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The Most Powerful Man in AI Isn’t Worried at All

Jensen Huang: not a doomer For AI doomers, signs and portents are everywhere. When OpenAI introduced ChatGPT, almost four years ago, it couldn’t do basic arithmetic. Now the company has unreleased models that are more fluent in higher mathematics—the language of the universe—than all but the most …

This Is How Putin Took Total Control

This Is How Putin Took Total Control By Alexandra Prokopenko, NY Times  Ms. Prokopenko is the author of the forthcoming “From Sovereigns to Servants: How the...

The American Age Is Over

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This Is How Putin Took Total Control

This Is How Putin Took Total Control By Alexandra Prokopenko, NY Times  Ms. Prokopenko is the author of the forthcoming “From Sovereigns to Servants: How the...

The Most Powerful Man in AI Isn’t Worried at All

Jensen Huang: not a doomer For AI doomers, signs and portents are everywhere. When OpenAI introduced ChatGPT, almost four years ago, it couldn’t do basic arithmetic. Now the company has unreleased models that are more fluent in higher mathematics—the language of the universe—than all but the most …

Iran war pushes diesel – the economy’s lifeblood – to record high prices, with no relief on the horizon

Diesel fuel prices in the U.S. continue to break all-time records, hitting $6.28 a gallon as a national average on Sept. 14, 2026, and they aren’t …

Houthi offensive in Yemen adds to fear that Iran war could escalate into a wider global conflict

Yemen’s Houthis have launched a major offensive in recent days. They’ve rapidly swept down the Red Sea coast, seizing strategically important …

The US sells more to Brazil than it buys – but Trump is slapping steep tariffs on its exports anyway

President Donald Trump has generally tried to justify his tariffs by asserting that they can help narrow the trade deficits the U.S. runs with most …

Warsh defies Trump as Fed hikes rates and signals more to come

Central bankers are increasingly worried that inflation — worsened by soaring oil prices and an AI investment boom — is not on a path back to their 2% target. The Federal Reserve unanimously voted Wednesday to raise interest rates for the first time in three years and signaled it might do so again …

Economist explains why the Fed rate hike will be ‘catastrophically wrong’

As markets brace for a widely expected Federal Reserve interest rate increase, macroeconomist Henrik Zeberg has warned that the move would be a …

The American Age Is Over

A period of global dominance has ended in plain sight. The American age that followed World War II was bound to end eventually. What’s shocking is how suddenly that moment has arrived. In the past six months, America’s power—long exemplified by the world’s best warfighting equipment and most highly …

Saudi Pipeline Attack Risks ‘Disastrous’ Loss of Oil as Fighting Escalates

Prolonged restrictions on exports could push oil prices even higher. As Iran and its allies tightened their grip on shipping lanes in the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia scrambled this week to reroute millions of barrels of oil after being forced to close a critical pipeline damaged in an attack. The …

How Jared Kushner is mixing U.S. diplomacy with his billion-dollar business

The New Yorker's Dexter Filkins says while Trump's son-in-law is a U.S. special envoy negotiating peace, he's also working on private business deals, raising billions in some of the same countries.

Iran war costs $38 billion as CBO warns of higher inflation, depleted weapons

The nonpartisan agency describes the consequences of the war that will persist. The war with Iran has cost the United States at least $38 billion …

The US says it has launched ‘space control weapons’. It plays into the hands of its enemies

US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink this week announced the United States has deployed what he called “on-orbit space control weapons”. This public …

Crypto bill collapses on Senate floor

Democrats said the legislation didn’t do enough to crack down on President Donald Trump’s potential conflicts of interest. The Senate on Tuesday rejected a sweeping cryptocurrency bill amid opposition from Democrats and a handful of Republicans, potentially killing any effort to pass the legislation …

Iran war has cost taxpayers $38B — and counting

The Congressional Budget Office said the prolonged military campaign will hit $2 billion to $3 billion a month. The first five months of the Iran war cost the U.S. $38 billion, according to Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper, the most comprehensive look at the extended military conflict ahead of the …

Fed poised to clash with Trump

As the Federal Reserve weighs whether to raise interest rates this week, Chair Kevin Warsh must choose between breaking markets’ trust and triggering …

Pentagon watchdog says Iran war has led to munitions shortfall

It’s the first public report on the ongoing war started Feb. 28 by the U.S. and Israel. WASHINGTON — The Defense Department’s inspector general released its first report on the war with Iran on Monday, saying the conflict has resulted in a shortfall of U.S. munitions and “bottlenecks” in supply …

It Sure Looks Like Trump and His Sons Are About to Dump Their Crypto

Meanwhile, investors in Donald Trump’s meme coin have lost billions of dollars. President Donald Trump and his three sons are poised to receive a …

Houthi rebels’ control of Red Sea oil chokepoint exposes deep divisions in Brics

Houthi rebel forces have seized the Yemeni port of Mokha as well as Mayyun Island overlooking the Bab el-Mandab strait. This gives Iran’s most …

Why stocks are shrugging off rising interest rates

The escalating war with Iran and rising energy costs helped push up borrowing costs across the U.S. economy last week. Stocks largely yawned. Why it …

The MAGA Plot(s) to Destroy Humanity

On AI and climate, it’s the same story of mass destruction Will AI lead to the destruction of humanity? Over the past year a number of top AI …

Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch

On May 24, Donald Trump Jr. was celebrating in the Bahamas, as scantily clad dancers in stilettos and sailor caps performed for him and his guests. …

MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption (updated, shared)

Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction. In the summer of 2025, the government of Brazil suddenly found itself in a deep crisis. The Trump administration had unexpectedly imposed 50 percent tariffs on the country’s …

What’s behind the AI industry’s latest warnings of doom?

The AI industry seems to be having its loudest debate yet about whether its technology poses an existential threat to humanity. The current discussion began after AI researcher Jacob Coxon said that he’s resigned from Anthropic because he’s worried that the leading AI companies are “gambling with …

Missile crisis: The hard truths about America’s military arsenal

On the floor at Lockheed Martin's production facility in Camden, Arkansas, Tim Cahill, head of the company's missile division, showed "Sunday …

2026’s El Niño is shaping up to be a doozy – it’s already affecting global shipping, fish behavior and heat

El Niño is here, and forecasters warn that it’s likely to be bigger and stronger in 2026-27 than any El Niño event recorded in at least 150 …

One Failed Heart-Drug Trial Hits Ionis, Novartis and Amgen: What Happened and Why It Matters

One Failed Heart-Drug Trial Hits Ionis, Novartis and Amgen: What Happened and Why It Matters Biotechnology stocks are being punished today after a closely watched...

Revolution Medicines’ Daraxonrasib Wins FDA Approval as Rasonque: What the RAS Breakthrough Means for RVMD Investors

Revolution Medicines’ Daraxonrasib Wins FDA Approval as Rasonque: What the RAS Breakthrough Means for RVMD Investors Updated from an earlier version published before Rasonque received...

A record-shattering El Niño is almost here. Here’s what that means for the world’s weather

The world is bracing for the strongest El Niño in history. The United Nations has made the grim prediction that our planet now sits in the “danger …

OpenAI Claims We’re in the ‘AGI Era’ With Release of GPT-6 Astra

Welcome to the beginning of... something. We are approaching the precipice of the beginning of what could be the start of the first stages of the …

El Niño 2026 is now the strongest in 1,000 years. Here’s what that means for your winter forecast

The projected super El Niño could bring more extreme weather to the U.S. during the hurricane season. El Niño is now the strongest it has been in 1,000 years, according to new research from the University of Michigan, which reconstructed ocean surface temperatures over the last millennium by looking …

The Truth About American Food Safety (updated, shared)

Have sprawling outbreaks become the norm? The phrase When it rains, it pours isn’t one you like to see applied to outbreaks of foodborne illness, yet here we are. The summer started with a diarrhea-causing parasite called Cyclospora cayetanensis, which infested iceberg lettuce. Then came news of Shiga …

FDA approves latest version of Pfizer’s COVID-19 mRNA vaccine

Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday that the Food and Drug Administration has approved a newly updated version of their COVID-19 …