US and Iran trade fire near the Strait of Hormuz

World

American forces struck Iranian radar sites after Iran fired drones and missiles toward the Gulf, pushing a fragile ceasefire — and the oil market resting on it — closer to breaking.

Finance

May's blockbuster payrolls erased bets on rate cuts and replaced them with bets on a hike this year, triggering a $1 trillion chip rout and dragging down gold, Bitcoin and the whole risk trade.

Tech

A $30 billion deal to rent computing power, a $30 billion data-center push in India, a Texas grid buckling under demand, and AI named the top reason for May's job cuts — the AI boom is colliding with cost, power and people all at once.

Mind & body

The cold plunge has real effects on the body, but most of the big promises — faster recovery, fat-burning, stronger immunity — outrun the evidence.

Climate

Surging demand — much of it from data centers — is pulling nuclear back into the energy picture and straining grids, even as the oil market stays tight, an Arctic drilling auction flops, and the instruments that watch the climate face cuts.

Space

A worsening leak in the aging station's Russian section forced astronauts into their docked capsule this week — a reminder the ISS is nearing its end, just as a flood of money races to build what replaces it.

Biotech

For the first time, a vaccine whose key component was designed by AI passed a first-in-human test — a real milestone, with real caveats — while big money bets on AI-designed drugs, an Ebola outbreak outruns the science, and longevity raises hundreds of millions before its first trial.

Money

Plenty of people turn down a raise or extra hours, afraid of being "bumped into a higher tax bracket."

Sports

The 2026 World Cup expanded to 48 teams for a reason — more teams means more matches to sell.

Gaming

Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony are each recalculating how consoles make money — while Amazon tries again through owned IP, one indie hit saves a studio, and a lawsuit probes who really controls the store.

Food

A parasite eradicated 60 years ago turned up in Texas cattle this week, triggering border bans and price moves — one of several shocks, from the Iran war to a nervous corn crop, reshaping what food costs.

Cyber

Researchers warn of AI-powered worms that adjust as they spread, exposed fuel gauges are under attack, and a wave of romance scams shows the weakest link is still a person — but the basics that protect you haven't changed.