How the war in Iran is affecting the global economy NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics about the global economic impact of the Iran war.

Whale swims off sandbank after big German rescue effort on Baltic coastPaul KirbyEurope digital editorEPAThe whale was first spotted stranded on a sandbank on Monday and rescuers now hope it will swim into open seaA humpback whale has freed itself from a sandbank near the German coastal city of Lübeck, after a series of rescue attempts.Rescue teams now hope the whale will swim out of the...

Meta will now allow parents to see the topics their child discussed with Meta AI Meta announced on Thursday that parents using its supervision tools can now see the topics their teen has asked Meta AI about in the past week on Facebook, Messenger, or Instagram. Parents will see a new “Insights” tab within the supervision hub showing the topics their teen has been discussing with the AI...

Hollywood isn’t happy about the new Seedance 2.0 video generator Hollywood organizations are pushing back against a new AI video model called Seedance 2.0, which they say has quickly become a tool for “blatant” copyright infringement. ByteDance, the Chinese company that recently finalized a deal to sell TikTok’s U.S. operations (it retains a stake in the new joint venture), launched Seedance...

The global wipes market is experiencing strong growth momentum driven by increasing awareness of hygiene, rising demand for convenient cleaning solutions, and expanding applications across personal care, healthcare, household, and industrial sectors. Wipes have become an essential product in daily hygiene routines due to their ease of use, portability, and multifunctional benefits such as...