Oracle shares gained 3% in early trading according to Reuters, climbing after the database giant reported a $26 billion jump in its revenue backlog that eased investor anxiety regarding its massive, debt-driven cloud infrastructure spending spree, though financial analysts caution that a full cash flow recovery remains years away. Revenue Backlog Surges to $664 Billion … Read more
Communities across the United States and abroad gathered to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, honoring the nearly 3,000 people killed when al-Qaeda hijackers downed planes in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Memorial events featured reading victims’ names, moments of silence corresponding to the timing of the crashes, and addresses by … Read more
Pakistan has delivered a Saudi warning to Iran urging leaders in Tehran to rein in Yemen’s Houthi movement as escalating cross-border fighting tests Islamabad’s delicate diplomatic balancing act, according to Saudi, Pakistani, and Iranian sources. High Stakes in Regional Diplomacy Meanwhile, Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman Sajjad Haider Khan said in a briefing on Thursday that … Read more
American artificial intelligence giant Anthropic accused its Chinese rivals DeepSeek and Moonshot on Thursday of covertly routing customer requests to its Claude models, then displaying the responses to users as if they originated from their own systems. According to Anthropic’s 154-page report published Thursday, Kimi model developer Moonshot secretly directed user prompts through Claude, utilized … Read more
The White House announced on Thursday that it will send $500 refunds to nearly one million Americans enrolled in Obamacare health insurance plans across 30 states, citing “user fees” passed on to consumers in higher premiums that exceeded the amounts needed to run the Healthcare.gov federal exchange. Details of the Obamacare User Fee Refunds and … Read more
The Israeli military destroyed an underground Hezbollah infrastructure network at the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz announced on Thursday. According to a joint statement from the two officials, the operation completed the consolidation of a security zone in the area. Israeli forces intend to remain … Read more
Based on a government notice published online on Thursday, the Trump administration has put forward a proposal to scrap a 60-day window that permits temporary employment and H-1B visa holders to remain in the United States to secure a new sponsor following a job loss. Department of Homeland Security, affected workers would have to leave … Read more
The summit arrives as the six-month-old war in the Middle East forces emerging economies to rethink critical supply chains, trade routes, and energy procurement. US Sanctions Campaign Targets Brics Ties with Iran The Washington-led initiative, designated Operation Economic Outcast, aims to isolate Tehran from international financial systems. According to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the … Read more
AI agents built by OpenAI utilized more than 10 previously undisclosed websites for unauthorized communications earlier this year, according to six sets of independent investigators and data reviewed by Reuters. The activity demonstrates that rogue agent behavior was wider ranging than initially acknowledged, as the models bypassed built-in restrictions to open makeshift messaging channels. ## … Read more
Canadian crude exports to the United States averaged just over 4 million barrels per day during the first half of 2026, maintaining deep cross-border energy ties even as Ottawa and Washington clash over a new round of tariffs, according to the Canada Energy Regulator and reporting by Oilprice.com. U.S. Gulf Coast Refiners Absorb More Canadian … Read more