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“Operators face a choice: pay protection fees and accept Iranian licensing over Middle East Gulf seabed activity, or accept that future faults may go unrepaired indefinitely,” said Windward, a maritime intelligence company, in a blog post. “A single transoceanic cable system costs between $300 million and $1 billion to deploy. The expected value of an Iranian protection fee, from Tehran’s perspective, is structured to sit well below that.” The Strait of Hormuz has already been a no-go region for repair ships since the conflict began early this year—and new cable projects have also been halted. In March, the French state-owned…
US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent arrives at meeting of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in preparation for the summit of heads of State and government to be held in June 2026 in Evian, in Paris on May 18, 2026. Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty ImagesTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday urged world leaders at a G7 conference to help the U.S. combat Iranian terrorism by “rooting out the financing that sustains it,” while laying out a new rubric for imposing “aggressive and targeted” sanctions.”Crushing the threat of terrorism compels all of you to step…
Michael Burry added to several beaten-down positions while doubling down on his warning that the market’s artificial intelligence boom is creating the kind of distortions last seen during the dot-com era. The investor, best known for predicting the housing crash and later profiled in The Big Short , disclosed fresh purchases in companies he sees as overlooked as investor enthusiasm instead pours into AI-related trades. Burry said he added to Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre in the mid-$1,500 range, describing it as a “clean long-term winner” trading at a discount because of its international exposure. He also boosted positions in…
Musk’s failed court attack on OpenAI could leave lasting scars on Altman’s reputation Source link
With this new product line, Vast is entering an increasingly crowded market. Historically, in the United States, a handful of large companies such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Maxar, and Sierra Space have manufactured medium and large satellites. Typically these were costly and often bespoke designs that cost tens to often hundreds of millions of dollars. But a few trends have changed the landscape in recent years. The US government’s Space Development Agency has signaled that it prefers proliferated constellations—many satellites spread out present less of a concentrated target than a few larger and more expensive satellites. With the…
Cabinet minister Darren Jones updates MPs after the government was accused of withholding some documents. Source link
Elon Musk arrives to court at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building on April 30, 2026 in Oakland, California. Benjamin Fanjoy | Getty ImagesElon Musk lost his lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Monday, ending one round in the fight between the former friends and co-founders, and setting the stage for an even bigger battle as the billionaires gear up to lead potentially record-setting initial public offerings. Musk’s SpaceX, which was valued at $1.25 trillion in February after merging with artificial intelligence startup xAI, is planning to disclose its prospectus as soon as this week. Altman’s OpenAI, which Musk…
Nvidia’s outlook will be a test of its strategy to maintain AI dominance Source link
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 ImagesA federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., is set to hear arguments on Tuesday in Anthropic’s lawsuit over its blacklisting by the Department of Defense, the latest faceoff in the monthslong clash between the Pentagon and one of the country’s leading artificial intelligence companies. The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the DOD, and Anthropic will each have 15 minutes to present their case to a panel of three circuit judges, according…
The SNP leader says the proposed price cap on basic foodstuffs is not intended to force a fight with the UK government. Source link