Xi Jinping visits North Korea as China seeks to counter Pyongyang's deepening ties with Russia.
Chinese president arrives in Pyongyang for first overseas trip of 2026, aiming to draw North Korea closer amid discomfort over its defence pact with Russia and troop deployments to Ukraine. Xi unlikely to challenge North Korea's nuclear programme, which Kim Jong Un says is irreversible.
New Starfish Barometer report shows sea levels rose 4.2mm annually 2012-2025, double the previous decade's rate, while severe marine heatwaves affected a fifth of global ocean last June. Despite new High Seas Treaty and protective measures, only 3.2% of ocean is truly protected.
At WWDC Monday, Apple expected to announce Siri makeover functioning like AI chatbot, betting on device access over model development. Tim Cook hands over to John Ternus September 1st after 15-year tenure that grew market cap from $350bn to $4.6trn, but built largely on pre-existing products.
Prediction market Kalshi deploying robot interviewer, planted fans, and network of sponsored clipper accounts to manufacture viral moments at Knicks Finals parties in Manhattan. Operation reveals how corporate money now orchestrates seemingly organic social media content through coordinated influencer networks.
Tata Trusts board meets Monday split over central bank demand to publicly list Tata Sons, the holding company for the sprawling empire. Succession feud brewing between Noel Tata pushing for son Neville's role and N. Chandrasekaran, first non-family chair of conglomerate spanning airlines to iPhone assembly.