Author: Reuters
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Pentagon to adopt Palantir AI as core US military system
NEW YORK – Palantir’s Maven artificial intelligence system will become an official program of record, Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg said in a letter to Pentagon leaders, a move that locks in long-term use of Palantir’s weapons-targeting technology across the U.S. military. In the March 9 letter to senior Pentagon leaders and U.S. military…
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United Airlines to cut more flights as oil prices rise
CHICAGO — United Airlines is cutting more unprofitable flights over the next two quarters as it prepares for a prolonged period of high jet fuel prices due to the Iran war, even as strong travel demand has allowed U.S. carriers to raise fares. Chief Executive Scott Kirby said in a staff memo on Friday the…
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Minneapolis grapples with lingering trauma after ICE surge
Few federal agents are seen on the streets of Minneapolis these days. While many of the city’s residents still wear red whistles around their necks, used to sound an alert if they spot U.S. immigration agents, there has been little need to raise the alarm lately. Although parents dutifully patrol the perimeters of school grounds…
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Trump rejects efforts to launch Iran ceasefire talks
WASHINGTON/DUBAI/TEL AVIV • President Donald Trump’s administration has rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war that started two weeks ago with a massive U.S.-Israeli air assault, according to three sources familiar with the efforts. Iran, for its part, has rejected the possibility of any ceasefire until…
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Iran threatens to retaliate against region for island attack
DUBAI/JERUSALEM/PALM BEACH, Fla. • President Donald Trump urged other nations to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, after Iran threatened escalation across the Middle East to retaliate for Washington’s bombing of its main Gulf island energy hub. Tehran’s ability to stop shipping through the strait, a major channel for oil and gas…
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USAF general says Boeing has to fix tanker problems before U.S. orders more
March 12 (Reuters) – Boeing has to fix ongoing problems with its KC-46 aerial refueling tanker before the United States orders more, U.S. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John Lamontagne told lawmakers during a March 4 hearing. The general did not specify which problems could hold up a follow-on contract to the existing…
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Apple debuts $599 MacBook Neo to challenge Chromebooks, Windows PCs
Apple on Wednesday unveiled the MacBook Neo, a lower-priced addition to its laptop lineup starting at $599, as it looks to broaden its reach in a price-sensitive PC market while rivals face tighter supply of memory chips. A lower-priced laptop marks one of Apple’s most aggressive entry points into the PC market in years. The…
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Pentagon identifies first U.S. soldiers killed in Iran war
WASHINGTON • The U.S. military on Tuesday identified four of the first American soldiers killed in the war against Iran as the Trump administration warned the intensifying conflict would lead to more American casualties. Among six U.S. military deaths so far, the four soldiers were members of an Iowa unit of the U.S. Army Reserve.…
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Military: 3 U.S. troops killed, 5 wounded during Iran attacks
Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, Reuters WASHINGTON • Three U.S. service members have been killed and another five have been seriously wounded in the first casualties of the unfolding U.S. operations against Iran, the U.S. military said on Sunday. The casualties were announced on the second day of strikes by the U.S. and Israel against…
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Trump’s Iran strike tests MAGA unity ahead of midterms
Tim Reid and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON – Some of the most prominent voices within Donald Trump’s MAGA movement spoke out on Saturday against his attack on Iran, warning it could hurt Republicans in November’s midterm elections, but there was no immediate sign of outright rebellion among his supporters. The conservative critics pointed to potential risks for…