timef 03/07/2026

The expanding war in the Middle East has added new risks to the trillions of dollars in investments that tech companies have planned in the region.

The Persian Gulf is a major source of fertilizers, making the conflict disruptive to the global production of food.

Plus, how to deal when your pal is the toxic one at the office.

BrewDog, a Scottish beer company once valued at $1 billion, was recently sold for a fraction of that. Small investors who funded its rise were left empty-handed.

A fight over Pentagon contracts shows how the leaders of Silicon Valley’s two most important A.I. start-ups are feuding over the future of the tech industry.

Negotiations, threats and amended contracts have left plenty of questions. Here are some answers.

Iran has launched waves of Shahed drones to menace Persian Gulf nations. The U.S. has unleashed its own copycat on Iran. It’s a sign of how war is changing.

By manipulating animals to do wonderful things, we may become numb to their real wonder.

The strawberry guava, one of the world’s worst invasive species, hinders forest restoration on the island while feeding its famous endangered primates.

Not all acts of extinction are to be regretted.

Soaring oil prices suggest that more increases could be in store for American drivers. Diesel, jet fuel, and other refined products are also becoming much more expensive.

Dr. Vinay Prasad drew criticism for decisions that overrode agency scientists and rejected potential drugs.

Drone and missile attacks have caused high anxiety across the region, but experts say the danger to commercial airliners is “fairly remote.”

The price of a gallon of gasoline hits its highest level in a year and a half on Friday. Surging oil prices suggest that the increases will continue.

Employers shed 92,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent.

New data about the DART spacecraft’s effects adds evidence that Earth could be defended from future deadly asteroids by diverting their orbits.

She laid much of the theoretical groundwork for the atomic bomb, although she did not participate directly in its production.

She developed Europe’s biggest emporium of erotic goods and opened a three-story sex museum in Germany.

The owner of General Foods Corporation, she was a generous philanthropist whose great wealth also allowed her to entertain lavishly and live regally.

Her company, known for its creams, powders, ointments and perfumes, was estimated to be worth about $5 billion when it went public in 1995.

She was a towering figure on the culinary front for more than 40 years, turning the art of French cooking into prime-time television entertainment.

She was best known for her trip around the world in 1889, which she completed in 72 days 6 hours 11 minutes.

She was closely associated with the film movement known as the New Wave, although her reimagining of cinematic conventions predated it.

A temptress on the silver screen in the 1930s and ’40s, she later became an inventor.

Equal parts quixotic dreamer and accomplished visionary, Ms. Gabe made the house do its own scrubbing.

The leaders of Japan and Canada are making a unified front on defense cooperation as President Trump raises the pressure over military spending.

The president’s economic advisers insist that any signs of strains are temporary, as they look to sell the president’s agenda entering the midterms.

The president’s economic advisers insist that any signs of strains are temporary, as they look to sell the president’s agenda entering the midterms.

The weaker-than-expected numbers quickly became a source of tension between the two parties ahead of the midterm elections.

The Federal Reserve is still widely expected to hold interest rates steady when its officials next meet on March 17-18.