Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot will be added to the Pentagon’s AI tools and is expected to go live later this month, and he said military data and some intelligence databases would be made available for AI use. The move comes as Grok faces international scrutiny over deepfake image generation and a new U.K. investigation.
Reza Pahlavi outlined a vision in which a future democratic Iran would end its nuclear military program and cease support for militant groups, while seeking normalized relations with the United States and recognition of Israel.
Uganda is holding elections with President Yoweri Museveni seeking a seventh term, and about half the population is under 18.
Patty Newby, a character introduced in the stage prequel Stranger Things: The First Shadow, does not appear in Season 5 but is reflected in Vecna's memory scenes, actor Jamie Campbell Bower says in the Netflix documentary.
Senate Republicans voted to block a war-powers resolution that would have limited President Trump's ability to take military action in Venezuela, after the president pressured party members to oppose the measure.
Unseasonably warm weather has increased avalanche danger in parts of British Columbia, with Avalanche Canada listing high risk in some Interior ranges; forecasts show cooling may form a surface crust but elevated risk remains.
Saks Global Holdings LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and said it secured a US$1.75-billion financing package from senior bondholders and lenders.
Silver has roughly tripled over the past year and dealers report record levels of both buying and selling of coins, with premiums on one-ounce American Eagle coins reaching about $12 over spot.
American Packaging Corporation unveiled the RE™ Design for Recycle High Barrier Paper pouch, a flexible paper-based package for dry goods that excludes polyvinylidene chloride and includes barriers against moisture, oxygen and grease while being designed to fit existing paper recycling streams.
The Windsor, Ont.-made Dodge Charger was named the 2026 North American Car of the Year by NACTOY, with the result announced at the Detroit Auto Show after a year-long jury evaluation.
