Iran war is draining world’s oil buffer at an unprecedented pace

The world has burned through oil inventories at a record speed as the Iran war throttles…

The Iran war has turned the world’s shipping straits into a chessboard—and the U.S. aims to box out China from the Panama Canal to the Malacca Strait

While the U.S. and Iran remain mired in a stalemate of ever-evolving ceasefires, the Strait of…

Why the world’s banks are so worried about Anthropic’s latest AI model

The legendary American bank robber Willie Sutton spent 40 years robbing banks because, as he claimed…

China dominates the world’s lithium supply. The U.S. just found 328 years’ worth in its own backyard

Lithium is everywhere: It’s in the battery powering the device on which you’re reading this article.…

The AI boom is built on the backs of the world’s poorest, most exploited people, UN researchers find

In arid regions such as Chile’s Salar de Atacama, mining activities account for up to 65%…