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A crude oil tanker successfully docked in Mumbai, India, on March 11, 2026, after navigating the Strait of Hormuz. (Raju Shinde/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) About this research This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views of the U.S. military action against Iran, which began in February 2026, as well as Americans’ confidence in…

Intel will join SpaceX and Tesla in an effort to build a new U.S. semiconductor factory in Texas, although the scope of its contributions are unclear. “Our ability to design, fabricate, and package ultra-high-performance chips at scale will help accelerate Terafab’s aim to produce 1 TW/year of compute to power future advances in AI and…

Anthropic on Tuesday released a preview of its new frontier model, Mythos, which it says will be used by a small coterie of partner organizations for cybersecurity work. In a previously leaked memo, the AI startup called the model one of its “most powerful” yet. The model’s limited debut is part of a new security…

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The big-money legal battle between sports books and prediction markets continues. It feels destined to eventually land at the U.S. Supreme Court. On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit — one level down from the highest court in the land — ruled that New Jersey may not regulate prediction markets in…

The skyrocketing price of Doritos, Lay’s, and Cheetos have pushed away cash-strapped consumers and have cost Frito-Lay billions. The company is slashing prices to course correct, but its efforts may be too little too late. Ahead of the Super Bowl, Frito-Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, started cutting prices on its portfolio of chips products like…

Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday that it is raising checked baggage fees, part of a broader wave of U.S. carriers responding to higher jet fuel prices tied to the war in the Middle East. Beginning Wednesday, most domestic and short-haul international passengers will pay $45 to check one bag, $55 for a second and $200…

The gold standard may have ended in the early 1970s, but something else quietly took its place for the next 50 years: oil. The so-called  “petrodollar” system wasn’t well understood for most of this time, but a secret deal between Henry Kissinger and Saudi Arabia ensured the dollar would remain the dominant reserve currency. The…

Gasoline prices in the U.S., which have risen $1.16 a gallon since the start of the Iran war in February, could top $5 a gallon as soon as later this month if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed through mid-April, according to J.P. Morgan energy analysts. Higher prices at the pump could also consume “much or all” of…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 27, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stocks soared Wednesday after President Donald Trump suspended attacks on Iran for two weeks, pausing a five-week conflict that closed a crucial waterway for global energy supplies. The Dow Jones…

NEW YORK (AP) — Deere & Co. has agreed to pay $99 million as part of a settlement that would resolve a class action lawsuit accusing the farm equipment giant of monopolizing repair services. The Moline, Illinois-based manufacturer, which does business under the John Deere brand, has faced a handful of “right to repair” complaints…

AI research lab Anthropic announced Monday that it signed a new agreement with Google and Broadcom for increased processing and compute capacity to power its Claude AI models. This reworking of its compute deals comes as demand for its AI models continues to soar. The deals would expand Anthropic’s use of Google Cloud’s tensor processing…

The Supreme Court yesterday overturned a 5th Circuit ruling that could have forced Internet service provider Grande Communications to terminate broadband subscribers accused of piracy. Yesterday’s ruling follows a precedent-setting decision last month in which the Supreme Court threw out a 4th Circuit ruling against Cox Communications, another ISP accused by record labels of not doing…

Looking up information on Google today means confronting AI Overviews, the Gemini-powered search robot that appears at the top of the results page. AI Overviews has had a rough time since its 2024 launch, attracting user ire over its scattershot accuracy, but it’s getting better and usually provides the right answer. That’s a low bar,…

ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday it will raise fees for ​checked bags on domestic and select short-haul international routes, as airlines seek to offset soaring jet fuel costs linked ‌to escalating tensions in the Middle East. The increase marks the first hike in Delta’s ⁠domestic baggage fees in two ​years and follows…

Anyone can code using AI. But it might come with a hidden cost.

 Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Over the past year, AI systems have become so advanced that users without significant coding or computer science experience can now spin up websites or apps simply…

The update follows a wrongful death lawsuit alleging Gemini ‘coached’ a man to die by suicide. The update follows a wrongful death lawsuit alleging Gemini ‘coached’ a man to die by suicide. Apr 7, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC Robert Hart is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and a Senior Tarbell…

Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. Amid a steady drumbeat of layoff headlines, many Americans have been questioning the state of the U.S. labor market. But the latest jobs report suggests the picture may not be as bleak as once feared. That much was clear…

In this article DAL LUV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350 airplane lands at Los Angeles International Airport after arriving from Atlanta on March 7, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines are raising checked bag fees by $10, the…

NEW YORK (AP) — The racial reckoning that followed George Floyd ‘s murder in 2020 carried hopes of new support for disproportionately underfunded, Black-led nonprofits. American companies stepped up donations to historically Black colleges and universities. Major climate funders pledged to give more toward minority groups. Large donors sought to narrow the racial wealth gap….

By Deborah Mary Sophia April 7 (Reuters) – Intel said on Tuesday it will join Elon Musk’s Terafab AI chip complex project with SpaceX and Tesla to make processors powering the tech billionaire’s robotics and data ‌center ambitions. Intel’s shares jumped more than 2% after the announcement. The company also posted a photo of ‌CEO…

It won’t be long before Rivian starts delivering the first of its new R2 SUVs to the lucky owners. After wowing everyone with its R1S and R1T, the startup is ready to enter more mainstream market segments, first with the midsize R2 this year. Last month, we got pricing and trim details for the new…

In this article UAL DAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Lufthansa passenger aircraft is parked at a gate while a SASCA fuel truck services it on the apron at Toulouse Blagnac Airport in Blagnac in Occitanie in France on March 15, 2026. Isabelle Souriment | AFP | Getty Images The surging price of…

After weeks of war-driven pressure on fuel prices and supply chains, some businesses are starting to pass those higher costs along to consumers via new fees — or through other, less obvious changes. “Companies tend to look for ways to get more out of what they already have first, like packing more into each shipment…

The cofounder shakeup at xAI is vintage Elon Musk Everyone now has the keys to the side hustle kingdom. Now comes the great leveler: Creativity. A 4 a.m. scramble turned Anthropic’s leak into a ‘workflow revelation’ Big companies are turning AI into a scoreboard — and everyone’s being ranked Business Insider tells the innovative stories…

Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Higher inflation and weaker growth ahead are inevitable for the global economy as a consequence of the Iran war, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned on Monday as the…

CLEVELAND — We have a winner! One lucky lottery ticket sold in Middletown, Delaware, has just won the Powerball jackpot worth $231 million in the latest drawing that was held on Monday, April 6, 2026. Powerball officials say the jackpot-winning ticket was purchased at Acme on 460 East Main Street in Middletown. “The Delaware Lottery…

European Gas Futures Jump 3% as Trump’s Iran Strike Deadline Nears | OilPrice.com Tsvetana Paraskova Tsvetana is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing for news outlets such as iNVEZZ and SeeNews.  More Info Related News By Tsvetana Paraskova – Apr 07, 2026, 5:30 AM CDT European natural gas futures opened…