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OpenAI Pulls the Plug on Sora, Ending $1 Billion Disney Partnership

Mar 25, 2026 01:06 am UTC| Business Technology

OpenAI has officially shut down Sora, its AI-powered video generation tool, in a move that blindsided partners and staff alike and effectively ended a landmark deal with Walt Disney Co. The decision marks a major...

Golden Dome Missile Defense: Anduril and Palantir Join Forces on Trump's $185B Space Shield

Mar 25, 2026 01:02 am UTC| Business Technology

Tech-forward defense companies Anduril Industries and Palantir Technologies are reportedly joining forces to develop critical software for the United States most ambitious missile defense initiative to date the Golden...

Rio Tinto's Resolution Copper Mine: U.S. Smelting Challenges and Global Operations Update

Mar 25, 2026 00:55 am UTC| Business

Rio Tinto is pushing forward with plans to open the Resolution Copper mine in Arizona by the early-to-mid 2030s, but the Anglo-Australian mining giant may be forced to export some of its copper concentrate overseas due to...

AWS Bahrain Region Disrupted by Drone Activity Amid Middle East Conflict

Mar 24, 2026 05:08 am UTC| Business Technology

Amazon Web Services has confirmed that its cloud computing infrastructure in Bahrain is experiencing significant service disruptions linked to ongoing drone activity in the region, as tensions continue to escalate across...

Air Canada Express Crash at LaGuardia: Controller Distracted by Prior Emergency

Mar 24, 2026 05:06 am UTC| Governance Business

Federal investigators are looking into the fatal collision between an Air Canada Express regional jet and a fire truck at New Yorks LaGuardia Airport, with focus turning to an air traffic controller who was simultaneously...

Nintendo Switch 2 Production Cut as Holiday Sales Miss Targets

Mar 24, 2026 04:35 am UTC| Business Technology

Nintendo has announced plans to scale back production of its Switch 2 console following disappointing holiday season sales, particularly in the United States. According to a Bloomberg report, the Japanese gaming giant will...

Global Flight Cancellations 2026: Middle East Air Travel Chaos Explained

Mar 24, 2026 04:32 am UTC| Business

The ongoing conflict in Iran has triggered one of the worst aviation disruptions in recent memory, forcing the closure of major Middle Eastern airports including Dubai, Doha, and Abu Dhabi. Tens of thousands of passengers...

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Economy

US Stock Futures Steady as Nvidia Earnings and Iran Tensions Keep Investors on Edge

U.S. stock futures traded mostly unchanged late Monday as investors remained cautious following a technology-driven pullback on Wall Street. Market sentiment stayed fragile as traders closely watched escalating tensions...

Oil Prices Drop as Trump Delays Iran Strike, Russia Sanctions Waiver Eases Supply Concerns

Oil prices declined during early Asian trading on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a delay in a planned military strike against Iran, signaling that diplomatic negotiations were still underway. The...

Gold Prices Climb as Trump Delays Iran Strike, Boosting Safe-Haven Demand

Gold prices edged higher during Asian trading on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that a planned military strike against Iran had been postponed while diplomatic negotiations continued. The development...

Australian Consumer Sentiment Improves Slightly as Fuel Prices Ease

Australias consumer sentiment showed a modest recovery in May as lower fuel prices offered temporary relief to households facing ongoing financial pressure. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index...

Dollar Slips as Bond Market Stabilizes Amid Iran Tensions and Fed Rate Hike Expectations

The U.S. dollar weakened on Monday as the global bond market sell-off showed signs of slowing, while investors remained cautious over ongoing geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran. The U.S. Dollar Index,...

Politics

Minnesota ICE Agent Charged in Venezuelan Immigrant Shooting During Trump Immigration Crackdown

Minnesota prosecutors have charged a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in connection with the January shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis during President Donald Trumps intensified...

Pentagon Watchdog Probes U.S. Caribbean Boat Strikes Amid Legality Concerns

The Pentagons internal watchdog has launched an investigation into whether U.S. military boat strikes in the Caribbean complied with official targeting procedures during operations tied to anti-crime and security missions,...

Alex Saab Faces U.S. Money Laundering Charges Over Venezuela Oil and Food Deals

Alex Saab, a Colombian-Venezuelan businessman closely linked to former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, has been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice in a major money laundering case tied to Venezuelan government...

US Sanctions Target Cuban Officials and Intelligence Agency Amid Trump Pressure Campaign

The Trump administration has intensified its crackdown on Cuba by imposing new sanctions on 11 senior Cuban officials and the countrys main intelligence agency, escalating tensions between Washington and Havana. The latest...

Trump Signals Possible Iran Nuclear Deal as U.S. Delays Military Strike

President Donald Trump said there is a very good chance the United States and Iran could reach a new agreement aimed at preventing Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. His comments came after reports that the U.S....

Science

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

Technology

Google, Blackstone Launch $5B AI Cloud Venture to Challenge Nvidia and CoreWeave

Alphabets Google and Blackstone are reportedly joining forces to launch a new artificial intelligence cloud company powered by Googles proprietary AI chips, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Monday. The...

OpenAI Wins Elon Musk Lawsuit as Jury Rejects Claims Over AI Mission

A U.S. jury has ruled that OpenAI is not liable in a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk, marking a major legal victory for the artificial intelligence company. The verdict was delivered Monday in a federal court in Oakland,...

Samsung, Union Edge Closer to Deal as Strike Threat Looms

Samsung Electronics and its South Korean labor union are reportedly making progress in negotiations aimed at preventing what could become the largest strike in the companys history. According to a report from Yonhap...

Anthropic to Brief Financial Stability Board on AI-Driven Cyber Risks

Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is preparing to discuss potential cyber vulnerabilities in the global financial system linked to its latest AI model, Mythos, with members of the Financial Stability Board (FSB),...

TSMC Stake Sale Sends Vanguard Semiconductor Shares Lower

Shares of Vanguard International Semiconductor (TWO:5347) dropped sharply on Monday after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced plans to reduce its ownership stake in the chipmaker. Vanguard shares...