Inside the Booming Tech "Renaissance" Revitalizing America

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Insiders Warn of the Hidden Fallout From California’s Billionaire Tax Scheme (NYP)

In a shock announcement, the United Arab Emirates said it is leaving OPEC. (CNBC)

A rare behind-the-scenes glimpse reveals Iran’s hard-liners clashing over potential U.S. talks. (FT)

The Iran war has upended global growth, while the U.S. economy has largely been spared. (NYT)

Foreign carmakers are threatening to pull their cheapest models from the U.S. without trade deals. (WSJ)

Trump is skeptical of Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for lifting the U.S. blockade. (INV)

Iran is flooded with so much unsold oil that it’s stashing it in derelict tanks. (WSJ)

The Pentagon is investigating a suspicious weekend fire at RAF Fairford, the UK base housing U.S. bombers used for strikes on Iran. (GBN)

A Washington decision just sent an unexpected signal to gold. (TS)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: This Tech Billionaire Moved to the Right, with MAGA Girlfriend By His Side (NYT)

GM raised its 2026 guidance, topping Wall Street’s earnings expectations. (CNBC)

"Startup Cowboys" are making this Texas town the new tech hotspot. (WSJ)

The Moral Malaise: How the New York Times made the case for "microlooting" and murder. (JT)

The iconic “Scarface” waterfront estate on Key Biscayne, Florida, has listed for $237 million. (WSJ)

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square is poised to raise about $5 billion in its closely watched IPO. (BBG)

In Wine Country, sales are down and brazen fraud is more rampant than ever. (NYT)

Buc-ee's pulled in an extraordinary sum on its "biggest grand opening ever." (DM)

Costco issued an urgent recall on a popular product over a safety issue. (FBN)

Panera workers slammed a new menu item as “huge waste” as customers question value. (NYP)

You can buy a Tennessee cave and turn it into a doomsday bunker. (ZH)

Wendy's is finally bringing back this discontinued menu item—and fans are saying “Christmas came early.” (AR)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Dave Ramsey Gives Blunt Warning About Housing Market Nobody Wants to Hear (FB)

All the bizarre perks your Costco membership gets you that you don't even know about. (DM)

26 budget-friendly Trader Joe’s grocery items that smart customers swear by. (CHP)

8 secret hacks to score huge discounts on luxury hotels in 2026. (WM)

This high-yield savings account pays an incredible APY of up to 4.21%. (MF)

These are the 3 credit cards worth keeping open forever and 2 worth downgrading. (MF)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Morningstar Lists 15 Stocks That Made Investors the Most Money Over the Past 10 Years (MS)

Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller sold SanDisk and bought this unstoppable AI energy stock up over 800% since its IPO. (MF)

Cathie Wood scooped up another $72 million of this mega-cap tech stock. (TS)

Don't sleep on this high-margin AI powerhouse quietly powering the digital economy, according to Seeking Alpha. (SA)

Morgan Stanley says these 12 stocks will deliver upside earnings surprises when they report this week. (BI)

3 stocks to buy before their discounts disappear again, according to Morningstar. (MS)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: OpenAI Misses Revenue, User Targets in High-Stakes Sprint Toward IPO (WSJ)

Taylor Swift filed for trademark applications to protect her voice and image from AI-powered deepfakes. (CNN)

Meta is preparing to unwind its $2.5 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus after China banned the deal. (WSJ)

Some jurors in the Musk v. Altman trial expressed negative feelings about Elon Musk, but still claimed they would put such concerns aside. (WIR)

Google has signed a classified deal allowing the Pentagon to use its AI models for any lawful government purpose. (TI)

Microsoft has relinquished exclusive rights to sell OpenAI’s AI models and scrapped the contentious AGI clause in a rewritten partnership deal. (RTS)

“It took nine seconds”: Claude AI agent deleted this company’s entire database. (IND)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Inside The Real-Life Sci-Fi Town Where Robots Share the Streets with Humans (EUN)

Augustus Doricko, founder of the cloud-seeding drone startup Rainmaker, aims to restore the Colorado River to 1920s flow levels by 2031 and revive the shrinking Great Salt Lake. (TPBN)

Drones have joined LAPD helicopters in city skies for standoffs, chases—and surveillance. (LAT)

Nearly $870,000 in chemical spraying drones stolen from a New Jersey company in a "nightmare scenario" heist. (FOX)

Airport to trial humanoid robots as baggage handlers. (TG)

Robotics firm Makr Shakr unveiled a humanoid bartender engineered for real-time service in live hospitality settings. (GLO)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: From Dating Apps to Defense Expos: The Rise of Modern Sexpionage (OCD)

Global military spending has surged, reaching a new record high. (DN)

Inside how the Pentagon’s quest for rare earths led it to find a supplier in an unlikely place. (WSJ)

Could the moon ever be blockaded? Experts predict space could be the next Strait of Hormuz. (SP)

Rare video appears to show a Soviet Su-7 jet dropping a nuclear bomb. (TWZ)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Iranian Hackers Expose Personal Details of Thousands of U.S. Marines in Middle East (MET)

JD Vance's task force revealed that the Biden administration "protected" 562,000 pandemic loans in a $22.2 billion suspected fraud scheme. (FBN)

Bruce Springsteen offered prayers of thanks that Trump was unharmed in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting—weeks after comparing the administration to Nazis. (BN)

Absent Republican congressman revealed he’s dealing with a “medical issue” in a vague statement. (WAPO)

“Mad Men” star bizarrely accused Trump of “staging” the WHCD assassination attempt. (OK)

Watchdog report exposed teachers union “political machine” funneling more than $1 billion to liberal causes. (FOX)

“Hairy-faced men are offensive”: Woke lefties attacked iconic Roald Dahl children’s books. (SKY)

Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale interviewed Ben Shapiro about Tucker Carlson, the future of populism, and how to repair America’s institutions. (YT)