When war expands, oil surges, markets crack, and fear enters the system.
Category: 14 July 2026
GEN Z REVOLUTION: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS IN THE U.S. SEE BIG GAINS WITH FOCUS ON COST OF LIVING
While issues like Israel and opposition to President Donald Trump have played key roles in propelling the successful campaigns of Democratic socialists in recent primary elections, the main driver, according to strategists and leaders of the movement, is how people are being priced out of life because of the increase in the cost of living.
DISSENT IS NOT DISLOYALTY: THE RIGHT AND DUTY TO CRITICIZE THE GOVERNMENT
President Trump has no problem criticizing, condemning, insulting, demonizing and threatening those who refuse to fall in line.
OPENAI UNVEILS CODING “SUPERAPP”
OpenAI has released its long-promised “superapp,” called ChatGPT Work, which enables people with no coding skills to create computer programs and other code-based products.
U.S. CARRIES OUT NEW STRIKES ON EIGHT TOWNS IN IRAN’S KHUZESTAN PROVINCE
The U.S. carried out strikes on at least eight towns across Iran’s Khuzestan province, which is located in the southwestern part of the country, as the ceasefire continued to crumble with both sides assigning blame on the other for disregarding the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed last month calling for an end to hostilities.
AI COULD DEPLETE ENERGY RESOURCES, U.N. REPORT WARNS
By 2030, AI’s demand for energy will double and take 3 percent of the world’s electricity production, emit as much air pollution each year as Great Britain, and consume more water for cooling than the human population drinks in a year, if present trends continue unchecked, a new U.N. study warns.
CENTRAL BANKS BRACE FOR AI DISRUPTIONS
The Bank of England (BoE) and European Central Bank (ECB) are warning of AI’s potential dangers to financial systems.
IRAN ACCUSES U.S. OF ‘FLAGRANT VIOLATION’ OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AFTER NEW STRIKES
Iran’s Foreign Ministry lashed out at the United States over what it said were flagrant violations of international law after Washington carried out new strikes across Iran in the latest escalation over the Strait of Hormuz.
WILL CHINA’S AI SOON BE BETTER THAN THOSE OF ANTHROPIC AND GOOGLE?
In January 2025, DeepSeek shocked the AI industry by releasing a model that ranked with the world’s best in many performance areas but cost a fraction of Western versions such as ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini.
TRUMP SAYS U.S. ‘REINSTATING’ BLOCKADE AFTER RENEWED VIOLENCE IN HORMUZ
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Monday that the U.S. will be reinstating its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and will charge a 20 percent toll on cargo traversing the vital waterway, which was quickly rejected by Iran as a fantasy.









