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Musk's Epstein Emails, Iran's Warning, and Tech's Uncertain Future

Iran Warns of Regional War Amidst Rising Tensions; Musk's Epstein Ties Scrutinized

Tensions in the Middle East escalated as Iran warned that a U.S. attack would ignite a regional war, according to NPR Politics on Friday. The warning followed a period of heightened tensions after President Trump sent an armada to the Middle East. Ali Vaez, the Iran project director at the International Crisis Group, discussed the potential future of Iran on NPR's "Morning Edition."

Meanwhile, in the tech world, Elon Musk faced scrutiny over revelations that he sought an invitation to Jeffrey Epstein's island, The Verge reported. These revelations added risk to Musk's plans to merge SpaceX with xAI and take the combined company public, experts said. Andrew J. Hawkins of The Verge noted that the Department of Justice released a trove of documents related to Epstein.

In other business news, Devon Energy announced it would acquire Coterra Energy for nearly $26 billion in an all-stock merger, Fortune reported. The deal, announced Friday, would create a domestic oil and gas juggernaut, trailing only Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips in production volumes. According to Fortune, analysts said that after a slowdown in dealmaking last year, mergers and acquisitions were making a comeback as crude oil prices stabilized. The merger would create the largest oil and gas producer in the western lobe of the Permian Basin, specifically the Delaware Basin in west Texas and south.

The evolving landscape of technology and its impact on jobs also remained a key concern. Yamini Rangan, the CEO of the $15 billion software company HubSpot, admitted she doesn't know what jobs will look like in an AI-enabled future, even in as little as two years, Fortune reported. "As things evolve every decade, new jobs will emerge," Rangan said on the Silicon Valley Girl podcast. "You can't even plan for a job that will be there 10 years from now, or 20 years from now, or even two."

The electric vehicle (EV) market continued its rapid growth, with EVs making up over a quarter of new vehicle sales globally in 2025, up from less than 5% in 2020, according to MIT Technology Review. In China, more than 50% of new vehicle sales last year were battery electric or plug-in hybrids. Europe also saw a surge in EV adoption, with more purely electric vehicles hitting the roads in December than gas-powered ones. The US was noted as an exception, with a small sales decline from 2024.

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