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1. U.S. forces sink 16 Iranian minelayers as reports say Tehran is mining the Strait of Hormuz

2. Iran sends millions of oil barrels to China through Strait of Hormuz even as war chokes the waterway

3. Powering AI: Europe switches on its first microgrid-connected data center

4. Trump says U.S. will build first refinery in 50 years with investment from India's Reliance Industries

5. Anduril expands into space as defense tech angles to support Trump's Golden Dome

6. Tillis maintains blockade on Fed pick Kevin Warsh over Powell probe

7. Oil retreats even after Energy Secretary wrongly claims Navy escorted tanker through Strait of Hormuz

8. Oracle stock jumps 9% on earnings beat and increased guidance as cloud revenue climbs 44%

9. Lego keeps beating the toy industry. Its secret weapon is not what you'd expect

10. AI chipmaker Cerebras namedropped by Oracle, alongside Nvidia and AMD

11. Asia-Pacific markets mostly higher as investors weigh developments in the Middle East

12. CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Beijing can't afford another crackdown on its tech companies

13. Microsoft backs Anthropic in Pentagon blacklist battle, urges temporary restraining order

14. Kevin Warsh faces an economic 'perfect storm' as he waits to take over as Fed chair

15. Here are 3 reasons why CrowdStrike is the kind of stock to buy during the Iran war

16. Gas prices threaten Republican lawmaker's plans to win on affordability

17. Amazon wins court order to block Perplexity's AI shopping agent

18. Ford launches new AI to grow multibillion-dollar Pro commercial business

19. Russia told Trump it has not shared intelligence with Iran during war, Witkoff says

20. 'Forever war': Democrats rebut Trump's assertion that Iran war nearing end