Author: Able Jam
Meta’s superintelligence division is building a dedicated hardware team
Meta is already known for the smart glasses and virtual reality headsets made by its Reality Labs division. This newer effort is part of Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), the high-profile AI division announced last year, which hints that Meta is mulling other types of AI devices. The effort, which has not yet been reported, has
US searches for airman in Iran
The US continued search-and-rescue operations for a crew member from an F-15E fighter jet shot down by Iran on Friday, as Tehran kept up attacks on Gulf Arab states and Israel.Second US combat plane reportedly crashed in the Persian Gulf the same day. The incidents mark a significant blow for Washington as the war enters
The Kharg Island of Iran
Kharg Island’s value is almost absurdly concentrated. Approximately 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports pass through its terminal, which has a loading capacity of around 7 million barrels per day and can service 10 supertankers simultaneously. Pipelines connect it to offshore fields, including Faridun, Darius, Cyrus, and Ardashir, as well as to mainland fields in
Bitcoin lingers near lower bound of trading range amid conflict
Bitcoin traded near the lower bound of its more-than-a-month-long trading range amid continued uncertainty about the fallout from the conflict in the Middle East. Cryptocurrencies were lower across the board. Bitcoin the largest by market value dropped as much as 3.6% to $65,709 before paring the decline during New York trading. Ether fell as much
Iran still has 50% of its missile launchers and thousands of drones
Iran still has half its missile launchers intact and an arsenal of thousands of drones.The regime remains capable of ‘wreaking absolute havoc’ in the Middle East, they warned, despite weeks of US-Israeli bombardment against its assets. A large proportion of its coastal defence cruise missiles, the weapons that allow Iran to threaten traffic in the
Iran to resist USA aggression until the end
The US and Israel initially suggested their goal in the war was to topple the Islamic republic, though Trump in particular has wavered on that point in the weeks since. Strikes have killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled Iran for 36 years, as well as many other senior officials, but the country’s governing
Soaring Energy prices
Oil prices rose sharply again Thursday and stock markets fell after President Donald Trump presented no plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in his address the evening before, leaving the task to a group of U.S. allies meeting on the energy crisis.Trump, who has railed against NATO allies for hesitating to get more involved
USA reverse-engineers Iran’s famous Shahed drone
Russia’s deployment of Iranian-designed Shahed drones has made their battlefield impact widely visible. Footage of triangular drones striking structures in Ukraine has become increasingly widespread, while civilians have learned to fear the distinctive buzzing noise that signals an incoming attack. Until recently, the large-scale deployment of such disposable drones remained largely theoretical for U.S. forces.
Iran threatens US-owned companies
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday threatened US-owned companies with a presence in the Middle East. The Pentagon, White House, and the majority of companies listed, including Dell, Cisco, Intel, and HP, did not respond to requests for comment. JPMorgan and Microsoft declined to comment. The IRGC statement advised workers to avoid their workplaces
Oracle India Layoffs
In an internal email, Oracle informed employees about organisational changes, stating that efforts to streamline operations had led to certain roles becoming redundant. The email also instructed employees to urgently provide a personal email address to receive separation-related documents and warned that access to company systems would be revoked shortly. This latest announcement came a