The war in Iran, its effect on the Middle East and the growing global oil crisis The war in Iran, its effect on the Middle East and the growing global oil crisis Audio will be available later today. The latest on the Iran war and the growing oil crisis across the Middle East from Dubai, Iraq, Lebanon and Israel.

Digg lays off staff and shuts down app as company retools Digg — Kevin Rose’s reboot of his once-popular link-sharing site — is laying off a sizable portion of its staff, the company announced on Friday. The startup is not closing, however, Digg CEO Justin Mezzell said. Instead, Rose will return to work on Digg full-time as the company tries to find its footing. Rose will continue to work as...

Anthropic acquires computer-use AI startup Vercept after Meta poached one of its founders Anthropic on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Vercept, an AI startup with deep roots to some of the biggest names in Seattle’s tech scene. The acquisition marks the latest after Anthropic acquired coding agent engine Bun in December to help scale Claude Code. Vercept had created tools for more...

Spy agency says Kim Jong Un's daughter is close to be North Korea's future leader In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center left, and his daughter, center right, arrive at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea,...

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Feb. 9, #504Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.Today's Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. If you're struggling with today's puzzle but still...