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- The Houthis Are Escalating Attacks On Saudi Arabia—Here’s What That Means For U.S.-Iran War
Edmund Fitton-Brown, the former UK ambassador to Yemen, joined “Forbes Newsroom” to discuss the latest escalation from the Iranian-backed Houthis against Saudi Arabia.
- Taylor Swift’s Next Single Could Give Her A Career First
Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” could give her three new Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s in 2026, something she has never managed before.
- D.C.’s affordability headache has a silver bullet, new study shows: Tackling $40 trillion national debt would boost household income by $36,000
"Deficit reduction can further reduce inflation by lowering self-reinforcing inflation expectations to the extent it reduces the likelihood that future policymakers will aim to inflate away the national debt."
- Nathan Fielder’s Highly Anticipated Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Gets Full Trailer Before October Release Date
Part of the documentary was filmed in the 34 days leading up to Holmes reporting to a federal prison for her 11-year prison sentence.
- Gen Z’s iced coffee habit in interviews could be costing them jobs, recruiters warn: ‘It isn’t really about coffee’
Professionals and hiring experts are divided on the internet’s iced coffee debate—but the real issue could be changing workplace norms.
Technology
- Former NASA chief sounds alarm on China's lunar "exploration" plans
"Beijing's intended strategy is to dominate the high ground of the twenty-first century."
- After multiple deaths and injuries, NHTSA is investigating comma.ai
Feds know of 5 crashes where cars using comma.ai devices hit slow or stopped vehicles.
- America gave up its rare earth edge. China took full advantage.
Decades of cheaper imports left US dependent on China for crucial rare earth processing.
- The Download: India’s smart glasses menace and AI’s trillion-dollar gamble
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Smart glasses are already causing havoc in India When Shubnam saw an Instagram video of a Delhi protest they had attended, they realized a content creator wearing Meta smart glasses had…
- Small undersea volcanoes may unleash outsized tsunamis
Post-eruption imaging of the Hunga caldera gives new details of its collapse.
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