Data centers are moving into orbit: why China is taking computing into space
China is overcoming satellite bandwidth limits by processing data directly in space using onboard AI systems and computing constellations.
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How the Middle Corridor Is Changing the Rules of the Game
The era when a transport company employee’s duties were limited to filling out paper waybills, verifying railcar numbers, and checking lead seals has gone for good
Human Capital for the Middle Corridor: Why DARYA Came to Ashgabat
"Infrastructure Connects Territories, While Education Connects People!" — this pragmatic and profound insight served as the central theme of the fifth meeting of the DARYA (Dialogue and Action for Resourceful Youth in Central Asia) High-Level Group, held in Ashgabat on October 13, 2026
Uzbekistan promotes Initiatives in Central Asia unlocking new opportunities for cooperation
Today, the Consultative Meetings of the Heads of State of Central Asia provide the region’s leaders with a regular platform to align their positions on issues that shape the future of Central Asia as a whole
Göbeklitepe: A Place Where Answers Give Rise to New Questions
Nurmyrat Yylkybayev's travel notes on Göbeklitepe: exploring humanity's oldest known monumental structures, T-shaped stone pillars, and the historical mysteries where answers give rise to new questions.
Kazdağları: Mountains No Photograph Can Truly Capture
Travel notes on a jeep safari through Kazdağı National Park (Mount Ida): Şahindere Canyon's glass observation deck, the legendary Weeping Pine, and the mountain waterfall Ayıgölü.
Türkiye Begins with Impressions: A Culinary Morning on the Aegean Coast
Türkiye Begins with Impressions: A Culinary Morning on the Aegean Coast After an eventful first day on Türkiye’s Aegean coast, we finally reached the Allia hotel
From the Lights of the Bosphorus to the Valley of Dreams: First Discoveries on Türkiye’s Aegean Coast
It seems only yesterday that I was travelling through Gaziantep and Şanlıurfa, exploring Anatolia’s ancient monuments and attending the TEKNOFEST technology festival
Mathematician Maxim Kontsevich says AI is advancing faster than expected
Fields Medalist Maxim Kontsevich shares insights on how AI development in mathematics exceeded expectations and its potential to enhance research.
The Caspian Crossroads and Central Asia’s New Geoeconomic Agency: The Avaza Context
Modern Central Asia is purposefully shedding old stereotypes of fragmentation and demonstrating a completely new model of regional consolidation to the world
IEA releases around 325 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves
The International Energy Agency has released around 325 million barrels of oil from emergency stocks to stabilize global energy markets amid ongoing disruptions.
Nobel laureate Konstantin Novoselov calls for human leadership in scientific discovery
Nobel laureate Konstantin Novoselov emphasizes that human intuition and creativity must remain central to science despite rapid AI growth.
On the Way to TEKNOFEST: Gaziantep, a Reunion with an Old Friend and the Legend of Suzi
The ORIENT correspondent’s journey to TEKNOFEST in Şanlıurfa did not begin quite as planned. Due to the large influx of guests and spectators, there were no longer any tickets available on flights to Şanlıurfa, so Gaziantep became the first stop on our route
Uzbekistan is securing its place in the Global Hub for Technological Outsourcing
Today, Uzbekistan is gradually carving out its own niche in the global technology outsourcing market
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to double financing by 2030
At the 11th AIIB annual meeting in Doha, President Zou Jiayi outlined priorities to double financing, focusing on climate resilience and green infrastructure.
