United States–based smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm has notified customers that it will impose double‑digit price increases on its products, citing accelerating supplier and supply chain costs. In a formal letter circulated to clients, the company said the higher prices will apply to all products shipped from September 1. Qualcomm explained it...
American singer Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to one count of affray at Southwark Crown Court in London, admitting involvement in a 2023 nightclub attack on music producer Abraham Diaw. Prosecutors said the incident occurred in February 2023 at Tape nightclub in Mayfair, where Brown struck Diaw with a tequila...
WASHINGTON — The United States military said Friday that its forces disabled the Comoros-flagged merchant tanker M/T Lavine in the Gulf of Oman after the vessel repeatedly attempted to breach a US-imposed blockade of Iran’s ports. US Central Command spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins said the crew received warnings but did...
SpaceX has reset the 13th test flight of its Starship rocket for July 25, following an aborted attempt on July 16 caused by an engine malfunction. The launch window opens at 6:45 p.m. EDT (22:45 UTC) from the company’s Starbase site in Boca Chica, Texas. This will be the second...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday confirmed a third death linked to this month’s catastrophic flooding across the state, following days of heavy rain in Central Texas and the recent landfall of Tropical Storm Bertha. Officials say the latest victim, in Val Verde County, died after driving into floodwaters, similar...
Milwaukee County authorities arrested CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence on Thursday night in Milwaukee. According to a Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, Romo was stopped while driving south on Interstate 43 and deputies said...
Anthropic has commercially released Claude Opus 5, a flagship generative AI model that the San Francisco-based company says will become its new internal performance benchmark. Announced on Friday, July 25, 2026, after months of development and safety evaluations involving Silicon Valley partners and federal oversight bodies, Opus 5 is positioned...
The United States announced it will immediately begin a formal Section 301 trade investigation into the European Union after the European Commission imposed a major antitrust fine on Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google. On Thursday, regulators in Brussels concluded a lengthy competition probe, ruling that Google abused its market...
Iran launched a coordinated barrage of drones and missiles against United States military facilities across Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and Iraq, in what Tehran described as a punitive response to sustained US airstrikes on its forces. The operation, carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iranian Army during...
RICHMOND, Virginia — A postgame fireworks display at a Richmond Flying Squirrels minor league baseball game malfunctioned on Thursday night, sending some pyrotechnics traveling horizontally into the stands and prompting fans to scramble for cover. The incident occurred at CarMax Park after the San Francisco Giants’ Double-A affiliate lost 3-1...
