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Business

No Fuel, No Welders, No Plan B: Big Tech's Nuclear Pipe Dream

Big Tech has committed over 9.8 GW of nuclear capacity for AI data centers. The United States produces one metric ton per year of the fuel most of those reactors require.

Maynard Keys March 29, 2026

World

While the World Watches Iran, North Korea Fires Up a New Missile Engine

North Korea just tested the most powerful solid-fuel rocket engine in its history — a 2,500 kilonewton system designed for ICBMs that launch in minutes, not hours. The war in the Middle East ensured almost nobody noticed.

Von Clause March 29, 2026

World

3,500 Marines Arrive in the Gulf as Kuwait Becomes the War's Newest Target

The USS Tripoli just put 3,500 Marines and F-35 fighters within striking distance of Iran's coast. Kuwait's international airport is smouldering, the Houthis have opened fire on Israel, and the war is one month old.

Von Clause March 29, 2026

Technology

US Embassy's AI Deportation Corrido Sparks Outrage Across Mexico

The US embassy in Mexico published AI-generated musicians performing a traditional corrido that tells migrants to self-deport. Mexico's response was not gratitude.

Jonny V. Nuovo March 28, 2026

Gaming

Crimson Desert Launched Twice — And Players Got the Better Version

Crimson Desert sits at 84% positive on Steam from nearly 40,000 reviews — against a 78 Metacritic. The gap isn't opinion: critics literally played a worse version of the game.

Tyler Vincere March 28, 2026

World

A Homemade Bomb at Bank of America Paris. The Iran War Arrives in Europe.

A suspect recruited on Snapchat for €600 tried to ignite a homemade bomb outside Bank of America's Paris headquarters. The Iran war has reached Europe — one disposable agent at a time.

Von Clause March 28, 2026

World

Israel Struck a Marked Press Car. Three Journalists Won't Come Home.

Four precision missiles destroyed a clearly marked press vehicle in southern Lebanon, killing three journalists. Israel called one a terrorist, offered no evidence, and said nothing about the other two.

Von Clause March 28, 2026

World

Iran's Only Nuclear Plant Deteriorates — Inside a War Zone

A projectile struck inside Iran's only nuclear power plant this week — the third near-miss in ten days. Russia is evacuating the engineers who keep the reactor running.

Von Clause March 28, 2026

Environment

Arctic Winter Sea Ice Hits Record Low — and the Worst Is Still Months Away

The ice anchoring to Alaska's northern coast is sticking around for 57 fewer days than it did 27 years ago. That's one data point in a winter that just tied the lowest Arctic sea ice maximum ever recorded.

Rae Carlsen March 28, 2026

Politics

Real War, Fake Footage: The White House Packages Iran Strikes as Content

Real missile strikes cut with Call of Duty footage, set to a Childish Gambino beat and viewed 50 million times. The White House is selling a war as a highlight reel — and the casualties don't make the edit.

Ozzy Wild March 28, 2026

World

28 Civilians Dead in Sudan as the World Looks Away

Sudan's civil war has killed more than 500 people with drones since January alone. Last week, 28 more died — in a market and on a highway — and almost nobody noticed.

Von Clause March 28, 2026

World

Russia's Combat-Refined Drones Reach Iran, Blurring Two Wars

Iran invented the Shahed drone. Russia spent three years perfecting it against Western air defenses in Ukraine. Now the combat-refined versions are flowing back to Tehran — carrying technology the Pentagon hasn't faced before.

Von Clause March 28, 2026