Oil giant Chevron confirmed it will expand its operations in Venezuela after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the country’s oil reserves and give the Pentagon a share of the profits. Chevron, the only U.S. oil company with a major presence in Venezuela, said Wednesday that it has been assigned additional areas … Read more
The Spanish government was plunged into crisis on Wednesday after a leaked police report suggested Moroccan forces played a role in pushing migrants towards Ceuta in an unprecedented border violation, putting Madrid on the defensive. Several media outlets, citing a police document, alleged that Moroccan authorities helped push migrants by sea, acted “passively” and concluded … Read more
A digital scan of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s driver’s license is among the more than 170 million ID documents that can now be purchased on the dark web. The scans, as cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs reported Tuesday, are linked to a new identity theft service known as Nexus. The service was discovered a day earlier … Read more
1Password faced immediate backlash from customers this week for a $300,000 pledge in support of a Linux distribution created by David Heinemeier Hansson, who has regularly published openly racist blog posts that include comments calling for the deportation of ethnic minorities in Europe. The popular password manager is now a “distinguished corporate sponsor” of Omacom, … Read more
The 2026 NFL season begins in just one week and Fantasy Football ADP continues to solidify as the preseason is over and roster cuts have been made. Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson, Ja’Marr Chase, Puka Nacua, Jonathan Taylor and Jaxon Smith-Njigba are the players who, on average, come off the board first. Omarion Hampton, Colston Loveland … Read more
Scientists may have found the first hint of dark matter BBC Scientists hunting for dark matter found something strange The New York Times A suspicious signal in a dark matter detector has physicists excited The Economist Have we finally found dark matter? ScientificAmerican.com Scientists make possible breakthrough in search for dark matter Reuters
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Beijing — On the outskirts of the Chinese port city of Ningbo, surrounded by lush green hills topped with giant wind turbines to harness the power of the East China Sea’s gales, there is a factory where bosses believe they are making the cars of the future. It is where Geely Auto Group, one of … Read more
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In July, the Pew Research Center found that, for the first time in about two decades of global surveys, the world now views China more favorably than the United States. The sentiment was not universal, but in 25 of the 36 countries surveyed this year, the percentage of respondents giving favorable ratings to China exceeded … Read more