Business
Oil prices held near recent highs while gold stayed steady, with supply disruption and Fed policy expectations driving commodity markets.
Microsoft and OpenAI changed their partnership, making model licensing non-exclusive and allowing broader cloud distribution through 2032.
Oil prices hit a two-week high after stalled U.S.-Iran talks and reduced Strait of Hormuz traffic tightened global crude supply for buyers.
EU and US signed a critical minerals pact in Washington, formalizing supply chain coordination across mining, processing and recycling.
Google will invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, adding fresh capital and compute support as the Claude maker expands at rapid pace.
News
Kilauea erupted at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, dumping tephra that shut the summit area and Highway 11 before crews reopened key routes and began cleanup.
Hawaii declared a statewide emergency and expanded flood preparedness as a powerful Kona storm threatened heavy rain, damaging winds and flash flooding.
HONOLULU: Hawaii authorities moved into storm preparations on Monday after Governor Josh…
Two dozen states sued in the U.S. Court of International Trade to block President Trump’s 10% global import tariff imposed under the Trade Act.
Joe Biden told South Carolina Democrats that Trump-era federal history reviews and shifts in US global standing demand renewed political engagement in 2026.
Robert Duvall, Oscar winner for Tender Mercies and a key face of The Godfather, died Feb. 15 at his Middleburg, Virginia home, aged 95. Cause not disclosed yet.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged nations to bridge divisions and boost aid as Ramadan nears, calling for rights and dignity for all amid wars, hunger.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection set the new crossing as a Detroit port of entry, with its final rule taking effect March 2, as testing continues on schedule.
Sports
Ford recalls about 119,000 US vehicles after NHTSA warned some engine block heaters can crack, leak coolant and short when plugged in, raising fire risk. NHTSA.
STUTTGART, November 19, 2025: Porsche has introduced the first fully electric version of its flagship SUV,…
NORTH CAROLINA, Feb. 14: Toyota has opened its new battery manufacturing plant in North Carolina,…
Technology
Blue Origin landed a reused New Glenn booster, but BlueBird 7 reached the wrong orbit, leaving AST SpaceMobile to deorbit the satellite.
Meta launched Muse Spark, the first AI model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, as the company begins rolling the system across Meta AI products.
OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are using the Frontier Model Forum to share security threat data as U.S. AI firms push back on unauthorized model copying.
OpenAI has said goodbye to the Sora app, leaving its Disney partnership and public product pages under fresh scrutiny in the fast-moving AI video market.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI skills now influence hiring, urging students and workers to use AI tools as the technology spreads across jobs.
Lifestyle
TOKYO, November 13, 2025: Apple and ISSEY MIYAKE have announced a new collaboration called iPhone Pocket,…
Fresha secures a $31 million investment from JP Morgan to enhance its machine learning and AI-driven robotics.
Adidas Originals and Highsnobiety, a prominent platform in fashion, design, and culture, have announced the launch…
In a world where we are inundated with options for almost everything, the name Starbucks stands…
On August 23, which would have been Kobe Bryant’s birthday, Nike released a revamped classic: the Kobe 8…