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The Strait of Hormuz crisis threatened Asia's oil and gas lifeline. Here's how the region is rewriting its energy playbook

The Iran war exposed just how much the world relied on a narrow 20-mile-wide waterway. Soon after the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, the latter threatened to strike ships trying to traverse the Strait of Hormuz, the channel for much of the Middle East’s oil and gas exports. The threat of shortages pushed countries across Asia to impose export bans, cut import duties, and start rationing fuel to maintain supplies.

Amid high gas prices and shrinking crude stockpile, Trump says U.S. to take control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves

President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. has entered an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American country’s oil reserves.

Opinion

Act in haste, repent at leisure. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, take note.

DOJ is turning to an ancient body of law to capture Iranian oil tankers. It’s been so long since the U.S. used it, 'we’d have to conduct a séance'

The Trump administration is bringing back a centuries-old legal tradition that would allow it to more easily seize Iranian oil tankers and sell off their assets.

Meta's $17 billion teen safety settlement is really a 1% tax — and a play to box in TikTok and YouTube

Meta has agreed to pay up to US$17 billion over 10 years to settle claims brought by a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general. The states argued that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to hook children into using its apps, misled the public about the harm and improperly collected data from children under 13.

The 7 Best Vitamin C Serums (2026): Expert Approved

A vitamin C serum can be a great addition to your existing skincare routine. It’s an antioxidant that may offer anti-aging benefits and brighten your skin by reducing dullness or uneven skin tone. The best vitamin C serum will also layer well under your other skincare, making your mornings feel more streamlined.

Many of the Chinese bots X says posted anti-data-center content had no followers or engagement, a researcher found

A Clemson researcher found that at least 59 of the bots had no followers or engagement and only posted a few times before they were suspended.

Dolly Parton likely wrote 2 of her biggest hits on the same day

The world has lost a music legend in Dolly Parton, who has died at 80 after a “brief battle” with cancer. She’s remembered for her twanging country vocals, decades of hit recordings, Grammys, Emmys and a liberal splash of acting.

The 5 Best Mineral Sunscreens (2026): Expert Approved

It’s easy to have a love-hate relationship with zinc oxide, one of the most common active ingredients in mineral-based sunscreens. On the one hand, zinc oxide offers excellent protection from the sun, but on the other, it can leave a white cast on the face or look heavy or greasy—not ideal if you’re heading into the office or need to hop on a Zoom call.

Neocloud Lambda secures $1B in debt to buy more chips

Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It's the latest in a string of loans, underscoring the high cost of the AI boom.

Opinion

James Madison may have personally written the Federalist Papers, but do we really think all speeches and op-eds are written by the names associated with them? The complaints from critics in the Aug. 25 online news article “Wall Street Journal defends billionaire’s use of AI to write op-ed” are much ado about nothing.

Will TikTok and YouTube follow Meta’s new rules for teens?

Earlier this week, Meta agreed to pay $18 billion and make sweeping changes to how minors access its social networks to settle a lawsuit brought by 29 states. But the eye-popping settlement figure wasn’t what caught the attention of the Equity podcast team. Instead, it was what Meta did next. The social media giant sent [...]