Ukraine’s Soldiers Wear ‘Tactical Crocs’ When Away From the Front

Ukraine’s soldiers are wearing what they call “tactical Crocs” when they’re off the front lines. Dmytro Zhluktenko, a Ukrainian soldier who recently transitioned from his role as a drone operator to a drone lessons analyst with Ukraine’s 413th Unmanned Systems Regiment “RAID,” described the gear he wore and carried in a YouTube video. His pack…

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SpaceX to acquire the AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion

SpaceX on Tuesday announced it entered a formal agreement to buy the artificial intelligence startup Cursor for $60 billion worth of stock, a hotly anticipated deal. The announcement comes just days after Elon Musk’s rocket-maker debuted on the Nasdaq in the biggest initial public offering ever. Cursor built a popular AI coding tool that helps software developers…

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U.S. holds off blacklisting China’s DeepSeek, more than 100 firms deemed security risks

HONG KONG, CHINA – 2025/03/01: In this photo illustration, Artificial intelligence (AI) apps of perplexity, DeepSeek and ChatGPT are seen on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The U.S. has held off adding China’s AI startup DeepSeek, memory chipmaker CXMT and more than 100 other companies flagged as national security risks…

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ProPublica hires three to expand business news coverage

ProPublica has hired three reporters — Caroline O’Donovan, Ben Foldy and Kendall Taggart — to join the new business desk. The team, led by assistant managing editor Jesse Eisinger and Senior Editor Jake Swearingen, will pursue accountability journalism focused on corporate power, financial crimes and the ways business decisions shape everyday life. O’Donovan starts on…

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