HONOLULU — Hawaiʻi has enacted two transportation measures establishing a statewide clean-fuel program and new rules for electric bicycles and other small electric mobility devices. Governor Josh Green signed Senate Bill 2999, now Act 258, and House Bill 2021, now Act 259, as the state seeks to reduce transportation emissions
Major U.S. companies are reassessing where they direct their philanthropic investments, with new research suggesting many expect to place greater emphasis on food security, housing, affordability and digital inclusion while reducing attention to some equality- and justice-related initiatives. The findings point to a reordering of corporate philanthropic priorities rather than
The United States carried out another round of strikes across Iran on Friday while attacks on Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea heightened concerns over the security of two of the world’s most important maritime trade routes. The latest developments come as military operations continue across multiple fronts and
A landmark civil nuclear agreement could reshape energy cooperation, nonproliferation policy and Middle East diplomacy—but key questions over enrichment, oversight and regional security remain unresolved. The United States and Saudi Arabia have signed a landmark civil nuclear cooperation agreement intended to place American companies at the center of the Kingdom’s
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose 50% tariffs on most Canadian imports, significantly escalating the trade dispute between the United States and one of its largest trading partners. The measures, which the administration says would take effect after a 30-day negotiating period, represent the latest use
The latest American strikes mark a sharp escalation in the renewed fight over the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran responding by targeting U.S.-aligned Gulf states. A New Round of U.S. Strikes The United States carried out a new wave of strikes inside Iran this week, deepening a military confrontation that
OpenAI has discussed granting the U.S. government a 5 percent ownership stake in the company, according to a breaking report from the Financial Times, in a proposal that would mark one of the most significant alignments yet between a frontier artificial intelligence company and the federal government. OpenAI CEO Sam
Finland’s IQM becomes the first European quantum computing firm to list on a major U.S. exchange, signaling a new phase in the race to build quantum infrastructure Europe’s quantum ambitions have reached Wall Street. IQM Quantum Computers, the Finland-based superconducting quantum computing company, has completed its business combination with Real
The question of how governments tax the digital economy, and how they finance the public services their citizens increasingly depend on, has quietly become one of the defining fiscal contests of the decade. Washington has now signaled that it intends to fight that contest with tariffs. President Donald Trump on
New executive orders seek to accelerate quantum computing, strengthen cybersecurity, and position the United States to lead what many believe will be the defining technological competition of the 21st century. WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump has signed two sweeping executive orders aimed at catapulting the United States into the
