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Business

10-Month EU Trade Deal Dead: 25% Auto Tariffs Start Next Week

The deal Trump personally struck at his Scottish golf resort lasted 10 months. Now 25% tariffs on European cars — announced via social media, with no explanation of what 'non-compliance' means.

Maynard Keys May 01, 2026

Business

Spirit Airlines Is Done. The Budget Sky Just Got Smaller.

Spirit's stock closed Friday at $0.51 — less than its own carry-on bag fee. The $500 million rescue deal is dead. Twenty-five thousand jobs just got a lot less certain.

Maynard Keys May 01, 2026

Gaming

Windrose Is a Breakout Hit. Its Players Are Already Listing What's Broken.

Windrose hit #3 on Steam with 109K concurrent players and an 89% positive rating. Its own players are using positive reviews to file bug reports about broken boarding mechanics and a punishing early game.

Tyler Vincere May 01, 2026

World

Bread, Peace, Freedom: Workers March on Every Continent

In France and Turkey, the same three words anchored the marches: bread, peace, freedom. In Gaza, there were no marches at all.

Von Clause May 01, 2026

World

The War Was 'Terminated.' The Air Defences Over Tehran Disagree.

The Trump administration declared the Iran war 'terminated.' Hours later, air defences fired over Tehran. The Senate left for recess without a vote.

Von Clause May 01, 2026

Politics

Keystone by Another Name: Trump Orders New Pipeline, Reviving a Fight Nobody Won

Trump authorized a 650-mile pipeline from Canada to Wyoming. The company hopes to finish before his term ends — because the last time a president flipped, the pipeline died on day one.

Von Clause May 01, 2026

Business

Tim Cook Leaves Apple at Its Peak. John Ternus Gets the Empire and the Uncertainty.

$111 billion in a single quarter, and the CEO is walking out the door. The memory chip shortage coming for Apple's next chapter won't care how orderly the succession was.

Maynard Keys May 01, 2026

World

The Iran War Is 'Terminated.' The Region Hasn't Noticed.

The White House declared the Iran war 'terminated' to beat a 60-day legal deadline. Iran still controls the Strait of Hormuz, the US Navy still blockades its ports, and CENTCOM has strike plans ready on the president's desk.

Von Clause May 01, 2026

Technology

732 Bytes to Root on Every Linux Distro Since 2017

A 732-byte Python script can turn any unprivileged Linux user into root — on every major distribution, without modification. The bug has been silently exploitable since 2017.

Jonny V. Nuovo May 01, 2026

World

Ten Billion Meals a Week: The Iran War's Hidden Famine

Half a million tonnes of nitrogen fertiliser have vanished from global production since the Iran war began. Yara's CEO translates that into human terms: ten billion meals a week that will not be produced, with the poorest nations outbid for whatever remains.

Von Clause May 01, 2026

Business

Meta Erases $175 Billion in a Day as Wall Street Recoils at the AI Bill

Meta beat revenue estimates by nearly a billion dollars and grew sales 33%. Then it told investors it might spend $145 billion on AI this year, and $175 billion in market value vanished.

Maynard Keys May 01, 2026

Gaming

Invincible VS Sells Like a Blockbuster, Reviews Like a Placeholder

#5 on Steam's Top Sellers, 65% positive user reviews. Invincible VS is charting like a blockbuster and rating like a placeholder — and at $49.99, players want to know why.

Tyler Vincere May 01, 2026