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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and others attend the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's second term in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2026
The rise of the global oligarchic world order
The question is thus no longer whether oligarchs will rule the world, but rather what kind of world they are building.
Demonstrators participate in a nationwide protest against data centers, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on July 18.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 9, 2026
Voters in U.S. reset the debate on data centers and billionaires
Building data centers in the U.S. just became more difficult, but perhaps as important, voters issued a challenge to the AI billionaires behind them.
The rout of U.S. President Donald Trump and his Republicans in the U.S. midterm elections was also a defeat for Elon Musk and for the massive campaign spending meant to sway voters.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2026
Musk has little to show for his record spending on Republican campaigns in U.S. midterms
Just three of the 37 Republicans Musk backed for the U.S. House of Representatives won on Tuesday night.
Supporters of James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas, react after his victory was announced during an election night watch party in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2026
Texas turns blue in stunning rebuke of Donald Trump, Elon Musk and GOP
The party swept the governor’s office, a U.S. Senate seat and every other statewide race in the U.S. midterm election.
Jack Clark, co-founder and head of Anthropic’s Public Benefit Fund, speaks at meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Bangkok on Oct. 16.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2026
From Carnegie to Claude: AI wealth could reshape philanthropy
Anthropic has said it would commit 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund, a stake that could be worth $100 billion when the firm goes public.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk hold a news conference at the White House in Washington in May 2025.
WORLD
Oct 25, 2026
Ukraine says Starshield back to normal; Musk says Kyiv violated terms
Starshield’s problems occurred after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal to buy Russian diesel.
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
WORLD
Oct 24, 2026
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
The Biden and Trump administrations had several times asked SpaceX to turn its Starlink service on or off in various countries.
Elon Musk is awarded the National Medal of Science during the "Golden Age of American Innovation Summit" at the Institute of Peace in Washington on Oct. 8. Overall, Musk has now given more than $445 million in the current U.S. election cycle.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2026
Musk’s political donations top $445 million ahead of U.S. midterm elections
With a net worth of $905.8 billion, the world’s richest person’s overlapping empire of companies is heavily exposed to regulation by federal agencies.
Tesla Cybertrucks parked outside of a SpaceX installation in Starbase, Texas, on April 21. Most analysts expect the merger between Tesla and SpaceX will happen.
BUSINESS / Companies / EXPLAINER
Oct 23, 2026
Musk wants to merge SpaceX and Tesla: Here’s what to know
The combination of the two companies would be worth about $3.5 trillion and would be the largest corporate deal in history.
Firefighters work at the site of a shopping center hit by a Russian missile attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv on Thursday. Picture taken with a mobile phone.
WORLD
Oct 23, 2026
Russia-Ukraine conflict continues despite prospects of renewed talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that Russia was ready to resume U.S.-mediated talks with Ukraine next month.
Elon Musk looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press in Washington on Sept. 29.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2026
Musk’s political baggage clouds prospects for SpaceX-Tesla deal
Musk revived speculation about a tie-up this week, calling a combination “a good idea.”
U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on effective altruism threaten efforts to reduce suffering, prevent catastrophic risks and ensure global cooperation on AI safety.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2026
Trump’s misguided war against effective altruism
Why would the Trump administration, which with great fanfare created a Department of Government Efficiency, now oppose being effective?
Elon Musk had talked about the Starlink slowdown with U.S. administration officials before it went into effect, according to The Wall Street Journal.
WORLD
Oct 21, 2026
Musk gave the order to slow down Ukraine’s Starlink, WSJ reports
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite system enables Ukraine to fend off deadly Russian aerial assaults.
Elon Musk has in the past tantalized shareholders with the idea of merging Tesla and SpaceX, citing growing overlap between the companies.
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2026
Musk seizes on SpaceX momentum with push toward Tesla merger
A merger of SpaceX and Tesla would be a blockbuster, creating a conglomerate spanning electric vehicles, batteries, rockets and satellites.
U.S. President Donald Trump presents the National Medal of Science to Elon Musk in Washington on Oct. 8.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 18, 2026
Musk back in the spotlight, but politics dims the awe
Despite his success in various fields, Elon Musk’s unrelenting commitment to right-wing politics has taken a toll on his public image.
A Ukrainian serviceman prepares a Starlink satellite internet systems near the front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine, in 2024.
WORLD / EXPLAINER
Oct 15, 2026
What is Starshield, SpaceX’s military version of Starlink?
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said the two systems are separate, though in many cases they share the same underlying satellite technology.
SpaceX’s Starship and Super Heavy V3 booster lift off from the company’s launch complex in Starbase, Texas, on Monday.?
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2026
SpaceX ushers in a new era and more junk in orbit
The downside to this new era in space exploration is that humans are likely to leave much more debris floating around in orbit.
Protesters during a demonstration calling for a slowdown in the development of advanced artificial intelligence systems outside city hall in San Francisco on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2026
AI’s wobbly house of cards puts markets and U.S. economy at risk
Considering the trillions of dollars that have been spent on AI bets, what happens to Wall Street if they don’t pay off?
Sam Altman, chief executive officer and co-founder of OpenAI, speaks during the 2026 Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 16, 2026
From hallucinating AI chatbots to wiping out humanity: How did we get here?
Some AI executives think the industry is three to five years away from self-improving AI systems that need little or no help from humans.
The debate over artificial intelligence safety is looming over U.S. President Donald Trump’s upcoming summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 15, 2026
Trump’s AI defense defies voter unease heading into midterms
U.S. President Donald Trump increasingly stands alone with his rejection of tighter artificial intelligence oversight.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
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‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
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Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
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The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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