Iran's Floating Oil Stockpile Jumps 65% As U.S. Naval Blockade Bites

Doll-Heads Apparently Fooling Tesla FSD. Is Facial-Recognition Update Next? Chinese e-commerce platforms are selling miniature heads that, according to Fred Lambert at the EV blog Electrek, are being used to "trick Tesla's cabin camera into thinking a driver is paying attention." Priced at $20 to $50 and marketed as dashboard decorations or "travel companions," these miniature heads are mounted near the rearview mirror to mimic a human face while Autopilot or Full Self-Driving is engaged. via Instagram user "decentmiss_" ...  While FSD is engaged, Tesla's cabin camera monitors driver attentiveness, including whether the...

China Restricts Fentanyl Precursor Chemical Exports To North America After Trump-Xi Talks One week after President Donald Trump's China summit with President Xi Jinping, where the two superpower leaders focused on issues ranging from bilateral trade to the Hormuz chokepoint, there appears to be measurable progress on one key 'MAGA' issue: the flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals into North America. Bloomberg reports Friday morning that China imposed new export controls on three chemical compounds shipped to the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, targeting key precursor ingredients used to make fentanyl. Beijing's...

Pot Stocks Soar As DoJ Reclassifies Medical Marijuana As Less Dangerous Drug Pot stocks are moving higher in premarket trading in New York after the Justice Department and DEA announced that FDA-approved marijuana-based drugs and state-licensed medical marijuana products will be moved immediately from Schedule I to Schedule III. This is a major shift in how the federal government classifies these types of cannabis products. *DOJ RECLASSIFIES MEDICAL MARIJUANA AS A LESS-DANGEROUS DRUG: AP — zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 23, 2026 The classification is designed to expand access to approved therapies, support state-regulated...