In mid-February, the Department of Justice lost its head antitrust enforcer – just weeks before it was scheduled to argue one of the year’s biggest anti-monopoly cases in court. Antitrust Division chief Gail Slater announced her departure suddenly, via a post on her personal X […]
Year: 2026
Deadly Virus Outbreak Claims 72 Tigers in Thai Tourist Parks, Sparks Urgent Investigation
Probe Under Way After Illness Kills 72 Tigers in Thai Tourist Park A devastating outbreak of feline parvovirus, canine distemper virus, and Mycoplasma bacteria has claimed the lives of 72 captive tigers at two private wildlife parks in Thailand’s Chiang Mai province.[1][2] Between February 8 […]
Score Big Savings: Top 4 Must-Have IKEA As-Is Finds for 2026 Shoppers!
The 4 Best Things to Grab from IKEA’s As-Is Section, According to Experts IKEA’s As-Is section is a treasure trove for savvy shoppers, offering discontinued, gently used, or ex-display items at deep discounts—often 30-70% off retail prices.[7] Experts like interior designers and home organization pros […]
Panasonic, the former plasma king, will no longer make its own TVs
Panasonic was one of the last Japanese companies still manufacturing TVs.
US-Iran Tensions Soar With Nuclear Ultimatum, Russia Pounds Ukraine With Missile Barrage – 2/23/2026, 8:28:35 PM
Top world news as of February 23, 2026, includes escalating US-Iran tensions with evacuation orders and nuclear ultimatum warnings, the killing of Mexican cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ sparking violence and Canadian travel advisories, US Supreme Court ruling against Trump’s tariffs prompting new 15% global tariffs, […]
AIs can generate near-verbatim copies of novels from training data
LLMs memorize more training data than previously thought.
Discord distances itself from Persona age verification after user backlash
Discord is attempting to distance itself from the age verification provider Persona following a steady stream of user backlash. In an emailed statement to The Verge, Discord’s head of product policy, Savannah Badalich, confirms the company “ran a limited test of Persona in the UK […]
Apple’s newest AirTags are already on sale if you’re looking to upgrade
Less than a month after making their debut, Apple’s second-gen AirTags are already receiving their first discount. Right now, Costco members can buy five location trackers for $99.99 ($29 off) either online or in-store, bringing the price of each tracker down to about $20 a […]
Nothing couldn’t wait to show off the Phone 4A
After teasing the upcoming launch of its midrange Phone 4A last week, Nothing has now revealed what the rear of the device looks like. An official render of the Phone 4A shared on X shows off the brand’s familiar transparent-industrial stylings, alongside a new “Glyph […]
Review: Knight of the Seven Kingdoms brings back that Westeros magic
Prequel series is just great storytelling, reminding GoT fans why they loved the original so much.