Techies and financiers flush with AI cash race to buy private jets

The blockbuster SpaceX IPO and a surge of wealth from the AI industry are fueling a buying frenzy in the private jet market, with brokers reporting a surge of newly wealthy founders, investors and early employees looking to snap up aircraft — even as inventory dries up and prices climb. Business jet traffic is already reflecting the boom. San Francisco, home to AI giants OpenAI and Anthropic, posted the fastest growth among major US cities, with business jet departures climbing about 11% from Jan. 1 to June 14, according to aviation intelligence firm WINGX. Near SpaceX’s Starbase in Brownsville, Texas,…

Coco Gauff falls to Karolina Muchova in dramatic end to Wimbledon run

LONDON — Karolina Muchova ended Coco Gauff’s run at Wimbledon with a 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (10) victory Friday that ended with a drama-filled tiebreaker, to become the fourth Czech woman in the last six years to reach the final of the grass-court Grand Slam. It will be the ninth-ranked Muchova’s…

Extreme heat waves are making our cities buckle. Investing in urban nature is no longer optional. | Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez

For decades, cities have been designed around “gray infrastructure.” Roads move people. Bridges connect communities. Water systems protect public health. These systems are governed by engineering standards because society recognizes that safety cannot depend on good intentions alone.Urban nature deserves the same recognition.In June, a heat wave gripped Europe, breaking…

House GOP chairman Bryan Steil demands hearing with ActBlue CEO on potentially ‘fraudulent and illegal political donations’

WASHINGTON — A House GOP chairman is demanding the CEO of ActBlue publicly answer questions about reports that the Democratic fundraising platform loosened fraud safeguards to accept potentially “fraudulent and illegal political donations.” House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) extended an invitation Thursday to ActBlue boss Regina Wallace-Jones to…

Artemis II heat shield aced its blistering reentry, ghostly underwater photo reveals

Artemis II aced its trial-by-fire reentry, despite some concerns that the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield would not hold up, a ghostly photo of the spacecraft’s underside taken soon after splashdown reveals.NASA’s preliminary post-splashdown investigation indicates that Orion’s heat shield suffered minimal char loss, its ceramic tiles were uncracked, and the…

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Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Fernando Mendoza may project as close to a sure thing as it gets for the 2026 NFL Draft’s No. 1 overall pick, but the…

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