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Farmers in the Northern Hemisphere are entering a critical period in spring, when they must begin extensive field work. Meanwhile, our southerners are busy harvesting crops before winter sets in. But their work comes as the Iran war has severely constrained the supply of essential fertilizer products, triggering significant price increases and warnings of impending food insecurity. According to the United Nations, about one-third of the world’s seaborne fertilizer trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz. The waterway, a key shipping route along Iran’s southern border, has been severely disrupted since the start of the war, with traffic virtually halted…

Digg, a potential Reddit competitor, just shut down because it couldn’t control the bots that were rampant on its site. On Wednesday, Reddit said it was taking on the challenge itself. The company will begin labeling automated accounts serving users similar to how it labels “good bots” in X, and will require accounts suspected of being bots to verify they are human. Reddit emphasizes that this is not a site-wide verification requirement, and only occurs if there is something, including on-site activity or other technical markers, that suggests the account is not human. According to Reddit, if an account fails…

New Mexico continues to push for change meta Attorney General Raul Torrez told CNBC on Wednesday after a jury decided to hold the company liable for failing to protect children on its platform.”We’re going to seek injunctive relief,” Torres said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” about the next step in the lawsuit addressing the state’s public nuisance claims.”That means changes to the design features of the platforms themselves, real age verification, algorithm changes, independent monitors to monitor those changes, and basically requiring them to do business differently in New Mexico,” he said.A jury ruled Tuesday that Meta must pay the state…

While all eyes are still on Israel and the United States’ war against Iran, efforts to build on the fragile ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip brokered by the Trump administration nearly six months ago made tentative progress at the United Nations on Tuesday. One of the issues that has been at stake since the agreement was reached between Israel and Hamas is the dismantling of weapons by Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. On Tuesday, Nikolai Mladenov, the senior representative responsible for making it happen, revealed for the first time details of the process by which it would…

This story contains spoilers for the March 24th episode of NCIS. NCIS fans will appreciate your privacy during this difficult time. Director Leon Vance (played by Rocky Carroll) was killed off during the long-running crime procedural’s 500th episode on March 24th. In a shocking twist, Carroll’s character, who appeared during Season 5 of the CBS drama in 2008, was killed in a shootout with a corrupt investigator and then welcomed into heaven by young chief medical examiner Donald “Ducky” Mallard (Adam Campbell). And while fans may have been caught off guard by Vance’s death, Carroll was proud that his emotional…

Google announced Wednesday that it will release its music generation model, Lyria 3 Pro, one month after the release of Lyria 3. The Lyria 3 model offered tracks that were 30 seconds long, but the new model allows you to create tracks that are up to 3 minutes long. The company said the Lyria 3 Pro model offers greater creative control and customization in addition to allowing users to create longer tracks. This model understands track structure better than previous models, so users can also use prompts to specify different elements of a song, such as intros, verses, choruses, bridges,…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gives a speech introducing Meta’s new line of smart glasses wearing Meta Ray-Ban display glasses during the MetaConnect event held at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, USA on September 17, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reutersmeta CNBC confirmed Wednesday that it will lay off hundreds of employees.The layoffs are being made across multiple organizations within the company, including Facebook, global operations, recruiting, sales and virtual reality unit Reality Labs, said a person familiar with the company’s plans, who asked not to be identified because the information is confidential. Some affected employees have been given new…

Jessa Duggar (mother: Ben Seewald)Jim Bob and Michelle’s fifth child, Jessa Duggar, was born on November 4, 1992. Jessa met Ben through church and began courting him in 2013. The old-fashioned approach to romance seemed like an entirely new concept to many viewers. Since the children had never talked about their romance before their engagement, Jim Bob explained to People magazine, “Courtship is about getting to know each other in a group, where both families spend time together, and where the couple sets goals together to decide whether they intend to get married. On dates, couples are often paired up…

Here are some stocks that are attracting attention in intraday trading. Circle — The stablecoin issuer’s stock plunged 20.1% after rival Tether announced it had hired an unnamed Big Four accounting firm to audit its USDT reserves. SAP — The software provider’s shares fell 4% after JPMorgan lowered its rating to neutral from overweight and lowered its price target from €260 (US$300.83) to €175 (US$202.48) per share. “SAP’s current cloud backlog is likely to slow further as the migration infrastructure matures, making reacceleration difficult to undertake,” said analyst Toby Ogg. Applied Optoelectronics — Shares of the optical components maker soared…

The explosion of new data center projects in the United States is fueling a backlash against the infrastructure that supports AI. Two influential politicians are currently proposing a ban on new data centers with peak power loads greater than 20 megawatts. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York are introducing companion bills in their respective chambers today that would halt the project until Congress enacts comprehensive AI regulations. Sanders’ office points to statements from various tech luminaries who have discussed concerns about AI and called for stricter rules or a moratorium on development. They include…