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The AI Chip Boom Is Real, and That Is Exactly the Risk | Column
Column: the AI chip boom pushed TSMC to record revenue, but leaning a whole economy on one industry invites danger.
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AI Economists Letter: When 16 Nobel Laureates Say Act Now, Listen
Opinion: the AI economists letter signed by 16 Nobel laureates warns of disruption bigger than the Industrial Revolution. Take it seriously.
Opinion
Toronto Festival Shooting: When Two Men With Guns Outvote 13,000 Dancers
Opinion: The Toronto festival shooting at Salsa on St. Clair killed two and wounded four. A crowd of 13,000 deserved better than crossfire.
Opinion
Opinion: The Andreessen Fed Task Force Puts an AI Salesman in the Referee’s Booth
Opinion: the Andreessen Fed task force asks one of AI's biggest investors to referee AI's impact on jobs. The conflict is the appointment itself.
Opinion
Opinion: Government Clearance for AI Models Sets a Precedent We Are Accepting Too Quietly
Opinion: government clearance for AI models arrived with GPT-5.6, and the precedent deserves far more debate than it is getting.
Opinion
The Bangladesh Economy Needs Honesty, Not Optimism, After the ADB Downgrade
The Bangladesh economy needs honesty after the ADB cut its growth forecast to 4.5%, citing energy and banking-sector strains.
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A Candidate in an Ankle Monitor: The Le Pen Question France Cannot Outsource to Judges
Marine Le Pen will run for president while wearing a court-ordered monitor. An editorial on what democracies owe the law — and what only voters can settle.
Opinion
The Off-Ramp Is Burning: An Editorial on the Return of the Iran War
Days ago this page urged both sides to take the off-ramp. This morning it is burning. An editorial on who lit the match and who pays for it.
Bangladesh
Border Killings of Bangladeshis Are Not Statistics — and Dhaka Must Stop Talking Like They Are
Eight Bangladeshis have been killed at the Indian border in the first five months of this year, by gunfire or torture, according to rights group Ain o Salish Kendra. Thirty-four were killed last year. Behind each number: a body carried back across a paddy field, a family that will never see justice. These deaths were […]
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Iran After Khamenei: The Region Gets One Chance at an Off-Ramp — Don’t Waste It
Iran after Khamenei is being pulled by two crowds, and the world’s next decade depends on which one its invisible new leader chooses to hear. The first crowd is in the streets. Millions are mourning Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in ceremonies running through 9 July, and by the second day the chants at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla […]