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The war with Iran continues to cause aviation disruption in the Middle East and elsewhere, with some of the world’s busiest airports struggling to cope with the fallout of airspace closures, with a limited number of flights currently departing from the region. The United States is advising its citizens to leave the area immediately. The Trump administration said it was working to secure military aircraft and charter flights to help thousands of Americans trapped in the Middle East. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters Tuesday that more than 1,500 Americans have asked the State Department for assistance leaving the…
U.S. natural gas exporters are poised to benefit from significant disruptions to global supplies due to the escalation of war in the Middle East. Qatar halted production of liquefied natural gas on Monday after Iran attacked two major facilities in retaliation for a massive airstrike by the United States and Israel that killed the Islamic Republic’s head of state Ayatollah Khamenei. The closure leaves a huge gap. Qatar is the world’s second-largest LNG exporter after the United States, accounting for about 20% of global supply, according to energy consulting firm Kpler. “Global LNG supplies are shrinking rapidly,” said Alex Manton,…
Elon Musk watches as President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Nov. 19, 2025.Brendan Smialowski AFP | Getty ImagesSince acquiring Twitter for about $44 billion in late 2022, Elon Musk has changed the company’s name to X, integrated the social media platform with artificial intelligence startup xAI, and then merged that company with defense contractor SpaceX. Musk’s next big step may be to take SpaceX public, perhaps in a record IPO. But before that, he needs to look back on his past. Musk is scheduled to…
He is a rejected monkey and the internet’s adopted baby animal. However, while you can’t take the punch home, you can curl up with your buddies if you have it in stock. Punch, a 7-month-old monkey at Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo, is making headlines after forming a heartbreaking relationship with a stuffed orangutan given to him as a mother by the caretakers who raised him by hand. “Punch” baby monkey and mom stuffed animal Abandoned at birth at Japan’s Ichikawa Zoo, the six-month-old monkey has found solace in a stuffed orangutan that has won thousands of hearts online. “Punch” baby…
Clay Gravesand and AD Smith: BreakupMr. Clay expressed hesitation about marriage because of his own thoughts about his father’s infidelity, but Mr. AD reassured him that they would do well as a couple and that everything seemed to be going well between them. However, when faced with the challenge of saying yes for good in front of the altar, Clay said he would not do so, telling AD that it is not a “responsibility” to get married when you are not ready. Shock. “I’m going to work for you,” he told AD, “and we’re going to get through this together.…
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick attends a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Judiciary, Science, and Related Agencies to consider reviewing funding for broadband deployment at the Department of Commerce on February 10, 2026, at the Capitol in Washington.Elizabeth Franz | ReutersCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has voluntarily agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Republican Representative James Comer of Kentucky announced Tuesday.Comer, the Oversight Committee chair, said in an X post confirming Axios’ earlier report that he “applauds his demonstrated commitment to transparency and appreciates his willingness to…
Power shortages in AI data centers have become so acute that people, not just Elon Musk, are talking about launching servers into space and giving them 24/7 access to solar power. One startup thinks the ocean is a better place for them. Offshore wind power developer Aikido plans to submerge a 100-kilowatt demonstration data center off the coast of Norway this year. The small unit will live inside a submerged pod on a floating offshore wind turbine. If all goes well, the company hopes to build a larger version and deploy it off the coast of Britain in 2028. That…
What is everyone’s favorite spring hair color right now? 90s blonde of course! It’s a warm gold shade of buttery blonde that looks effortlessly chic (and instantly recognizable), with pops of bright blonde that seamlessly bring in the brightness. So what’s really different about the blondes of the ’90s than the blondes coming out of the salon today? To answer all of our burning questions, we spoke exclusively to E! Celebrity Colorists Tracy Cunningham and Kari Hill about what you need to know and the products you should use at home to achieve the on-trend look. “In the ’90s, being…
File photo: White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler listens to President Barack Obama’s speech during FBI Director James Comey’s inauguration ceremony at FBI Headquarters in Washington, Monday, October 28, 2013.Charles Darapak | APasked the House committee investigating notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. goldman sachs” Top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler will testify about her interactions with Epstein, her spokeswoman announced Tuesday.”Mr. Remler welcomes the opportunity to appear before the committee,” spokeswoman Jennifer Connelly said.”At the time she was interacting with Jeffrey Epstein, she was an active criminal defense attorney and a fellow client of his,” Connelly said. “She did nothing wrong and had…
Xiaomi’s rear display flagship smartphone “Xiaomi 17 Pro Max” was exhibited at Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain on March 3, 2026. Joanne Crosnull Photo | Getty ImagesBarcelona — xiaomi The company’s president, Lu Weibin, told CNBC that the company plans to launch new smartphone processor chips every year, underscoring the company’s ambitions to expand into more sophisticated technology areas.In a wide-ranging interview on Tuesday, Lu also said Xiaomi is preparing to launch its own AI assistant for overseas markets.Last year, Xiaomi launched the XRing O1, a system-on-chip (SoC) based on an advanced 3-nanometer manufacturing process. Few smartphone manufacturers…