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Trump's green card memo dropped before a holiday weekend. Immigration lawyers say clients panicked.

A row of candidates for US citizenship sits in chairs. The closest is holding an American flag.
A Friday memo from the USCIS disrupted weekend plans for several immigration lawyers.

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  • USCIS issued new green-card guidance before the holiday weekend.
  • BI spoke with six immigration lawyers about the fallout from the memo.
  • Lawyers said anxious clients asked whether their yearslong plans had changed overnight.

Lynden Melmed was supposed to be spending part of his Friday with family visiting from Germany. They were touring the Capitol and learning how the American government works during the long holiday weekend.

Then, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services released a memo about green card applicants. Melmed, a partner at BAL and former US Citizenship and Immigration Services chief counsel, stayed behind to read it and field client questions.

"You do unfortunately need to clear your schedule," Melmed said. "That's just an occupational hazard of being an immigration lawyer."

On Friday, USCIS announced that it would grant "adjustment of status" — the process that lets some immigrants in the US apply for green cards without leaving — only in "extraordinary circumstances."

The decision could force many immigrants to leave the country and continue their green card applications abroad rather than completing the process in the US.

A USCIS spokesperson, Zach Kahler, said on Friday that the new guidance likely wouldn't impact "people who present applications that provide an economic benefit or otherwise are in the national interest."

Business Insider spoke with six immigration lawyers across the US who work with tech workers, startup founders, physicians, investors, and other foreign national workers. They described a holiday weekend packed with calls, texts, and emails from anxious clients trying to understand whether yearslong green-card plans had changed overnight.

The questions were practical: Should workers keep filing green-card applications? Should they wait? Would pending cases be affected? Should people avoid international travel?

Companies were also asking whether this was serious enough to brief senior executives immediately.

For now, the answer was a cautious wait-and-see.

"I started hearing from my clients and from other immigration attorneys within minutes of this memo dropping on Friday morning," said Loren Locke, an immigration attorney who works with multinational corporate clients. "It has thrown a lot of uncertainty into something that's been very stable and very predictable for decades, out of nowhere, with no warning."

Brian Hunt, counsel at immigration firm Fragomen, said his company began hearing from clients on Friday and "pretty much worked all weekend."

"Everyone wants answers as to what this memo means," he said.

For employers, the concern is not abstract. Consular processing can be slow and unpredictable, lawyers said, and companies may struggle if workers have to leave the US without knowing when they can return.

"I don't know how people could just leave their job for months and come back," Hunt said.

Multiple lawyers compared the rollout to a September presidential proclamation signed by President Donald Trump that raised the H-1B petition fee to $100,000, which sparked immediate alarm before later guidance softened its apparent impact.

Several attorneys also said Friday's announcement appeared more severe than the underlying memo.

At Bay Immigration Law, which works with startup founders and tech workers, Otto Van Maerssen said many existing clients were seeking reassurance. "For some of them, it was, is it even possible now to adjust status?" Van Maerssen, a senior partner, said.

TJ Albrecht, managing director at Bay Immigration, estimated that client outreach surged over the long weekend. He said the firm's reaction oscillated between "dread and optimism" as lawyers compared the memo with the USCIS press release announcing the change.

"So, we think that the vast majority, at least from our clients, will ultimately not be affected," he said. Other visa applicants — like students and B-1 temporary business visitors — might not be so lucky.

Divij Kishore, founder of the immigration-focused firm Flagship Law, said clients asked whether they should continue with green-card applications, what would happen to pending cases, and whether staying in the US still made sense.

"There's a sense of fatigue that I'm starting to see in the people that I represent," Kishore said. "I'm concerned that in the way that it's been released to the public and the way it's been reported to the public so far, there's a knee-jerk reaction that's happening where people are acting out of fear rather than proactive decision-making and thoughtful decision-making."

Locke said the memo arrived at the end of a yearslong process for some workers who had followed the rules, renewed visas, built careers, and started families in the US.

"It has been chaotic," she said. "Right now, we are waiting to see what USCIS does."

USCIS didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

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Tesla VP says Model S and X may be dead, but not buried: 'Never say never'

A blue Tesla Model X, with its rear doors open, is parked next to a red Tesla Model S on a gravel lot.
Tesla discontinued the Model S and Model X. Will they make a comeback?

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  • Tesla discontinued the Model S and Model X this year to focus on autonomy and robotics.
  • Lars Moravy, Tesla's vice president of vehicle engineering, said, "Never say never" about a comeback.
  • There's also a fresh teaser for the long-awaited Roadster.

BTS. The Pussycat Dolls. "Scrubs." It's en vogue these days to make a comeback.

Could Tesla's recently discontinued electric cars — the Model S and Model X — eventually join the trend?

Lars Moravy, Tesla's vice president of vehicle engineering, left the door open for the luxury sedan and SUV model revivals in an interview with the "Ride the Lightning" podcast released this weekend.

"It was just like: now is not the right time to keep this one going," he said about the decision to ax the cars. "That doesn't mean it goes away forever. Never say never."

To be clear, Moravy did not say Tesla is actively working on a new Model S or Model X — but he also did not rule it out.

He also offered a fresh reason for the car's discontinuation: global crash-test requirements.

"Every five years or so, Euro NCAP updates their protocols," Moravy said, adding that Tesla wants to make "the safest cars on the road," which requires structural updates.

The platform "was never designed for" some newer crash cases, he said, including small-overlap and offset tests. Tesla had made "band-aids along the way," but he said keeping the vehicles compliant would require "a massive overhaul."

Tesla has previously said the cars were discontinued because of new business goals. During a January earnings call, CEO Elon Musk said the automaker was giving the vehicles an "honorable discharge" as it shifted its focus toward autonomous vehicles and robotics.

The final Model S and Model X units rolled off the Fremont, California, production line in mid-May as the plant began transforming into an assembly line for Tesla's Optimus robot.

Each one built with love. When @elonmusk said that, really choked me up. Everyday we make our products with our customers in mind. We love all of you more than you know. Thanks for CONSTANTLY lifting us up. ALL THE LOVE!!!! pic.twitter.com/SlAICwnRcN

— Lars (@larsmoravy) May 21, 2026

On the podcast, Moravy said Tesla sold about 750,000 Model S and Model X cars during their lifetime. When asked directly if the Model S and Model X could make a comeback, he said the vehicles "have done a great job for us in what they needed to do."

The podcast also included an update on Tesla's long-awaited second-generation Roadster. Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla's chief designer, said the company plans to build the two-door sports car in Texas.

"We've made, you know, first plans on that, and I think you'll see a lot of things start to unfold in the next months," von Holzhausen said.

Tesla didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

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SpaceX bought Tesla Megapacks and $131 million worth of Cybertrucks, its IPO filing shows

A driver sits inside a Tesla Cybertruck near a SpaceX launch site.
SpaceX spent hundreds of millions of dollars on Tesla products in 2025.

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  • SpaceX's IPO filing shows Elon Musk's companies are doing plenty of business with each other.
  • An analyst told Business Insider the spending makes sense if SpaceX needed the products.
  • It also shows how much SpaceX spent on Cybertrucks — and how that boosted the truck's sales.

Elon Musk's companies love to work together. Now, we have a bit more insight into how much money is moving between them.

On Wednesday, SpaceX filed its 277-page S-1, a document that peels back the curtain on the combined space-and-AI company's spending.

The filing showed that SpaceX (and its recently acquired fellow Musk company, xAI) bought hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of products from Tesla. Purchases included $697 million in Tesla Megapack products across 2024 and 2025, plus $131 million in Cybertrucks in 2025. The rocket company also bought an additional $34 million in Megapacks between January and March of this year.

The purchases were listed as "related party transactions."

The filing also described other ties between the companies — including work on voice-assistance features in Tesla vehicles, plans for a combined-use chip factory, and Tesla ad purchases on X.

"SpaceX and Tesla developed the early foundation of a strong and constructive partnership through a series of limited but successful commercial engagements," SpaceX wrote in the filing.

Seth Goldstein, an equity strategist at Morningstar who covers Tesla, said the related-party spending is "a little unique" to Tesla and SpaceX, but that the purchases themselves do not strike him as unusual.

"A company like SpaceX purchasing a large amount of work trucks and batteries for energy storage is not unusual and would be necessary for its business," he told Business Insider. "If what SpaceX is buying from Tesla or vice versa is necessary for its operations, then it makes sense."

Goldstein did say one element may raise investor eyebrows: SpaceX reported buying the Cybertrucks "at manufacturer's suggested retail price." He said most companies receive a discount when buying products in bulk.

That wording also offers a rare window into how many Cybertrucks may have gone to one of Musk's own companies.

Tesla sold 20,237 Cybertrucks in 2025, according to Kelley Blue Book. SpaceX did not reveal which trims it purchased, but based on Tesla's posted MSRP for the Cybertruck, the $131 million purchase would imply roughly 1,183 to 1,813 vehicles.

That means SpaceX's Cybertruck purchase could have represented about 6% to 9% of Tesla's Cybertruck sales last year.

SpaceX didn't respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

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Anthropic's new $400,000 job to boost its AI brand? Throwing events

An iPhone is opened on the Claude by Anthropic page in the App Store.
Anthropic opened an Events Lead, Brand job that pays up to $400,000.

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  • Anthropic has posted an "events lead, brand" role on its careers page.
  • The role offers up to $400,000 a year — more than similar events roles at the company.
  • Silicon Valley figures, including Marc Andreessen, posted about the role on X.

As artificial intelligence floods the internet, Anthropic will pay up to $400,000 for something decidedly human: in-person events.

The AI company behind Claude and Claude Code has an open listing for a brand events lead role based in San Francisco or New York, with a salary range of $320,000 to $400,000.

It's a notably human layer in an industry that's defined by automation.

The role caught the attention of some of Silicon Valley's biggest names, including venture capitalist Marc Andreessen.

When one thing becomes abundant and cheap, another thing becomes scarce and valuable. https://t.co/baqxnGSQeH

— Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 (@pmarca) April 27, 2026

The hire would be responsible for producing anything from small, invite-only gatherings to large-scale conferences. The posting emphasizes live demos, technical deep dives, and face-to-face conversations with policymakers and academic audiences.

Anthropic also says the hired human must be "comfortable with significant travel," and says that 30% to 40% of the job will be on the road.

Applicants still need to provide a cover letter. They also need to write a 200- to 400-word essay explaining why they want to work at Anthropic.

The position pays more than similar events roles at the company, including an enterprise-focused position that pays up to $320,000 and a Europe, Middle East, and Africa events role that tops out at £200,000.

The hiring push comes as AI companies race to reshape their own narratives.

OpenAI acquired TBPN in April, in part to work on its product communications. Meanwhile, Elon Musk's xAI has leaned heavily on its ownership of X (formerly Twitter) to control distribution and narrative.

Those efforts come as tech leaders, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, have acknowledged that public sentiment around AI has cratered amid warnings that their technologies could gradually reshape the job market and drive up energy demand.

Anthropic has built its identity around a far more cautious approach to deploying powerful AI systems. Now, instead of just broadcasting that message, it's looking to hire a well-paid human to take that message on the road.

"We believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science," the company wrote in the posting. "We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science."

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Watch the Cybercab robotaxi roll off Tesla's production line

A gold Tesla Cybercab drives down a city street.
Elon Musk posted a video on Friday that appears to show several production-level Cybercabs rolling off the factory line.

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  • Elon Musk shared a video that shows Cybercabs rolling out of the factory.
  • The Cybercab is Telsa's upcoming two-seat, fully autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals.
  • It's a huge part of Tesla's multibillion-dollar bet that it can become an AI and autonomy brand.

Tesla says its dedicated robotaxi model is finally in production.

On Friday, Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, shared a video on X showing several Cybercab units rolling off the production line in Austin.

The footage was filmed from inside the vehicles as they moved through the factory campus — and suggests Tesla is moving the Cybercab closer to reality.

Purpose-built for autonomy

Cybercab in production now at Giga Texas pic.twitter.com/Y9qG3KyWBa

— Tesla (@Tesla) April 23, 2026

Tesla is making a multibillion-dollar bet that the company can pivot from traditional car sales to an AI-driven robotaxi and robotics business.

The two-door, two-seat Cybercab — which does not feature a steering wheel or pedals — is one of the major pillars of that bet.

Just over a month ago, the automaker said it had just built its first production Cybercab. Now, the videos suggest Tesla has built multiple units, with Musk also reposting footage of Cybercabs seemingly turning onto a public street.

Autobots, assemble! https://t.co/bnjXKLpOeK

— Tesla Optimus (@Tesla_Optimus) April 24, 2026

Starting production is only one step in a much larger challenge.

Tesla has yet to deliver fully autonomous driving at scale. During Wednesday's earnings call, the company removed specific timelines for robotaxi launches in five new cities.

Meanwhile, competitors like Waymo already operate driverless ride-hailing services in several cities.

Still, the videos suggest progress for a vehicle Musk has said would ramp "agonizingly slow."

The company didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

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Sony and Honda scrapped their next EV before launch. You can still drive it on PlayStation.

The interior of the Afeela, the tech-heavy car that was part of the joint venture with Honda and Sony.
Honda and Sony canceled two Afeela products before they reached production.

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  • Honda and Sony axed the Afeela, a tech-heavy electric sedan that was slated for sale in 2026.
  • The decision leaves Sony Honda Mobility, their joint venture company, in limbo.
  • Analysts say they aren't surprised by the cancellation — but were surprised by how late it came.

The Afeela is dead.

The car — a PlayStation-linked EV developed through Honda's joint venture with Sony — had been positioned as a tech-forward flagship, featuring multiple screens (including on the hood), autonomous driving capabilities, and even a spot to hold a PS5 controller.

Plans to build the $90,000 electric sedan and a future SUV sibling were scrapped on Wednesday.

It's the latest shift in Honda's approach to building EVs in America. Earlier this month, the automaker said it would take a $15.7 billion write-down while canceling several coming EVs, including the Honda 0 Saloon, Honda 0 SUV, and Acura RSX. Honda had already exited a separate EV partnership with General Motors in 2023 and discontinued the Acura ZDX last year.

The decisions leave Honda with one EV in the US market: the Prologue.

Afeela's cancellation stands apart.

A Sony Honda Mobility Afeela on stage at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2026.
SHM showcased the Afeela at CES this year.

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Honda and Sony formed an entirely separate company, Sony Honda Mobility, to develop the car. SHM told Business Insider on Wednesday it's continuing "to discuss the path forward with its parent companies on the future of SHM."

The model's cancellation didn't shock industry analysts.

"This aligns with Honda rethinking its EV plans, especially in the US market," Seth Goldstein, a senior equity strategist and EV industry specialist at Morningstar, told Business Insider.

He said Honda is likely shifting toward a more hybrid-heavy lineup while reassessing how to build profitable EVs without relying on government incentives.

While the cancellation itself wasn't surprising, the timing was.

Sony Honda Mobility recently showcased Afeela at CES, heavily promoted it on social media, and added the vehicle to the PlayStation car racing game Gran Turismo 7 in a 2025 update. Moderators for the r/GranTurismo7 subreddit confirmed to Business Insider that the car is still available to drive in the game.

SHM had said it expected to launch the physical car in California by the end of the year.

شيفروليه تكشف عن سيارتين اختباريتين من كورفيت بقوة هائلة تصل إلى 2000 حصان، ويمكنك تجربتهما الآن داخل لعبة Gran Turismo 7 مع التحديث المجاني 1.62
التحديث لا يقتصر على ذلك فقط، بل يضيف أيضًا:
•سيارة AFEELA 1 المتطورة تقنيًا، موديل 2026.
•رينو أفانتايم النادرة، موديل 2002#GT7 pic.twitter.com/MGrXqQq30T

— GTWorld🇸🇦 (@granturismoSA) August 27, 2025

Pulling the plug on a vehicle so close to launch is "definitely not the industry norm," Adam Bernard, a former director of competitive intelligence at General Motors, told Business Insider.

"A last-minute pull is very unusual," he said.

More broadly, Honda's shift highlights a growing divide in how automakers are approaching the US EV market.

Toyota — long seen as a laggard in fully electric vehicles — has recently accelerated its EV plans, underscoring how differently the longtime rivals are navigating the transition.

Goldstein said Toyota's experience with hybrid systems and battery development may make it easier to adapt its lineup, while Honda now faces a more fundamental reset.

The Afeela's customizable "Media Bar" on its hood. It shows a blue screen with white lettering saying "Happy Birthday Carol!"
The Afeela had a bevy of screens, including on the hood. The front-facing "Media Bar" could be customized with messages.

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Still, analysts don't see this as the end of Honda's EV ambitions altogether.

"My guess is that they may revisit their plans and perhaps produce something lower in cost toward the end of the decade," Sam Abuelsamid, an auto industry analyst at Telemetry, told Business Insider.

He added that while Afeela was slated for production in Ohio, Honda is likely to repurpose that capacity for other vehicles rather than leave it idle.

What remains unclear is where Sony Honda Mobility fits into Honda's next phase. A Honda spokesperson said the company had "no insight into the announcement," referring questions to the joint venture.

"This decision follows discussions between our parent companies, after taking into account the significant impact of Honda's EV strategy change," SHM told Business Insider.

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Andrej Karpathy says he feels 'nervous' when he doesn't use up his AI token budget

Andrej Karpathy is pictured.

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  • Andrej Karpathy says he's focused on using up all of his AI tokens.
  • He said he switched between tools like Codex and Claude to ensure he uses his entire budget.
  • Tech leaders like Nvidia's Jensen Huang say heavy AI spending is becoming a workplace expectation.

Andrej Karpathy says he aims to use up his entire AI budget.

In an interview on the "No Priors" podcast, Karpathy — a former Tesla AI director and OpenAI cofounder — said he's shifted his mindset toward consuming every last AI token at his disposal.

"I feel nervous when I have subscription left over," he said on the pod, which was published on Friday. "That just means I haven't maximized my token throughput."

Tokens are the units AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic use to price their models. Roughly speaking, a token can be as small as a short word or a part of a longer word; a common rule of thumb is that four characters equal one token.

For consumers and employees, tokens function like a budget: the more you use, the more work AI systems can perform.

Karpathy said that changes how he uses his AI. The constraint is no longer how quickly he can type a line of code — it's how many tokens he can deploy.

That shift has changed his goal. He now aims to "maximize subscriptions," he said, even switching between competing products as limits approach. "If you're running out of quota on Codex, you should switch to Claude."

Karpathy's comments come amid a broader rethink of how developers approach AI usage. Last week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on the "All-In" podcast that he expects employees earning $500,000 to use $250,000 worth of tokens.

"It is now one of the recruiting tools in Silicon Valley," Huang said. "How many tokens comes along with my job?"

Box CEO Aaron Levie echoed that sentiment, writing on X that the surge in AI token spending will "eventually hit the rest of knowledge work as well."

The shift suggests that access to compute is no longer the main constraint on AI output. Karpathy compared the feeling to his time as a Ph.D. student.

"You would feel nervous when your GPUs are not running," he said. "Now, it's not about flops — it's about tokens."

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Work from home and cut frivolous journeys: What countries are telling people to do as oil prices spike

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  • Nations across the world are taking steps to mitigate the impact of oil price spikes.
  • These include flexible working arrangements and reducing non-essential journeys.
  • Countries heavily reliant on Middle Eastern oil are particularly vulnerable to the war's impact.

Governments around the world are urging people to cut back on energy use amid surging oil prices.

Brent crude, the global benchmark, has climbed above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022 and has held there for nearly two weeks.

The spike follows violent attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz since the outbreak of the Iran war and strikes on gas-related infrastructure, raising fears of prolonged disruptions to a route that carries roughly 20% of the world's supply chain.

In response, countries are rolling out measures to conserve fuel and protect domestic supplies. Thailand, for example, has said it will halt fuel exports to maintain its own energy demands, while other countries are asking citizens to pare back their consumption.

Here are some of the steps governments and international organizations are telling people to take.

International Energy Agency
The International Energy Agency logo is displayed on a phone with a blue reflection in the background.

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The International Energy Agency, one of the world's most important energy groups, has issued 10 measures it says governments, businesses, and consumers can take immediately to help ease the impact of disruptions in oil markets.

These include working from home, avoiding air travel, and encouraging the use of electric cooking equipment.

Other steps include reducing highway speed limits by at least six miles per hour, car sharing, cutting air travel, and using public transport more.

The IEA said in the report that "the demand-side measures highlighted in the report cannot match the scale of disrupted supply."

However, it said "they can play a meaningful role in lowering costs for consumers, reducing markets strains and preserving fuels for essential uses until normal flows resume."

Philippines
Philippine President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos, Jr shakes hands with a man while walking down a red carpet.

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The Philippines has taken several measures in order to bring down energy use, including a four-day workweek for government staff and orders to cut the use of electricity and fuel costs in government agencies.

Government offices were told in early March to implement flexible working arrangements where practical, turn off lights and computers during lunch breaks, and adjust air conditioning unit thermostats to no lower than 75 degrees.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in a video message that the four-day workweek would be temporary and does not include emergency services.

"With the expected global oil price increase, the government is preparing measures to reduce its impact on Filipino families," the Facebook caption for the video said.

The Philippines is vulnerable to disruptions caused by the conflict, as it "relies on the Middle East for almost 90% of its oil supply," according to ING Think.

On March 18, Marcos said that the country is seeking alternative sources of petroleum products and asked the public not to worry.

"We are trying to find different methods to provide subsidies to give assistance," said Marcos in a press address. "The problem is that oil prices are very volatile. We can't anticipate them. So we are still adjusting right now."

Australia
Sydney skyline
Australia

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While no official rationing has been implemented in Australia, local media in at least two of the country's states reported that some fuel stations had begun limiting the amount of fuel customers can buy.

In comments to the media on Monday, March 9, Australia's energy minister Chris Bowen said that there is no shortage of fuel in Australia, but there are "some supply chain issues which are really being caused by a spike in demand of people seeking to buy extra diesel."

United Kingdom
A hydrogen powered commercial vehicle used by the AA is parked on grass while on display at a Fully Charged live show.
The AA provides breakdown cover, as well as finance, insurance, leisure and lifestyle services, in the UK.

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The president of the AA, the UK's largest motoring organization, advised drivers on Monday, March 9, that although they "should not change their refuelling habits," they could "consider cutting out some non-essential journeys and changing their driving style to conserve fuel."

Edmund King, AA's president, added: "Any time Brent Crude passes 100 dollars per barrel raises concern across the markets, for the haulage industry and drivers.

"There will be gradual increases in pump prices, but this shouldn't happen overnight as fuel has been purchased at previous prices."

Keir Starmer, the UK prime minister, said that the government would support citizens during the oil price spike.

"No matter the headwinds, supporting working people and their families with the cost of living is always top of my mind," he said.

Thailand
Anutin Charnvirakul
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul urged citizens not to stockpile fuel. His comments came after long lines formed at gas stations across the country last week.

In early March, Anutin and the country's energy minister gave assurances that the diesel price would be capped for at least 15 days. He said that the Commerce Ministry was closely monitoring oil prices to prevent customer exploitation.

"Stockpiling fuel is dangerous. If you store it at home, it could accidentally cause fire — it could lead to all sorts of problems," he said. "There is no need to do that today."

India
A delivery staff carries a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder at a distribution centre in Amritsar, India.

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The Indian government invoked emergency powers on March 10 to divert liquefied petroleum gas supplies away from industrial users and toward households.

This was an expansion of previous measures. On March 9, India had ordered oil refineries to produce more LPG and said it was prioritizing that supply for households.

India's Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said in a tweet on Monday that non-domestic supplies from imported LPG were being prioritized for essential sectors, such as hospitals and educational institutions.

Vietnam
Motorbike drivers wait in a line to pump gasoline into their vehicles at a blue gas station in Hanoi.

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Vietnam has urged local businesses to encourage employees to work from home in order to save fuel.

This comes after the country said it would remove tariffs on fuel imports.

Pakistan
Worker fills up the petrol tank of a white car while facing toward the pump.

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Pakistan has ordered measures to conserve fuel and reduce government spending, including implementing a four-day work week, having half of public sector employees work from home, and closing schools for two weeks.

Other measures include a pause on salaries for cabinet ministers and cutting government spending by 20%, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on March 10.

Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka has made Wednesdays a public holiday to conserve fuel as the country braces for potential fuel shortages, according to the BBC.

"We must prepare for the worst, but hope for the best," President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on March 9.

The shortened workweek will apply to schools and universities, but "essential" services like hospitals will keep the lights on.

Denmark
Gasoline prices at a Uno-X gas station in Copenhagen, Denmark, on March 9, 2026. Stock markets plunge on Monday as oil and gas prices soar on fears about supplies from the Middle East, with the US-Israeli war against Iran continuing into a second week with no sign of letting up. (Photo by Kristian Tuxen Ladegaard Berg/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Kristian Tuxen Ladegaard Berg/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Denmark is urging citizens to reduce fuel.

"What the Danes should please, please, please do is that if there is any energy consumption that you can do without, if it is not strictly necessary to drive the car, then don't do it," Lars Aagaard, Denmark's energy and utilities minister, said during an interview with a local broadcaster on Wednesday.

"Firstly, it can be felt in the private wallet, and secondly, it can help stretch our reserves so that they last longer," Aagaard added.

Bangladesh
Vehicles queue at a fuel station, as concerns grow over fuel supplies following U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Dhaka

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Bangladesh's university students just got an early start to their Ramadan holidays, thanks to fuel conservation measures.

The country announced by mid-March that main colleges could cancel classes until later in the month. The government has shut down campuses completely to save electricity and has started imposing temporary blackouts for other facilities.

Egypt
This photograph taken on August 20, 2022 on Shobra Benha free highway in Qalyubia governorate of the Nile Delta outskirt of Cairo, Egypt, shows a petrol station at night. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Egypt is enforcing some lifestyle changes to conserve gas and oil.

For a country that is used to shopping and dining well into the night, malls, restaurants, and retailers are being asked to shut down at 9 p.m. on weekdays starting on March 28.

The country also announced plans to turn off illuminated billboards and reduce public lighting, and to close government buildings by 6 p.m.

Spain
A woman refueling gasoline at a Plenergy low cost gas station in Madrid.
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Spain's government has approved a $5.8 billion aid package to ease the economic effects of the war in the Middle East, Bloomberg reported.

The plan includes reducing VAT on electricity and gas from 21% to 10%, slashing the special electricity tax from 5% to 0.5%, and suspending the tax on electricity production, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said.

A subsidy of 20 cents per liter of fuel is being introduced for transport operators, farmers, and fishmongers, while the government will cover 80% of the electricity-grid charges for energy-intensive industries.

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Marc Andreessen explains why he won't be jumping on Silicon Valley's ayahuasca trend

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Marc Andreessen, one of Silicon Valley's most outspoken executives, says he's seen top bosses leave their companies and become surf instructors after taking drugs.

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  • Marc Andreessen said he's not interested in taking psychedelics — even as other executives recommend ayahuasca.
  • He says he's seen tech leaders use the drugs and "move to Indonesia and become a surf instructor."
  • Instead, Andreessen said he uses another drug that once made his heart skip every 10th beat.

Marc Andreessen says he's heard enough stories about psychedelics in Silicon Valley to know they're not for him.

Speaking on David Senra's podcast, the cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz — one of the largest venture capital firms in the Bay Area — said some founders who experiment with hallucinogenic drugs become calmer and more at peace.

He said they also sometimes lose interest in running their companies.

"I have tons of horror stories from people I know or know of," he said. "They try it, and they kind of come out the other end as a changed person. They come out much more at peace, but then they also tend to quit their companies, and they move to Indonesia and become a surf instructor."

Andreessen said he's noticed a pattern among founders who turn to psychedelics — particularly ayahuasca — while under intense pressure.

He added that he once discussed the phenomenon with Stanford University neuroscientist and podcaster Andrew Huberman. Huberman suggested that becoming less anxious might actually be the point.

"And in true Huberman kind of wise Yoda style, he's like, 'Well, you know, how do you know they're not happier?'" Andreessen said. "Maybe the thing that was driving them to be a great entrepreneur was a fundamental level of insecurity."

Instead, he said that his preferred drug is far more conventional: caffeine.

Andreessen said he once had so many cups of coffee that his heart was skipping every 10th beat.

The use of psychedelics in Silicon Valley has become increasingly mainstream in recent years.

Entrepreneurs and investors have spoken openly about experimenting with substances like LSD, psilocybin, or ayahuasca, often framing them as tools for self-discovery, creativity, or mental health.

That hasn't convinced Andreessen to try them.

"There's a possibility that there's a better version of you or me on the other side of ayahuasca," he said. "But I'm not willing to find out."

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