Oil Shipments in Persian Gulf Already Disrupted by Iran Attack
Tankers have begun to steer clear of the region and the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to push up energy prices.
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Israel Targeted Top Iranian Leaders in Attack’s Opening Strikes
At least one gathering of senior officials and military leaders was hit, but it was not immediately clear whether the effort to kill them had succeeded.
NASA scraps 2027 Artemis III moon landing in favor of 2028 mission
February 27, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm NASA scraps 2027 Artemis III moon landing in favor of 2028 mission The announcement that NASA will rejigger Artemis III not to land on the moon in 2027 came after the agency’s Artemis II mission encountered problems, delaying its launch By Claire Cameron edited…
Flavor Flav to host Las Vegas event for winning US women’s Olympic ice hockey team | Ice hockey
The rapper Flavor Flav will host a Las Vegas event in July to honour the US women’s ice hockey team’s gold medal at the Milano Cortina Olympics and celebrate other female Olympian and Paralympian achievement. The Hall of Fame rapper announced on X on Thursday that he will host a She Got Game weekend event…
‘The Pitt’ EP Says HBO Wanted Upcoming ICE Episode To Be “Balanced”
As The Pitt gets through another shift at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center during Season 2, the show is preparing to tackle immigration amid a crucial time. Executive producer John Wells recently recalled his discussion with the execs at HBO about an upcoming episode of the medical procedural drama, which includes an ICE storyline. “I don’t…
Iran live updates: U.S., Israel launch strikes
Critics flag Trump’s 2013 tweet on Obama attacking Iran Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards There’s always a tweet — or tweets. Critics of Trump’s attack on Iran resurfaced a post he wrote in 2013 on X — then known as Twitter — saying, “Remember, I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack…
Trump’s Unilateral Attack on Iran Paves Way for Broader Dispute Over War Powers
Critics say the president is violating the Constitution, and many Democrats and at least two Republicans in Congress say they must vote on whether to enter such a conflict.
Could a niche 80s technology be the key to better quantum computers?
Adam Weiss at SEEQC, a quantum chip foundry, configuring a dilution refrigerator SEEQC There’s a lot I love about the 1980s, from the new wave of British heavy metal to abundant purple blush favoured by the era’s make-up artists. But among all that hair, noise and glam, there were some ignored superstars: superconducting circuits. In…
What VCs sound like to normal people
Venture capitalists are asset managers, but talk like superheroes. Here’s why. Earlier this year, I had coffee with the chief investment officer of a large public pension fund. His fund doesn’t invest directly into venture (they have a fund of funds position instead), so my new CIO friend doesn’t usually get pitched directly by VC…
Unrivaled first team headlined by Paige Bueckers and Kelsey Plum, both playing first seasons in 3-on-3 league
In their first season with Unrivaled, Paige Bueckers and Kelsey Plum were named to the 3-on-3 league’s first team, announced on Saturday. Chelsea Gray is the other member of the first team, earning the honor for the second consecutive season. Playing for Rose, Gray was Unrivaled’s second-leading scorer, averaging 24.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 6.1 assists…