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Ai

Bezos-backed AI startup valued at $41B

DS Staff | Jun 12, 2026

The billionaire founder of Amazon has teamed up with Google’s Vik Bajaj to launch Prometheus, a new AI company focused on building an “artificial general engineer.”

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Food and Beverage

DoorDash introduces AI chatbot for food and groceries

DS Staff | Jun 12, 2026

DoorDash announced Thursday that it is rolling out a new AI chatbot that lets users order food and groceries via text prompts and photos, eliminating the need to scroll and manually add items to a cart.

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Economy

Rising energy prices drive wholesale inflation higher

DS Staff | Jun 12, 2026

Wholesale prices in the United States climbed faster than expected in May, with the producer price index (PPI) at 6.5%, the highest since November 2022.

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Entertainment

Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ opens strong at global box office

DS Staff | Jun 12, 2026

Steven Spielberg’s new sci-fi thriller Disclosure Day has made a strong start at the global box office, earning an estimated $12 million on its opening day worldwide. 

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Economy

Energy-driven inflation climbs to highest level in three years

DS Staff | Jun 11, 2026

Inflation climbed to its highest level in three years in May, as rising energy prices pushed up the cost of living for millions of Americans.

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Geopolitics

Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens as US-Iran clash escalates

DS Staff | Jun 11, 2026

Iran has announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz until further notice, blaming rising tensions caused by recent US military actions in the region.