormuz even as war chokes the waterway Strategic angle: Iran has continued to ship crude oil via the Strait of Hormuz to China despite ongoing conflicts affecting energy supplies. Editorial Staff Mar 11
Money Briefing: Beijing Can't Afford Another Crackdown on Its Tech Companies Strategic angle: China's latest policy meetings underscore the importance of domestic tech innovation to national growth. Editorial Staff Mar 11
Politics Briefing: Katy Perry loses trademark case against Australian designer Katie Perry Strategic angle: The US singer faced a setback in her trademark battle with an Australian designer sharing her name. Editorial Staff Mar 11
Tech Briefing: I work at Meta's Superintelligence Labs and used to be at OpenAI. Here's what the job is like — and what I've learned. Strategic angle: Insights from a professional in AI at Meta's Superintelligence Labs. Editorial Staff Mar 11
Life Briefing: A Most Unusual Lake Strategic angle: Lake Unter-See in Antarctica, sealed beneath thick ice, contains unusually high levels of dissolved oxygen and cone-shaped microbial reefs resembling some of Earth’s oldest fossils. Editorial Staff Mar 11
Life Briefing: Anduril to acquire space-tracking firm ExoAnalytic Solutions Strategic angle: Deal adds ground-based telescope network and space surveillance data to defense tech company’s expanding space business. Editorial Staff Mar 11
Tech Briefing: A Consensus-Driven Multi-LLM Pipeline for Missing-Person Investigations Strategic angle: Guardian is an end-to-end system designed to support missing-child investigations during the critical first 72 hours. Editorial Staff Mar 11