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Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving 25 years for fraud, files a long-shot request for a new trial, says new witness testimony could refute the prosecution's case (Bob Van Voris/Bloomberg) Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving 25 years for fraud, files a long-shot request for a new trial, says new witness testimony could refute the prosecution's case (Bob Van Voris/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on February 10, 2026 Rating: 5
Venezuelan opposition politician under house arrest after kidnap, son says Venezuelan opposition politician under house arrest after kidnap, son says Reviewed by swadu on February 10, 2026 Rating: 5
An eight-month study at a US tech company finds AI tools didn't reduce work but intensified it, as employees worked faster and took on a broader range of tasks (Harvard Business Review) An eight-month study at a US tech company finds AI tools didn't reduce work but intensified it, as employees worked faster and took on a broader range of tasks (Harvard Business Review) Reviewed by swadu on February 09, 2026 Rating: 5
OpenAI says it has started testing ads in ChatGPT in the US for logged-in adult users on the Free and Go tiers and that the ads do not change ChatGPT answers (OpenAI) OpenAI says it has started testing ads in ChatGPT in the US for logged-in adult users on the Free and Go tiers and that the ads do not change ChatGPT answers (OpenAI) Reviewed by swadu on February 09, 2026 Rating: 5
Lyft launches teen accounts in the US more than two years after Uber, with safety features such as PIN verification, real-time tracking, and audio recordings (Samantha Subin/CNBC) Lyft launches teen accounts in the US more than two years after Uber, with safety features such as PIN verification, real-time tracking, and audio recordings (Samantha Subin/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on February 09, 2026 Rating: 5
No big names. No big budget. But Heated Rivalry is a big hit No big names. No big budget. But Heated Rivalry is a big hit Reviewed by swadu on February 08, 2026 Rating: 5
A software engineer explains AI fatigue, compounded by a FOMO treadmill of using labs' latest tools, thinking atrophy, and more, alongside boosted productivity (Siddhant Khare) A software engineer explains AI fatigue, compounded by a FOMO treadmill of using labs' latest tools, thinking atrophy, and more, alongside boosted productivity (Siddhant Khare) Reviewed by swadu on February 08, 2026 Rating: 5
Influential Ghanaian highlife musician Ebo Taylor dies at 90 Influential Ghanaian highlife musician Ebo Taylor dies at 90 Reviewed by swadu on February 08, 2026 Rating: 5
Trump-linked World Liberty Financial's stablecoin, USD1, hit $5B in total circulation in January with 85% held in Binance accounts; Trump pardoned CZ in October (David Yaffe-Bellany/New York Times) Trump-linked World Liberty Financial's stablecoin, USD1, hit $5B in total circulation in January with 85% held in Binance accounts; Trump pardoned CZ in October (David Yaffe-Bellany/New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on February 07, 2026 Rating: 5
'I don't want to imagine what happened' - Shock and disbelief in area Nancy Guthrie went missing 'I don't want to imagine what happened' - Shock and disbelief in area Nancy Guthrie went missing Reviewed by swadu on February 07, 2026 Rating: 5
Amazon's annual tax bill fell 87% YoY to $1.2B in 2025, as profits grew 45% to ~$90B, mostly due to GOP's depreciation breaks in the One Big Beautiful Bill (Brian Faler/Politico) Amazon's annual tax bill fell 87% YoY to $1.2B in 2025, as profits grew 45% to ~$90B, mostly due to GOP's depreciation breaks in the One Big Beautiful Bill (Brian Faler/Politico) Reviewed by swadu on February 06, 2026 Rating: 5
Crypto.com co-founder Kris Marszalek buys the domain AI.com for $70M, the highest disclosed price for a domain name, as he plans a site offering an AI agent (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times) Crypto.com co-founder Kris Marszalek buys the domain AI.com for $70M, the highest disclosed price for a domain name, as he plans a site offering an AI agent (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on February 06, 2026 Rating: 5
Coin portrait of late Queen draws criticism in Australia Coin portrait of late Queen draws criticism in Australia Reviewed by swadu on February 06, 2026 Rating: 5
OpenAI launches GPT-5.3-Codex, which it says runs 25% faster, enabling longer-running tasks, and "is our first model that was instrumental in creating itself" (David Gewirtz/ZDNET) OpenAI launches GPT-5.3-Codex, which it says runs 25% faster, enabling longer-running tasks, and "is our first model that was instrumental in creating itself" (David Gewirtz/ZDNET) Reviewed by swadu on February 05, 2026 Rating: 5
Israeli intelligence chief's brother charged with smuggling cigarettes into Gaza Israeli intelligence chief's brother charged with smuggling cigarettes into Gaza Reviewed by swadu on February 05, 2026 Rating: 5
Google teases the Pixel 10a in a new video, revealing a completely flat rear camera, and says pre-orders begin on February 18 (Abner Li/9to5Google) Google teases the Pixel 10a in a new video, revealing a completely flat rear camera, and says pre-orders begin on February 18 (Abner Li/9to5Google) Reviewed by swadu on February 04, 2026 Rating: 5
How plans for Trump International hotel in Belgrade unravelled How plans for Trump International hotel in Belgrade unravelled Reviewed by swadu on February 04, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: Alphabet plans a new complex in Bengaluru, India, which can accommodate up to 20K extra staff, amid US visa restrictions and proposed H-1B fee hikes (Bloomberg) Sources: Alphabet plans a new complex in Bengaluru, India, which can accommodate up to 20K extra staff, amid US visa restrictions and proposed H-1B fee hikes (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on February 03, 2026 Rating: 5
France teacher fighting for life after knife attack by pupil France teacher fighting for life after knife attack by pupil Reviewed by swadu on February 03, 2026 Rating: 5
Ghana suspends citizenship process for people of African descent Ghana suspends citizenship process for people of African descent Reviewed by swadu on February 02, 2026 Rating: 5
OpenAI launches a Codex app for macOS, designed to serve as a command center for managing AI agents, and says Codex usage has nearly doubled since mid-December (David Gewirtz/ZDNET) OpenAI launches a Codex app for macOS, designed to serve as a command center for managing AI agents, and says Codex usage has nearly doubled since mid-December (David Gewirtz/ZDNET) Reviewed by swadu on February 02, 2026 Rating: 5
Researchers detail how AI tools for generating deepfakes proliferated on Civitai before it banned them in 2025; many tools submitted before the ban remain live (James O'Donnell/MIT Technology Review) Researchers detail how AI tools for generating deepfakes proliferated on Civitai before it banned them in 2025; many tools submitted before the ban remain live (James O'Donnell/MIT Technology Review) Reviewed by swadu on February 01, 2026 Rating: 5
Teenager dies from Swiss bar fire injuries, bringing death toll to 41 Teenager dies from Swiss bar fire injuries, bringing death toll to 41 Reviewed by swadu on February 01, 2026 Rating: 5
India proposes zero taxes for foreign cloud providers through 2047 on services sold outside the country as long as they run workloads from Indian data centers (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch) India proposes zero taxes for foreign cloud providers through 2047 on services sold outside the country as long as they run workloads from Indian data centers (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on February 01, 2026 Rating: 5
US government partially shuts down despite last minute funding deal US government partially shuts down despite last minute funding deal Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2026 Rating: 5
Filing: SpaceX is seeking FCC approval to launch 1M satellites into space; SpaceX claims the fleet will orbit the Earth and use the sun to power AI data centers (Reuters) Filing: SpaceX is seeking FCC approval to launch 1M satellites into space; SpaceX claims the fleet will orbit the Earth and use the sun to power AI data centers (Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2026 Rating: 5
Gurman: internal development at Apple "runs on Anthropic at this point", Apple wanted to rebuild Siri around Claude, but Anthropic's terms were too steep (@tbpn) Gurman: internal development at Apple "runs on Anthropic at this point", Apple wanted to rebuild Siri around Claude, but Anthropic's terms were too steep (@tbpn) Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2026 Rating: 5
Ukraine sees quieter night as Trump says Putin will not attack its cities Ukraine sees quieter night as Trump says Putin will not attack its cities Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2026 Rating: 5
OpenAI has hired 7+ employees from AI coding startup Cline, including Nik Pash, who left Cline after posting "imagine the smell" on X regarding an xAI hackathon (Kevin McLaughlin/The Information) OpenAI has hired 7+ employees from AI coding startup Cline, including Nik Pash, who left Cline after posting "imagine the smell" on X regarding an xAI hackathon (Kevin McLaughlin/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2026 Rating: 5
Chips, anyone? German farm gives away millions of potatoes after bumper harvest Chips, anyone? German farm gives away millions of potatoes after bumper harvest Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2026 Rating: 5
Decagon, which offers AI-powered customer service agents, raised a $250M Series D led by Coatue and Index Ventures at a $4.5B valuation, up from $1.5B in June (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg) Decagon, which offers AI-powered customer service agents, raised a $250M Series D led by Coatue and Index Ventures at a $4.5B valuation, up from $1.5B in June (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 28, 2026 Rating: 5
Google updates Gemini in Chrome with a new side panel, an auto browse feature that can navigate pages and take actions for AI Pro and AI Ultra users, and more (Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET) Google updates Gemini in Chrome with a new side panel, an auto browse feature that can navigate pages and take actions for AI Pro and AI Ultra users, and more (Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET) Reviewed by swadu on January 28, 2026 Rating: 5
Iran's internet is returning - but not for everyone Iran's internet is returning - but not for everyone Reviewed by swadu on January 28, 2026 Rating: 5
Google expands its AI Plus subscription to 35 new countries and territories, including the US at $7.99/month, with "enhanced access" to Gemini 3 Pro and more (Abner Li/9to5Google) Google expands its AI Plus subscription to 35 new countries and territories, including the US at $7.99/month, with "enhanced access" to Gemini 3 Pro and more (Abner Li/9to5Google) Reviewed by swadu on January 27, 2026 Rating: 5
UpScrolled, a platform for sharing photos, videos, and text that claims political impartiality, says user growth has surged since TikTok's US takeover (Emma Roth/The Verge) UpScrolled, a platform for sharing photos, videos, and text that claims political impartiality, says user growth has surged since TikTok's US takeover (Emma Roth/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on January 26, 2026 Rating: 5
Power prices surge in Virginia, home to the world's largest data center hub; record demand is expected during the winter storm, partly due to data center needs (Tim McLaughlin/Reuters) Power prices surge in Virginia, home to the world's largest data center hub; record demand is expected during the winter storm, partly due to data center needs (Tim McLaughlin/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on January 25, 2026 Rating: 5
Winter storm grips US as millions face power outages and disruption Winter storm grips US as millions face power outages and disruption Reviewed by swadu on January 25, 2026 Rating: 5
How Soviet urban planning is helping Russia freeze Ukraine How Soviet urban planning is helping Russia freeze Ukraine Reviewed by swadu on January 24, 2026 Rating: 5
Snow ploughs battle blizzards on roads and runways in Oklahoma Snow ploughs battle blizzards on roads and runways in Oklahoma Reviewed by swadu on January 24, 2026 Rating: 5
Danish PM in Greenland for 'show of support' after Trump threats Danish PM in Greenland for 'show of support' after Trump threats Reviewed by swadu on January 23, 2026 Rating: 5
Source: Binance considers reintroducing stock tokens after removing them in 2021; OKX, Kraken, Bitget, and others are expanding their tokenized stock offerings (Yueqi Yang/The Information) Source: Binance considers reintroducing stock tokens after removing them in 2021; OKX, Kraken, Bitget, and others are expanding their tokenized stock offerings (Yueqi Yang/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on January 23, 2026 Rating: 5
Alleged drug kingpin and ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding arrested after years on the run Alleged drug kingpin and ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding arrested after years on the run Reviewed by swadu on January 23, 2026 Rating: 5
What we know about Trump's 'framework of future deal' over Greenland What we know about Trump's 'framework of future deal' over Greenland Reviewed by swadu on January 22, 2026 Rating: 5
Taylor Swift makes history as she joins Songwriters Hall of Fame Taylor Swift makes history as she joins Songwriters Hall of Fame Reviewed by swadu on January 21, 2026 Rating: 5
At the WEF in Davos, Palantir CEO Alex Karp says that AI-driven job displacement will "make it hard to imagine why we should have large-scale immigration" (Shona Ghosh/Bloomberg) At the WEF in Davos, Palantir CEO Alex Karp says that AI-driven job displacement will "make it hard to imagine why we should have large-scale immigration" (Shona Ghosh/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 20, 2026 Rating: 5
Shock and confusion as Spain struggles for answers after deadly train crash Shock and confusion as Spain struggles for answers after deadly train crash Reviewed by swadu on January 20, 2026 Rating: 5
At the scene of Spain's worst rail disaster in over a decade At the scene of Spain's worst rail disaster in over a decade Reviewed by swadu on January 19, 2026 Rating: 5
Anthropic's Claude Cowork launch has revived fears about disruption that weighed on SaaS stocks in 2025; Morgan Stanley SaaS index is down 15% so far in 2026 (Ryan Vlastelica/Bloomberg) Anthropic's Claude Cowork launch has revived fears about disruption that weighed on SaaS stocks in 2025; Morgan Stanley SaaS index is down 15% so far in 2026 (Ryan Vlastelica/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 19, 2026 Rating: 5
The UK government will take a £25M stake in Octopus Energy's tech spin-off Kraken, last valued at $8.65B, in an effort to encourage Kraken to list in London (Financial Times) The UK government will take a £25M stake in Octopus Energy's tech spin-off Kraken, last valued at $8.65B, in an effort to encourage Kraken to list in London (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on January 19, 2026 Rating: 5
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