For decades, the "Middle East crisis" was a headline about crude oil, tankers, and the price at the pump. But as of March 2026, the stakes have shifted from the engine to the motherboard. While the world watches drone strikes over Isfahan and naval skirmishes in the Persian Gulf, a more quiet, more lethal war is being fought over the very building blocks of the 21st century: semiconductors. The "Digital Iron Curtain" is falling, and it isn't just dividing East and West—it’s threatening to starve the global AI revolution of its most basic needs. The Helium Hostage: Why the Strait of Hormuz is the New Silicon Valley We’ve long been told that the South China Sea is the "front line" of the chip war because of Taiwan’s dominance in fabrication. But the ongoing U.S.-Israel war with Iran has revealed a terrifying bottleneck: The Middle East is the lungs of the semiconductor industry. To make the world’s most advanced 3nm chips, you don’t just need engineers;...
President Shimon Perez launched his own YouTube channel yesterday in an effort to communicate with Israelis and citizens of countries with which Israel does not have diplomatic ties. " Peres announced his new channel at a press conference at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, alongside YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley , who is currently visiting Israel". The channel will also be used to launch web conferences where people can talk with the president directly. " Peres has uploaded to his channel important speeches, such as his acceptance of the Nobel Prize; key events, such as Hillary Clinton’s first official visit as U.S. secretary of state; and comedy films, including a few satires ." There was also comments on YouYube's profitability by Chad Hurley. Who said... " Hurley said YouTube continues to grow in terms of traffic, reaching more than 1 billion views a day , while receiving nearly 24 hours of video every minute." An origi...