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The Iran war and surging oil prices are affecting consumers. Here's how
NEW YORK (AP) — As the war in Iran ratchets up, the price of crude oil has been swinging sharply. Consumers are already feeling the effects of the war and its destabilizing effect on worldwide energy production. Gasoline prices are climbing, and many people will find some of the most immediate economic pain at the pump. READ MORE: Inflation held steady last month before attack on Iran sent energy…
Group14 opens factory to produce battery materials for flash charging EVs
Electric vehicle drivers and smartphone power users have been salivating over the prospect of silicon anode batteries, which promise to dramatically boost energy density and lower charging times. Several companies have been working on silicon anodes over the last decade or so, and the tech has started creeping into consumer electronics. Wearable maker Whoop, for example, uses materials from Sila,…
Perplexity’s Personal Computer turns your spare Mac into an AI agent
Perplexity wants to be more than just an answer engine. On Wednesday it launched Personal Computer, a new AI agent tool that can turn a spare Mac into a locally run AI system, pitching it as “a digital proxy for you.” Personal Computer will run 24/7 on a dedicated device on your local network, have full access to your files and apps, and be controllable from anywhere and on any device,…
Depression may start with an energy problem in brain cells
Researchers may have identified a promising new approach to diagnosing and treating major depression at its earliest stage, potentially improving the chances of recovery for many patients. Scientists at the University of Queensland partnered with researchers from the University of Minnesota to examine levels of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) – known as the “energy currency” molecule – in the…
Oscars 2026 predictions: Who will win
4. Best actor Once up on a time, way back in December, this seemed to be Timothée Chalamet’s Oscar to lose, and now it seems like he really will lose it. Michael B Jordan has come on strong lately for good reason: he is dynamic in Sinners and the soul of the film. And he has a degree-of-difficulty advantage, playing identical twins. It doesn’t take anything away from his sharp performance to note…
When startups become a family business
This season on Build Mode, we’re diving into what it takes to build a world-class founding team. This week we’re exploring different kinds of co-founder dynamics and what it takes to build a startup with your family. Building with a family member or spouse comes with major benefits like built-in trust and an “always-on” mentality, but it can also create challenges when all the startup risk is…
Oleksandr Usyk Leaves Deontay Wilder Out Of Retirement Plan
Wilder had previously been linked to a clash with the Ukrainian champion before negotiations cooled. Usyk had been exploring a fight with Wilder earlier this year after declining interest in a bout with Fabio Wardley and stepping away from one of his belts. Discussions around a heavyweight showdown circulated for months, but the fight never reached the contract stage. The landscape has shifted…
The Best Large TVs (Best Over 75 Inches): Samsung, LG, and More
I’ve carefully selected these TVs based on a balance between their value and performance, which is extremely important when you’re watching on a big screen. After all, what’s the use of getting a giant TV if it doesn’t look good? Traits I look for in a large TV include good brightness and contrast, advanced local dimming (read: good backlighting) to reduce light bleed from bright objects on dark…
Man taken into custody after driving van into White House security gate
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man was taken into custody on Wednesday after driving his van into a security barrier outside the White House, authorities said. The Secret Service said the man crashed into the temporary security barrier just before 6:30 a.m. He was immediately arrested by officers from the Secret Service’s uniformed division, the agency said. READ MORE: Secret Service says an armed man was…
Nick Clegg Doesn’t Want to Talk About Superintelligence
I think its product has a profound democratizing effect. In theory, a kid sitting in a provincial town in rural Brazil should be able to receive the same responsive interaction with the Efekta AI teacher as someone living in Mayfair. Is anything lost by the introduction of AI to the classroom? Will we end up with a generation of students who use chatbots as a crutch—to draft essays, solve…
Google is using old news reports and AI to predict flash floods
Flash floods are among the deadliest weather events in the world, killing more than 5,000 people each year. They’re also among the most difficult to predict. But Google thinks it has cracked that problem in an unlikely way — by reading the news. While humans have assembled a lot of weather data, flash floods are too short-lived and localized to be measured comprehensively, the way the temperature…
AeroPress Coffee Is Superb When I’m Traveling, but I Use Mine Even When I Stay Home
One of my favorite features of my preferred coffee brewer is how you can chuck it in a suitcase or a backpack and take it on a trip. When you get where you’re going, be that a Chicago hotel room, a mountaintop campsite, or your mother-in-law’s house, as long as you’ve brought beans and have access to hot water, you’ll have what you need for an excellent cup of Joe. Coffee lovers might already…
WATCH: Asked what U.S. needs to do to end Iran war, Trump says 'more of the same'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing jittery global markets and drooping poll numbers since launching a war with Iran, President Donald Trump has cycled from calls for “unconditional surrender” to sounding amenable to an end state in which Iran trades one hard-line ayatollah for another. Shifting comments from the Republican president and his top aides are adding to the precariousness of the 12-day-old…
Meta Ramps Up Efforts to Disrupt Industrialized Scamming
With organized, industrial-scale scamming causing a multibillion-dollar crisis around the world, Meta announced new account protections on Wednesday aimed at flagging potentially suspicious activity to users as early in a scam interaction as possible. The company also shared details about a recent Thai law enforcement collaboration that resulted in 21 arrests and Meta disabling over 150,000 user…
Why Sentimental Value should win the best picture Oscar | Movies
This is a best picture race full of ambitious ideas and big swings. A Trump-baiting sanctuary city saga. A continent-crossing Jewish picaresque fantasy. A Brazilian B-movie-tinged paranoid period thriller. A loopy alien-invasion conspiracy headtrip. A giant, roaring motorsport epic. Monsters. Vampires. Railroad-building. Shakespeare. And, erm, a drama about an actor’s daddy issues. But if…
This Digital Picture Frame Wants to Bring People Closer to a Holographic Future
Holograms are a mainstay of science fiction, popping up across the great expanses of Star Wars, Star Trek, Halo, and The Expanse. If a story is set in the future, or in space, it’s probably got a hologram in it. Unfortunately, this is less the case in real life, despite many tech companies eager to make holograms a reality. The latest effort to beam a holographic device into our world comes from…
Meta Is Developing 4 New Chips to Power Its AI and Recommendation Systems
Meta announced Wednesday that it has developed four new computer chips that will be used to power generative AI features and content ranking systems within the tech giant’s own apps. The hardware will become part of Meta’s existing chip line known as MTIA, or Meta Training and Inference Accelerators. Meta partnered with Broadcom to develop its latest semiconductors, which are built on top of the…