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Rescue forces operate at a building hit by an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday, March 1, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe escalating conflict in the Middle East is fueling fears that Washington’s pursuit of regime change in Iran, and Tehran’s retaliation, could destabilize regions from the Gulf to Europe, leaving global leaders scrambling to assess the fallout.Follow CNBC’s live coverage of the U.S.-Israel strikes in IranThe U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran over the weekend, killing the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prompting waves of attacks by Tehran across the…

Anthropic may have lost out on doing business with the US government, but it’s gained enough popularity to earn the number one spot on the App Store’s Top Free Apps leaderboard. At the top, Claude beat out both ChatGPT and Google Gemini, which respectively sit at the second and third spots on Apple’s free apps charts.The sudden surge in user downloads isn’t random. It follows news that President Trump has barred any federal agency from using Anthropic’s Claude or other AI tools after the AI company refused to concede on certain guardrails. After declining to have its AI models be…

Andreas HaleMar 1, 2026, 12:35 AM ETCloseAndreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior writer at DAZN and Sporting News. He started his career as a music journalist for outlets including HipHopDX, The Grammys and Jay-Z’s Life+Times. He is also an NAACP Image Award-nominated filmmaker as a producer for the animated short film “Bridges” in 2024.Multiple…

Lego’s new Smart Brick is a pretty big deal. It packs a miniature computer, a microphone, and NFC tech into a classic 2×4 Lego brick, which can power all sorts of new experiences with select sets. It has so much promise that we awarded it “best in show” at CES 2026, and now, eight Star Wars-themed sets that support the Smart Brick (and include it, in some cases) are now available.Three of them include at least one Smart Brick, along with a charging cradle and cable, while the rest are merely “Smart Play compatible,” meaning they’re BYOB (bring your own…

It’s been 10 years since Giuseppe Di Morabito presented his first collection, inside a Milan gypsotheque. “Franca Sozzani was there,” he recalled, “I remember it vividly.” Yesterday, those images returned at Napoleon’s neoclassical Palazzina Appiani, at Milan’s Arena Civica. Instead of a runway, Di Morabito staged an intimate dinner followed by a masquerade ball with a white dress code. “I looked at the calendar and saw it was Carnival time, so I thought: why not stage a ball? I felt the desire to turn this winter fashion week moment into something more symbolic.,” he said. Thus, friends and family filled…

“The trade-off isn’t only ethical or economic,” Andreaux adds. “It’s also about reliability, privacy, and personal security.”Abed Kataya, digital content manager at SMEX, a Beirut-based digital rights organization focused on internet policy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), says piracy in the region is shaped less by culture than by structural barriers.“I see that piracy in MENA is not a cultural choice; rather, it has multiple layers,” Kataya tells WIRED Middle East.“First, when the internet spread across the region, as in many other regions, people thought everything on it was free,” Kataya says. “This perception was based on…

Elche vs Espanyol match stopped after racism complaint from Omar El HilaliRacism allegation stops Elche–Espanyol match in final minutesThe La Liga match between Elche & Espanyol was briefly stopped after Omar El Hilali reported racist abuse late in the game.AdvertisementGame stopped after serious claimThe La Liga match between Elche and Espanyol which ended in 2-2 draw on Sunday was interrupted after racism complaint from Moroccan defender Omar El Hilali.According to Spanish newspaper Marca, tension rose in the final minutes. In the 80 minute, the referee activated La Liga’s anti-racism protocol, temporarily stopping the match after El Hilali accused Elche striker…

More recently, Iran has been a regular adversary in cyberspace—and while it hasn’t demonstrated quite the acuity of Russia or China, Iran is “good at finding ways to maximize the impact of their capabilities,” says Jeff Greene, the former executive assistant director of cybersecurity at CISA. Iran, in particular, famously was responsible for a series of distributed-denial-of-service attacks on Wall Street institutions that worried financial markets, and its 2012 attack on Saudi Aramco and Qatar’s Rasgas marked some of the earliest destructive infrastructure cyberattacks.Today, surely, Iran is weighing which of these tools, networks, and operatives it might press into a…

The Perseus Star crude oil tanker departs the Port of Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas, US, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. Eddie Seal | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCrude oil prices are expected to jump when trading opens Sunday evening, as market participants fear war between the U.S. and Iran will spiral out of control and lead to a major supply disruption. The massive wave of airstrikes launched by the U.S. and Israel against Iran have killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top leaders in the Islamic Republic. See the latest developments here.Kalshi prediction markets currently see a…

An unannounced Sonos speaker called Play has been spotted on the Canadian Best Buy site. The Sonos Play looks like a slightly shrunk-down version of the Move 2 with a loop on the back for toting it around. While nothing is confirmed yet, it’s listed at CAD $399.99 with a release date of March 31st, 2026. In addition to Wi-Fi for multi-room Sonos setups with up to 32 speakers, there’s support for AirPlay 2 and Bluetooth 5.3. There’s even an aux in for hooking up to a turntable or other audio equipment.The Best Buy listing mentions Trueplay, which automatically tunes…