Trump drops 20% fee plan for Hormuz Strait in favor of deals with Gulf states - Reuters
Trump drops 20% fee plan for Hormuz Strait in favor of deals with Gulf states Reuters
Spain’s anaconda grip crushes French World Cup dream - Reuters
Spain’s anaconda grip crushes French World Cup dream Reuters
Anthropic launches free Claude for Teachers
Anthropic on Tuesday launched a free version of its chatbot geared specifically towards teachers, as a growing number of educators utilize artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom. In a release, the company said its Claude for Teachers platform will provide K-12 teachers in the U.S. access to a library of teaching skills and a direct…
ICE suspends traffic stops in wake of Maine fatal shooting, border czar says - Reuters
ICE suspends traffic stops in wake of Maine fatal shooting, border czar says Reuters
US House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent - Reuters
US House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent Reuters
House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent
The House on Tuesday passed with broad bipartisan support legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide. The lower chamber voted 308-117 for the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, which would make daylight saving time the permanent standard time. Twenty-two Republicans and 95 Democrats voted against the measure. The legislation now heads to the…
Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now
Old and forgotten "shims" Microsoft failed to revoke have made Secure Boot bypasses simple.
5 takeaways as Supreme Court Justices Barrett and Kagan testify on Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill saw an unusual moment on Tuesday as Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan testified before lawmakers. The main reason for their appearance was to make the case for the court’s budget request for the coming year, which includes an increase of roughly $14 million focused on security measures. The hearings…
Trump admin puts Americans in Congo on "do-not-board" list, barring return
Citizens must now spend 21 days in a third country before they are allowed to come home.
ICE shootings spark demands for reform as critics argue agency is ‘stalking Latinos’
Two fatal shootings within the span of a week have heightened scrutiny of immigration agents and the leadership of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, as Democratic lawmakers argue that new quotas for arrests are leading to violence. In an emotional press conference, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus unleashed on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
US Russia sanctions bill eases threat of tariffs on China and India - Reuters
US Russia sanctions bill eases threat of tariffs on China and India Reuters
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate Studios attracts takeover interest from Bollore, Banijay, sources say - Reuters
EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate Studios attracts takeover interest from Bollore, Banijay, sources say Reuters
FCC approves startup’s space mirror to reflect sunlight to dark parts of Earth
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a startup business’s request to build and launch a mirror satellite that would reflect sunlight back toward the dark parts of Earth. Reflect Orbital of Hawthorne, Calif., received the FCC’s approval on July 9. The company’s goal is to launch an experimental satellite, Eärendil-1, and operate it in low…
Elon Musk’s $1M Wisconsin voter giveaway likely was illegal, panel finds
A bipartisan elections panel found that billionaire Elon Musk likely violated Wisconsin’s election bribery law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters during the state’s Supreme Court election last year. The Wisconsin Election Committee voted 5-1 last week to refer two complaints against Musk to the Brown County district attorney’s office after finding…
House lawmakers grill top Trump official over AI chip exports
House lawmakers on Tuesday grilled the Trump administration official tasked with overseeing the country’s export controls, pressing him on the White House’s track record on advanced AI chip sales. Jeffrey Kessler, who serves as head of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss the bureau’s budget…
Lawsuit claims Meta's layoff decisions were made by AI, not humans
Meta denies using AI to terminate workers with disabilities and medical problems.
'If we die, we die together': Wife of man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane speaks of ordeal
Svetlana Grković told Serbian media that her husband is "seriously injured and in shock".
US official says Nvidia has begun shipping powerful H200 AI chips to China - Reuters
US official says Nvidia has begun shipping powerful H200 AI chips to China Reuters
Strait of Hormuz 'faultline' exposes weakness of the US-Iran deal
Control of the waterway has become a key point of contention between the US and Iran, as a ceasefire deal falters.
Probe into explosive diarrheal cases points to Taco Bell and bad lettuce
Federal officials have not confirmed a source yet—and there may be multiple sources.
E. Jean Carroll receives $5.63 million owed by Trump in sex abuse case - Reuters
E. Jean Carroll receives $5.63 million owed by Trump in sex abuse case Reuters
US military sent explosive drone boats into combat for the first time
US military’s drone boats struck an Iranian naval port as war heats up again.
These painted e-tattoos could be the future of wearable biosensors
Conductive ink is painted directly onto the skin in colorful custom designs, drying into working electrodes.
Fender escalates Stratocaster copyright fight, taking aim at Yamaha - Reuters
Fender escalates Stratocaster copyright fight, taking aim at Yamaha Reuters
Trump pays writer E Jean Carroll $5m in damages over sexual abuse and defamation
The president had sought to delay the payment as he tried to persuade the Supreme Court to overturn the judgement.
Tyrannosaurus rex most expensive dinosaur ever sold
The dinosaur skeleton, which roamed the planet 67 million years ago, was sold by Sotheby's in New York.
Diamond giant De Beers halts work at flagship South African mine as demand plummets
Production will stop for two years at the mine which employs more than 4,000 people.
Boomers, not Gen Z, are the generation cutting back most on alcohol
New research overturns assumption that abstinent younger drinkers are behind weak demand.
Singapore court orders Bloomberg to pay $356,000 to ministers in defamation case
The ministers claimed the piece, which cited their luxury bungalow deals, had tarnished their reputation.
How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower
Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.
Bangkok fire investigation finds locked doors and flammable decor as deaths climb to 30
Survivors and first responders reported locked doors and a lack of signage marking emergency exits.
SpaceX is gearing up for Starship's 13th test flight later this week
This flight will put Starship under higher pressure and test out new Starlink satellites in orbit.