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Armed man wearing tactical vest arrested outside the U.S. Capitol, police say

NBC News - 10 hours ago

Grok faces more scrutiny over deepfakes - X faces a new EU privacy investigation after its Grok chatbot generated nonconsensual deepfake images on the platform

ABC News - 10 hours ago

Could Water Be the Future of Space Propulsion? This Startup Thinks So -- Space & Spaceflight -- Passant Rabie

Gizmodo - 10 hours ago

Palantir moves headquarters to Miami amid tech's growing retreat to Florida

Guardian UK - 10 hours ago

Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano end MMA retirements to fight each other on Netflix

NBC News - 11 hours ago

10 Genre Movies to Watch Before They Leave Netflix -- Cheryl Eddy

Gizmodo - 11 hours ago

Writers Guild West's Own Staff Calls a Strike Against the Union

Hollywood Reporter - 11 hours ago

Amazon pulls the plug on 'Blue Jay' warehouse robot after only a few months

Business Insider - 11 hours ago

Ethereum Creator Starting to Think This Whole Prediction Market Thing Might be Gambling -- AJ Dellinger

Gizmodo - 11 hours ago

Mark DeRosa: Jorge Polanco's position change is more difficult than Bo Bichette's | The Show

New York Post - 11 hours ago

Users Are Creating Their Own Standards for Credibility With ClarityCheck

International Business Times - 11 hours ago

AI bit barns grow climate emergency by turning up the gas -- Companies talk renewables while firing up gas turbines as fast as they can -- Systems

Netgear Nighthawk M7 Portable 5G Router Review: A Little Stability Goes a Long Way -- Home Entertainment & Smart Home -- Wes Davis

Gizmodo - 11 hours ago

Apple announces "Charge Limit" feature on MacBook

Peninsula Qatar - 11 hours ago

New Mexico Lawsuit: Meta's Internal Tests Reveal AI Failed Child Safety Checks

Breitbart - 11 hours ago

Don't ignore Apple's urgent security update

Fox News - 11 hours ago

Ghostfaces, Ranked -- Germain Lussier

Gizmodo - 11 hours ago

The Irish have taken a liking to AI. Japan, not so much.

Business Insider - 11 hours ago

Deals - Save $102 on our fitness experts' recommended choice as the best walking treadmill, now at one of its lowest-ever prices - By - Paul Brett - Published - 11 February 26

Live Science - 12 hours ago

Health -- Year in review: The standout health stories of 2025, from measles outbreaks to AI-made viruses

Live Science - 12 hours ago

These are the 10 best printer deals we found in February so far

New York Post - 12 hours ago

Study of 27.8M Americans May Have Revealed Direct Alzheimer's Cause

Newsweek - 12 hours ago

Someone knows who kidnapped Nancy Guthrie, authorities say. Video likely holds key

Los Angeles Times - 12 hours ago

The Link Between GLP-1 Drugs and Thyroid Cancer Could Be Smoke and Mirrors -- Health -- Ed Cara

Gizmodo - 12 hours ago

Whoopi Goldberg Addresses Her Appearance In the Epstein Files On 'The View': "You Used To Have To Have Facts Before You Said Stuff"

New York Post - 12 hours ago

Report: Pentagon Considers Designating Anthropic as Supply Chain Risk over AI Usage Dispute

Breitbart - 12 hours ago

GQ Names Adam Baidawi New Global Editorial Director

Hollywood Reporter - 12 hours ago

Suite Studios cuts out proprietary file formats with S3-native streaming

RAM shortage hits Valve's four-year-old Steam Deck, now available 'intermittently'

Ars Technica - 13 hours ago

Scientists show it's possible to solve problems in your dreams by playing the right sounds -- Could the same method one day power sleep-time ads? -- Science

Are AI bots conspiring against us? -- Talking Point -- Moltbook, the AI social network where humans are banned, may be the tip of the iceberg -- The Week UK

The Week - 13 hours ago

More than 20,000 sign a petition for OpenAI to resurrect GPT-4o

Business Insider - 13 hours ago

KPMG partner in Oz turned to AI to pass an exam on... AI - AIpocolypse - Unnamed consultant – one of a dozen cases at the company's Australian arm – now nursing a fine - AI + ML - 16 Feb 2026 - | 19

EV Fiasco: Electric Buses Purchased by Vermont Can't Handle Winter Cold, Present Fire Risk

Breitbart - 13 hours ago

We may buy more of a stock that has been pulled into the software sell-off

CNBC - 13 hours ago

European Parliament bars lawmakers from using AI tools -- Who knows where that helpful email summary is being generated? -- AI + ML

Giant X-Rays Deliver the Sharpest View Yet of Fusion Plasma Gone Haywire

Gizmodo - 13 hours ago

Palantir moving its headquarters from Denver to Miami

CNBC - 13 hours ago

The Olympic spotlight burned brightly on Ilia Malinin. He was 'not ready' to handle it.

NBC News - 14 hours ago

Gentoo dumps GitHub over Copilot nagware -- Repo mirrors now open for business -- Devops

Shein faces EU investigation over illegal products and addictive design features

One America News Network - 14 hours ago

NASA to Run Critical Artemis 2 Fueling Test Despite Pesky Technical Issues -- Space & Spaceflight -- Ellyn Lapointe

Gizmodo - 14 hours ago

Creator Management Firm Night Raises $70 Million in Gaming, Music and Sports Push

Hollywood Reporter - 14 hours ago

Dear Oracle, we need to talk about the future of MySQL -- Faithful pen open letter proposing independent foundation with or without Big Red's participation -- Databases

Scientists Reveal the Secrets Behind a Good Kiss

Newsweek - 14 hours ago

Sean Hannity to Launch New Podcast for Fox News

Hollywood Reporter - 14 hours ago

Palantir says it's moved its HQ to Miami

Business Insider - 14 hours ago

AI's workplace revolution is here – and anxiety is rising with it

Guardian UK - 14 hours ago

£111M later, frictionless post-Brexit border dream 'brought to early closure' -- With no staff, no funding, and the contract closed, it looks a lot like limbo -- Public Sector

Can You Get Measles if You're Vaccinated? And Everything Else You Need to Know About the Disease's Terrifying Resurgence. -- Anna Gibbs

Slate - 15 hours ago

Artificial Intelligence -- Inside the new AI world order: A special report

Scientific American - 15 hours ago

Garmin vívoactive 6 GPS Smartwatch Falls to All-Time Low While Apple Watch Deals Stay Modest

Gizmodo - 15 hours ago

Resilient, continuously active data – with no compromise - When the gap between data generation and action is a strategic liability, it's time for a fix - Sponsored Feature

Warner Bros. gives Paramount 7 days to set 'best and final' offer

Daily Sabah - 15 hours ago

Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins

One America News Network - 15 hours ago

Bill Gates stays on India summit agenda after confusion - Gates Foundation clarifies keynote appearance after guest list omission sparked questions - 2 - m read

Gulf News - 15 hours ago

New study suggests universe can end in 'Big Crunch' in 20bn years

International The News - 15 hours ago

Social media -- What social media restrictions has Keir Starmer announced?

Guardian UK - 15 hours ago

Scientists Studied 100,000 People—5 Diets Added Years to Their Lives

Newsweek - 16 hours ago

How do people know their interests? The shortest player in the NBA shows how self-belief matters more than biology -- Greg Edwards, Missouri University of Science and Technology

The Conversation - 16 hours ago

Cloud startup Render raises funding at $1.5 billion valuation as AI-built apps boom

CNBC - 16 hours ago

Amazon Echo Show 8 Is Now Priced Like an Older Smart Home Hub at Record Low, Free Alexa+ for Prime Members

Gizmodo - 16 hours ago

MS NOW Inks Deal With Crooked Media to Air 'Pod Save America' and More on TV

Hollywood Reporter - 16 hours ago

All the world's a stage – except this deputy federal CIO job -- $200K role promises authority, mission, and 'zero patience for theater' -- Public Sector

Govee LED Corner Floor Lamp Hits Its Lowest Price of the Year, Featuring 16 Million DIY Colors and Music Sync

Gizmodo - 16 hours ago

Samsung's iPad rival is on sale with a perk Apple can't match -- The Galaxy Tab S10 Lite comes with something in the box you won't find with any iPad.

Daily Express - 16 hours ago

Jesse Jackson dies, Hyatt's Epstein fallout and more: Morning Squawk

CNBC - 17 hours ago

Yubo: Make friends & chat now -- Twelve APP

Gizmodo - 17 hours ago

Biting, kicking, wandering: Teachers see rise in misbehavior even among the littlest kids

Los Angeles Times - 17 hours ago

Billionaire investor Vinod Khosla wants to 'rethink' capitalism for the AI era — and suggests scrapping taxes for 125 million people

Business Insider - 17 hours ago

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max Crashes to Record Low, Coupon Brings This Streaming Device to 50% Off

Gizmodo - 17 hours ago

AI giants are hoarding memory chips, pushing prices to hyperinflation levels

Los Angeles Times - 17 hours ago

Substack data breach exposes emails and phone numbers

Fox News - 17 hours ago

US lawyers fire up privacy class action accusing Lenovo of bulk data transfers to China -- Keep behavioral tracking American? PC giant says the claim is 'false' -- Personal Tech

OpenAI voice technology picked for Pentagon's drone swarm competition

Los Angeles Times - 18 hours ago

A software CEO explains why he's not worried about the AI apocalypse coming for his industry

Business Insider - 18 hours ago

Polish cops nab 47-year-old man in Phobos ransomware raid -- Police say seized kit contained logins, passwords, and server IP addresses -- Cyber-crime

12-hour days, no weekends: the anxiety driving AI's brutal work culture is a warning for all of us

Guardian UK - 18 hours ago

KAMRUI Hyper H2 Mini PC Is Now 40% Off, Stack an Extra 10% Off With Amazon Code While Stock Last

Gizmodo - 18 hours ago

TV Viewing Hits 12-Month High in January, Cable Rebounds From Lows

Hollywood Reporter - 18 hours ago

Ireland Investigates X's Grok AI Amid Concerns Over Child and Adult Images

International Business Times - 18 hours ago

Solar Eclipse 2026: 'Ring of Fire' To Be Visible To Select Few

Newsweek - 18 hours ago

DJI Neo Mini Drone With 4K Camera Drops Below Black Friday Pricing as Amazon Clears Out Remaining Stock

Gizmodo - 18 hours ago

Galaxy S26 Ultra camera explained: Not a downgrade -- m read

Gulf News - 18 hours ago

Reddit's human content wins amid the AI flood

BBC News - 18 hours ago

Deepfakes scrutiny grows as Grok faces EU privacy investigation

Daily Sabah - 18 hours ago

India discussing age-based restrictions with social media firms, minister says

CNBC - 19 hours ago

Shein faces EU investigation over illegal products and addictive design features

ABC News - 19 hours ago

Hidden Venus: New data discovers massive underground Lava Tube

International The News - 19 hours ago

'Impunity must end': Spain orders probe into X, Meta and TikTok over AI-generated child abuse content

First Post - 19 hours ago

Anker Goes All-In on Portable Power Stations With Nearly 50% Off the Newly Released SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 (2,400W, 4,000W Peak)

Gizmodo - 19 hours ago

Warner Bros. Discovery Sets Date for Netflix Deal Vote, Looks to Pry 'Best and Final' Offer From Paramount

Hollywood Reporter - 19 hours ago

CIOs told: Prove your AI pays off – or pay the price -- Boards demand measurable ROI as budgets, bonuses, and jobs hang in the balance -- AI + ML

Ashwini Vaishnaw urges fair pay for news publishers, stresses India's Sovereign AI vision at AI Impact Summit

First Post - 19 hours ago

UK.gov launches cyber 'lockdown' campaign as 80% of orgs still leave door open -- Digital burglaries remain routine, and data shows most corps still don't stick to basic infosec standards -- Security

Google Pixel 10a vs Pixel 9a: 5 things you should know ahead of the launch on February 18

First Post - 19 hours ago

AI boom fuels chip demand: Tech leaders warn memory crisis is approaching

First Post - 20 hours ago

Ireland joins regulator smackdown after X's Grok AI accused of undressing people -- Social media platform's legal eagles prepare to fight ever-growing number of countries -- AI + ML

Artificial Intelligence -- A deepfake can ruin you before breakfast

Scientific American - 20 hours ago

Apple's best Beats earbuds are just £99 for a limited time

Daily Express - 20 hours ago