SpaceX Enters Secretive Pentagon Contest To Build Voice-Controlled Drone Swarm Tech: Report

Trump Says Iran War 'Very Far Ahead Of Schedule' & So Could Be Over Soon Summary: Trump tells CBS "the war could be over soon." Oil prices drop on the headline. Trump calls choice of new supreme leader ‘a big mistake’ Lebanon wants direct peace talks with Israel to end fighting but Israeli rejects it, also amid US skepticism: Axios. Trump says too soon to talk about seizing Iran's oil but does not rule it out, tells NBC. Analyst consensus on question of potentially protracted conflict: Iran Signals a Fight to the End With Appointment of Khamenei's...

An Israeli defense official explained that Tehran had learned lessons during the war in June, and the Iranian military was not close to collapse.  “The Iranians learned lessons from Operation Kalavy,” a senior Israeli military official told the Israeli outlet Walla on Tuesday. “They are still functioning militarily at a level that is between moderate […]

New York Millionaire's Club Says They're Happy Paying Higher Taxes Under Mamdani Sigh. It's all so exhausting. Not all of New York’s wealthiest residents are sounding alarms over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to raise taxes on high earners. In fact, a small group of millionaires says the backlash is a bit over the top, according to Bloomberg. Members of the Patriotic Millionaires — including filmmaker Abigail Disney, granddaughter of Roy O. Disney of The Walt Disney Company — argue the rich can easily afford to contribute more if it helps fund...