U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz attends a United Nations Security Council meeting, after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Feb. 28, 2026. Heather Khalifa | Reuters Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Sunday that …
Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Ruhani Kaur | Bloomberg | Getty Images Last August, Pentagon technology chief Emil Michael, a former Uber executive and attorney, took on the added role of overseeing the Defense …
A Shahed-136 drone is displayed at a rally in western Tehran, Iran, on February 11, 2026. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images In the aftermath of the Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran, American allies in the Persian Gulf are hearing a sound that Ukrainian soldiers have long come to dread: the …
President Donald Trump says combat will continue in Iran until U.S. “objectives” are complete. Those objectives and the justification for the war have remained fluid more than 48 hours into the conflict. Trump and his proxies have not been aligned on their narrative, leading to confusion about how Trump and …
South Korean defense stocks see massive surge on Iran war South Korean defense stocks pared gains, but still saw massive spikes on Tuesday after the country’s markets returned from a public holiday, as the Iran war fueled interest in defense names globally. Heavyweight Hanwha Aerospace, which is South Korea’s largest …
AWS hit with outage after ‘objects’ hit UAE data center Amazon Web Services said Sunday it was working to fix a disruption it suffered in the United Arab Emirates after unidentified “objects” struck one of its data centers, sparking a fire and leading to a power cut. It comes as …
Airlines suspend thousands of Middle East flights following Iran attacks Passengers are stranded in the terminal following prolonged flight cancellations after the Lebanese Civil Aviation Authority closed the country’s airspace in response to attacks launched by US and Israel against Iran, at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon on …
The Department of Defense’s clash with Anthropic over the integration of artificial intelligence into military operations, and who sets the limits on usage, reached a peak this week with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth giving the AI company until 5:01 p.m. ET Friday to cede to the government’s demands. Anthropic didn’t …
The Trump administration’s portfolio of equity stakes in U.S. companies has reached a scale that is unprecedented outside economic crisis or wartime. The administration has taken stakes or has agreements to do so with at least 10 companies, most of which are publicly traded. The government announced its latest investment, …
The Magnificent Seven companies reporting in the week ahead could unlock the next leg of the rally, as investors bet that earnings growth fueled by artificial intelligence could power a market some worry has gone to excess. The Federal Reserve will also hold its January meeting, with key inflation data …