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Young Iranian women walk in front of a state building covered with a giant anti-American billboard with an iconic depiction of the destroyed aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) in downtown Tehran, Iran, on February 26, 2026, during the final day of Iran-US talks in Geneva.Morteza Nicobazul | Nur Photo | Getty ImagesWartime propaganda has evolved for the social media age, and Iran is now competing with the United States to be the world’s biggest keyboard warrior.As real-world shelling continues and casualties mount in the Middle East, both sides of the month-long war are unleashing a barrage of sarcastic, pop-culture-infused memes…
In an open letter, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged Americans to look beyond the “flood of distortion” as the war rages on.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called on Americans to look beyond the “flood of distortions and fabricated narratives” and ask whose interests the US and Israel’s war against Iran is serving.In an open letter to the American people shared by Iranian state broadcaster Press TV on Wednesday, Pezeshkian questioned whether President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy is “really one of the priorities of the U.S. government today.”Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”What in the world is this war…
When three villagers from China’s Sichuan province wrote to local officials in 2022 asking why the government was confiscating their land and evicting them from their homes, they received a terse reply: It was a “state secret.” That secret, a CNN investigation has found, centered on China’s covert plans to massively expand its nuclear ambitions. More than three years after the evictions, satellite images show, their village has been flattened and, in its place, new buildings erected to support some of China’s most important nuclear weapons production facilities. The expansion of the sites in Sichuan province, observed in satellite imagery…
Martin Brundle says he doesn’t think Max Verstappen will quit F1 as long as the four-time world champion “can get a car he’s happy with”.Verstappen said after Sunday’s third round of the season, the Japanese Grand Prix, that he was thinking seriously about his future in the sport, despite his frustration with the new car that will be introduced in 2026. The biggest rule changes in F1 history saw the introduction of new power units and chassis, resulting in increased reliance on electrical energy, in an attempt to make the sport more sustainable. Drivers have been divided on these cars,…
U.S. President Donald Trump attends to sign an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2026 in Washington, DC. Evan Vucci | ReutersHello, my name is Dylan Butts from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open.The roller coaster in global markets caused by the war between the United States and Iran continued on Tuesday, with Wall Street snapping back on renewed hopes that the conflict could be heading towards a resolution. Those expectations were further heightened by the White House’s announcement that President Donald Trump will address the nation “to provide an…
intel Shares rose 9% on Wednesday after the U.S. chipmaker said it would buy back the 49% stake it does not own in Ireland’s Fab 34 chip facility for $14.2 billion. Semiconductor company sells 49% stake in Irish manufacturing facility to acquisition company Apollo Global Management In 2024, it will reach $11.2 billion.“The 2024 agreement was the right time and the right structure to provide Intel with meaningful flexibility to accelerate important initiatives,” Intel CFO David Zinsner said in a press release. “Today, we have a stronger balance sheet, improved financial discipline and an evolved business strategy.”The move signals the…
Caroline Dubois expects to fight Alicia Baumgardner and Michaela Mayer sooner than many expected.On Sunday, Dubois will face Terry Harper in a fight to unify the WBO and WBC world lightweight titles, which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. She powers up through Harper and is determined to target the biggest battles of the future, wherever they may be. Dubois wants to move quickly. Baumgardner is a big name opponent who is currently the unified super featherweight champion. She has previously knocked out Harper and has the power to move up to 135 pounds.Dubois wants to unify the lightweight…
Data centers have become so large that their power demands are now equivalent to an entire U.S. state. Take Meta’s Hyperion AI data center, for example. Once completed, the new AI data center will consume as much electricity as the state of South Dakota. Meta announced last week that it would fund seven natural gas power plants to support the $27 billion data center, in addition to the three it had already committed to building. Together, Louisiana’s 10 power plants will generate about 7.5 gigawatts of electricity, slightly more than the entire Mount Rushmore state. Like many technology companies, Meta…
Oil prices fell on Wednesday as investors assessed US President Donald Trump’s willingness to exit the Iran conflict within weeks, even as the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed. US West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil in May Delivered prices fell 1.24% ($1.26) to close at $100.12 per barrel. Brent contract due in June It fell 2.82% ($2.93) to trade around $101.04 per barrel. Global oil benchmarks soared more than 60% last month in the strongest monthly rise since 1988. The May contract settled about 5% higher at $118.35 per barrel on Tuesday. Oil prices fell after President Trump appeared to…
On June 25, 2024, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo | AFP | Getty ImagesElon Musk’s SpaceX has secretly filed for an IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission, people familiar with the matter told CNBC’s David Faber, moving Elon Musk’s rocket company one step closer to what is expected to be a record-breaking initial public offering. Bloomberg first reported SpaceX’s confidential filing, citing people familiar with the matter, adding that the…