Posts by Amelia Frost
Vast Majority of Americans Don’t Want Nidal Hasan’s Execution Live Streamed. Trump Said it Won’t Happen.
The vast majority of Americans do not want to see the execution of former Army officer and mass murderer Nidal Hasan livestreamed. President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed that won’t happen in the end. An ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll found that about 80 percent of respondents did not think Hasan’s execution should be livestreamed. In…
Read MoreZelenskyy Said He Feels ‘Betrayed’ by Trump. Ukraine Has Now Reportedly Run Out of Key Missiles.
Ukraine has run out of Patriot missiles, key to defend the country against Russian attacks, as tensions between Kyiv and Washington remain high and amid a global shortage of such weapons. “Almost all the ballistic missiles from the last strike were not intercepted due to lack of the (interceptor) missiles,” a source familiar with the…
Read MoreThe IMF Called on the U.S. to Reduce Spending. Washington Pushed Back.
A newly-appointed U.S. official took aim at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over claims that economic growth will likely not be enough to offset a lack of reduced fiscal spending. “The authorities very much rely on strong growth in the United States” to help reduce debt, Georgieva said this week, referring to the Trump administration’s…
Read MoreAnthropic’s Quarterly Revenue Jumps. The Company Says It’s Now Cash-Flow Positive.
Anthropic reported $16.8 billion in third-quarter revenue and positive cash flow as the artificial intelligence company presented its latest financial results to prospective investors ahead of a planned initial public offering. Revenue increased approximately 45% from $11.6 billion in the second quarter, while the company also reported profitability on an adjusted basis for the second…
Read MoreUkraine’s Zelenskyy Said Russia Never Respected the Energy Ceasefire. Kyiv is Attacking Refineries Again.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said forces will resume attacks against Russian refineries after Moscow failed to abide by the energy ceasefire declared by Donald Trump during the weekend. “We’re done,” Zelenskyy told the Finanial Times on Thursday. He argued that Russia continued attacks against energy facilities throughout the week anyway, including about 40 ballistic missiles.…
Read MoreThe Vast Majority of Cyber Attacks Now Involve AI, Report Shows
Cybercriminals used AI in their attacks in the vast majority of occasions and many of the attacks focused on attacking identity infrastructure, new data shows. The findings were reported in the 2026 Ransomware Risk Report by cybersecurity firm Semperis, which polled 1,200 IT and security professionals across nine countries and eight industry sectors. Most survey…
Read MoreGas Prices Are Up 34% In A Year. Here’s How Much More Americans Are Spending To Fill Up.
American drivers are paying nearly $19 more to fill a 15-gallon gas tank than they were a year ago, as rising fuel prices add to household expenses and push inflation higher. The national average price of regular gasoline stood at $4.33 a gallon on Wednesday, compared with $3.08 a year earlier, according to AAA’s daily…
Read MoreASML Says AI Chip Demand Is Stretching Into 2030. It Already Expects Supply Shortages Through 2028.
ASML said Wednesday that some customers are already looking to place orders for advanced chipmaking equipment for 2029 and 2030 as demand tied to artificial intelligence continues to stretch the company’s manufacturing capacity. The Dutch semiconductor equipment maker expects its currently planned production capacity for 2027 and 2028 to fall short of customer requirements, even…
Read MoreBanking Can’t Afford to Wait on AI
Most of us expect money to go where we tell it to. The common mental model of monetary transactions is that money moves at the speed of light. But everything in the world is some kind of engineering, and we rarely think about the systems working behind the scenes. Yet, having spent much of my…
Read MoreFarmers Are Paying for Fertilizer Geopolitics
Farmers do not set the price of the inputs they depend on. Those prices are set bymines, shipping lanes, export quotas, and wars. In 2026, all four moved at once. The World Bank reports that its fertilizer price index rose more than 12% in the first quarter of 2026, the sixth increase in seven quarters.…
Read MoreSeptember’s CPI Came in Hotter Than Expected and Geopolitical Tensions Climbed. Stocks Fell.
Stocks fell on Wednesday after September’s inflation reading came in hotter than expected and geopolitical tensions, particularly between the U.S. and Iran, remain high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.09%, while the S&P 500 did so 1.10%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite underperformed, plunging 1.88% as AI-related stocks continued to drag the index. Traders believe…
Read MoreWhy Logistics is the Real Test of Cross-Border E-Commerce Success
Digital platforms have made it easier for businesses to reach international customers. Businesses of every size can now reach consumers beyond their domestic markets and around the world. ECDB forecasts that global cross-border e-commerce revenues will reach US$1.2 trillion by 2026, extending access well beyond large enterprises. But this access to international customers doesn’t guarantee…
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