John Fetterman makes surprise video appearance at GOP convention, and pledged to work with Trump: ‘Always going to stand with America’ Fetterman’s rebellion continues. We Got This Covered · Sep 10
Hong Kong court convicts Wall Street Journal publisher of deterring reporter from taking union role A Hong Kong court has convicted the publisher of The Wall Street Journal of deterring its reporter from taking up a trade union role The Independent UK · Sep 10
Why it’s getting harder to return your unwanted online purchases Roughly 68 percent of retailers now charge return fees, while processing returned merchandise costs merchants an average of 27 percent of the original purchase price The Independent UK · Sep 9
The latest Bitcoin mystery: Who is behind the tiny non-profit buying a $2 million ad campaign in the Wall Street Journal? The Nakamoto Project, a Wyoming-based nonprofit, reported a single $275,000 grant in 2023 before launching the effort. Fortune · Sep 9
AI writing is A-ok if you’re a billionaire. For everyone else, it can be a career-ending scandal We have to confront the uneven standard that society imposes on AI use: acceptable for Stanley Druckenmiller but an embarrassing scandal for others. Fortune · Sep 9
Iran launched another attack on US navy ships Monday, with fears of China, Russia aid: Report Iran launched an attack targeting US navy ships on Monday, but the US military has not yet acknowledged the incident, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials. The reported attack came after Iran fired ballistic missiles at a US aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer over the weekend. The Times of India · Sep 8
Hunter Biden Confirms $LAPTOP Launch With Trump, 2028 Election Written Into Its Tokenomics; Everything We Know Hunter Biden's $LAPTOP token is set to launch on Base with 30% of its 1 billion supply allocated to 30 prediction markets. International Business Times UK · Sep 7
Trump Approval Slump Reaches MAGA Stores as Retailers Report Sales Drop Up to 90% Trump merchandise sales have plummeted by 90% since the 2024 campaign. Explore the impact of rising living costs, weakened consumer confidence, and declining political enthusiasm on demand. International Business Times UK · Sep 7
John Fetterman calls scathing profile of himself a ‘hit piece’ from ‘disgruntled former staffers’ The Wall Street Journal reported this week that the Pennsylvania Democrat has shown ‘little interest’ in his job, often avoiding constituents and skipping out on Senate business The Independent UK · Sep 6
Witkoff: Putin’s Messenger? What did Steve Witkoff know about Russia when he was first sent to see President Putin in February last year? France 24 · Sep 5
Pentagon Hooks 50 Military and Civilian Staff Members to a Polygraph in Hunt for Iran War Munitions Leaks The Pentagon conducted polygraph tests on Joint Staff members to find the source of leaked munitions data, raising concerns about foreign access and prompting a crackdown on unauthorised disclosures. International Business Times UK · Sep 5
US Justice Department pauses cooperation with Canadian government: Report The US Justice Department denied reports of pausing work with Canada. This denial came amid ongoing trade disputes between the two nations. The department stated a scheduled meeting was temporarily held for preparation. Reports indicated a directive to stop cooperation on cases and policy issues. The White House and Canadian… The Economic Times · Sep 5
Google shipped four Gemini Flash models in 106 days. Yet its Gemini 3.5 Pro is still AWOL. On DeepSWE, Gemini 3.8 tied Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 at a 74% pass rate while costing about one-fifth as much, as Google’s promised Gemini 3.5 Pro remains in limbo. Fortune · Sep 3
Priscilla Chan's grandfather died of cancer when she was in sixth grade; she found a cancer textbook and taught herself why he died Priscilla Chan was in sixth grade when the death of her grandfather from cancer changed the direction of her life. One morning, he dropped her off at her sixth-grade classroom, but by the time she returned home, he had died. Chan was left trying to understand how someone who had… The Times of India · Sep 3
The Times of India · Sep 3 End Iran war or keep options open? Trump, Pentagon appear to take different tracks President Trump considers ending the seven-month Iran war while extending troop deployments. Recent US and Iran attacks escalate tensions across the West Asia region. American forces struck multiple Iranian sites, and Tehran retaliated against US-linked facilities. The US escorted forty commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. Pentagon preparations suggest…
Medical Daily · Sep 2 Two Drugmakers Have Paused Autoimmune CAR T Cell Trials After Three Deaths from a Severe Immune Reaction Novartis paused eight autoimmune CAR T trials after three severe immune reactions, and Bristol Myers Squibb paused enrollment in its program.
TechRadar · Sep 1 OpenAI data center chief leaves the company as exec exodus continues OpenAI's data center chief is out after 17 months, and the company had already broken his job into three pieces before he left.
International Business Times · Sep 1 Anthropic Locks In $35 Billion in AI Computing. Nvidia Backs the Massive Cloud Expansion. It is the latest deal Anthropic has made as part of its new financing model designed to help AI cloud companies acquire its infrastructure.
The Independent UK · Sep 1 Retailers are slashing their product lines because of tariffs and transportation costs Major brands such as Walmart and SharkNinja are using billions in duty refunds to lower prices and cushion supply costs
The Times of India · Aug 31 US treasury excludes several reporters from covering G20 finance meet The US Treasury Department has excluded journalists from several major news organisations, including The New York Times, Bloomberg News and The Wall Street Journal, from covering the G20 finance ministers' meeting in Asheville, North Carolina.
The Economic Times · Aug 31 US plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions: Scott Bessent US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration will impose sanctions on another bank this week as Washington intensifies efforts to economically isolate Iran. His warning came ahead of G20 meetings where he plans to seek cooperation, including from China, Iran’s biggest trading partner and oil buyer, on sanctions.
France 24 · Aug 30 US Treasury bars certain journalists from G20 meeting in North Carolina The US Treasury Department denied credentials to reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg for a G20 finance meeting in North Carolina, the latest restriction on media access under US President Donald Trump. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the decision was unrelated to journalists’ viewpoints.
The Independent UK · Aug 30 Elon Musk’s satellites are clogging up space, risking massive collision, analysis says A dramatic increase in man-made materials circling the planet, including 10,000 objects related to SpaceX, raise collision risks
The Economic Times · Aug 30 Vietnam's export triumph: How a small nation beat China and India to become America's top trade partner Vietnam now leads all nations in its trade surplus with the United States. This significant shift occurred during the first half of the year 2026. Vietnam's surplus reached $114 billion, surpassing China and Mexico. This growth stems from economic reforms initiated in the 1980s and a "China plus one" strategy.…
Reason · Aug 28 No, Marijuana Legalization Didn't Fill Emergency Rooms With Stoned Drivers We dissected some of the deeply flawed studies favored by drug warriors.