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Nearly four in ten new podcasts added to major directories over a recent nine-day period were likely created by artificial intelligence, according to new data from Podcast Index, an open-source platform that tracks the global podcasting ecosystem. The flood of machine-generated audio content, increasingly referred to as "podslop,"......
Swedish automaker Volvo Cars has reported a decline in global sales for the period between February and April, reflecting ongoing challenges in the automotive industry. The company sold over 160,000 vehicles during the three-month period, marking a drop compared to the same timeframe last year. Regional performance varies The company highlighted......
The global aviation sector is reeling from a jet fuel crisis triggered by the US-Iran conflict, forcing airlines to cancel tens of thousands of flights, impose fuel surcharges, and in the case of Spirit Airlines, shut down operations entirely. Against this backdrop, Emirates announced on Sunday that it has restored 96 percent of its global......
German automaker Audi is moving forward with plans to launch its flagship SUV, the Q9, in the United States market this summer. The decision comes despite uncertainty surrounding potential increases in tariffs on European automotive imports. Tariff concerns Loom The possible rise in tariffs—reportedly up to 25%—has raised concerns......
The United Arab Emirates issued an emergency alert on Sunday warning residents of potential missile threats before declaring the situation under control, as Iranian strikes against Gulf targets enter a new phase within a broader confrontation between Tehran and Washington over the Strait of Hormuz. The episode marks the latest escalation in......
Two months into a United States military campaign against Iran, American intelligence assessments indicate that the time Tehran would need to build a nuclear weapon has not changed since last summer, when a joint US-Israeli strike pushed that estimate back to roughly nine months to one year. Three sources familiar with the matter confirmed......
OpenAI has finalized a joint venture valued at $10 billion, raising more than $4 billion from 19 investors in what represents the company's most aggressive move yet to embed its artificial intelligence technology directly inside large enterprises ahead of an anticipated public offering. The entity, known internally as "DeployCo"......
An unusually early wildfire season has taken hold across the Northern Hemisphere, with active fires burning from the American Southwest to central Europe. Drought conditions, record-low snowpack, and abnormally high temperatures have combined to create dangerous fire weather well before the traditional summer peak. In Arizona, the Hazen Fire......
An Iranian supertanker loaded with more than 1.9 million barrels of crude oil has successfully navigated past the American naval blockade and reached Southeast Asian waters, in one of the most direct challenges yet to Washington's efforts to choke off Tehran's petroleum exports. The vessel, a very large crude carrier operating under......
Bitcoin entered May under quiet but measurable strain. After a rally that carried the cryptocurrency from $74,000 to $78,000 between mid and late April, on-chain data from Binance now points to fading momentum, with five consecutive days of net stablecoin outflows draining liquidity from the world's largest exchange by trading volume.......
German officials tasked with identifying vulnerabilities in American supply chains have singled out potash, a critical agricultural input that the United States imports in overwhelming quantities, as a potential pressure point in any future confrontation with the Trump administration. The analysis forms part of a broader effort by Berlin and......
Global economies may be sleepwalking toward a deep recession even as American stock markets continue to set records, according to a warning from Amrita Sen, founder of Energy Aspects, who described the resilience of equity markets in the face of one of the worst oil supply shocks in history as "misplaced euphoria." The S&P 500......
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te completed a surprise state visit to Eswatini, Taiwan's only remaining diplomatic ally on the African continent, after an earlier attempt was derailed when three Indian Ocean nations revoked overflight permissions for his chartered aircraft. Taipei described the move as Chinese economic coercion. The visit......
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