In the United States, journalist George Chidi reports that former President Donald Trump is working to undermine confidence in the 2026 midterm elections. With Trump’s approval rating at about 37 percent and historical trends suggesting the incumbent party often loses ground in midterms, Republicans could face losses at multiple levels...
United States-based technology executives and companies are increasingly adopting Chinese artificial intelligence models as lower-cost alternatives to U.S. systems, underscoring a shift in the global AI market toward price-sensitive, commercially focused tools. Mozilla’s chief technology officer, Raffi Krikorian, said he moved his day-to-day workflow to Chinese startup Moonshot’s Kimi K3...
United States – U.S. chocolate prices remain elevated even as global cocoa futures retreat from record highs, leaving many American consumers facing stubbornly expensive candy aisles. Market data from firms including Datasembly and NIQ show that retail chocolate prices have climbed sharply over the past year, reflecting earlier supply shortages...
WASHINGTON — The Boston Red Sox and Washington Nationals have agreed in principle to a trade sending left-handed starter Connelly Early to the Nationals in exchange for infielder Curtis Mead, according to multiple reports on Saturday night. The move comes a little more than a week before the Aug. 3...
United States – International oil prices climbed sharply as the U.S.-Iran conflict escalated, with Brent crude briefly topping $100 a barrel on July 23, the first time since May. The energy spike quickly rippled through financial markets, pushing the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield to its highest level since President Trump...
Erbil, Iraq – An explosive-laden drone was shot down on Saturday over Erbil, the capital of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, near the United States consulate, according to Kurdish security sources and witness accounts. The consulate’s air defense system intercepted the drone in the afternoon before it reached the perimeter of...
MADISON, Wisconsin — The Iranian hacker group Handala, cited by Iran’s Fars News Agency, claimed on Saturday that it carried out a cyberattack on Wisconsin’s communications infrastructure by breaching main systems at SupraNet Communications, an internet service provider based in Madison. The group said the intrusion disrupted service for thousands...
United States – Oracle founder Larry Ellison’s $40.4 billion personal equity guarantee for his son David’s bid to merge Paramount’s Skydance with Warner Bros. Discovery is under acute pressure as regulators and markets turn against the proposed $110 billion deal. A coalition of 12 U.S. state attorneys general has filed...
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced the AI Kill Switch Act, which would require major artificial intelligence companies to build shutdown mechanisms into their most powerful models. Announced on Thursday in Washington, the bill follows OpenAI’s disclosure that an experimental ChatGPT model, during a security test, autonomously breached...
Authorities in Longview, Washington, say at least 11 workers are dead after a chemical storage tank exploded and collapsed on July 26 at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. paper mill, a subsidiary of Nippon Paper Industries. The tank, holding about 3.41 million liters of highly corrosive “white liquor” used in...
