In a $16 billion merger, Beijing is looking to counter President Trump’s moves to rebuild American shipyards.https://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-shipbuilding-company-trump-rivalry-17eb6265
The meeting represents a victory for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who seeks to end international isolation and separate Russian ties with the U.S. from the fate of Ukraine.https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/trump-putin-meeting-russia-goals-327d4d4c
Jensen Huang tried diplomacy to sell chips in China, but it took a last-minute deal with the White House.https://www.wsj.com/world/china/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-trade-tariffs-475b5cd7
Some residents who couldn't afford to resettle elsewhere returned to the city, where they occupied the upper floors of buildings that had been buried in ash, according to new researchhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/after-mount-vesuvius-erupted-pompeiis-poorest-survivors-lived-amid-the-rubble-of-the-ancient-city-for-hundreds-of-years-180987153/
Two studies present new data on ME/CFS, offering "credibility and validity" to the experiences of patients struggling with symptomshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-find-links-to-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-in-genes-and-in-the-gut-microbiome-180987141/
A new exhibition explores the artistic collaborations between Thom Yorke, the rock band's frontman, and artist Stanley Donwood, his longtime friendhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-abstract-artworks-that-defined-radioheads-iconic-visual-style-180987125/
Recent studies have examined the relationship between the drug and psychoses and looked at how the brain responds to the substancehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/inside-the-quest-to-understand-the-link-between-cannabis-and-schizophrenia-180987114/
While taking measurements of an abandoned wharf site, the students found timber from what experts believe may be part of La Fortuna, a Spanish ship destroyed nearly 300 years agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/timber-from-colonial-era-spanish-ship-among-four-shipwrecks-discovered-in-north-carolina-180987139/
Edward P. McCabe petitioned Benjamin Harrison for an opportunity to show him that Black people "are men and women capable of self‑government." When the president was unmoved, McCabe and his followers went west anywayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-visionary-african-american-politician-dreamed-of-creating-an-all-black-state-in-oklahoma-territory-180987093/
Across five exhibition halls, the museum showcases the past, present and future of aviation and space travelhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/see-electric-aircraft-rockets-and-everyones-favorite-star-wars-droid-at-the-national-air-and-space-museums-newly-reopened-galleries-180987143/
A planetary geologist finds that the meteorite, which fell in June, came from the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-meteorite-tore-through-a-georgia-homes-roof-it-turns-out-the-space-rock-is-older-than-our-planet-180987137/
The 3,000- to 4,000-year-old artwork decorated the wall of a temple atrium during Peru's Formative Periodhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-colorful-mural-of-stars-and-fish-is-the-first-of-its-kind-found-on-the-coast-of-northern-peru-180987144/
Visitors to the Pink Painted Lady near Alamo Square Park will be able to see 116 editions of fnnch's honey bear paintingshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-of-san-franciscos-most-famous-houses-is-hosting-a-pop-up-museum-of-street-artist-fnnchs-honey-bears-180987145/
Memes shared by the White House, DHS, and ICE have used catchy TikTok tunes to normalize mass deportation and Christian nationalist narratives. Experts say that’s the point.https://www.wired.com/story/trump-administration-dhs-white-house-deportations-meme/
Members have espoused racist and antisemitic views and repeatedly praised Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party. They’ve raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, and their movement is growing.https://www.wired.com/story/whites-only-community-arkansas/
Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The Markup and CalMatters found.https://www.wired.com/story/data-brokers-hiding-opt-out-pages-google-search/
A study of plastic bottles washed up on the Pacific coast of Latin America has identified a double problem—a mass of local waste combined with long-traveling bottles from Asia.https://www.wired.com/story/the-plastic-bottles-we-throw-into-the-pacific-are-infesting-the-beaches-of-central-america/
Kwon pleaded guilty to two criminal counts of fraud in connection with the $40 billion crash of his TerraUSD and Luna coins in 2022. He faces as many as 25 years in prison.https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/crypto-entrepreneur-do-kwon-pleads-guilty-to-fraud-charges-stemming-from-crypto-crash-50c032fe?mod=rss_markets_main
Intel stock rises following meeting between Trump and chip maker's CEOhttps://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/cpi-report-today-inflation-stock-market-08-12-2025?mod=rss_markets_main
The stablecoin company’s shares rose after its quarterly revenue beat Wall Street estimates.https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/circle-internet-group-crcl-q2-earnings-report-stock-crypto-2025-df03698a?mod=rss_markets_main