US health insurers gain as medicare advantage payment rates rise

Shares of major U.S. health insurers surged in premarket trading on Tuesday following the announcement of higher-than-expected payment rates for Medicare Advantage plans in 2027. UnitedHealth led the gains with a 6.9% increase, while CVS Health, Elevance Health, Centene, and Molina Healthcare rose between 3.6% and 6%. Humana posted the largest......

PlanetScale CEO calls out Claude for falsely telling users the company has shut down

PlanetScale CEO Sam Lambert took to X on Saturday to publicly criticize Anthropic's Claude AI after it repeatedly told developers that PlanetScale, a widely used cloud database platform, had ceased operations. The incident drew fresh attention to the real-world consequences of AI hallucinations for companies that depend on accurate technical......

Saudi Arabia closes only road to Bahrain after Iranian missile strikes

Saudi Arabia shut the King Fahd Causeway early Tuesday, severing the sole land link between the kingdom and the island of Bahrain, after Iran launched ballistic missiles at the oil-rich Eastern Province. The closure came as a deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump, demanding Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8:00 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday,......

Artemis II crew witnesses solar eclipse after breaking distance record

The four astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis II mission experienced a total solar eclipse Monday evening as their Orion spacecraft rounded the far side of the Moon, capping a day of historic milestones on the first crewed lunar voyage in more than half a century. The eclipse, visible only from the crew's vantage point beyond the Moon,......

Ford recalls more than 420,000 vehicles in the U.S. over wiper defect

Ford Motor Company has announced a recall of more than 420,000 vehicles in the United States due to a potential malfunction affecting windshield wipers, according to U.S. safety regulators. The issue could impair the proper functioning of the wiper system, increasing the risk of reduced visibility during adverse weather conditions such as......

Pershing Square proposes $65 billion deal to acquire Universal Music Group

Investment firm Pershing Square, led by billionaire investor Bill Ackman, has put forward a proposal to acquire Universal Music Group (UMG) in a deal valued at nearly $65 billion, combining cash and stock. According to the offer, the transaction would value the world’s largest music company at approximately 30.4 euros per share. The......

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