Here’s how a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could work

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the U.S. Navy would immediately impose a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire talks with Iran failed to produce a deal. That would…

Russia's school propaganda was highlighted by Oscar-winning film – but does it work?

The messages are clear: the full-scale invasion is a defensive war and patriotism means unquestionable loyalty.

Trump advisers work to mitigate a political nightmare on Iran as president fuels messaging chaos – CNN

Trump advisers work to mitigate a political nightmare on Iran as president fuels messaging chaos  CNN

Stanford researchers have a fix for ‘fertility president’ Trump’s baby boom anxiety: Remote work

In the early days of his second term, President Donald Trump has worked to crack the code on America’s fertility drop and reverse falling birth rates. Describing himself as the…

Super Bowl champion Sam Darnold says his plumber dad played with him every day after work, no matter how tough his day was—and that taught him resilience

Millions of viewers tuned in Sunday night to watch the Seattle Seahawks triumph over the New England Patriots in a 29–13 Super Bowl victory. The team’s quarterback, Sam Darnold, was…

Amazon is closing its futuristic Go and Fresh stores—showing logistics and tech aren’t enough to make old-school retail work

As any local shop owner will tell you, running a brick-and-mortar business in the age of Amazon is an uphill battle. That’s a lesson that Amazon itself has just learned.…

I oversee a lab where engineers try to destroy my life’s work. It’s the only way to prepare for quantum threats

The first time I handed over my credit card to a security lab, it came back to me broken. Not physically damaged, but compromised. In less than 10 minutes, the…

Elon Musk has started work toward his $1 trillion Tesla pay package. But 2 loopholes foreshadow how it could be a bust for shareholders

The $1 trillion pay package for CEO Elon Musk that Tesla shareholders approved on Nov. 6—the world’s first—was labeled by the board as an exemplar of pay for performance. And…

Inside FDA, career staffers describe how political pressure is influencing their work – statnews.com

Inside FDA, career staffers describe how political pressure is influencing their work  statnews.com

‘Our chapters will work for any enterprise’: Honeywell’s AI chiefs share the strategies that helped the firm mature its AI efforts

At technology and manufacturing company Honeywell, generative AI is everywhere. “Every function and every strategic business unit is now using gen AI,” Sheila Jordan, the company’s chief digital technology officer,…