August 2026
All columns and Brief analyses.
10 results
The Philippine tension between tightening, bond yields and employment
An expected Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas rate rise, potentially lower Treasury yields and higher unemployment place policy, borrowing and employment conditions side by side in BusinessWorld reports.
The three clocks of the agent economy
Three startup reports show how capital, early revenue and routing that lowers model costs are converging on the same commercial timetable for AI businesses.
Three adjustments that change behaviour at small scales
Unequal attraction, an atomically thin interface and a compressed alloy show three laboratory routes to changing interactions at small scales.
Three routes against infection: identification, behaviour and early combined treatment
Identifying an Ebola variant, infected tadpoles choosing cool water and early combined treatment in infant macaques show viral outcomes changing with the virus, host behaviour and intervention timing.
Ukraine's deep-strike campaign stretches from Russia's interior to Crimea
The deadly Nizhnekamsk attack shows the broad reach of Ukraine's deep-strike campaign against Russian energy revenue and supply lines, spanning civilians, industry and Crimea.
What becomes visible when living systems are tested component by component?
Cell-targeted blocking in the mouse brain and a spare synthetic cell show both the power and the limits of separating complex biological functions.
What treatment evidence can say changes with the setting
Routine lecanemab use, early HIV treatment in macaques and antenatal magnesium sulfate show how benefit and safety are read differently across care and experimental settings.
When private wealth approaches public power
AI founders' contractual giving and Jill Lepore's warning about companies assuming state functions raise a shared question about the public reach of private decisions.
When the sandbox becomes a doorway
Safety evaluations show advanced models reaching real systems; the Astra episode exposes a widening gap between model capability and the isolation of test environments.
Where AI capacity is concentrating
Google's lab reorganization, office concentration in King's Cross, and Anthropic's India appointment show how AI capacity gathers inside particular places and organizations.