US Forces Board Another Iran-Linked Tanker in the Indian Ocean

Situational Awareness Returns With $400M Investment After Nearly Collapsing Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com, Situational Awareness, the hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, reportedly invested $400 million in a privately held company days after it nearly collapsed under margin calls. The fund invested $100 million in the same unnamed company in July, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.  The latest investment was completed on Tuesday. Cointelegraph has approached Situational Awareness for comment. Assets at Situational Awareness fell about 78% in July, as an AI-stock sell-off triggered margin calls from Wall Street lenders. The...

Iran Says No Plans For 2nd Talks After US Ship Seizure, Pakistanis Contradict, As Vance Flies To Islamabad Summary Hormuz latest: Just three ships have crossed in the past 12 hours, shipping data indicates. Iran's military after Sunday's US seizure of Iran-flagged cargo ship: will "take the necessary action against the US military" Vance already en route to Pakistan, though still unclear whether Iranians will join - Pakistanis say yes, but timeline is fluid. Trump warns "nobody's playing games." Xi to Saudi crown prince important phone call: "the first time the Chinese leader had called...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said that Rome would not renew its defense pact with Tel Aviv. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar downplayed the decision. Italy “has decided to suspend the automatic renewal of the defense agreement with Israel in consideration of the current situation,” Meloni told reporters at an event on Tuesday. Rome’s defense […]