Saudi Arabia’s closure of a major oil pipeline after a recent attack is raising fears that global energy markets in crisis because of the war with Iran could face even starker shortages, pushing prices higher for fuel and other essentials. The largest oil producer in the Middle East closed its East-West pipelineon Friday after the attack, which it blamed on
Travis Kalanick’s new robotics startup, Atoms, has scooped up a high-profile hire. Vikas Chandra, a longtime Meta AI executive who led AI work for the company’s smart glasses, announced Monday that he is joining the startup as vice president of AI. At Atoms, Chandra said he will build “foundation models for the physical world” —
A U.S. government watchdog released its first report on the impact of the Iran war on Monday, acknowledging the military’s advanced weapons shortfalls and offering the first public look at the damage to American aircraft, bases and diplomatic outposts in the Middle East. Much of the information has been previously reported over the past six months, but the Pentagon inspector
Neither store covered every base — or, from the glass-half-full perspective, each store had specialties. Since selections varied so widely, I couldn’t exactly compare prices, but I did notice a decent amount of 40%-off sales at both retailers. Many Michaels’ deals I saw were tied to its in-house brands, like Ashland, and many, not all,
Donald Trump has a message for voters: they’re wrong. And he has a solution for the AI doomsday panic: just trust him, bro. “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, calling out Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei by name while warning of
Apple’s latest iPhone generation is officially up for preorder, and the new device looks sweet for fans of the iOS ecosystem. As you might expect, the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max aren’t cheap, so a good deal goes a long way to making the smartphone accessible. Luckily, new and existing Verizon customers can save
