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Zelensky Telegraphs 40-Day Pressure Offensive On Russia, Fueling Fears Of Slide Toward WW3

Zelensky Telegraphs 40-Day Pressure Offensive On Russia, Fueling Fears Of Slide Toward WW3

Published by Jenni Sidey

The Ukraine war is quite obviously escalating, especially regarding Ukrainian leaders seeking to “bring the war” to Russian soil, amid nightly drone attacks which have come in the hundreds and even thousands of late. President Volodymyr Zelensky is seeking to seize on the momentum of repeat drone hits on Russian refinery and energy infrastructure – a reality Russia has suffered over many months, leading to a current fuel crisis spanning dozens of cities and regions, and especially Crimea, which has temporarily halted fuel sales to common citizens altogether this week. Ukrainian media is touting a new Zelensky plan to ramp up the pressure on Russia over the next 40 days, aimed at “pressuring Russia to end its war”. Ukrainian Presidential Office He has ordered Ukraine’s State Security Service (SBU) to launch a new 40-day operation, which also includes “plan for long-range sanctions, medium-range sanctions, and the results achieved by the SBU,” Zelensky said on X. He’s further calling it an “influence operation.” “For several months in a row, the SBU has demonstrated the highest performance …

iOS 27 Notifications Will Slide in From Left Side of Your iPhone’s Screen

iOS 27 Notifications Will Slide in From Left Side of Your iPhone’s Screen

Published by skeptic

Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman today revealed another iOS 27 change: notifications will slide in from the left side of the screen instead of from the top. In addition, accessing Notification Center on iOS 27 will require swiping down on the top-left corner of the screen. If you swipe down on the Dynamic Island area, a new “Search or Ask” interface tied to the revamped Siri will appear, instead of Notification Center. This change may be limited to the iPhone 15 Pro and newer if the “Search or Ask” interface ends up requiring an iPhone model with Apple Intelligence. Apple is set to unveil iOS 27 during its WWDC 2026 keynote on Monday, and the first developer beta should be available on the same day. A public beta typically follows in July, and the update should be widely released in September. Popular Stories Apple Reportedly Working on All-New AirTag-Sized Wearable With iPhone Integration Apple continues to work on a “pendant with cameras” for release as early as next year, according to the latest word from Bloomberg’s Mark …

How the Middle East conflict is worsening Somalia’s slide into famine

How the Middle East conflict is worsening Somalia’s slide into famine

Published by Sam Flores

Mustafe Denbil runs an agricultural shop and farm in northern Somalia, but three months after he ordered fertilizer and pesticides, the supplies his business needs are still stranded in Dubai. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Denbil, chairman of Horn Gardens in the city of Hargeisa, says the delays, driven by disruptions linked to the war in the Middle East, are hitting farmers and families across the country, as soaring food and fuel prices deepen an already severe hunger crisis and push Somalia closer to famine. “Now, when families come to our store, they may not get all what they need as they used to five months ago,” he told NBC News by phone. “The small farmers cannot even afford to buy at this new price.” The East African nation was already facing one of its worst food security crises in years. Six million people, about 31% of the population, are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, including 1.9 million people facing emergency conditions, the …

FedEx, UPS Slide After Amazon Opens Freight Network To All Businesses

FedEx, UPS Slide After Amazon Opens Freight Network To All Businesses

Published by Jenni Sidey

Shares of transportation and logistics giants FedEx and UPS dropped in premarket trading after Amazon debuted Amazon Supply Chain Services, opening its freight network to sellers far beyond the Amazon marketplace. Amazon said ASCS is a move to “open its freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping capabilities to businesses of all types and sizes.” It gives companies outside the Amazon marketplace access to a global delivery network with two- to five-day delivery and 24/7 service. “With this launch, Amazon is expanding its third-party logistics capacity to support businesses in industries such as healthcare, automotive, manufacturing, and retail,” Amazon noted. Amazon said the move mirrors its AWS playbook: build infrastructure for its own operations, prove it internally, then sell it externally. This story may sound familiar. Amazon built another major offering—cloud infrastructure—for the same reason: to run its own business better. And then Amazon started selling it. That’s how Amazon Web Services (AWS) was born, and it’s transformed how the world builds and runs software. Now, Amazon is ready to do that for the supply chain. …

Claude can now design your slide decks — and a whole lot more

Claude can now design your slide decks — and a whole lot more

Published by skeptic

Summary Claude Design lets anyone create polished designs, prototypes, slides, and marketing visuals from simple prompts. Initial designs can be refined with further prompts, inline comments, and sliders. Claude Design is included with Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans. Anthropic has been on a tear lately. On April 16, the company released a major model update with Claude Opus 4.7. And today, April 17, Anthropic announced a powerful new tool called Claude Design that aims to do for design work what Claude Code does for development. Related Grok does one thing that ChatGPT and Claude still can’t — and I use it every day for that reason Yeah, I know. Hear me out. What is Claude Design? Create and refine designs — no design background required Claude Design is a new tool that lets you “collaborate with Claude to create polished visual work like designs, prototypes, slides, one-pagers, and more.” You tell Claude what you want, and it’ll create a first draft. You can then edit and refine that initial design to get it just …

Despite ‘Survey’ Sadness, Jobless Claims Slide Near Historic Lows

Despite ‘Survey’ Sadness, Jobless Claims Slide Near Historic Lows

Published by Jenni Sidey

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time fell to just 207k (below the 213k expected and down from the prior 209.25k) – back near its lowest levels in 5 years (and trend towards its lowest level in 50 years)… Source: Bloomberg Despite a small pick up last week, Continuing jobless claims have been below the 1.9 million Maginot Line since the start of the year… Source: Bloomberg Finally, as the following chart suggests, while it may be “hard to get” a new job, firing remains very low… Source: Bloomberg The ‘no hire, no fire’ economy is alive and kicking. Source link

Visualizing America’s Slide In ‘Happiness Rankings’ Since 2011

Visualizing America’s Slide In ‘Happiness Rankings’ Since 2011

Published by Jenni Sidey

The United States has steadily slipped in the global happiness rankings over the past decade. While it still ranks among the top 25 in the latest World Happiness Report, the U.S. is no longer close to the leading group of Nordic countries that consistently dominate the top spots. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist’s Niccolo Conte, tracks the U.S. happiness ranking from 2011 to 2025, based on data from the World Happiness Report 2026. Each annual ranking is based on a three-year average of life evaluation survey responses rather than a single year. For example, the 2025 ranking reflects responses from 2023–2025. The U.S. Has Fallen Outside the Top 20 Happiest Countries The United States has not always ranked outside the top 20 happiest countries. It placed 11th in 2011, then generally ranked between 13th and 17th through 2016. From there, its position weakened, landing at 18th or 19th in four consecutive years from 2017 to 2020. The decline accelerated more recently. The U.S. dropped eight spots to 23rd in 2023, reached a low of 24th in 2024, …

Oil prices slide, stocks surge as Trump announces two-week Iran ceasefire | US-Israel war on Iran News

Oil prices slide, stocks surge as Trump announces two-week Iran ceasefire | US-Israel war on Iran News

Published by Sam Flores

Investors welcome the possible resumption of oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Published On 8 Apr 20268 Apr 2026 Oil prices have dived, bonds rallied, and stocks surged as a two-week ceasefire involving Iran spurred a relief rally, with investors cheering the possible resumption of oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump said late on Tuesday that he had agreed to suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks, adding that a long-term peace agreement was in progress. Recommended Stories list of 1 itemend of list Iran said it would halt its attacks if those against it stopped, and that safe transit through the Strait ‌of ⁠Hormuz would be possible for two weeks in coordination with the Iranian Armed Forces. Global markets have been rattled since the US and Israel attacked Iran at the end of February, prompting Tehran to effectively close the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway used to transit one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas. US crude futures fell about 16.5 percent to …

Celsius, Monster Shares Slide As Costco Unveils 70-Cent Kirkland Energy Drink

Celsius, Monster Shares Slide As Costco Unveils 70-Cent Kirkland Energy Drink

Published by Jenni Sidey

The supplement industry news website Stack3d reports that Costco has expanded its Kirkland Signature brand into energy drinks, a move likely to catch the attention of anyone who consumes these amped-up drinks throughout the day, given the sub-$1-per-can price point. Energy drink stocks are trading lower mid-session on Tuesday, though it is unclear whether this is due to Kirkland’s entry into the space. “Kirkland Signature Sparkling Energy Drink is now showing up in Costco warehouses in a variety pack of 24 cans, with eight cans each of three different flavors: Tropical, Peach, and Orange,” Stack3d wrote in a note on Monday afternoon. Stack3d noted that each of these Kirkland cans includes “some taurine, glucuronolactone, and, of course, caffeine at 200mg, similar to Ghost and Celsius.” A 24-pack of energy drinks retails for $16.99 at Costco. The math works out to about 70 cents per can, a massive savings that will really add up for the daily user who spends roughly $2 to $3, if not more, per can. Based on current prices, Celsius 12-oz. singles …