U.K. won’t take part in Trump’s planned blockade of Hormuz strait
The UK will not take part in the proposed US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, setting up yet another point of contention between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister…
Hungarian voters oust Viktor Orbán, a close ally of Trump and Putin, despite late campaign push from JD Vance
Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a…
Blazing hot IPOs, an AI agent craze, and a new word for ‘token’: Here’s what’s happening in the world of Chinese AI
China now has a word for token: ciyuan. Liu Liehong, the administrator of China’s National Data Administration, the country’s main data regulator, unveiled the term at a State Council press…
As Iran peace talks fail, Trump and Joe Rogan watch a hobbled fighter triumph in a brutal cage match
Hobbling on one leg, Carlos Ulberg refused to let an injured knee ruin the opportunity he earned at UFC 327 on Saturday night. With President Donald Trump sitting cageside, Ulberg…
Haiti stares down starvation as Iran War drives 200,000 into acute food emergency status
For a factory worker in Haiti, the war in distant Iran means he now has to walk two hours to work and the same distance home each day, because he…
‘I just keep seeing a lot of different aspects of life getting more expensive’: New car prices are up 30% over 6 years
After a few years of sharing a 2019 Chevrolet Trax, Dana Eble and Tyler Marcus are finally looking for a second car. But as they jump into the market, the…
$12 billion crypto company boss says Gen Z ‘create an absurd amount of chaos’ and make him want to pull his hair out—but he’s betting on them anyway
It’s no secret that Gen Z often gets flak for showing up late to work, ghosting job interviews, refusing to do put in any overtime for free, and demanding senior…
These cofounders quit corporate jobs, took on $100K in credit card debt, and slept in a Denny’s—now their $1.2B company is backed by Serena Williams
Some of the world’s most successful companies revved up their success in the least glamorous of places. Google and Amazon were both launched out of their founders’ garages, and Microsoft…
‘People are trying to be creative’: Tariff-battered American companies are so cash-starved they are using refund claims as collateral for loans
When the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s tariffs two months ago, many companies rejoiced at the prospect of returning to pre-tariff prices and the possibility of getting a…
Former ‘Citgo 6’ political prisoner sees ‘karma’ in Maduro ouster, but Venezuelan oil won’t rebound until there’s true regime change
Watching Nicolás Maduro transported in handcuffs by U.S. officials in January, José Pereira felt a sense of retribution and a release of eight years of pent-up anger. “That is exactly…