WATCH: How traffic dried up in the Strait of Hormuz since the Iran war began The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which about 20% of the world's crude oil and natural gas typically passes, has roiled global energy markets. "When analysts have looked at the things that could go wrong in global oil markets, this is about as wrong as things could go at...

Democrat wins Florida house district containing Trump's Mar-a-Lago estateDemocrats flip Florida seat that includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago homeEmily Gregory campaignEmily Gregory, the Democratic nominee for Florida state house district 87Democrats are projected to win a special election for a Florida legislative district that includes Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, marking another...

Siri AI Helped Me Avoid Eating Diarrhea LettuceSiri AI is good.I've been hesitant to say as much over the past weeks of testing because, for 15 years, I've had Siri disabled on my iPhone. When the digital assistant debuted on the iPhone 4S, I was working at an Apple retail store in Chicago and remember seeing Siri's potential. I envisioned being like Spock from Star Trek and asking my iPhone...

How the Kremlin's internet crackdown is frustrating RussiansRussian authorities have been tightening control of the country's cyber space, blocking access to global messaging apps, such as WhatsApp and Telegram, and even restricting mobile internet in some areas.Russians told the BBC that the crackdown on the internet is affecting businesses, but also cutting them off the outside world. "We are...

Just three companies dominated the $189B in VC investments last month In Brief Posted: 2:38 PM PST · March 3, 2026 Image Credits:Nuthawut Somsuk / Getty Images AI continues to dominate the venture world, per a new Crunchbase report. A record $189 billion of global venture capital flowed to startups in February, according to the report....