The demand for AI compute has ignited a specialised-chip race: Google's TPUs, Huawei's Ascend and custom silicon challenge Nvidia. With export controls on high-end GPUs, China is racing to build its own AI stack — chips are the strategic high ground.
Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki discovered the brain-changing power of exercise almost by accident. One workout immediately boosts mood, focus and reaction time; a routine of 30 minutes, three to four times a week, grows the hippocampus and protects long-term memory. Her punchy prescription: exercise is the best thing you can do for your brain today.
Founded in 1865 in Ithaca, New York, Cornell is the largest of the Ivy League schools. Its agriculture, engineering and hospitality management (ranked first in the US) are outstanding, and its campus sits on the shore of Cayuga Lake.
In this slot canyon in Arizona, light beams pour through cracks above while wind and water have sculpted the sandstone into flowing curves. The midday light pillars are nature's most exquisite light show.
This bronze statue represents Bastet, the Egyptian goddess of home and childbirth, who took the form of a cat. Cast around 600 BC, it is decorated with a silvered collar, a necklace and a protective amulet on the chest, while the ears once held gold earrings. The mixture of animal power and human jewellery gives the cat an air of mystery and elegance.