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Russian forces have launched a spring offensive in eastern Ukraine that includes the use of dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, according to Ukrainian military and analysts. The attacks are accelerating as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he has a “very bad feeling” about the impact of the Middle East conflict on his country. “We see that our diplomatic meetings and trilateral meetings are often postponed for one reason: the war in Iran,” he said in an interview with the BBC on Sunday. “President Putin will want a long war. For President Putin, a long war in Iran is a…
Ellen Pompeo & Chris IveryApparently it was record producer Chris Ivery who asked Grey’s Anatomy lead Ellen Pompeo to “choose me, choose me, love me” after they passed each other at a Los Angeles grocery store in 2003. “I was with a mutual friend,” the actress, who has starred as Meredith Gray since the series premiered in 2005, elaborated on The Drew Barrymore Show in 2022. So after exchanging a quick hello with his girlfriend, who is also from the Boston area, “he kept calling me and I didn’t call him back. And he said, ‘You’re being rude. You’re not…
Approximately 15% Total Energy” As the war with Iran approaches a month old, production has been halted, but rising oil prices have more than made up for lost barrels, Chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanne told CNBC in an exclusive interview.While much of the focus has been on oil prices, with Brent crude trading firmly above $100 a barrel, Pouyanne said the impact of the crisis on product prices is far greater. “The Brent market is fine, but the product market that impacts customers…is much higher than Brent,” he told CNBC at S&P Global’s CERAWeek energy conference in Houston. He added…
At a time when AI slop is flooding music streaming platforms, Spotify is beta testing a new “Artist Profile Protection” feature that will allow artists to review releases before making them public on their profiles. The idea behind this new tool is to give artists more control over which tracks are associated with their name on streaming services. “Music is showing up on the wrong artist pages across streaming services, and the rise of easily produced AI tracks is making the problem even worse,” Spotify said in a blog post. “This is not the experience we want artists to have…
doha, qatar — With his latest ultimatum on Iran on the horizon, US President Donald Trump has pushed the restive Persian Gulf region to the brink of further uncertainty and danger. The Iran war is already in its fourth week, leaving thousands of people dead and injured, global energy prices soaring and vast swaths of the troubled Middle East experiencing horrific violence. But President Trump’s characteristically blunt ultimatum to “attack and destroy” Iranian power plants, announced over the weekend on his platform Truth Social, could open a Pandora’s box of negative consequences for the region unless the Islamic Republic loosens…
In 2025, target-date funds continued along three trends that made investors relatively happy.For one thing, they’ve gotten bigger. A report released earlier this month by investment research firm Morningstar found that the total amount invested by investors in these funds reached $4.8 trillion in 2025, largely due to last year’s rally in stock and bond markets. As a group, target-date funds have grown 11.9% annually over the past five years. The price has also become cheaper. The fund’s annual expense ratio in 2025 will average 0.27%, down from 0.29% the year before and 0.55% in 2015, according to the report.…
For developers working with AI, “vibe coding” at this point means babysitting every action or risking letting the model run unchecked. Anthropic says the latest updates to Claude aim to eliminate that option by allowing the AI to determine which actions are safe to perform on its own, albeit with some limitations. The move reflects broader changes across the industry, as AI tools are increasingly designed to work without human approval. The challenge is to balance speed and control. Too many guardrails can slow things down; too few can make the system dangerous and unpredictable. Anthropic’s new “Auto Mode” is…
Iranian representatives have informed the Trump administration that they do not intend to resume negotiations with Special Envoy Steve Witkoff or President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, but instead prefer to talk with Vice President J.D. Vance, two local sources said. The message, which was conveyed to the United States through back channels, indicates that Iran believes talks involving Mr. Witkoff and Mr. Kushner are not productive, given the lack of trust caused by the breakdown in negotiations before Israel and the United States launched military action. Mr. Vance is seen as more sympathetic to the idea of ending the…
The two countries are scheduled to play their World Cup opening match in Los Angeles on June 15, but Iran has threatened to boycott the group match due to the US-Israel war against Iran.Published March 25, 2026March 25, 2026New Zealand soccer players say they are keen to play Iran outside the United States in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup as uncertainty continues over match hosting amid geopolitical tensions.Iran was one of the first countries to qualify for the tournament, but its participation has been in doubt since the US-Israel war against Iran broke out at the…
HOUSTON — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Colina Machado called for the full privatization of South America’s oil industry in a speech to energy company executives and investors Tuesday.”The Venezuelan state will stay out of the way and pave the way for the conditions for the full privatization of the Venezuelan oil and gas sector,” Machado said at S&P Global’s CERAWeek conference in Houston, Texas.Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, was blocked from running for president in 2024 by the government of former President Nicolas Maduro. She previously served as a member of Congress. Machado is leading an opposition movement calling…