August 2026

Jeremy: Will the price of Brent Crude fall below $50 per barrel in 2026? Ocean drilling rig: ExxonMobil focuses on strengthening energy security by expanding low-cost-of-supply, high-return oil and natural gas operations. Source: https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/

Ocean drilling rig: ExxonMobil focuses on strengthening energy security by expanding low-cost-of-supply, high-return oil and natural gas operations. Source: https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/

Jeremy: Will the price of Brent Crude fall below $50 per barrel in 2026?

Jeremy Lichtman August 18, 2026

While Brent Crude prices are buoyed by geopolitical risk premiums, the market is simultaneously pressured by a...

David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs of August 18, 2026 The main finding is that the employment gap between entry-level workers in AI-exposed professions and their peers in less exposed professions has grown to 19%, up 4 percentage points. https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/ais-first-losers-are-young-workers

The main finding is that the employment gap between entry-level workers in AI-exposed professions and their peers in less exposed professions has grown to 19%, up 4 percentage points. https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/ais-first-losers-are-young-workers

David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs of August 18, 2026

EditorialTeam August 18, 2026

The main finding is that the employment gap between entry-level workers in AI-exposed professions and their peers...

Phil: Will an Artemis III orbital demonstration mission succeed by the end of 2027? The fully-integrated LEMS (Lunar Environment Monitoring Station) ready for environmental testing. A small suitcase-size instrument suite built at NASA Goddard, LEMS is designed to carry out continuous, long-term monitoring of the seismic environment at the Moon, including surface motion caused by moonquakes and meteorite impacts in the lunar south polar region. NASA Goddard/Mike Guinto

The fully-integrated LEMS (Lunar Environment Monitoring Station) ready for environmental testing. A small suitcase-size instrument suite built at NASA Goddard, LEMS is designed to carry out continuous, long-term monitoring of the seismic environment at the Moon, including surface motion caused by moonquakes and meteorite impacts in the lunar south polar region. NASA Goddard/Mike Guinto

Phil: Will an Artemis III orbital demonstration mission succeed by the end of 2027?

Phillip Godzin August 17, 2026

Recent updates through early August 2026 show no announced slips beyond the existing 2027 window and indicate...

Jeremy: Will an Artemis III orbital demonstration mission succeed by the end of 2027? Part of an Artemis launch system. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/artemis-3/nasa-outlines-preliminary-artemis-iii-mission-plans/

Part of an Artemis launch system. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/artemis-3/nasa-outlines-preliminary-artemis-iii-mission-plans/

Jeremy: Will an Artemis III orbital demonstration mission succeed by the end of 2027?

Jeremy Lichtman August 17, 2026

The consensus among the AIs is that the success of the Artemis III orbital demonstration by the...

David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs of August 15, 2026 Over 30 student activists came together on Monday afternoon to occupy the Gallup Building in Washington DC, home to a public-facing lobbying office belonging to ChatGPT developer OpenAI. Image: Earl Aguila for Futurism. Source: https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/protesters-arrested-protest-openai-washington-dc

Over 30 student activists came together on Monday afternoon to occupy the Gallup Building in Washington DC, home to a public-facing lobbying office belonging to ChatGPT developer OpenAI. Image: Earl Aguila for Futurism. Source: https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/protesters-arrested-protest-openai-washington-dc

David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs of August 15, 2026

EditorialTeam August 15, 2026

Over 30 student activists came together on Monday afternoon to occupy the Gallup Building in Washington DC,...

Phil: Will a ceasefire or armistice be declared in Ukraine in 2026? Aug. 14, 2026, the Strategic Communications Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published an image on Telegram showing a fire at an industrial facility with the caption: “We’ll warm ourselves with the fire of Russian oil refineries.” Source: Photo by Armed Forces of Ukraine, https://www.kyivpost.com/post/82362

Aug. 14, 2026, the Strategic Communications Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published an image on Telegram showing a fire at an industrial facility with the caption: “We’ll warm ourselves with the fire of Russian oil refineries.” Source: Photo by Armed Forces of Ukraine, https://www.kyivpost.com/post/82362

Phil: Will a ceasefire or armistice be declared in Ukraine in 2026?

Phillip Godzin August 14, 2026

Grok response: Citations: Detailed Rundown: The most recent diplomatic activity shows no momentum toward a new or...

Precious Shipping has received $10.98 million in war risk insurance payouts for the loss of the bulker Mayuree Naree from an attack in the Strait of Hormuz on 11 March that left three crew dead. The bulker was hit by two projectiles while exiting the Arabian Gulf resulting in a total constructive loss of the vessel. Source: Seatrade Maritime News, https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/dry-bulk/precious-shipping-receives-11m-hormuz-war-risk-payout

Phil: Will Strait of Hormuz LNG traffic become de facto unimpeded by the end of 2026?

Phillip Godzin August 13, 2026

LNG traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains severely restricted or effectively halted at roughly 13% of...

Jeremy: Will Strait of Hormuz LNG traffic become de facto unimpeded by the end of 2026? Territorial waters extend at most 12 nautical miles from a country's coast or internal waters. Source: Joint Maritime Information Center, Persian Gulf Strait Authority, Flanders Marine Institute.

Territorial waters extend at most 12 nautical miles from a country's coast or internal waters. Source: Joint Maritime Information Center, Persian Gulf Strait Authority, Flanders Marine Institute.

Jeremy: Will Strait of Hormuz LNG traffic become de facto unimpeded by the end of 2026?

Jeremy Lichtman August 13, 2026

The situation in the Strait of Hormuz is complex, characterized by stalled U.S.-Iran negotiations that hinder a...

Phil: Will any new space habitat be visited by humans before the end of 2027? Haven-1, Scheduled to be the World’s First Commercial Space Station. Source: https://www.vastspace.com/updates/france-vast-two-mission-agreement-iss-haven-1

Haven-1, Scheduled to be the World’s First Commercial Space Station. Source: https://www.vastspace.com/updates/france-vast-two-mission-agreement-iss-haven-1

Phil: Will any new space habitat be visited by humans before the end of 2027?

Phillip Godzin August 13, 2026

The slip of Haven-1 from a mid-2026 target to no earlier than Q1 2027 is due to...

Jeremy: Will any new space habitat be visited by humans before the end of 2027? Artist's concept of the AXRMF Research & Manufacturing with Earth Observatory. A research & manufacturing Module that would bring state-of-the-art facilities for innovation into orbit, driving next generation breakthroughs.Source: https://www.axiomspace.com/axiom-station

Artist's concept of the AXRMF Research & Manufacturing with Earth Observatory. A research & manufacturing Module that would bring state-of-the-art facilities for innovation into orbit, driving next generation breakthroughs.Source: https://www.axiomspace.com/axiom-station

Jeremy: Will any new space habitat be visited by humans before the end of 2027?

Jeremy Lichtman August 12, 2026

The likelihood of a new space habitat being visited by humans before the end of 2027 hinges...

Month: August 2026

Jeremy: Will the price of Brent Crude fall below $50 per barrel in 2026?

David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs of August 18, 2026

Phil: Will an Artemis III orbital demonstration mission succeed by the end of 2027?

Jeremy: Will an Artemis III orbital demonstration mission succeed by the end of 2027?

David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs of August 15, 2026

Phil: Will a ceasefire or armistice be declared in Ukraine in 2026?

Phil: Will Strait of Hormuz LNG traffic become de facto unimpeded by the end of 2026?

Jeremy: Will Strait of Hormuz LNG traffic become de facto unimpeded by the end of 2026?

Phil: Will any new space habitat be visited by humans before the end of 2027?

Jeremy: Will any new space habitat be visited by humans before the end of 2027?

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