When the curtain fell on the Paris Summer Olympics last weekend, people from all over the world took note that the United States and China tied for first place with …
Picking and placing orchestral covers for the Netflix series is an intricate process, beginning with what Season 3 producer Jess Brownell estimates to be “a playlist of maybe 100 or …
French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed he did not rule out sending troops to Ukraine, saying the issue would “legitimately” arise if Russia broke through Ukrainian front lines and Kyiv made …
Few companies have had a worse start to the year than Boeing. In January a panel plugging an unused emergency exit blew out of a 737 MAX over Oregon, on …
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the arrival of war in one of the world’s breadbaskets sent the price of foodstuffs soaring—with one exception, sugar. But last year was worse …
Every may tens of thousands of the faithful flock to Omaha, Nebraska, hometown of Berkshire Hathaway, to bask in the presence of the investment firm’s two leaders: Warren Buffett, known …
Here is a selection of noteworthy metrics that are worth keeping an eye on in 2024, from solar-cell technology to superhero movies. Some are merely fun — while others are …
Students of urban warfare divide the battlefield into four planes. One is the sky above cities, increasingly thick with drones. Next are the buildings that extend upwards, offering vantage points …
One after another, the empires of China’s most powerful industrialists are collapsing. In January, local media reported that Li Hejun, a solar-panel magnate and once the country’s richest man, had …
In the blockbuster Barbie film, the Birkenstock is more than a shoe. It is a symbol of the real world not run by girls. It is introduced as a deliberately …