India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is changing a key part of its pricing model from October 15, 2026, introducing a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on certain higher-value merchant payments. Under the revised framework, eligible Person-to-Merchant...

The United States has publicly acknowledged that it has weapons deployed in Earth orbit, marking a significant shift in how openly Washington is discussing its military capabilities in space. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink made...

As Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to visit New Delhi for the 18th BRICS Summit, attention is also turning to one of the most influential officials expected to accompany him: Cai Qi. A member of...

US President Donald Trump used the opening night of the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention to do far more than rally his party ahead of the November 3 elections. In a nearly two-hour speech on...

Apple’s new A20 Pro chip is at the heart of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, and its biggest upgrade may not be something users can see. Built using a 2-nanometer manufacturing...

OpenAI says one of its reasoning models has generated a proof related to the Navier-Stokes equations, potentially putting one of mathematics’ most famous unsolved problems within reach. If the claim is eventually verified, it would...

Artificial general intelligence, or AGI, has gone from a futuristic research idea to the central prize in the global AI race. For years, companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta have poured enormous amounts of...

Germany has entered politically unfamiliar territory after the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, emerged as the biggest party in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. The AfD won 43.8% of the vote and 39 of...

Look at a conventional world maps and Greenland can appear almost as large as Africa. In reality, Africa is vastly bigger. The continent covers about 30.4 million square kilometers, while Greenland covers roughly 2.2 million...

As India prepares to host the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12–13, 2026, the grouping is far removed from the four-country economic idea that inspired its name a quarter-century ago. Leaders from...