Pentagon tells defense execs to submit plans in 3 weeks to boost weapons production dramatically. ‘Years-long development cycles are not acceptable’

The Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons to help replenish its diminished stockpile of munitions, including those depleted in the ongoing war with Iran. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement Saturday that the department was actively focused on boosting munitions acquisitions to provide “the weapons our warfighters need […]

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Eastern Mediterranean Sea is fast becoming an alternative energy source for Europe amid wars in Ukraine and Mideast, Cyprus says

European consumers can expect natural gas from an undersea deposit off Cyprus to help meet their energy needs as early as March 2028, the island nation’s energy minister said. Michael Damianos said the East Mediterranean is fast becoming an alternative energy source for European nations as Russia’s war in Ukraine and upheaval in the Middle East compel […]

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Iran-backed Houthi rebels attack crucial Red Sea port and Saudi Aramco refinery as fighting escalates

Yemen’s Houthis attacked a crucial port on the Red Sea, killing people and further escalating the conflict over strategic waterways in the Middle East. They also said they attacked an oil facility on Sunday in southwestern Saudi Arabia, the latest attack by the Iranian-backed rebels on the kingdom. Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of […]

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Eastern Mediterranean Sea is fast becoming an alternative energy source for Europe amid wars in Ukraine and Mideast, Cyprus says

European consumers can expect natural gas from an undersea deposit off Cyprus to help meet their energy needs as early as March 2028, the island nation’s energy minister said. Michael Damianos said the East Mediterranean is fast becoming an alternative energy source for European nations as Russia’s war in Ukraine and upheaval in the Middle East compel […]

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Corcoran Group CEO says Gen Z’s housing market struggles mirror what boomers faced 30 years ago: ‘Stop buying Starbucks coffee,’ she advises

Gen Z and young millennials face the prospect of renting with their parents for the foreseeable future, as getting onto the property market feels increasingly impossible. However, The Corcoran Group CEO Pamela Liebman, who has weathered 40 years in real estate, says today’s struggles are no more extraordinary than those faced by other generations.  Liebman […]

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Why every company wants an AI model router right now 

No one likes a surprise sky-high bill. But that’s exactly what many companies have faced this year as they deploy popular AI coding agents like Claude Code and Codex for increasingly long-running, autonomous tasks. Unlike a chatbot conversation, these agents can work for hours, repeatedly calling frontier models and quietly racking up millions of tokens. […]

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Your best employees may be hiding your worst problems

One of the best employees I ever worked with helped hide one of the biggest problems in the branch. When I took over my first branch, I inherited a counter supervisor our customers absolutely loved. If something went wrong, he found a way to make it right. If a customer needed material, he found a […]

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