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Elites' capitulation: Trump's second term reshapes America's power dynamics

With tech CEOs and other elites bowing to Mr Trump, the air is going out of the old liberal order

In post-coup Myanmar, doctors, nurses turn to prostitution to survive

In February 2021, Myanmar's military seized power in a coup, and the country's economy, already hammered by the pandemic, started to buckle

Big Tech and Trump: Two books explore their turbulent relationship, future

Mr Musk, after spending more than $250 million on Trump's re-election, has signed on to help slash the federal budget as co-leader

US colleges ask foreign students to get to campus before Trump takes office

"A travel ban is likely to go into effect soon after inauguration," Cornell's Office of Global Learning warned students on its website late last month, advising them to be back in the United States

Quantum computing is closer to reality after another Google breakthrough

Some scientists disputed the claim. In the years since, as traditional supercomputers grew more powerful, they matched the feats of Google's quantum computer

American Bulk: A sharp take on consumer culture and overconsumption

American Bulk is always alert to the sudden sign that reveals meaning amid all the merch

The White Ladder: Heroes, villains, and the drama of early mountaineering

Approaching the peak, more than 17,000 feet above sea level, the scene shifted from snow and frozen chasms to eruptions of what were described as "great tongues of flame"

The NFT is dead, long live the NFT? A look at its lasting legacy

The giddy craze for nonfungible tokens brought the crypto crowd to art auctions. Now, long after the bubble burst, some still believe it did

France's looming trilemma: No confidence, no government, no budget

Does that mean France is hurtling toward a constitutional crisis? Not exactly. France's Constitution offers several scenarios that could keep the country's affairs more or less in order

Freedom: Book explores ex-German chancellor's journey, record, and vision

Merkel devotes a long section of her book to the rapid and unexpected events that followed November 1989

Without drama or banana, art auctions in US struggle to generate revenue

One reason for the slump is a supply contraction: few wanted to sell prized paintings during an election season

The Bataclan terrorists' trial: 10 months of unparalleled horror and pity

The book of Abdeslam turns out to be not that profound - as the trial progresses, Carrere decides he is a "sap caught up in his own contradictions" and an "abysmal void wrapped in lies."

How Southwest Airlines lost its groove to unexpected costs and challenges

Some analysts say Southwest was so successful for so long that it grew complacent, resisting strategies that other airlines have used effectively to increase profits and win over travelers

How Scott Bessent became Trump's treasury secretary from Democrat donor

Bessent was not part of Trump's political orbit during his first campaign or term as president, but he has known the Trump family for decades and was close friends with Trump's late brother, Robert

So you are thinking of leaving X for Bluesky. How does it work?

The apps look and feel similar. Here is how to use Bluesky and what you might miss from X

How hostility towards immigrants could harm America's technology sector

Mr Trump's obsessions with tariffs and immigration go way back, and he probably won't respond well if people ridicule him for not delivering on his signature policy ideas

Here's how Google spent 15 years in creating a culture of concealment

Firm told employees to destroy messages, avoid certain words and copy lawyers as often as possible to avoid antitrust suits

Explained: Why crude oil companies are walking back from green energy

Investors are rewarding oil giants that did not embrace wind and solar

Here's how Bluesky, alternative to X is handling explosive growth

Over the past week, Bluesky's growth has exploded, more than doubling to 15 million-plus users as people seek alternatives to X, Facebook and Threads

Jerry Brotton's book delves into the history, significance of the compass

The book is not for those with severe inner ear imbalances: Chapter by chapter, Brotton hopscotches from east to south to north to west