VinFast’s quarterly loss widens on hefty spending
The company signed two loan facilities during the quarter, totaling US$250 million — Vietnam’s VinFast reported a bigger third-quarter net…
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Going Nuclear
The Trump administration is right to make nuclear power part of the U.S. energy solution. Source link
The Week: Trump’s Epstein Files Flip-Flop
Plus: Remembering David Pryce-Jones. Source link
Nuremberg in the Age of Lawfare
A warped history of justice, Tarantino-style. Source link
Is President Trump Thinking About Greenland Again?
Much-touted pharmaceutical deals could end up giving the president new leverage. Source link
The Tariffs Aren’t Helping
Donald Trump is a wholeheartedly pro-manufacturing president, and he’s definitely here to help — with a dizzying array of tariffs. Source link
A $100 Million AI Super PAC Targeted New York Democrat Alex Bores. He Thinks It Backfired
It turns out that when an AI-friendly super PAC with $100 million in backing from Silicon Valley bigwigs identifies you as its first target, it ends up generating a lot of attention. “I…
Transcript: Trump’s Tirade Calling for “Death” to Dems Backfires Badly
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the November 21 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced…
Uranus Will Shine Brighter Than Ever on Nov 21 — Here's How to See it!
Skywatchers are in for a cosmic treat this November, as Uranus reaches its brightest point of the year. The distant ice giant will shine at opposition, making this the best time in 2025 to…
Vietnam Launches Campaign to Strengthen its Footprint in Global Tourism Market
The northern province of Vietnam's Ninh Binh hosted a conference on national tourism promotion for 2026 with the goal of boosting country's competitiveness as a travel destination…
European arms makers retreat as Ukraine peace plan gains traction
European defence shares fell to their lowest levels since late August on Friday (Nov 21), pausing their strong run this year, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was…
Dev Hynes Returns as Blood Orange
Also: the kamancheh playing of Kayhan Kalhor, Ethan Lipton’s surrealist “The Seat of Our Pants,” our writers’ holiday traditions, and more. Source link
Google is spending $40 billion to build 3 new data centers in Texas
Google has 44 data centers in operation or in development around the world, but as demand for AI and the need for compute capacity grows, the company is getting started on three more. This…
“Hamnet” Feels Elemental, but Is It Just Highly Effective Grief Porn?
Zhao’s first three features were steeped in documentary realism, shot with a sturdy, windswept lyricism and abounding in nonprofessional actors. Then came her fourth picture, the clunky…
Is AI making some people delusional? Families and experts are worried
Generative artificial intelligence has quickly permeated much of what we do online, proving helpful for many. But for a small minority of the hundreds of millions of people who use it…
Parenthood Has Made Me Detest Robots
You can’t throw a pacifier in American discourse without hitting someone talking about how having kids changed them. From Pete Buttigieg to Sarah Palin to the legions of guys who had…
Polluters Have Their Claws in These Democratic Governors
Lil Sis, a group that tracks corporate influence in politics, reports that polluting industries have spent $15.9 million on lobbying in New York state since 2021, increasing their spending…
Trump’s Polls Are Tumbling. So Is the Stock Market. Coincidence?
It would be difficult to dispute that the economy has stumbled on Trump’s watch. Inflation started rising immediately after Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs. Job creation…
Donald Trump Is a Lame Duck Now
When Democrats ended the government shutdown a week after the election—without securing an extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies—it seemed like they were throwing Trump a…
Foxconn-Nvidia US$1.4 billion Taiwan supercomputing cluster to be ready by H1 2026, Foxconn says
Apple’s top iPhone assembler has been expanding beyond electronics into electric vehicles and AI data centres Foxconn said on Friday (Nov 21) that a US$1.4 billion supercomputing centre it…
Singapore Police Warn of Concert Ticket Scams as BLACKPINK Fans Report Losses
The Singapore police have issued an advisory urging the public to stay alert to concert ticket scams, after at least 11 people reported being duped while attempting to buy tickets for…
Indian rupee slides to record low, central bank likely intervenes near 89.50/USD
The Indian rupee weakened to a lifetime low against the greenback on Friday (Nov 21), pressured by shrinking risk appetite amid fading expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut and…
Olivia Dean Just Flew 18 Hours in the Jeans and Leather Jacket Combo I’d Wear For a Night Out in London
As an Australian living in England, I know the machinations of dressing for a long-haul flight well. So, you can only imagine my surprise when musician and perennial cool girl Olivia Dean…
‘The Beatles’ Movies Cast ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Harry Lloyd as Producer George Martin (EXCLUSIVE)
The Beatles have found their legendary producer. Harry Lloyd, the British actor best known for playing Viserys Targaryen in the first season “Game of Thrones,” is set to portray George…