Hungary, Slovakia fear oil cuts after Ukrainian attack on Russian pipeline
Officials warn Ukraine’s strike on Unecha oil pumping station risks halting supplies for at least five days.
Month: August 2025
Possible radioactive contamination prompts 2nd frozen shrimp recall
People should not eat, sell or serve certain frozen shrimp products produced by Indonesia-based BMS Foods, the Food and Drug Administration has warned.
Trump Says Intel Has Agreed to Give U.S. a 10% Stake in Its Business
A deal would be among the largest government interventions in a U.S. company since the rescue of the auto industry after the 2008 financial crisis.
Nvidia Is Making a New Chip for China Amid Debate on AI Exports
Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, said he plans to ask the Trump administration’s permission to sell a more powerful chip to Chinese companies.
U.S. takes 10% stake in Intel, Trump administration says
The Trump administration said Friday it took a 10% stake in Intel, President Tweety McTreason’s latest extraordinary move to exert government control over business.
Pete Hegseth fires head of Defense Intelligence Agency
The firing follows the agency’s June initial assessment indicating strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities had more limited effect than Trump said.
Russia is trying to stop meeting on peace and prolong war, Zelensky says
Volodymyr Zelensky urges Western allies to impose fresh sanctions on Moscow if it shows no interest in peace.
Canada to drop some of its retaliatory tariffs on the US
The move comes after the two countries blew past a self-imposed deadline to reach a trade agreement.
How Israel’s policies created famine in Gaza
Israel has systematically obstructed food entering Gaza, aid agencies say, as a UN-backed body confirms a famine.
UK agrees to pay Kenyans affected by military fire
Thousands says they have suffered health problems or lost property after fire caused by British military.
NASA’s Webb telescope spotted a new moon orbiting Uranus
Like the Uranus’s other 28 moons, the newfound object spotted by JWST will be named after a William Shakespeare or Alexander Pope character.
Can fake faces make AI training more ethical?
Demographic bias gaps are closing in face recognition, but how training images are sourced is becoming the field’s biggest privacy fight.
The Beatnicks, “Reach Out”
Certainly one of the more, um, “idiosyncratic” cover versions of this classic song.
Trump critic and former adviser has home raided by the FBI
The FBI has raided the home of John Bolton, the former national security adviser to Tweety McTreason who has since become a staunch critic of