18 Feb 2026, 3:30 pm
January 31, 2026This A-list actress, who won an Oscar young, used a popular weight-loss drug to slim down after one of her children was born. Ironic for someone who once joked about loving pizza and built her brand around being relatable. Now she’s out in sheer looks, loving the attention.Jennifer Lawrence…
18 Feb 2026, 3:21 pm
A group of environmental organizations filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday for cutting rules to lower tailpipe pollution.
18 Feb 2026, 3:18 pm
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) after the governor claimed Cruz called him “illiterate.” Cruz did not clown around in his rebuttal. He posted a clown emoji on social media after the Newsom claimed that the lawmaker had called him “illiterate,” according to Fox News. Cruz had actually referred to Newsom as “historically illiterate” — vastly different than “illiterate.” Newsom, who is dyslexic, shot back,…
18 Feb 2026, 3:15 pm
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt appeared to be in disbelief on Wednesday when CBS News White House correspondent Ed O’Keefe asked for examples of when President Donald Trump had been wrongly accused of racism. O’Keefe cited Trump’s response to the death of civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, in which Trump said he had been “falsely and consistently called a racist.” Leavitt said that her office was prepared to provide a “plethora of example…
18 Feb 2026, 3:14 pm
It's part of a growing movement to ban the purchase of sugary drinks and candy with federal food benefits.
18 Feb 2026, 3:14 pm
It is the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. since 1981, when 11 climbers were killed on Mount Rainier, Washington.
18 Feb 2026, 3:13 pm
An attorney spent a considerable stretch of his limited time with Zuckerberg asking about the company's age verification policies.
18 Feb 2026, 3:13 pm
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday blamed Democrats as the funding fight over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Capitol Hill remains at a standstill. “The White House and the president’s representatives have been in direct conversations with both Democrats and Republicans,” Leavitt told reporters. “But of course, Democrats are the reason……
18 Feb 2026, 3:12 pm
President Trump again took a swing at the United Kingdom on Wednesday for giving away Diego Garcia, an island that is part of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius. “I have been telling Prime Minister Keir Starmer, of the United Kingdom, that Leases are no good when it comes to Countries, and……
18 Feb 2026, 3:09 pm
Here’s the Hackaday Europe 2026 announcement that you’ve all been waiting for. But wait! This year there’s a twist, or rather two. What absolutely hasn’t changed, though, is that we’d love to see you there, and we’d love to hear about what you’ve been up to, so get your talk or workshop proposal in before March 18th. New Place, New Time Hackaday Europe is moving in all four dimensions! We’ll be meeting up in the absolutely lovely Lecco, Italy — jus…
18 Feb 2026, 3:04 pm
As Mark Zuckerberg heads to a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday, a landmark trial accuses Meta and rivals of engineering addiction in kids. Experts speaking to the Daily Caller News Foundation say platforms knew the toll, yet dragged their feet on basic protections until forced by litigation. Revelations kicked off with Frances Haugen’s 2021 leaks exposing Meta’s internal research on Instagram worsening issues like suicidal thoughts and eating disorders among teen…
18 Feb 2026, 3:03 pm
Teenage girls in London are being lured into sex and grooming gangs despite Sir Sadiq Khan's initial rejection of such claims, it has been revealed.Pupils as young as 14 have been reportedly raped by drug gangs that take sexual acts as "payment" in the capital.Some of the girls and women were drawn into gangs solely for sex.Detective Sergeant John Knox, head of the Metropolitan Police's child exploitation team in the south London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark, s…
18 Feb 2026, 3:01 pm
January 31, 2026I have literally been telling you for a decade that the disgraced royal trafficked his kids to the dead billionaire. Finally it has come to light.Andrew/Jeffrey Epstein…
18 Feb 2026, 2:59 pm
H.B. Reese created the chocolate and peanut butter cups nearly a century ago. His grandson is now accusing The Hershey Company of altering the recipe.
18 Feb 2026, 2:59 pm
Restaurants looking for new ways to engage and inform customers may benefit from incorporating augmented reality (AR) technology into their menus, according to new research from Washington State University. The study, published in the International Journal of Hospitality Management, finds that AR menus can significantly increase customers' interest in visiting a restaurant and may result in more positive word-of-mouth marketing, when compared to printed or QR-code m…
18 Feb 2026, 2:56 pm
Three House ranking members are requesting a classified briefing on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) decision to temporarily close the airspace over El Paso, Texas, last week. In a joint letter to several of President Trump’s cabinet officials on Wednesday, Democratic Reps. Rick Larsen (Wash.), Bennie Thompson (Miss.) and Adam Smith (Wash.) said they were……
18 Feb 2026, 2:53 pm
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called a counterproposal sent by Democrats on Tuesday to fund the Department of Homeland Security “unserious” during the White House press briefing on Wednesday. “Last night, they sent over a counterproposal that frankly was very unserious, and we hope they get serious very soon because Americans are going to……
18 Feb 2026, 2:51 pm
This isn’t about partisan score-settling. It’s about whether the presidency is being used to serve the public, or to serve the president’s portfolio.
18 Feb 2026, 2:45 pm
The producer's death was a murder. Don't let anyone try and spin it as a suicide. …
18 Feb 2026, 2:44 pm
The Sonic the Hedgehog film franchise has finally landed on its Amy Rose, and it's a heck of a choice. Kristen Bell has been confirmed to voice the pink hedgehog pal (and possible love interest) for Sonic the Hedgehog 4, as reported by THR.We've known that Amy Rose was coming to Sonic's world since the end of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, when a mid-credits scene revealed both Metal Sonic and Sonic's ally, Amy Rose, arriving to save him with a massive hammer in tow.But it's…
18 Feb 2026, 2:42 pm
RoboCop 2 and Manhunter star Tom Noonan has died at 74.The actor, writer, and director’s death was shared with a Facebook post from The Monster Squad director Fred Dekker, who says he died Valentine’s Day 2026. A cause of death has not been confirmed at this time.Noonan’s career in Hollywood dates back to the ‘80s, where he played small parts in movies like Willie & Phil and Gloria. He went on to add projects like Wolfen and Easy Money to his resume that…
18 Feb 2026, 2:41 pm
Mitch Marner buried a backhander in overtime to lead Canada past Czechia on Wednesday, sealing a ticket to the 2026 Winter Olympics hockey semifinals.
18 Feb 2026, 2:41 pm
A group of conservative organizations is launching a coalition to push the Trump administration to take its deportation agenda to the next level. The Mass Deportation Coalition, to be officially unveiled on Wednesday, calls on President Donald Trump to fulfill his campaign promise of executing the largest deportation operation in history by focusing on the removal of most illegal migrants from the country. The group is pledging to release a comprehensive plan on how…
18 Feb 2026, 2:39 pm
Can you predict the winners of The Oscars®?
18 Feb 2026, 2:38 pm
Maybe liberals could lean into a positive message if they want to win elections ever again. …
18 Feb 2026, 2:37 pm
The de-facto First Minister of the Chagos Islands has refused to leave his homeland after Sir Keir Starmer has agreed to surrender the atoll. Misley Mandarin told Nigel Farage on GB News the British authorities will have to "kill" him before he is removed from the territory in the Indian Ocean. This comes after Mr Mandarin was served a removal order stating he has to leave the Chagos Islands, otherwise he faces three years imprisonment or a £3,000 fine.He said on t…
18 Feb 2026, 2:35 pm
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Brendan Carr downplayed controversy around an interview “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert conducted with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D) that was allegedly blocked from airing on CBS. Colbert kicked off a wave of outrage when he told his audience Monday that his employer told him “in no uncertain terms,”……
18 Feb 2026, 2:33 pm
They spotted the injured bald eagle floating on a piece of ice in the Hudson River and knew they had to help.
18 Feb 2026, 2:33 pm
Background: News footage of the scene outside Lyle Maske's property in Brainerd, Minn., where he was found shot dead on Nov. 1, 2024 (KARE). Inset (left): Chad Aanerud (Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office). Inset (right): Lyle Maske (Brenny Family Funeral Chapel). A Minnesota man who kidnapped his pregnant girlfriend and her four children after gunning down their neighbor has been sentenced to decades behind bars. Chad Aanerud, 37, pleaded guilty in December 2025 to f…
18 Feb 2026, 2:32 pm
The US president says "it will be a blight on our great ally" if the islands are handed over to Mauritius.
18 Feb 2026, 2:31 pm
Officials in California confirmed today that eight people are dead and another is missing and presumed dead after a large-scale avalanche near Lake Tahoe, California Tuesday, Feb. 17. Search-and-rescue crews were able to rescue six additional people who were caught in the avalanche but not buried. A group of four guides and 11 guests was returning from a three-day trip to the Frog Lake huts near Castle Peak, an area near Donner Pass, when they were caught in an aval…
18 Feb 2026, 2:30 pm
In this episode of The Ring, recorded at the Nova School of Business and Economics in Lisbon, we examine the outcome of Portugal’s presidential election and its implications for both the country and Europe.
18 Feb 2026, 2:30 pm
Ever wanted to know how engineers made their calculations before digital calculators were on every workbench? [Richard Carpenter] and [Robert Wolf] have just the thing—a sliderule simulator that can teach you how to do a whole bunch of complex calculations the old fashioned way! The simulator is a digital recreation of the Hemmi/Post 1460 Versalog slide rule. This was a particularly capable tool that was sold from 1951 to 1975 and is widely regarded as one of the…
18 Feb 2026, 2:30 pm
The 15 minute celebrity had a great career going. Then she did the crypto rug pull so no one would hire her any longer. Now, she is trying adult work. …
18 Feb 2026, 2:30 pm
NHS operations are facing disruption due to a global shortage of bone cement.
18 Feb 2026, 2:30 pm
U.S.-Israeli relations are in trouble as both political parties are being pulled away from Israel, with far-left critics of Israel winning Democratic nominations and young Republicans and evangelicals showing unfavorable views of Israel.
18 Feb 2026, 2:28 pm
what if i told you, through the power of forensic analysis, we are closer than ever to knowing the exact Far Side cartoon that is making Sting smile in this iconic photo. [cow tools daily]…
18 Feb 2026, 2:27 pm
The billionaire Meta chief executive faces is questioned over whether use of Instagram harms children.
18 Feb 2026, 2:27 pm
Professors at the University of Houston (UH) are complaining about a new rule requiring them to self-check their coursework to ensure they are not indoctrinating students. Professors reportedly received a memo from UH administrators announcing they may soon be required to evaluate their curricula for “personal or institutional advocacy,” according to Chron. The proposed rule was written in response to a recently enacted state law requiring schools to review prog…
18 Feb 2026, 2:25 pm
It turns out that noticing the crime is not enough. It turns out that, more broadly speaking, helping people to see that a crime has been committed is not enough. It turns out that the old line about the truth being like a lion that once set free will take care of itself, ain't necessarily so.A few days ago, I attended an international conference on the Channel Island of Guernsey about life and health beyond Covid. I'm prepared to bet that only a handful of people w…
18 Feb 2026, 2:25 pm
TUCSON, Ariz. — An internet user appears to have searched for Nancy Guthrie’s home address in the weeks prior to her suspected abduction, Google Trends shows. She is the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, who has been missing for 18 days since she was taken in a suspected kidnapping from her home in Tucson, Arizona. Last week, the FBI released a description of the individual seen in the 84-year-old’s doorbell camera footage on Feb. 1, describin…
18 Feb 2026, 2:24 pm
The Ministry of Defence has denied claims that the UK is planning to reduce airborne capability or cut pay for paratroopers, following reporting suggesting the Army could narrow its parachute forces to a smaller specialist structure. Speculation emerged after a written parliamentary answer from Defence Minister Al Carns appeared to indicate that airborne parachuting would be retained but focused on a narrower part of the force. Carns said the Strategic Defence Revie…
18 Feb 2026, 2:23 pm
An analysis found that the world's five largest coffee-producing countries are experiencing an average of 57 additional days of extreme heat per year.
18 Feb 2026, 2:21 pm
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) warned Wednesday that Democrats are “steadfast” in their demands for specific reforms to President Trump’s immigration enforcement policies. Those reforms are at the heart of the partisan impasse that’s halted funding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the last five days, setting the stage for what could……
18 Feb 2026, 2:18 pm
Based on data collected via 2025 telephone interviews with more than 13,000 U.S. adults, Gallup estimates that 9% of Americans self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or another non-heterosexual identity."The vast majority, 86%, say they are heterosexual, while 9% identify with one of the various LGBTQ+ identities and 5% do not give a response," Gallup noted in releasing the poll results on Monday.The figure was slightly less than the 9.3% for 2024, bu…
18 Feb 2026, 2:18 pm
One of the strangest stories in contemporary statecraft refuses to go away. New reporting by the Washington Post revealed that a Norwegian government scientist has been secretly working on a pulse-energy weapon, an approximation of the fabled “Havana syndrome” gun, which may or may not even exist. Specifically, the weapon was described as a device capable of emitting powerful pulses of microwave energy. Here’s where things get truly weird. In 2024, after…
18 Feb 2026, 2:15 pm
This former beauty queen turned A list celebrity should really think about writing some checks. One of her fellow contestants is about to spill about their hookups.
18 Feb 2026, 2:14 pm
A jazz lecturer whose lessons were boycotted after he questioned critical race theory and criticised BLM, forcing him to resign and "destroying" his life, is not a racist, a leading conservatoire has admitted. The post Jazz Lecturer Cancelled for Criticising BLM Was “Not Racist”, Employer Admits appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
18 Feb 2026, 2:14 pm
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on Wednesday that he had met with Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D), a critic of mid-cycle redistricting, and urged him to have his chamber vote on a new set of congressional lines passed by the Maryland House of Delegates. Jeffries said in a statement that he met……
18 Feb 2026, 2:11 pm
The AMOR statue in Sister Cities Park, next to Logan Square, was temporarily removed Wednesday morning. The piece will be repaired following fading and deterioration from weather and UV exposure. It will return by May 1.
18 Feb 2026, 2:10 pm
Moderna's mRNA-1010 flu vaccine for older adults could be made available by the end of 2026, the pharmaceutical company announced on Friday.
18 Feb 2026, 2:10 pm
AzmanL/Getty ImagesBlak women make up a growing part of the Australian workforce, with 57% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 15 to 64 employed in 2022-23 (the latest figures we have). That’s a significant gain from 45% just four years earlier. However, it’s still well below the Closing the Gap target of 62% employment. It’s also far short of the comparable non-Indigenous employment rate (79%). My research in the new International Journal o…
18 Feb 2026, 2:10 pm
A buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) lands on a Zinnia (Zinnia elegans). Simon Koopmann, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAThe 15th edition of The Best Australian Science Writing, edited by Zoe Kean and Tegan Taylor, contains 39 essays and stories that “tell tales of the universe that scientists have worked hard to reveal”. Contributions revolve around pressing issues in the scientific world, such as climate change and ecological crisis, psychology and an…
18 Feb 2026, 2:09 pm
Microsoft ResearchScientists at Microsoft Research in the United States have demonstrated a system called Silica for writing and reading information in ordinary pieces of glass which can store two million books’ worth of data in a thin, palm-sized square. In a paper published today in Nature, the researchers say their tests suggest the data will be readable for more than 10,000 years. What tiny pulses of light can do The new system, called Silica, uses extremel…
18 Feb 2026, 2:09 pm
Steve Lindfield, CC BY-NDThe Western Australian government recently announced the controversial closure of commercial and recreation fishing to prevent a collapse in the populations of under-threat species, such as popular dhufish and pink snapper. Fishing for these demersal (bottom dwelling) species has been closed along a 900-kilometre stretch of coastline in south-west WA. There are plans to reopen the area in spring 2027, but for recreational fishing only. One…
18 Feb 2026, 2:09 pm
PeopleImages/GettyConsumers will soon have a clearer picture of how specialists’ fees compare if legislation before parliament is passed. New legislation would allow the government to publish details on the revamped Medical Costs Finder website about what individual specialists charge. It’s a step forward for transparency, and will go part-way to relieving bill shock. But our new research, which has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication in the Austr…
18 Feb 2026, 2:09 pm
If you walk through any major shopping mall in Australia, chances are you’ll encounter products and experiences that are uncomfortably similar to gambling – yet they are available to anyone, including children. Our soon-to-be-published research has found claw machines, blind boxes and toy capsule machines have become pervasive in the spaces families frequent – from the shops, to the movies, to the pub. A claw machin…
18 Feb 2026, 2:07 pm
A New Jersey Catholic diocese this week agreed to a $180 million settlement to resolve allegations of clergy sexual abuse, a figure far exceeding agreements in some large dioceses but still dwarfed by other massive settlements. Bishop Joseph Williams of the Diocese of Camden, covering southern New Jersey and its Philadelphia suburbs, announced the settlement Tuesday in a letter. “For the survivors of South Jersey, this day is long overdue and represents a milest…
18 Feb 2026, 2:07 pm
Yo dawg, we heard you like missiles, so we put some missiles in your missile so you can boom while you zoom It's taken about five years, but DARPA's missile-launching missile has become the government's latest experimental X-plane and is advancing toward flight testing.……
18 Feb 2026, 2:03 pm
Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) on Tuesday said he filed criminal charges with the Harris County Constable’s Office after a senior member of Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) campaign team allegedly released personal information about his family. Matt Mackowiak, who serves as the campaign communications director, originally posted unredacted documents with the lawmaker’s personal address, driver’s license……
18 Feb 2026, 2:03 pm
Donald Trump has just posted on Truth Social: “I have been telling Prime Minister Keir Starmer, of the United Kingdom, that Leases are no good when it comes to Countries, and that he is making a big mistake by entering a 100 Year Lease with whoever it is that is “claiming” Right, Title, and Interest……
18 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 NBA season to recover from ACL surgery, the team announced Wednesday.
18 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
The island of Great Britain wasn’t an island at all 215 million years ago. Instead, like all land on Earth, it was part of the massive supercontinent, Pangaea, featuring hilly terrain rising above dry, sun-scorched lowlands. There, a curious creature stalked through the grass: a long-legged crocodilian that was newly described in a paper published in The Anatomical Record. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience.
18 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
President Trump's job rating is underwater, inflation is a major concern for Americans, and his policies have only exacerbated economic issues, leading to a mass exodus of Republicans from his party.
18 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
Wales are set to make changes for their Six Nations clash against Scotland this weekend…
18 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
This foreign born permanent A list model was literally recruiting women for the dead billionaire. Also, ask her what happened to her first "kid."…
18 Feb 2026, 1:59 pm
President Trump has launched an extraordinary attack on Labour’s Chagos Islands deal, just hours after the US Government gave its official backing.In a Truth Social post, Mr Trump said Sir Keir Starmer is making an “extraordinary mistake” by entering a 99-year lease over the archipelago's military base.The UK Government has sounded positive about its talks with the US, but the President’s latest tirade suggests those sentiments have not come from him.Mr Trum…
18 Feb 2026, 1:58 pm
A New Jersey Catholic diocese has agreed to pay $180 million to settle clergy sexual abuse claims involving hundreds of survivors, closing a long and contentious chapter in New Jersey’s reckoning with church abuse.Bishop Joseph Williams, who serves the Diocese of Camden, announced the agreement in a letter on Tuesday."For the survivors of South Jersey, this day is long overdue," Williams wrote. "It represents a milestone in their journey toward restored justice an…
18 Feb 2026, 1:57 pm
Key Tix is a mobile ticketing platform that allows riders to download a QR code ticket that can be read at fareboxes and turnstiles.
18 Feb 2026, 1:57 pm
Long past due for retirement, the Linux 7.0 kernel has removed the obsolete Mwave driver for the 3780i ACP Modem found in some Pentium II era IBM ThinkPads from the 1990s...
18 Feb 2026, 1:56 pm
“For families, this feels like hope being taken away at the very moment they need it most.” These are the words of campaigners supporting families of children born with a rare disease that affects the brain and nervous system, after a “devastating” decision by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) means that those newly-diagnosed will not have access to the sole treatment shown to slow down its progression. Children with CLN2 Batten Di…
18 Feb 2026, 1:56 pm
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found 69 percent of respondents saying they believe the Epstein files “show that powerful people in the U.S. are rarely held accountable for their actions.”…
18 Feb 2026, 1:54 pm
Across the U.S., communities are grappling with the rise of AI data centers.
18 Feb 2026, 1:54 pm
PHILADELPHIA - As snow from late January storms finally melts across the Northeast, people living in Washington, Philadelphia and New York are confronting what had been buried underneath for weeks: dog poop left behind on sidewalks and streets.Across neighborhood forums and Reddit threads, residents are posting photos and complaints about sidewalks littered with pet waste that had been buried beneath snow for weeks.But this isn’t just about aesthetics.Why it’s m…
18 Feb 2026, 1:52 pm
Pope Leo has declined President Trump’s invitation to participate in the Board of Peace, believing the U.N. should be the one to handle international crises, not the Trump-chaired board, Politico reports.
18 Feb 2026, 1:52 pm
A few spotty showers are possible today, but a round of heavy rain arrives Thursday night into Friday.
18 Feb 2026, 1:52 pm
A senior U.S. arms-control official says seismic data from June 22, 2020, point to a suspected low-yield nuclear test at China’s Lop Nur test site. Speaking at the Hudson Institute, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Yeaw pointed to data from a monitoring station in Kazakhstan that detected a magnitude 2.75 event roughly 450 miles from the test site. He argued the seismic signature was not consistent with an earthquake or mining blasts and was more cons…
18 Feb 2026, 1:52 pm
Washington Post: “Democrats in the state say they have seen an influx of ads focusing on issues ranging from immigration to health care by groups named Elect Chicago Women and Affordable Chicago Now. None of the ads mention Israel, and none of the groups are publicly affiliated with AIPAC. But the ads benefit candidates favored by AIPAC donors.”…
18 Feb 2026, 1:51 pm
President Trump’s top peace negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, ended their talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials with little progress toward ending the war after two days of negotiations, Politico reports. The talks, which were described as intense and messy, “failed to yield any broader breakthrough on halting hostilities, on prisoner of war exchanges or on a truce regarding strikes on energy infrastructure. The negotiations have largely b…
18 Feb 2026, 1:48 pm
Inset: Jack Waldrop (Kennewick Police Department). Background: The area near the Kennewick Police Department in Washington, which handled his kidnapping and assault case (Google Maps). A Washington state man said this week that he plans to take a plea deal after being accused of kidnapping and threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend. Prosecutors say the man offered to give his ex a ride to run an errand and then told her "she was going to die today" while she was in h…
18 Feb 2026, 1:48 pm
California Democrats are split over a state proposal, championed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), to tax the state’s richest residents ahead of the November midterm elections, potentially thwarting any party unity on the issue in the Golden State. The Billionaire Tax Act would charge the state’s 200 billionaires with a five-percent tax on their net……
18 Feb 2026, 1:48 pm
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) is accusing President Trump of lying about the Potomac sewage spill after the White House criticized his and other regional officials’ handling of the disaster. In a Wednesday post on the social platform X, Moore wrote, “The President is lying to the public.” He said the pipe that broke, known as the Potomac……
18 Feb 2026, 1:47 pm
An NFL Insider has suggested the Eagles are likely to take a quarterback early in this year's draft. Is that a crazy thought?
18 Feb 2026, 1:45 pm
Chile's cherry industry faces a difficult season marked by oversupply, falling prices and signs of adjustment as growth starts to wane.
18 Feb 2026, 1:45 pm
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced a new five-year extension to its deal with Matchroom Boxing in the UK and the US. DAZN will continue to deliver a non-stop calendar of boxing events supported by year-round original content to take fans inside the stories, camps and rivalries. Together, DAZN and Matchroom Boxing say they […]…
18 Feb 2026, 1:45 pm
Washington Post: “Israel has moved aggressively in recent days to deepen its control over the occupied West Bank, unilaterally adopting policies that analysts say represent a major shift toward annexation and appear to defy President Donald Trump, who has said he opposes annexation but has not publicly pushed back on the Israeli measures.”…
18 Feb 2026, 1:45 pm
This celebrity offspring is trying to grift and get people to donate to a cause that he could already write a check to make happen. He just loves the attention. …
18 Feb 2026, 1:45 pm
Linus Torvalds has told The Register how Linux went from a solo hobby project on a single 386 PC in Helsinki to a genuinely collaborative effort, and the path involved crowdsourced checks, an FTP mirror at MIT, and a licensing decision that opened the floodgates. Torvalds released the first public snapshot, Linux 0.02, on October 5, 1991, on a Finnish FTP server -- about 10,000 lines of code that he had cross-compiled under Minix. He originally wanted to call it "…