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Bloomberg Television

A Bloomberg investigation uncovers how Hossein Shamkhani, son of a powerful Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander, built a shadow network of 115 companies that became one of Iran's largest oil trading empires, evading Western sanctions through a dark fleet of tankers while securing ties to major Western banks and energy companies.

Reuters

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz defended his administration's handling of the $200 million 'Feeding Our Future' fraud case against accusations of dishonesty and political motivation, while he and Reverend Mariah Tolgard testified that Operation Metro Surge immigration raids have caused widespread community terror and crippled federal fraud prosecution capacity.

Yahoo Finance

Despite volatile oil price swings triggered by Middle East conflict, historical market patterns suggest equity resilience, while the AI industry navigates escalating tensions between Pentagon partnerships and public accountability.

Reuters

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and military leadership detailed Operation Epic Fury, claiming decisive American and Israeli air dominance over Iran within four days, the destruction of Iran's navy and air force, and an 86% reduction in Iranian missile attacks, while acknowledging six US service members killed and emphasizing a shift to precision stand-in munitions for sustained operations.

Reuters

Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended Labour's welfare reforms and cost-of-living measures while facing intense criticism from the opposition over defense readiness amid Iranian attacks on UK bases, insisting on lawful military action and prioritizing civilian evacuations over immediate offensive strikes.

freeCodeCamp.org

Andrew Brown presents a free certification prep course for the NVIDIA Certified Associate AI Infrastructure and Operations (NCA AIIO) exam, emphasizing that success requires memorizing H100 hardware specifications and completing practice exams rather than hands-on data center experience, with total study time ranging from four to twelve hours depending on prior knowledge.

New York Times Podcasts

Wirecutter cleaning expert Caroline Mullen joins hosts Christine Cyr Clisset and Kyra Blackwell to solve listener-submitted odor problems, consistently recommending source removal and ventilation over masking scents with air fresheners.

New York Times Podcasts

Writer Lindy West recounts her evolution from terrified resistance to enthusiastic acceptance of polyamory, describing how her husband's relationship with another woman forced her to confront her own lost identity and discover unexpected freedom through solo exploration and letting go of control.

Conversations with Tyler (Tyler Cowen)

Historian David Beito challenges FDR's ranking as one of America's greatest presidents, arguing that prolonged economic depression, anti-Semitic refugee policies, and pioneering mass surveillance programs reveal a record of civil liberties abuses that wartime leadership has obscured.

In Good Company (Nicolai Tangen)

Zalando co-founder Robert Gentz recounts launching the company during the 2008 financial crisis with just €100,000 and a culture of extreme frugality, then scaling rapidly to €1.2 billion revenue within four years through a selection-driven flywheel model that now serves 60 million European customers and leverages AI and logistics infrastructure to power both consumer experiences and B2B services.

Stanford Online

Veteran AI researcher Terry Winograd argues that rather than focusing on apocalyptic futures or utopian promises, we should recognize AI as an accelerant of existing social problems—particularly in employment, resource allocation, and information integrity—that demand immediate societal attention.

Stanford Online

Rio Wang introduces 𝚿0 (Psi-0), an open foundation model for universal humanoid locomotion-manipulation that moves beyond fixed 18-DoF manipulation systems by leveraging scalable egocentric human data collection and unified whole-body control to address the integration challenges of mobility, dexterity, and reasoning.