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America's average gas price saw its largest single-day jump in 4 years

Tue, 03/03/2026 - 16:31

Tech Insider : Business, Economy

A Mobile gas station at night with its lights on. Three cars are filling up. — Gas prices across America rose quickly amid growing tension in the Middle East, according to AAA.
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images

Transportation, gas-prices, brent-crude, Iran, strait-of-hormuz, kitchen-table-big-bet

Palantir wants its old employees back: 'The shire is calling'

Tue, 03/03/2026 - 16:15

Tech Insider : Business

A rolling green hill with a few shrubs, wooden fences, and small doors and chimneys built into the side. It's the set of — Palantir wants former employees to come back. It's leaning into its "Lord of the Rings" background, and calling people back to "the Shire."
Alex Livesey - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images

AI, Palantir, AI, Employment, Corrections

China is moving toward all-nuclear submarine construction in a major strategic shift, US Navy intel chief says

Tue, 03/03/2026 - 15:54

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

A Chinese submarine sails in the ocean with overcast weather in the background. — tk
Mark Schiefelbein / POOL / AFP

Military & Defense, Defense, China, Submarines, warfare-big-bet

Trump offers political risk insurance and US Navy escort for ships through the Strait of Hormuz

Tue, 03/03/2026 - 15:42

Tech Insider : Business

Tanker in Hormuz Strait — President Donald Trump offered political risk insurance for "ALL Maritime Trade, especially Energy."
Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images

Military & Defense, donald-trump, Iran, Oil

What to know about every 'Game of Thrones' spinoff in the works, including the movie about Aegon's Conquest

Tue, 03/03/2026 - 15:39

Tech Insider : Business, Environment

Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen and Kit Harington as Jon Snow in "Game of Thrones."
Helen Sloan/HBO

Entertainment, game-of-thrones, hbo, george-r-r-martin, a-song-of-fire-and-ice, TV, house-of-the-dragon

Downdetector and Speedtest have been sold for over $1 billion

Tue, 03/03/2026 - 15:17

Engadget : Business, Technology

The next time you check your internet speed or whether your favorite site is down, another company may be profiting. On Tuesday, Ziff Davis announced that it sold its Connectivity division, which includes Ookla's Speedtest and Downdetector, to Accenture. The deal is worth $1.2 billion in cash.