A Chinese chip firm surged 180% in its stock-market debut, spotlighting the growing list of challengers to Nvidia’s dominance. Shanghai Enflame Technology’s IPO was 6,000 times oversubscribed, Nikkei reported, and its stock price surged despite declines across Asian markets. Enflame’s opening day of trading came as a report from the ...
Month: September 2026
Iran’s Houthi allies capture strategic island on vital oil shipping routeIran’s Houthi allies capture strategic island on vital oil shipping route
Rampant Yemeni rebels take control of island in narrow point of Bab al-Mandab strait, which Saudi is relying on for oil exports Violence in Yemen: why it matters and how it is linked to the US-Iran war Yemen’s rampant Houthi forces have captured a strategic island in the Bab al-Mandab ...
Curse of the Nile’s gold: how Sudan is losing its fertile fields and ability to produce foodCurse of the Nile’s gold: how Sudan is losing its fertile fields and ability to produce food
An artisanal mining boom driven by war and poverty is causing a public health emergency, as chemicals poison soil, water and society In Abu Hamad, on the banks of the Nile, verdant orchards, gardens and fields once produced a bounty of dates, citrus fruits, winter grains and cereals for the ...
Watch: Americans remember what they were doing on 9/11Watch: Americans remember what they were doing on 9/11
The BBC asks people in Washington what they were doing on that day and how 11 September 2001 changed the country. ...
AI boom helps drive surprise UK growth in JulyAI boom helps drive surprise UK growth in July
The economy expanded by 0.4%, official figures show, whereas analysts had predicted no growth. ...
Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weaponsAnthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weapons
The revelations in Anthropic’s threat intelligence report come after a former top researcher at the company warned of the risks of AI to humanity. ...
Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ goes up for auctionPrincess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ goes up for auction
Auction house Sotheby’s expects the dress to sell for up to $300,000 (£220,000) when it goes under the hammer on 9 December. ...
New hurricane season record as ‘historic’ El Niño leaves Atlantic eerily quietNew hurricane season record as ‘historic’ El Niño leaves Atlantic eerily quiet
The Atlantic hurricane season has reached its climatological peak, but a strong El Niño means no hurricanes have formed this year. ...
Osama bin Laden shook the world on 9/11. Today it is clear how his wider plans failed | Jason BurkeOsama bin Laden shook the world on 9/11. Today it is clear how his wider plans failed | Jason Burke
The al-Qaida leader envisaged an economically battered US withdrawing from the Middle East – and a global Muslim uprising. Then the tide turned On 11 September, 25 years ago, Osama bin Laden drove with a small number of al-Qaida retainers and aides to a remote location in eastern Afghanistan. His ...
‘It was all hands on deck’: how the CIA responded to 9/11‘It was all hands on deck’: how the CIA responded to 9/11
Veterans recall chaos and confusion as the attacks unfolded – followed by a ‘war on terror’ that left agency with a tarnished reputation A generation of spies had lost an enemy but not yet found a role. Then came 9/11. A decade after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, al-Qaida’s ...