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The fallout of the joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran led to the highest-ever activity on X, the platform's owner Elon Musk confirmed on Sunday.Musk made the statement in reply to Nikita Bier, the head of product at X. Bier stated on Saturday that the day had been "the biggest day on X in history.""Highest usage of X ever," Musk replied.The exchange came after the U.S. and Israel conducted airstrikes and […]

Thirty years ago, Congress passed Section 230 to help fragile internet start-ups survive litigation attempts on multiple fronts. In 1996, Americans logged on with dial-up modems and gathered on message boards. Lawmakers wanted to protect burgeoning companies from crushing defamation, copyright and other lawsuits over something a random user posted. Congress aimed to nurture innovation, protect free speech and let a competitive marketplace flourish.That may have made sense then. Today […]

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Saturday publicly defended his company’s new Pentagon deal, just a day after President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to cut ties with rival Anthropic.Hours after the U.S. and Israel launched a joint strike against Iran, Altman took to X to answer questions about the agreement allowing the Department of War (DoW) to deploy OpenAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) models on its classified network."I'd like to answer […]

Iran has reportedly moved to restrict navigation along the world's most critical oil export route after major U.S. and Israeli strikes, stoking fears of a significant disruption to global energy markets.A European Union naval mission official told Reuters that vessels in the region are receiving marine radio warnings from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard instructing ships not to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has not formally confirmed the order.SUPREME LEADER OF […]

A growing number of hiring managers say that they are seeing a surprising new trend from Gen Z applicants: bringing a parent into the job interview process, sometimes even onto Zoom calls."Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary joined FOX Business' Stuart Varney on 'Varney & Co.' to weigh in on the practice and what it signals to employers.For O'Leary, the issue isn't generational stereotypes, it's about independence. In today's competitive labor […]

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced Friday that his company reached an agreement with the Department of War to deploy its artificial intelligence models on its classified network, just hours after President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to phase out rival Anthropic.Altman said in a post on X that he had been in talks with the Pentagon, which "displayed a deep respect for safety and a desire to partner to achieve […]

A new analysis of the 10 most expensive ZIP codes in the U.S. finds that California continues to be home to a significant portion of the nation's most luxurious properties.Economists at Realtor.com sought to find the 10 most expensive communities in the U.S. by focusing on areas with at least 30 active listings in January to identify qualified ZIP codes. From there, they ranked markets by median listing price. And, in cases […]

A major high-tax blue state has seen a significant population loss due to domestic out-migration over the last five years, new research found.Massachusetts recorded a net loss of about 182,000 residents to domestic out-migration from April 2020 to July 2025, according to an analysis of the state's workforce by the Pioneer Institute. The free market think tank noted the population decline is equivalent to losing roughly one and half Cambridges in […]

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, met his Indian counterpart in New Delhi Thursday. The meeting comes less than a week after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs.India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal hailed the talks as "very fruitful," posting a picture of the three officials smiling together. The meeting signaled renewed momentum, even though India had been among […]