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Growth in US AI adoption highlights uneven access

Last week, Microsoft released a new report offering an in-depth look at AI adoption across the United States, with state- and county-level insights for the first time. While more than 30 percent of working-age Americans now use AI tools, adoption remains uneven across regions, with significantly higher usage in urban areas and communities tied to universities. The findings point to a broader challenge: without stronger access to infrastructure, skills, and education, AI’s benefits risk remaining concentrated rather than broadly shared. Read the full blog here.

Anthropic prepares for blockbuster public offering
Hard Numbers

Anthropic prepares for blockbuster public offering

The maker of the large-language model Claude became the latest AI giant to file to go public.

​NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, on April 2, 2026.
Analysis

Who will win the new space race?

Rather than Washington against Moscow, the new space race pits US private firms against their public Chinese counterparts.

Is the Iran war accelerating the clean energy transition?
Quick Take

Is the Iran war accelerating the clean energy transition?

In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer says the Iran war has left the global economy paying a steep price while delivering few of the outcomes the Trump administration promised. But it may have one unintended consequence: accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels.

A world still divided on LGBTQ rights
Graphic Truth

A world still divided on LGBTQ rights

Some countries have become increasingly accepting of LGBTQ rights. Others are moving in the opposite direction.

Japan's SoftBank zooms past Toyota
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Japan's SoftBank zooms past Toyota

SoftBank surpassed the Japanese carmaker after pledging over the weekend to invest as much as €75 billion ($87 billion) to build Europe’s largest AI facility in France.

Europe has finally had it with Putin
Puppet Regime

Europe has finally had it with Putin

Seriously, they are so mad this time. #PUPPETREGIME

Colombian left-wing presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda in Pitalito, Colombia, on April 11, 2026.
Analysis

Will Colombia keep left?

On Sunday, Colombians will have their say on their first left-wing leader, as they head to the polls to vote in the first round of the presidential election.

A young girl overlooking the logo of the Cockroach Janata Party on a television
What We're Watching

India’s Gen Z “cockroach” movement runs wild, Netanyahu orders wider Israeli control of Gaza, Brazilian crime orgs seek drone expertise from Ukraine

India's Gen Z have spawned a political protest movement, the Cockroach Janta Party, named after an official's dismissive remark about unemployed youth, amassing millions of Instagram followers and over a million registered members.

Japan’s population drops by millions
Hard Numbers

Japan’s population drops by millions

The decline — from 126.1 million to 123 million — is the biggest population drop over a five-year period since the government began collecting census data in 1920.

The Hormuz crisis hits higher pitch
GZERO Reports

The Hormuz crisis hits higher pitch

In this video, GZERO’s Alex Kliment puts his pulmonary capacity on the line to bring you a special report on the highest-pitched crisis of all.