Apple introduces iPhone 17e Source: Apple Inc. Apple opened its week of product launches on Monday morning with a refreshed low-cost iPhone and a faster iPad Air, as it begins what looks to be a broader multi-day hardware push. The headline device is the new iPhone 17e, a budget model in the iPhone 17 lineup…
A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker on a digital screen at the Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Christopher Pike | Bloomberg | Getty Images QatarEnergy said Monday that it had halted liquefied natural gas production due to attacks by Iran on its operating facilities. QatarEnergy is one of…
A cargo ship is pictured off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate on February 25, 2026. Giuseppe Cacace | Afp | Getty Images Crude oil prices are expected to jump when trading opens Sunday evening, as market participants fear war between the U.S. and Iran will spiral out…
The joint U.S. and Israeli attack on OPEC member Iran risks a major oil supply disruption in the Middle East that, in a worst-case scenario, could trigger a global economic recession. Iran is the fourth-largest oil producer in OPEC at just over 3 million barrels per day in January. The Islamic Republic shares a coastline…
TOPSHOT – A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) – | Afp | Getty Images A U.S. official has confirmed that American forces attacked Iran, the Reuters news agency reported on Saturday. Earlier, Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran’s capital,…
Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Block, listens during the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, June 4, 2021. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images The tech industry has spent the last couple years debating whether artificial intelligence will actually eliminate jobs at scale or simply be used as an excuse for companies to…
Samsung on Wednesday unveiled the Galaxy S26 series, its latest flagship smartphone lineup that puts Alphabet‘s Gemini artificial intelligence front and center. It gives the search giant’s AI technology a major mobile foothold just before it’s expected to power a revamped Siri on Apple‘s iPhones. The S26 is notable for the sheer number of AI…
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive to hold a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images India will likely continue buying Russian oil as the U.S. Supreme Court’s verdict outlawing President Donald…
Signage at the Google Midlothian Data Center in Midlothian, Texas, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Jonathan Johnson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet‘s Google will build its first data center in Minnesota and deploy a significant amount of new renewable energy in the state under an agreement with utility Xcel, the companies announced Tuesday….
Commuters make their way past India Gate amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India, on October 29, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Countries across the globe are increasingly turning to a decades-old weather modification technique as part of a push to control when and where it rains. Alongside the U.S. and China, which…
