In this article LMT BA Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT An F-35 fighter jet takes off from the US airbase in Ramstein as part of a large-scale exercise involving numerous fighter jets from several NATO countries. Boris Roessler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Israel gave final approval for a plan to purchase two new combat squadrons of F-35 and F-15IA advanced fighter aircraft fro...
In this article LMT BA Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT An F-35 fighter jet takes off from the US airbase in Ramstein as part of a large-scale exercise involving numerous fighter jets from several NATO countries. Boris Roessler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Israel gave final approval for a plan to purchase two new combat squadrons of F-35 and F-15IA advanced fighter aircraft from Lockheed Martin and Boeing in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars, the defence ministry said on Sunday. The deal, approved by Israel's Ministerial Committee on Procurement, is a first step in a 350 billion shekel ($119 billion) plan to bolster Israel's military and "strengthen readiness ahead of a demanding decade for Israeli security," it said. It added that the new squadrons will serve as a cornerstone of the military's long-term force development, addressing regional threats and preserving Israel's strategic air superiority. "Alongside immediate wartime procurement needs, we have a responsibility to act now to secure the IDF's military edge ten years from now and beyond," said ministry director general Amir Baram, referring to the Israel Defense Forces. The recent war with Iran "reinforced just how critical the U.S.-Israel strategic relationship is, and how essential advanced air power remains," he added. Under the deal, Israel would buy a fourth F-35 squadron from Lockheed Martin and a second squadron of F-15IA fighter jets from Boeing. In December, Boeing was given an $8.6 billion contract for Israel including 25 new F-15IAs and an option for 25 more. Baram said the next step would be to move forward with finalizing the agreements with the U.S. government and military counterparts. The U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on February 28, but a ceasefire has been in place since April 8. The U.S. Navy maintains a blockade of Iranian ports. Defense Minister Israel Katz said the Iranian conflict demonstrated the air force's power and its decisive role in prot...
A new product from Cisco and the anticipated IPO of Honeywell's Quantinuum are two of the latest factors complicating the landscape for existing quantum firms.
A new product from Cisco and the anticipated IPO of Honeywell's Quantinuum are two of the latest factors complicating the landscape for existing quantum firms.
Does President Trump want to control the Federal Reserve's decisions on interest rates? There's ample reason to think so. In August 2024, then-candidate Trump said that he wanted a direct role in the Fed's decisions. Trump told reporters, "I think that, in my case, I made a lot of money, I was very successful, and I think I have a better instinct than, in many cases, people that would be on the Fe...
Does President Trump want to control the Federal Reserve's decisions on interest rates? There's ample reason to think so. In August 2024, then-candidate Trump said that he wanted a direct role in the Fed's decisions. Trump told reporters, "I think that, in my case, I made a lot of money, I was very successful, and I think I have a better instinct than, in many cases, people that would be on the Federal Reserve or the chairman." Earlier this year, President Trump pushed for the Fed to meet outside of its normal schedule to cut interest rates immediately. He has repeatedly criticized Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting rates. Trump has publicly stated his expectation that his nominee to replace Powell, Kevin Marsh, will reduce interest rates. Continue reading
Carriers examining which flights can be cancelled with least disruption under plans to avoid summer travel chaos UK airlines will be able to cancel or consolidate flights this summer under new plans to conserve jet fuel as the war in the Middle East continues to disrupt supplies. The measures are being taken to avoid major disruption as Britons jet off on their summer holidays . Airlines are looki...
Carriers examining which flights can be cancelled with least disruption under plans to avoid summer travel chaos UK airlines will be able to cancel or consolidate flights this summer under new plans to conserve jet fuel as the war in the Middle East continues to disrupt supplies. The measures are being taken to avoid major disruption as Britons jet off on their summer holidays . Airlines are looking carefully at their timetables to see which flights can be cancelled in advance and cause the least delays. Continue reading...
Nearly 60 per cent of homeless residents in Hong Kong plan to reduce medical visits in response to higher public medical fees introduced this year, a non-governmental organisation survey has found, with advocates urging authorities to introduce automatic waivers and simplify subsidy application procedures. Kenny Ng Kwan-lim, deputy head of programmes at Impact HK, a charity supporting the city’s h...
Nearly 60 per cent of homeless residents in Hong Kong plan to reduce medical visits in response to higher public medical fees introduced this year, a non-governmental organisation survey has found, with advocates urging authorities to introduce automatic waivers and simplify subsidy application procedures. Kenny Ng Kwan-lim, deputy head of programmes at Impact HK, a charity supporting the city’s homeless, said many street sleepers face numerous obstacles in applying for waivers due to their...
Court extends detention of two men who were among 175 people intercepted in Mediterranean on Thursday Two foreign activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla who were brought to Israel for interrogation appeared before an Israeli court on Sunday, a rights group defending them told AFP. The flotilla of more than 50 vessels had set sail from France, Spain and Italy with the aim of breaking an Israeli block...
Court extends detention of two men who were among 175 people intercepted in Mediterranean on Thursday Two foreign activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla who were brought to Israel for interrogation appeared before an Israeli court on Sunday, a rights group defending them told AFP. The flotilla of more than 50 vessels had set sail from France, Spain and Italy with the aim of breaking an Israeli blockade of Gaza and bringing supplies to the devastated Palestinian territory. Continue reading...
Whether made by human hand or shady algorithm, emotion-based playlists are everywhere. But if you’re looking for a superior soundtrack to ‘all the feels’, get your ears round these selections from our music writers Music might be the greatest mood enhancer in the world: it’s certainly hard to think of another art form that can so effectively tip a feeling of happiness into euphoria or create a sui...
Whether made by human hand or shady algorithm, emotion-based playlists are everywhere. But if you’re looking for a superior soundtrack to ‘all the feels’, get your ears round these selections from our music writers Music might be the greatest mood enhancer in the world: it’s certainly hard to think of another art form that can so effectively tip a feeling of happiness into euphoria or create a suitably gloomy space in which to wallow in melancholy. There have always been albums designed to evoke a certain mood, from Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely to Essential Chill Out Vol 2. But in recent years, we seem to have become more interested in the relationship between music and mood. Streaming services are thick with mood-based playlists. There appear to be hundreds of the things on Spotify, from the straightforward (Happy Vibes) to the vague (All the Feels), and they appear to have struck a nerve: Spotify’s own curated mood playlists are now vastly outnumbered by user-generated ones, soundtracking everything from Friday at the Office to – I swear I’m not making this up – Losing Someone to Suicide. There are those who have detected something sinister in all this. Liz Pelly’s 2025 book Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist suggests that the Spotify’s seeming obsession with mood-based playlists is linked to its focus on what it calls “lean-back consumers” – not ardent music fans, but the kind of people who would once have turned the radio on in the morning and left it burbling quietly away all day. These playlists, Pelly suggests, exist as a latterday equivalent of muzak, designed to be as unobtrusive, unsurprising and unadventurous as possible, to seamlessly play in the background without really being noticed. Continue reading...
Exclusive: Brainchild of Dominic Cummings, Aria is aimed at funding ‘crazy’ scientific projects to benefit the UK Britain’s “invention agency” has pledged £50m of UK taxpayer money to US tech companies and venture capital projects. Dreamed up by Dominic Cummings to fund “crazy” ideas, the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria) is meant to “ restore Britain’s place as a scientific superpower...
Exclusive: Brainchild of Dominic Cummings, Aria is aimed at funding ‘crazy’ scientific projects to benefit the UK Britain’s “invention agency” has pledged £50m of UK taxpayer money to US tech companies and venture capital projects. Dreamed up by Dominic Cummings to fund “crazy” ideas, the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria) is meant to “ restore Britain’s place as a scientific superpower ”. Continue reading...
Hourly workers across a number of industries have long been grappling with unstable schedules and pay as their employers use software to slash labor costs and maximize productivity. (Image credit: Huo Jingnan)
Hourly workers across a number of industries have long been grappling with unstable schedules and pay as their employers use software to slash labor costs and maximize productivity. (Image credit: Huo Jingnan)
The Stillaguamish Tribe in Washington state has been buying land in its traditional territory and removing levees. The goal is to turn farmland into wetlands with the hopes of restoring Chinook salmon. (Image credit: Megan Farmer /KUOW)
The Stillaguamish Tribe in Washington state has been buying land in its traditional territory and removing levees. The goal is to turn farmland into wetlands with the hopes of restoring Chinook salmon. (Image credit: Megan Farmer /KUOW)