Cost and scheduling challenges have pushed the US Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress modernization program billions over budget, according to a new report. The aging B-52 has long been a workhorse of the Air Force, which is replacing the bomber’s decades-old engines to keep the aircraft flying into the 2050s. But the upgrades have run into
Don’t use Swiss Army knives for surgically precise work; use scalpels. That’s what Manos Koukoumidis and other players in the AI cost-saving business say is the biggest problem with how companies use AI. They’re using the most powerful, versatile, and expensive AI models — from frontier labs like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google — to handle niche
Premiums for Medicare Part D drug coverage could rise next year because subsidies to insurers are about to end. Eric Thayer/Getty Images hide title toggle title Eric Thayer/Getty Images The Trump administration is ending subsidies that helped keep the costs of Medicare drug coverage down. The change could mean higher Medicare Part D premiums for
The war with Iran has cost the United States about $37.5 billion (£28 billion) so far, an increase of almost $8 billion since the last estimate in May, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. In his first appearance before the Senate Appropriations Committee since the conflict resumed, Hegseth said it would be necessary to reduce military
Some Amazon cloud customers woke up Friday to a surprise bill estimate that said they owed billions of dollars for cloud services they had never used. Amazon confirmed Friday that it is trying to resolve an error in its Amazon Web Services (AWS) billing portal that showed some customers were owed millions or billions in
Cara West and her family moved to Europe in search of a better quality of life. Photo courtesy of Cara West In 2024, Cara West moved from the United States to Greece with her husband and young daughter. The family wanted a better quality of life, more affordability and a greater sense of community. West