Global Watch

For years, major tech companies built their success on a global system that allowed them to operate almost anywhere. They used cheap labor, low taxes, and light regulations to cut costs and boost profits. This strategy is known as global arbitrage.   Companies like Apple and Nvidia benefited greatly from this model. Nvidia, which pioneered graphics processing units and now dominates hardware and software used in artificial intelligence, gr...

Public opinion in China is becoming noticeably more hawkish. A new study by the Carter Center, based on surveys of around 6,500 people across mainland China, shows declining trust in the outside world and rising support for a tougher national stance.   This shift comes as tensions grow between China and the United States, as well as its regional allies.   Chinese Public Now Sees the United States as a Strategic Threat The biggest c...

A major court case in the United States has shaken the tech industry. A jury in Los Angeles ruled that Meta and YouTube helped create addictive platforms that harmed a young woman’s mental health. The 20-year-old plaintiff, known as Kaley, was awarded $6 million in damages after arguing she became addicted to social media as a child.   Jurors found that Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, and Google, which owns YouTube, designed...

Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war has brought immense destruction but no clear victor. What many observers expected to last weeks has become the longest major war fought on European soil since World War II. The conflict has reshaped Europe’s security landscape, devastated Ukraine, strained Russia’s military and economy, and tested the cohesion of the Western alliance.   Russia has fail...

The war involving the United States, Israel, and Iran continues to escalate, with growing confusion over possible peace talks.   US President Donald Trump has suggested negotiations with Iran may be underway, but officials in Tehran strongly deny this. Iranian leaders say the claims are false and accuse Washington of trying to buy time while reinforcing its military presence in the region.   Fighting Spreads Across the Middle East ...