Pete Hegseth and other officials appear before House to face grilling on Iran war expenditure and military operations Iran has expanded its definition of the strait of Hormuz into a “vast operational area” far wider than before the war, according to a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ...
Day: May 12, 2026
The time for an eBay takeover was 10 years ago. Now, it’s better alone.The time for an eBay takeover was 10 years ago. Now, it’s better alone.
Rohan’s view eBay has been ripe for a takeover, and rightly targeted by angry investors, many times. Now is not one of them. It’s one of many things that remains perplexing about GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen’s bid for the company, which eBay this morning rejected as “neither credible nor attractive.” ...
Paramount seeks to calm California’s creatives — and a litigious attorney generalParamount seeks to calm California’s creatives — and a litigious attorney general
The Scoop Paramount is racing to reassure Hollywood that its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with its HBO streaming service, isn’t aimed at killing movie theaters. “Theaters will continue to be an essential part of the moviemaking business and social fabric,” Paramount legal chief Makan Delrahim, a former Justice Department ...
China widens lead in global clean techChina widens lead in global clean tech
China is widening its lead in global clean tech, raising new security concerns. An analysis of $1.1 trillion in global clean energy manufacturing investments between 2019 and 2025 by the research firm Atlas Public Policy found that more than half were made by Chinese companies. Out of China’s more than ...
Energy executives brace for prolonged spike in jet fuel pricesEnergy executives brace for prolonged spike in jet fuel prices
Energy executives and analysts are bracing for a severe, prolonged spike in prices for gasoline, jet fuel, and other refined fuels. The depletion of fuel inventories is “rapidly accelerating” and could reach “critically low levels” ahead of summer, Amin Nasser, CEO of Saudi Aramco, said on Monday. Even if the ...
Hollywood appears to avoid Cannes Film FestivalHollywood appears to avoid Cannes Film Festival
Major Hollywood studios are largely avoiding this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which opens today. The event is traditionally a showcase for some of the year’s biggest movies, and is “Hollywood’s most glamorous overseas outpost,” per The Guardian. But this year, only two American entrants are competing for the Palme d’Or, ...
UAE’s secret attack on Iran risks drawing Gulf states into the warUAE’s secret attack on Iran risks drawing Gulf states into the war
If current precarious ceasefire between US and Iran ends, Emirates are more likely to be targeted by Tehran Middle East crisis: live updates The risk of some Gulf states becoming embroiled in a direct war with Iran has risen after it was reported the United Arab Emirates had secretly launched ...
He hunted for his daughter’s killer for 40 years. Then he got a phone callHe hunted for his daughter’s killer for 40 years. Then he got a phone call
Tim Miller’s teen daughter disappeared in 1984, tied to a series of deaths in the Texas ‘killing fields’. After decades, he received a tip that unlocked everything Tim Miller is good at finding missing people – or rather, their bodies. Four years ago, a stranger called him and left a ...
The supreme court’s takedown of American democracy is complete | Austin SaratThe supreme court’s takedown of American democracy is complete | Austin Sarat
Since the Citizens United decision of 2010, the justices have dismantled Americans’ voices. The only solution is at the ballot box Writing in 1943, the historian Henry Steele Commager delivered both a stern history lesson and a warning about the United States supreme court. The court, he said, had never ...
ICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their iPhones Thanks to PalantirICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their iPhones Thanks to Palantir
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) use of Palantir systems now means agency officials effectively have a list of 20 million people readily accessible on their iPhones, increasing the speed at which ICE can find houses to raid and people to arrest, according to comments made by a senior ICE official ...