Republican Congressman Rob Wittman on Thursday called the US killing of three Indian sailors off the coast of Oman “a very, very unfortunate incident”, claiming that the US military is trying to “determine exactly what happened”. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to those Indian families who lost their loved ones there in that situation,” Wittman told the South China Morning Post. “I know that our ...
Republican Congressman Rob Wittman on Thursday called the US killing of three Indian sailors off the coast of Oman “a very, very unfortunate incident”, claiming that the US military is trying to “determine exactly what happened”. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to those Indian families who lost their loved ones there in that situation,” Wittman told the South China Morning Post. “I know that our United States military is looking into that to try to determine exactly what happened there, but...
Cops Bust India-Based Gold Scam Before Widow Loses $700K A widow who was told her Social Security funds were being used to support terrorism nearly lost $700,000 in a gold scam, according to WOOD ABC 8 . The fraudsters convinced her to buy gold, but a suspicious coin dealer alerted authorities before the transaction could be completed. Ben Soldaat, owner of Grand Rapids Coins, noticed several red ...
Cops Bust India-Based Gold Scam Before Widow Loses $700K A widow who was told her Social Security funds were being used to support terrorism nearly lost $700,000 in a gold scam, according to WOOD ABC 8 . The fraudsters convinced her to buy gold, but a suspicious coin dealer alerted authorities before the transaction could be completed. Ben Soldaat, owner of Grand Rapids Coins, noticed several red flags. The woman seemed confused, unusually urgent, and showed little interest in the gold itself. Concerned she was being manipulated, he contacted the Kent County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators learned the woman had been told by a caller posing as a Social Security agent that criminals were using her account for terrorism, drug trafficking, and money laundering. She was instructed to buy gold so law enforcement could supposedly track the offenders. Yug Chauhan Working with detectives, authorities set up a sting operation. Instead of real gold, an undercover officer posing as the woman delivered a package of chocolate gold coins to the courier sent to collect it. The report says that the courier, 20-year-old Yug Chauhan of Illinois, was arrested and charged with false pretenses over $100,000 and using a computer to commit a crime—both 20-year felonies. Investigators believe the scam originated in India and are continuing to pursue those behind it. Officials say gold-related scams targeting seniors are becoming increasingly common nationwide, often involving callers who impersonate government agents. They stress that family members and businesses play a critical role in spotting warning signs before victims lose their savings. The targeted woman ultimately recovered her money and later thanked Soldaat for intervening. She hopes her experience serves as a warning to others, noting that many scam victims are not as fortunate. Tyler Durden Thu, 06/11/2026 - 19:40
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after the Nasdaq rebounded, up 1.8%, as Trump's Iran peace deal announcement released the rate pressure that weighed on the sector all week.
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after the Nasdaq rebounded, up 1.8%, as Trump's Iran peace deal announcement released the rate pressure that weighed on the sector all week.
Agent skills have become an important part of real-world AI applications, providing a mechanism — a set of instructions saved in a folder of text-based markdown (.md) files, usually — for models to adapt to specific enterprise use cases and complex workflows. However, optimizing these skills is a slow process and faulty process, as they cannot be trained in the same way as the parameters of the un...
Agent skills have become an important part of real-world AI applications, providing a mechanism — a set of instructions saved in a folder of text-based markdown (.md) files, usually — for models to adapt to specific enterprise use cases and complex workflows. However, optimizing these skills is a slow process and faulty process, as they cannot be trained in the same way as the parameters of the underlying AI model. Instead, users typically must update them manually by retyping the instructions in each file, playing a "guessing game" as to what changes might improve agentic AI performance and reduce errors. SkillOpt , a new, open source ( MIT Licensed ) framework developed by Microsoft, does one better: it introduces an optimizer designed for agent skills, turning the agent's skill .md document as a trainable object that evolves based on performance feedback. It uses deep-learning-style optimization to make it possible for the AI to systematically explore modifications to the document and find the best combination of instructions. Most importantly, it accomplishes this procedural adaptation without making changes to the underlying model's weights. On various industry benchmarks, SkillOpt outperforms existing baselines, significantly boosting accuracy for models like GPT-5.5 and Qwen. The result is a set of compact, transferable skill artifacts that allow AI agents to adapt to new domains effortlessly. The challenge of optimizing agent skills Agent skills package procedural knowledge into natural-language specifications, including domain heuristics, tool-use policies, output constraints, and known failure modes. These skills provide an external interface for agents to adapt to complex enterprise workflows. In practice, agent skills are stored as text documents and inserted into the agent's context before execution. One of the key benefits of skills is that they customize the behavior of the underlying model without changing its weights. However, the skill document its...
Gold held its biggest gain since March after President Donald Trump said the US could sign a deal with Iran over the weekend to end the war that’s rattled global markets and stoked inflation. Bullion edged up to near $4,215 an ounce, having advanced 3.4% in the previous session. Trump said on Thursday that Iran’s supreme leader had agreed to a deal, although he cautioned that the pact had not been...
Gold held its biggest gain since March after President Donald Trump said the US could sign a deal with Iran over the weekend to end the war that’s rattled global markets and stoked inflation. Bullion edged up to near $4,215 an ounce, having advanced 3.4% in the previous session. Trump said on Thursday that Iran’s supreme leader had agreed to a deal, although he cautioned that the pact had not been finalized. The US leader described the agreement as “a very strong memorandum of understanding that is a little bit conceptual.” There has been no confirmation from Tehran. That followed Trump’s decision to call off a third day of airstrikes on Iran. US forces had pounded the Islamic Republic for two days, with Tehran responding by announcing the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to all vessels. Read More: Trump Insists Iran Deal Is Close After Scrapping New Strikes Now in its fourth month, the war in the Middle East has disrupted energy flows via Hormuz, causing oil prices to spike and increasing the prospects for interest-rate hikes as central banks struggle to tame inflation. The European Central Bank raised rates on Thursday for the first time in almost three years, with President Christine Lagarde warning inflation triggered by the conflict is widening beyond just energy. Gold is still about a fifth below where it traded before the war began at the end of February. The metal’s recent decline through its 200-day moving average – a widely watched measure of long-term momentum – has triggered additional selling this week, pushing bullion close to $4,000 an ounce on Thursday before it rebounded. Spot gold was 0.1% higher at $4,217.40 an ounce as of 7:26 a.m. Singapore time. Silver rose 0.4% to $67.54 an ounce. Platinum and palladium advanced. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was flat after falling 0.3% in the previous session.
Investors often weigh the stability of established industry leaders against the high-growth potential of newer challengers. Today, we compare the long-standing Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) against the rapidly expanding Loar (NYSE:LOAR) to see which fits your portfolio. Hexcel leads the market in advanced composite materials used to make aircraft lighter and more fuel-efficient. Loar focuses on designing and ...
Investors often weigh the stability of established industry leaders against the high-growth potential of newer challengers. Today, we compare the long-standing Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) against the rapidly expanding Loar (NYSE:LOAR) to see which fits your portfolio. Hexcel leads the market in advanced composite materials used to make aircraft lighter and more fuel-efficient. Loar focuses on designing and manufacturing niche components for both commercial and military aviation. Both companies benefit from the aerospace recovery, yet they offer different risk and reward profiles for those investing in commercial aviation or military technology. Hexcel supplies advanced lightweight composite materials, including carbon fiber reinforcements and resins, to the global aerospace market. These products are essential for modern aircraft because they reduce weight and improve fuel efficiency. Roughly 39% of net sales in FY 2025 came from Airbus , while Boeing and its subcontractors accounted for nearly 13%. Customer concentration like this adds a layer of risk to the business. The company remains a key player among defense stocks due to its participation in military aviation programs. Continue reading
In this article SPCX Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk is photographed at SpaceX in Brownsville, Texas. Marvin Joseph | The Washington Post | Getty Images SpaceX is officially set for the largest IPO on record. Elon Musk's reusable rocket company is raising $75 billion, selling 555.6 million shares for $135 a piece, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Com...
In this article SPCX Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk is photographed at SpaceX in Brownsville, Texas. Marvin Joseph | The Washington Post | Getty Images SpaceX is officially set for the largest IPO on record. Elon Musk's reusable rocket company is raising $75 billion, selling 555.6 million shares for $135 a piece, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The deal values SpaceX at $1.77 trillion, making it the seventh most-valuable U.S. company, ahead of Tesla , Musk's electric vehicle maker. SpaceX's Nasdaq debut will come Friday, when the masses will have their first opportunity to buy into the 24-year-old company. Betting on SpaceX at this price is largely a wager on Musk, as the company is burning cash and is far smaller by revenue than any of its trillion-dollar peers. SpaceX said in its prospectus that revenue increased 15% to $4.69 billion in the first quarter from $4.07 billion a year earlier. For all of last year, revenue jumped 33% to $18.67 billion. The company recorded a net loss in the latest quarter of $4.28 billion after losing $4.94 billion in 2025. In addition to its space business, Musk's company owns the Starlink satellite internet service, which accounts for the bulk of its revenue and is the only profitable unit, and artificial intelligence division xAI, which merged with SpaceX in February. SpaceX said in its IPO filing that capital expenditures in the first quarter reached $10.1 billion, more than doubling from a year earlier. The vast majority of those costs — $7.7 billion — were for AI, with the rest spent on space and connectivity. The company has racked up a cumulative deficit of around $41.3 billion since it was founded in 2002. It warned investors in its prospectus that it may not achieve profitability in the future. Some of the IPO drama was removed last week, when SpaceX set a fixed price of $135 a share. New issuers would typically offer a price range that allows a company and its adv...