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June 26 0000 UTC Brief
In business and tech
Apple raised prices on its iPads and MacBooks, saying it can no longer absorb rising memory and storage chip costs tied to the AI data center boom. The lowest-priced laptop now starts at $699, up from $599, and Apple says iPhone prices could still move later.
Elsewhere in the hardware and industrial supply chain, Hanwha Power has entered the U.S. market by supplying gas compressors to a power plant in Ohio and signing a nine-year service deal for the site. LS Cable has also started major construction at its subsea cable plant in Virginia, including a 201-meter tower, as it targets demand from grid upgrades and AI data centers. The Army, meanwhile, awarded provisional contracts for processing critical minerals at military bases.
In Washington
Speaker Mike Johnson says he will send a bipartisan housing bill to President Trump after meeting him at the White House, even after Trump canceled the planned signing ceremony. The bill has already passed Congress, so the remaining drama is mostly procedural, which in Washington counts as a full plotline.
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. is set to return to Congress next Tuesday after more than three months away for an unspecified medical condition, and later the same day he is scheduled to attend a campaign fundraiser. Separate from that, a judge has ordered the Justice Department to produce and unredact requested Epstein files, including material tied to a so-called torture video.
In the Middle East
U.S. officials say Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attacked a Singapore-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz using a one-way drone. The ship’s bridge was damaged, but there were no reported casualties or environmental damage. The International Maritime Organization has paused its evacuation plan for stranded ships in the Persian Gulf while it reassesses safety conditions in the region.
In Venezuela
The United Nations says it is scaling up its response after twin earthquakes hit Venezuela, warning that the disaster will deepen an already severe humanitarian crisis. In Philadelphia, Venezuelans have been mobilizing aid as they try to support family and neighbors back home.
On the U.S. and UK air circuit
The RAF Red Arrows are touring the United States over the next few weeks for America’s 250th independence celebrations, with planned flypasts from New York to Michigan and Maine to Wisconsin. The squadron has already flown over Washington, including above a Nationals game, in a reminder that allied symbolism still enjoys a very polished airshow budget.
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By IniaesIn business and tech
Apple raised prices on its iPads and MacBooks, saying it can no longer absorb rising memory and storage chip costs tied to the AI data center boom. The lowest-priced laptop now starts at $699, up from $599, and Apple says iPhone prices could still move later.
Elsewhere in the hardware and industrial supply chain, Hanwha Power has entered the U.S. market by supplying gas compressors to a power plant in Ohio and signing a nine-year service deal for the site. LS Cable has also started major construction at its subsea cable plant in Virginia, including a 201-meter tower, as it targets demand from grid upgrades and AI data centers. The Army, meanwhile, awarded provisional contracts for processing critical minerals at military bases.
In Washington
Speaker Mike Johnson says he will send a bipartisan housing bill to President Trump after meeting him at the White House, even after Trump canceled the planned signing ceremony. The bill has already passed Congress, so the remaining drama is mostly procedural, which in Washington counts as a full plotline.
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. is set to return to Congress next Tuesday after more than three months away for an unspecified medical condition, and later the same day he is scheduled to attend a campaign fundraiser. Separate from that, a judge has ordered the Justice Department to produce and unredact requested Epstein files, including material tied to a so-called torture video.
In the Middle East
U.S. officials say Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attacked a Singapore-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz using a one-way drone. The ship’s bridge was damaged, but there were no reported casualties or environmental damage. The International Maritime Organization has paused its evacuation plan for stranded ships in the Persian Gulf while it reassesses safety conditions in the region.
In Venezuela
The United Nations says it is scaling up its response after twin earthquakes hit Venezuela, warning that the disaster will deepen an already severe humanitarian crisis. In Philadelphia, Venezuelans have been mobilizing aid as they try to support family and neighbors back home.
On the U.S. and UK air circuit
The RAF Red Arrows are touring the United States over the next few weeks for America’s 250th independence celebrations, with planned flypasts from New York to Michigan and Maine to Wisconsin. The squadron has already flown over Washington, including above a Nationals game, in a reminder that allied symbolism still enjoys a very polished airshow budget.