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7 min agoUber is laying off around 3,000 employees, about 10 percent of its workforce of roughly 34,000 as of the end of 2025. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the restructuring aims to simplify teams and remove management layers to make the company faster and more efficient. Remote workers will be required to relocate to offices.7 min agoSaudi Arabia said an Iranian attack on the Sidr was responsible for the deaths of the two Filipino sailors. The tanker was one of two Saudi supertankers reported to have been hit while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.22 min agoThe golfer agreed Wednesday to the reckless driving charge stemming from a March crash near his Jupiter Island home. He had initially denied a driving under the influence charge after his SUV struck a truck on a beachside road.22 min agoFollowing a glacial flood that claimed over 1,000 lives across both nations, Nepal intends to establish seismic sensors, cameras and satellite connectivity at Timure in Rasuwa district along its frontier with China. The calamity destroyed the existing monitoring infrastructure, including at least four measurement stations positioned near the frontier.37 min agoNew Jersey petitioned the Supreme Court on Wednesday to resolve a growing legal battle between prediction market platforms and states over who holds authority to regulate them. The case marks the first time the dispute, which has produced conflicting appellate decisions, has reached the justices.37 min agoChevron said it has obtained additional acreage in Venezuela and will double its output at the country's oil fields. The US oil company is the only American firm with major operations there, and the expansion arrives amid Venezuela's political and economic turmoil.37 min agoUber said the cuts will reduce the number of managers in the company by 20 percent. The company also plans to ask more employees to work in the office.38 min agoNetanyahu stressed that the Gaza Strip will "no longer pose a threat to Israel," noting that the goal has "largely been achieved." The IDF said it has destroyed 26 kilometers of Hamas tunnels east of the Yellow Line.52 min agoA U.S. judge recently ruled in favor of Anthropic in its dispute with the Defense Department over military contracts. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick indicated the AI company has mended its relationship with the Trump administration following the decision.52 min agoThe Trump administration filed a brief in Manhattan federal court supporting OpenAI's position that AI training constitutes fair use of copyrighted material. The government cited scientific advancement and national security concerns. The case stems from a 2023 lawsuit by the New York Times accusing OpenAI and Microsoft of using the newspaper's articles without authorization to train ChatGPT.7 min agoUber is laying off around 3,000 employees, about 10 percent of its workforce of roughly 34,000 as of the end of 2025. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the restructuring aims to simplify teams and remove management layers to make the company faster and more efficient. Remote workers will be required to relocate to offices.7 min agoSaudi Arabia said an Iranian attack on the Sidr was responsible for the deaths of the two Filipino sailors. The tanker was one of two Saudi supertankers reported to have been hit while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.22 min agoThe golfer agreed Wednesday to the reckless driving charge stemming from a March crash near his Jupiter Island home. He had initially denied a driving under the influence charge after his SUV struck a truck on a beachside road.22 min agoFollowing a glacial flood that claimed over 1,000 lives across both nations, Nepal intends to establish seismic sensors, cameras and satellite connectivity at Timure in Rasuwa district along its frontier with China. The calamity destroyed the existing monitoring infrastructure, including at least four measurement stations positioned near the frontier.37 min agoNew Jersey petitioned the Supreme Court on Wednesday to resolve a growing legal battle between prediction market platforms and states over who holds authority to regulate them. The case marks the first time the dispute, which has produced conflicting appellate decisions, has reached the justices.37 min agoChevron said it has obtained additional acreage in Venezuela and will double its output at the country's oil fields. The US oil company is the only American firm with major operations there, and the expansion arrives amid Venezuela's political and economic turmoil.37 min agoUber said the cuts will reduce the number of managers in the company by 20 percent. The company also plans to ask more employees to work in the office.38 min agoNetanyahu stressed that the Gaza Strip will "no longer pose a threat to Israel," noting that the goal has "largely been achieved." The IDF said it has destroyed 26 kilometers of Hamas tunnels east of the Yellow Line.52 min agoA U.S. judge recently ruled in favor of Anthropic in its dispute with the Defense Department over military contracts. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick indicated the AI company has mended its relationship with the Trump administration following the decision.52 min agoThe Trump administration filed a brief in Manhattan federal court supporting OpenAI's position that AI training constitutes fair use of copyrighted material. The government cited scientific advancement and national security concerns. The case stems from a 2023 lawsuit by the New York Times accusing OpenAI and Microsoft of using the newspaper's articles without authorization to train ChatGPT.

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Texas halts new data center connections as it scrutinizes a flood of power requests

The state has become the first major hub for such facilities to pause new grid hookups while examining their legitimacy. Across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and South, data centers and other massive electricity consumers ha

1 d agoArchive photoGeorge Everett Marsh Jr.·NOAA (via Wikimedia Commons)·Public domain

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Global disasters to cost $450bn yearly as insurance gap widens

Natural disasters are expected to cost the world $450bn annually, with insurance covering less than half of losses. Up to 62 percent of disaster-relat

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Texas county plans sharp cut to polling sites ahead of midterm elections

A major Texas county is planning to operate dozens fewer polling locations than in previous years, drawing protests from Democrats. The reductions are

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