Russia’s invasion is showing the West war isn’t just about having the best weapons — it’s also about having more
The war in Ukraine has shown that quantity has a quality of its own and that it isn’t enough to invest in the most exquisite weapons. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is showing the West the value of quantity over quality. The West, over the past decades, has focused on the quality of military equipment over…
4 investment strategies that will outperform the stock market in 2025, according to Goldman Sachs
On the surface, 2025 is looking good for markets. Interest rate cuts are progressing steadily, US GDP growth looks stable at 2.8% for the third quarter, and President-elect Donald Trump’s promised corporate tax cuts have injected a dose of additional optimism. But there’s a slight catch: the stock market’s overly bullish bet on AI has…
Elon Musk said the F-35’s makers are ‘idiots’ for still building manned jets as drone tech rises
Elon Musk is criticizing the F-35, tweeting that it has a “shit design.” Elon Musk, who’s set to start advising President-elect Donald Trump on government efficiency in 2025, criticized the Pentagon’s F-35 program in two brief social media posts on Sunday. The billionaire reposted a video montage of coordinated drone swarms on X, writing: “Meanwhile,…
Influencers are using AI ‘women’ to lead people to OnlyFans and Fanvue — where more AI awaits
Last winter, there were a few news items about how AI might be replacing humans in a surprising job: online influencer. The articles said a crop of new Instagram influencers had amassed large followings and even secured brand deals. There was one catch: The influencers were AI. Some of these AI influencers, like Lil Miquela,…
Russia’s ruble drops to more than a 2-year low against the dollar on fresh sanctions and surging tensions
Pedestrians walk past a board listing foreign currency rates against the Russian ruble outside an exchange office in central Moscow on December 16, 2014. Russia’s currency has dropped to its lowest level in more than two years against the dollar in the wake of new sanctions and soaring geopolitical tensions. Russia’s ruble continued to weaken…
Huawei’s self-sufficient era shows just how splintered the US and China are in tech
Huawei is set to launch a new series of smartphones that rely on domestic expertise. Look no further than Huawei to get a sense of just how far apart the US and China are heading into a second Donald Trump presidency. On Tuesday, the Shenzhen-based tech giant is set to unveil a slate of new…
Keira Knightley says choosing to have children meant she had to take a ‘major step back’ in her career
Keira Knightley doesn’t mind prioritizing motherhood over her acting career. Keira Knightley, 39, chose to prioritize motherhood over her career. In an interview with The Times published on Saturday, Knightley spoke about her decision to have children and the impact it had on her career decisions. “I couldn’t go job to job [abroad] now. It…
A South Korean man binge-eating to become too fat to serve is the latest creative attempt to dodge the country’s draft
In South Korea, able-bodied men between the ages of 18 and 35 are expected to serve at least 18 months. A South Korean man was found guilty of evading military service by deliberately putting on weight. A court in Seoul sentenced the 26-year-old man, whose name was not publicly disclosed, to a year in prison,…
Stock market today: Indexes rally as markets cheer Trump’s pick for Treasury Secretary
Scott Bessent has been dubbed a “Trump whisperer” by Forbes. US stocks rallied on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting a fresh record high and key postelection trades reversing course after President-elect Donald Trump made a high-profile cabinet appointment. Trump chose Scott Bessent to be his Treasury Secretary after the market closed on…
