Iranian authorities reject European Union’s measures, denouncing the IRGC blacklisting as ‘illogical and irresponsible’.
Jewelry, art and toy train top list of priciest foreign gifts to Biden and other officials in 2024
Foreign leaders and governments presented to former President Joe Biden, his wife, U.S. Cabinet members and other senior officials tens of thousands of dollars in gifts in the last year of the Biden administration.
Minnesota 2026 is Foreign Regime Change Playbook Turned Against Americans
As a historian of disinformation, especially during the World Wars and after, I can’t help but compare tactics deployed by America overseas to the recent “voter” focus of Trump’s stormtroopers. Minnesota is currently experiencin…
Svalbard Polar Bears Are Getting Fatter (for Now), Study Finds
Seals favored by Svalbard bears are becoming easier to hunt as ice declines, a study found. But researchers say the situation may be temporary.
Source: SpaceX and xAI are in talks to merge ahead of a planned IPO this year; under the proposed deal, shares of xAI would be exchanged for shares in SpaceX (Reuters)
Reuters:
Source: SpaceX and xAI are in talks to merge ahead of a planned IPO this year; under the proposed deal, shares of xAI would be exchanged for shares in SpaceX — Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI are in discussions to merge ahead of…
CH Robinson seeing muted freight market to start 2026
The leading US truck brokerage said a rate spike due to winter weather does not signal a stronger trucking market, while international freight demand remains tepid.
Lockheed Martin, Pentagon Sign Agreement To Quadruple THAAD Interceptor Production
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the Pentagon have agreed on a framework for the company to quadruple the production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors over the next seven […]
AstraZeneca to invest £11bn in China after rowing back on UK expansion
Keir Starmer says the move, announced during his trip to Beijing, will help support thousands of British jobsBritain’s biggest drugmaker AstraZeneca is to invest $15bn (£11bn) in China, it announced during Keir Starmer’s visit to the country, just mont…
‘You don’t belong in this country’: Police kick, use racist slurs against Muslim women in Netherlands
Two Muslim women in Utrecht, Netherlands, have filed a formal complaint after a police officer was filmed kicking and hitting them. The women’s lawyer stated the officer also used racist language. Police are investigating the incident, acknowledging th…
Appfigures: Sora’s app downloads dropped 32% month-over-month in December and 45% in January to 1.2M; consumer spending on the app fell 32% MoM as of January (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Appfigures: Sora’s app downloads dropped 32% month-over-month in December and 45% in January to 1.2M; consumer spending on the app fell 32% MoM as of January — After rapidly hitting the top of the App Store…