Iran closes Strait of Hormuz after US-Israel strikes, reports say
Oil majors and trading houses say they have suspended crude oil, fuel and liquefied natural gas shipments
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Scattered fires, damage seen across Israel as Iran retaliates
Israelis rushed into bomb shelters as Iranian projectiles started fires and caused scattered damage.
Members of U.S. Congress Are Divided on U.S. Strikes in Iran
As explosions rocked Tehran, Republicans largely voiced support as Democrats warned about a costly and unauthorized conflict.
Euronews journalists in Dubai report multiple drone attacks on residential areas
Euronews journalists in Dubai report explosions and missile strike on a residential area, with fires engulfing buildings and evacuations underway. Correspondent Jane Witherspoon says panic spread as people fled the Palm tourist district following the l…
Netanyahu showcases WWII book during his call with Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a picture during his conversation with President Trump of a World War II book on his desk.
Q&A with Reiner Pope, a former Google TPU architect and CEO of MatX, which designs specialized chips for LLMs, on the limitations of current AI chips, and more (John Collison/Cheeky Pint)
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Q&A with Reiner Pope, a former Google TPU architect and CEO of MatX, which designs specialized chips for LLMs, on the limitations of current AI chips, and more — Reiner Pope is the co-founder and CEO…
Missiles Over Dubai Raise One Question: Is Burj Khalifa Insured?
The core insurance program was arranged by Oman Insurance for Emaar as a construction all risk and property policy, with Munich Re as lead reinsure.
Dubai hotel fire: Blaze breaks out at Fairmont Hotel in Palm Jumeirah during air attack
Tehran has been launching retaliatory strikes after the US and Israel struck Iran early on Saturday
OpenAI to work with Pentagon after Anthropic dropped by Trump over company’s ethics concerns
CEO Sam Altman claims military will not use AI product for autonomous killing systems or mass surveillanceOpenAI said it had struck a deal with the Pentagon to supply AI to classified US military networks, hours after Donald Trump ordered the governmen…
Iran retaliates after being targeted by Israeli-US strikes
The United States and Israel launched what the latter called a “decisive and unprecedented” campaign against Iran, which retaliated with a barrage of missiles that sent residents running for cover on Saturday in cities across the Middle East.