Posts by Amelia Frost
Israel Reportedly Groomed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Lead Iran. Now He’s Missing From Public View
A bombshell report alleges that Israel spent years cultivating one of its most notorious adversaries, former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a covert effort to position him as a potential leader of a post-Islamic Republic of Iran. Citing American, Israeli and Iranian officials familiar with the intelligence operation, The New York Times reported that the…
Read MoreSpaceX’s Stock Keeps Falling And Is Now Close To Breaking a Key Level
SpaceX’s stock continues to fall on Monday, getting close to a key level: its IPO price. Shares of the company dropped more than 4% at 11:51 a.m. ET, standing below $140. The company’s IPO price was $135 and made its trading debut at $150 on June 12. The move comes just days after SpaceX entered…
Read MoreTrump Announces His Intended Replacement For Lindsey Graham As Interim Senator: His Sister
President Donald Trump called on South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster to appoint Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline as the interim replacement of his brother, who died unexpectedly this weekend. “I recommended, to Governor Henry McMaster, Lindsey Graham’s wonderful sister, Darline, to serve as interim Senator from the Great State of South Carolina. This would be a…
Read MoreAI Is Reshaping The Job Market. Most Workers Now Want A Share Of The Wealth.
Growing concern over artificial intelligence’s impact on jobs is reshaping how many Americans view the industry’s economic gains, with a majority now backing the idea that the public should directly benefit from the wealth generated by leading AI companies, a new survey shows. A national poll of 1,690 adults conducted in June found that 69%…
Read MoreAs Prices Rise, Americans Increasingly Turn To Credit To Buy Food
Americans are increasingly struggling to pay for groceries, with many households resorting to credit cards or savings to buy food, a new report found. The report by the Urban Institute found that about 63 percent of working-age adults have used a credit card to buy food. Of those, 19.6 percent did not pay the full…
Read MoreOnce Partners, Elon Musk And Sam Altman Now Openly Spar On Social Media With Insults And Insinuations
Tech titans Elon Musk and Sam Altman engaged in a public clash on social media, highlighting ongoing tension between them. Musk repeatedly insulted Altman’s integrity, saying he was involved in “scamming,” while Altman pushed back by questioning the viability of some of Musk’s current projects. Musk was initially involved with Altman’s OpenAI and helped him…
Read MoreTech Executives Say AI Demand Remains Strong as Businesses Shift. ‘Tokenmaxxing’ Has Given Way To ‘Valuemaxxing’
Demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure remains far stronger than available supply, according to technology executives, even as companies become more disciplined about how they spend on AI. The comments come as investors debate whether recent volatility in semiconductor stocks signals that the AI boom is beginning to cool. Industry leaders interviewed by CNBC argued the…
Read MoreThe U.S. Is Seeking To Prevent Iran From Charging Tolls In The Hormuz Strait. Now Trump Says The U.S. Will Do it
President Donald Trump said that the U.S. will collect revenue from protecting ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to Fox News’ Fox and Friends, the president criticized Tehran, accusing it of breaking agreements between the countries to cease hostilities. “We had a deal. it was a done deal. and then they broke it.…
Read MoreThe Stock Market Keeps Climbing. But the U.S. Economy is Moving at a Slower Pace
The U.S. stock market continues to post strong gains in 2026 even as the broader economy expands at a far more modest pace, highlighting a growing disconnect that economists say is being driven largely by the artificial intelligence boom. The contrast has left many Americans wondering why Wall Street appears to be thriving while economic…
Read MoreMajor Tech Companies Are Betting on Agentic AI. Kraken is Rebuilding Its App Around It.
Kraken is the latest tech company to place its bets on agentic artificial intelligence. The cryptocurrency exchange company announced that it plans to restructure its entire flagship app around agentic AI. The new platform, which Kraken shared exclusively with CNBC on Friday, is designed to give users access to AI agents capable of continuously monitoring…
Read MoreTrump Released His 2025 Financial Disclosure. Now Democrats Want An Investigation Into His Crypto Holdings
A group of five senior Senate Democrats is renewing the push for congressional hearings into President Donald Trump‘s cryptocurrency business interests, arguing that newly released financial disclosures raise fresh questions about potential national security risks and the role of foreign investors in the Trump family’s expanding digital asset ventures. In a letter sent to Republican…
Read MoreThe U.S. And Iran Further Escalated Strikes In The Hormuz Strait. Now a Top Tehran Official Says The MOU Is In ‘Crisis’
A top Iranian official said the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran is in “crisis” after the nations escalated attacks in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the U.S. “violated its commitments” defined in the document. Quoted in the state news agency IRNA, Baghaei went…
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