Anthropic Fable 5 Moves to Pay-Per-Credit Starting Today, July 8 

San Francisco, California | July 9, 2026  Overnight coding runs now come with a cost. Developers who let an autonomous agent work through the night... Details

Trump Passports Now Feature President’s Photo, But Only at DC Agency 

Washington, D.C. | July 9, 2026  In short, the new US passport features Trump photo only available in person Washington Passport Agency 2026rollout has redrawn the... Details

Oil Surges 5 Percent, and Dow Drops 595 Points as Iran War Restarts 

New York, New York | July 9, 2026  Three words from a NATO podium in Ankara ended weeks of calm in the markets. “I think... Details

Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire Over — Threatens Hard Strikes Tonight 

Washington, D.C. | Dateline: July 9, 2026  Three tankers were hit in the Strait of Hormuz. In response, over 80 targets were struck. Meanwhile, the... Details

China Fires Rare Submarine Ballistic Missile Into Pacific Before NATO Summit 

Washington, D.C. | Dateline: July 8, 2026  Launching a ballistic missile from beneath the Pacific Ocean can change strategic thinking well before it lands. This... Details

Oil Tanker on Fire in Strait of Hormuz After Projectile Strike Off Oman

Washington, D.C. | Dateline: July 8, 2026  About a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas passes through a channel just 21 miles wide... Details

Macron Hotel Bombed in Damascus During Syrian State Visit 

Washington, D.C. | July 8, 2026  Two bombs went off, eight minutes apart. The French president did not hear either explosion. The Macron Damascus hotel bombing on... Details

Amazon Raises $25 Billion in Bond Sale to Fund AI Infrastructure Push 

Seattle, Washington | Dateline: July 8, 2026  Sixty-two billion dollars chased a twenty-five-billion-dollar offering, and the deal still got priced tighter than the sellers wanted.... Details

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Buys Crinetics for $10 Billion — Stock Jumps 98 Percent 

Boston, Massachusetts | Dateline: July 8, 2026  Eighty-five dollars a share. That’s what Vertex Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay for a company whose stock closed Monday at about... Details

Dow Turns Red as Chip Stocks Tumble and Oil Prices Gain Today 

New York, New York | Dateline: July 8, 2026  Six percent. That is how far Micron shares slid before the opening bell, settling into a... Details