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US President Donald Trump spoke during a meeting with Chancellor Merz (CDU) at the White House. Topics include the Iran war, the tariff dispute between the EU and the US, Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, and China policy. Kay Nietfeld | Picture Alliance | Getty Images What you need to know todayPresident Trump said the United States would provide insurance for “all maritime trade” in the Middle East, adding that the U.S. Navy would escort ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary.US markets pared losses after Trump’s post. Dow Jones Industrial Average It ended up losing 403.51…
Beyonce’s name is a beautiful mistakeSpeaking of Angie Bayins, Tina and her siblings all had different spellings of their last names, so Tina’s niece got that last name. As it happened, Tina’s birth certificate read “Celestine Ann Beyoncé.” Tina recalled in Matriarch that she wanted to change herself. One night, as she sat with her brother Larry doing homework, she wrote: “When I said I wanted to practice my name, he lent me a pencil and said it for me, letter by letter.” When Larry heard her last name, he had to think for a moment. “He reminded me that…
Foreign exchange trader monitoring exchange rates in the dealing room of Korea Exchange Bank in Seoul Jung Young Jae | AFP | Getty ImagesSouth Korea’s Kospi plunged more than 12% on Wednesday, marking its worst day in decades and extending a steep decline from the previous session as wars in the Middle East escalate.The Korea Exchange temporarily suspended trading in the Kospi index on Wednesday. A circuit breaker was also activated on the KOSDAQ market, and the KOSDAQ market also fell by about 13%. SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, leading companies on the Kospi index, fell 5% and 7%, respectively.…
As competition among AI startups intensifies, founders and venture capitalists are turning to new evaluation mechanisms to create a perception of market advantage. Until recently, the most popular companies raised multiple rounds of funding in quick succession at increasing valuations. However, continuous funding distracts founders from product development, so the lead VC devised a new pricing structure that effectively merges what were originally two separate funding cycles into one. Recent rounds using this scheme include Earl’s Series A. The synthetic customer research startup raised a round led by Redpoint, investing the bulk of the check at a valuation of $450…
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is based on an interview Daniel Dae Kim conducted with Corey Lee for K-Everything, a CNN Original Series hosted by Kim exploring the global impact of South Korean culture. Long before he became the first Korean chef to earn three Michelin stars, Corey Lee grew up in a New Jersey suburb where Korean food was scarce. Gochujang paste wasn’t a household staple, and kimchi wasn’t a trendy topping in hip urban eateries. “If you asked me 10 years ago, I would never think that I’d be serving kimchi at a fine dining restaurant,” says Lee. It’s…
Jones was best known as the son of sad-sack divorcee Jon Cryer (and nephew of Charlie Sheen’s Playboy songwriter) on the hit 2000s comedy Two and a Half Men. In 2012, a video surfaced online of Jones slamming the comedy, calling it “filth.” The footage was from a 15-minute religious testimony for Forerunner Chronicles, a Seventh-day Adventist missionary group based in Alabama. Jones later apologized for his “indifference and disrespect for my colleagues and lack of appreciation for the special opportunities I have been blessed with.” The actor left the series soon after, but returned for the final episode in…
On March 1, 2026, a cargo ship is anchored at the berth of Lianyungang Port Container Terminal in Jiangsu Province, China, loading and unloading containers.Photo | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesAn official survey on Wednesday revealed that Chinese factory activity slumped in February as manufacturers suspended production and cargo shipments to celebrate the long holiday. The official manufacturing purchasing managers index fell to 49 in February, lower than economists’ expectations of 49.1, the Office for National Statistics said. Measurements below 50 indicate contraction, and levels above that threshold indicate expansion. This is the second negative month in a row, bringing…
Iraqi Shiite residents hold up portraits of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, shout slogans and wave Iranian flags during a protest against the US and Israeli attacks on Iran on a bridge leading to the Green Zone, where the US Embassy is located in Baghdad, on February 28, 2026. Hundreds of people protested against US and Israeli attacks on Iran near the US embassy in Baghdad. AFP correspondents said on February 28.Ahmad Al Rubai | AFP | Getty ImagesAs fighting intensifies in the Middle East, cyber experts are increasingly warning of online attacks from Iran against U.S. businesses and infrastructure.“From…
bad bunny He made a good impression with his halftime performance at the 2026 Super Bowl. After all, the “DtMF” singer’s midway performance on Feb. 8, when the Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots, officially set a viewership record. According to Roc Nation, the show racked up 4.175 billion views in 24 hours across broadcast, YouTube and digital properties worldwide and in the United States. 31 years old (real name) Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio) Of course, his large audience understood a lot. Cardi B, Ricky Martin, lady gaga Additionally, we incorporated real-life wedding scenes between songs. For the happy…
If you’ve seen the recent ads attacking New York City Councilman Alex Boaz, you know that he worked for Palantir, an AI company that is behind the controversial raids and mass deportation efforts of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The ad even accuses Boaz of making hundreds of thousands of dollars to develop technology for ICE to “power deportations.” But that’s not all. “I left Palantir specifically in 2019 because of my work with ICE,” Bores told TechCrunch on last week’s episode of Equity. He is currently running for New York’s 12th Congressional District, and billionaires from big tech companies…