Author: EconomistWireEditor
Early last year, when DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial-intelligence lab, was causing panic among its Western rivals, almost nothing was known about Liang Wenfeng, its founder. Mr Liang remains…
The U.S. Navy is putting major emphasis on containerized weapons and other systems to make up for limitations in the built-in capabilities of its forthcoming FF(X)…
emocrats Will Lose in 2028 Unless They Change Course Now” reads the alarmist headline to The New York Times opinion piece from presidential campaign strategist David Plouffe. In fairness…
Rothschild. Merely pronouncing this surname evokes money, power, and intrigue. For 250 years, the dynasty’s checkbook has financed much of History with a capital H —…
Last year, the first few months of data from the US grid suggested that fears of a data-center-driven surge in demand were becoming a reality. Demand…
President Donald Trump abruptly canceled an event on Thursday just hours before he was scheduled to sign an executive order granting the government the power to…
At least four Russian military satellites changed their orbits to match that of a Finnish-American radar surveillance satellite in the last week, raising questions about Russia’s…
The Canadian billionaire Stephen Smith has bought a stake in the parent company of the Economist, held by Lynn Forester de Rothschild, in only the third…
Few families have stood the test of time like the Rockefellers and the Rothschilds. The Rockefellers—founders of the Standard Oil Company in 1870 and a wealth-management…
Lord Rothschild died aged 87 on February 26 2024. Speaking at the time, The Rothschild family said, ‘our father Jacob was a towering presence in many…