What happened
Iran has presented a revised plan to the US aimed at de-escalating the conflict by first reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending a US naval blockade. The proposal delays any challenging nuclear discussions, focusing instead on immediate steps to stabilise the region. It follows an earlier offer that was rejected by Washington, with negotiations stalled over uranium limits and disarmament demands.

Who said what
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said: “They have achieved none of their goals, and this is why they are asking for negotiations; we are now considering it.”

With “diplomacy in a stalemate” and the Iranian leadership “divided about what nuclear concessions should be on the table”, the Iranian proposal would “bypass that issue en route to a faster deal”, said Barak Ravid on news site Axios. However, lifting the blockade would “remove President Trump’s leverage in any future talks”.

What next?
Donald Trump has told advisers that he is not satisfied with the proposal, said Tyler Pager and Julian E. Barnes in The New York Times. It is “not clear precisely why Mr Trump is not satisfied”, they said, but he has “repeatedly insisted that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons”. A US official told the paper that accepting the deal could appear to deny Trump a victory.

What happened
The trial between tech titans Elon Musk and Sam Altman began yesterday, with jury selection under way. Musk has accused Altman of betraying the non-profit founding agreement for OpenAI, which they started together, and changing it to a for-profit enterprise. OpenAI has vehemently denied Musk’s allegations.

Who said what
This case “carries sizable stakes” for OpenAI, which is expected to go public at about a $1 trillion (£740 billion) valuation later this year, said The Guardian. Since Musk left the business in 2018 after a “failed bid to exert more control”, Altman has become “the face of the AI boom” and has grown OpenAI to be “one of the world’s most valuable private companies”.

In his original complaint, Musk claimed that the “perfidy and deceit” exhibited by Altman were of “Shakespearean proportions”. He is seeking more than $130 billion (£96 billion) in damages, which he wants to be awarded to OpenAI’s non-profit branch and not him personally.

“The fight promises lots of dirt,” said The New York Times. Legal discovery for the case has already “unearthed titillating details” about some of the biggest names in the industry.

What next?
The trial is slated to last two to three weeks.

Breaking up is hard to do, but a gift registry could help ease the pain. Functioning much like the wedding or baby shower versions, a divorce registry lists items to purchase for a newly single person that will help them transition to their new life. The trend took off last year after the influencer Becca Murray created one following her divorce.

Divorces can be a heavy financial burden. Aside from hiring a lawyer, “you have to file your divorce with the court, potentially sell your marital property or negotiate a deal to buy it out, and deal with many other types of negotiations”, said lifestyle site Apartment Therapy. The process can “take years before it’s finalised”. And buying the small items required to rebuild amid such tumult is a drag.

A divorce registry “helps support people” who may be “suddenly losing half of their income, moving to a new home or refilling a half-empty one, all while paying for a divorce, which can cost five to six figures”, added Apartment Therapy.

Most of the people building divorce and break-up registries are women. But a break-up is nonetheless the great equaliser, and a “lot of men are in the same position (that) a lot of women are in”, Olivia Howell, founder of the gift registry Fresh Starts, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. “They don’t have anything when they start out” after a divorce. And even though men may also be struggling, “culturally, a lot of men are told to not ask for help or support”.