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A profile of Palmer Luckey and his startup Anduril, which has more than $6B in global contracts, had roughly $2B in revenue last year, and is valued at ~$31B (New York Times) A profile of Palmer Luckey and his startup Anduril, which has more than $6B in global contracts, had roughly $2B in revenue last year, and is valued at ~$31B (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on March 02, 2026 Rating: 5
A rap star might just beat a former PM - what this says about Nepal's Gen Z election A rap star might just beat a former PM - what this says about Nepal's Gen Z election Reviewed by swadu on March 02, 2026 Rating: 5
Celebrations around the world after strikes on Iran Celebrations around the world after strikes on Iran Reviewed by swadu on March 01, 2026 Rating: 5
Chinese matchmaking apps like Wanmei Qinjia, which has 50M users and lets parents look for spouses for their children, surge as marriage rates continue to fall (Kohei Fujimura/Nikkei Asia) Chinese matchmaking apps like Wanmei Qinjia, which has 50M users and lets parents look for spouses for their children, surge as marriage rates continue to fall (Kohei Fujimura/Nikkei Asia) Reviewed by swadu on March 01, 2026 Rating: 5
A 'delicate' balance for Canada and a 'win-win' for Modi as Carney visits India A 'delicate' balance for Canada and a 'win-win' for Modi as Carney visits India Reviewed by swadu on February 28, 2026 Rating: 5
China faces a dilemma as it looks to balance productivity gains from AI with labor displacement risks due to automation, which could trigger an economic spiral (Bloomberg) China faces a dilemma as it looks to balance productivity gains from AI with labor displacement risks due to automation, which could trigger an economic spiral (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on February 28, 2026 Rating: 5
Xiaomi launches the €15 Xiaomi tag, an AirTag-like device that works with both Apple Find My and Android Find Hub, and the €300 Xiaomi Watch 5, in Europe (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) Xiaomi launches the €15 Xiaomi tag, an AirTag-like device that works with both Apple Find My and Android Find Hub, and the €300 Xiaomi Watch 5, in Europe (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on February 28, 2026 Rating: 5
Two coalitions of workers, including employees of Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI, ask their companies to join Anthropic in refusing DOD's demands (Bloomberg) Two coalitions of workers, including employees of Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI, ask their companies to join Anthropic in refusing DOD's demands (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on February 27, 2026 Rating: 5
Court docs from a New Mexico trial reveal internal divisions at Meta as Instagram teen safety initiatives conflicted with growth and engagement goals (The Atlantic) Court docs from a New Mexico trial reveal internal divisions at Meta as Instagram teen safety initiatives conflicted with growth and engagement goals (The Atlantic) Reviewed by swadu on February 27, 2026 Rating: 5
Moment cooling tower is demolished at German power plant Moment cooling tower is demolished at German power plant Reviewed by swadu on February 26, 2026 Rating: 5
Sam Altman's Tools for Humanity is partnering with brands like Gap, Visa, and Tinder to market its World ID human verification product (Patrick Coffee/Wall Street Journal) Sam Altman's Tools for Humanity is partnering with brands like Gap, Visa, and Tinder to market its World ID human verification product (Patrick Coffee/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on February 26, 2026 Rating: 5
Apple says iPhone and iPad on iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 have become the first consumer devices NATO approved for use up to the "restricted" level of classified data (Elyse Betters Picaro/ZDNET) Apple says iPhone and iPad on iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 have become the first consumer devices NATO approved for use up to the "restricted" level of classified data (Elyse Betters Picaro/ZDNET) Reviewed by swadu on February 26, 2026 Rating: 5
Samsung launches the $179 Galaxy Buds 4 and $249 Buds 4 Pro, keeping the AirPods-esque design, with better battery life and noise canceling, available March 11 (John Higgins/The Verge) Samsung launches the $179 Galaxy Buds 4 and $249 Buds 4 Pro, keeping the AirPods-esque design, with better battery life and noise canceling, available March 11 (John Higgins/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on February 25, 2026 Rating: 5
Waymo opens its robotaxi service to "select riders" in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando, expanding its operations to 10 US cities (Lora Kolodny/CNBC) Waymo opens its robotaxi service to "select riders" in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando, expanding its operations to 10 US cities (Lora Kolodny/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on February 24, 2026 Rating: 5
Ramaphosa thanks Putin for release of South Africans lured into Russia-Ukraine war Ramaphosa thanks Putin for release of South Africans lured into Russia-Ukraine war Reviewed by swadu on February 24, 2026 Rating: 5
Zelensky tells BBC Putin has started WW3 and must be stopped Zelensky tells BBC Putin has started WW3 and must be stopped Reviewed by swadu on February 23, 2026 Rating: 5
Anthropic says DeepSeek, MiniMax, and Moonshot violated its ToS by prompting Claude a combined 16M+ times and using distillation to train their own products (Wall Street Journal) Anthropic says DeepSeek, MiniMax, and Moonshot violated its ToS by prompting Claude a combined 16M+ times and using distillation to train their own products (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on February 23, 2026 Rating: 5
Sam Altman says discussions about AI's energy usage are "unfair", as it takes "20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time" to train a human (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch) Sam Altman says discussions about AI's energy usage are "unfair", as it takes "20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time" to train a human (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on February 22, 2026 Rating: 5
US ambassador's Israel comments condemned by Arab and Muslim nations US ambassador's Israel comments condemned by Arab and Muslim nations Reviewed by swadu on February 22, 2026 Rating: 5
English-language Wikipedia bans Archive.today after editors discover it was used to direct a DDoS attack and tampered with snapshots; 695K+ links to be removed (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica) English-language Wikipedia bans Archive.today after editors discover it was used to direct a DDoS attack and tampered with snapshots; 695K+ links to be removed (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica) Reviewed by swadu on February 21, 2026 Rating: 5
Family of Palestinian-American man killed in West Bank demand accountability Family of Palestinian-American man killed in West Bank demand accountability Reviewed by swadu on February 21, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: Google may invest $100M in Fluidstack at a $7.5B valuation and has backstopped crypto miners that are building datacenters, seeking to expand TPU use (Wall Street Journal) Sources: Google may invest $100M in Fluidstack at a $7.5B valuation and has backstopped crypto miners that are building datacenters, seeking to expand TPU use (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on February 20, 2026 Rating: 5
How Eric Dane gave his final months to 'moving the needle' on ALS How Eric Dane gave his final months to 'moving the needle' on ALS Reviewed by swadu on February 20, 2026 Rating: 5
Reddit is testing an AI search feature that takes community recommendations and shows matching products from its advertisers in the results (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Reddit is testing an AI search feature that takes community recommendations and shows matching products from its advertisers in the results (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on February 19, 2026 Rating: 5
US-Iran tension: Why Tehran may choose confrontation over 'surrender' US-Iran tension: Why Tehran may choose confrontation over 'surrender' Reviewed by swadu on February 19, 2026 Rating: 5
OpenAI hires Instagram's VP of global partnerships, Charles Porch, as its first VP of global creative partnerships, seeking to win over a skeptical Hollywood (Julia Black/Vanity Fair) OpenAI hires Instagram's VP of global partnerships, Charles Porch, as its first VP of global creative partnerships, seeking to win over a skeptical Hollywood (Julia Black/Vanity Fair) Reviewed by swadu on February 18, 2026 Rating: 5
I would scream in my sleep: Women from Syria's Alawite minority tell of kidnap and rape I would scream in my sleep: Women from Syria's Alawite minority tell of kidnap and rape Reviewed by swadu on February 18, 2026 Rating: 5
Night Media, a talent agency that represents influencers like Twitch streamer Kai Cenat, raised $70M led by StepStone to expand into gaming, sports, and music (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg) Night Media, a talent agency that represents influencers like Twitch streamer Kai Cenat, raised $70M led by StepStone to expand into gaming, sports, and music (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on February 17, 2026 Rating: 5
Over 100 researchers from Johns Hopkins, Oxford, and more call for guardrails on some infectious disease datasets that could enable AI to design deadly viruses (Megan Morrone/Axios) Over 100 researchers from Johns Hopkins, Oxford, and more call for guardrails on some infectious disease datasets that could enable AI to design deadly viruses (Megan Morrone/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on February 17, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: Apple ramps up work on AI wearables with cameras and Siri, including smart glasses, AirPods, and a pendant that can be worn as a necklace or pinned (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Sources: Apple ramps up work on AI wearables with cameras and Siri, including smart glasses, AirPods, and a pendant that can be worn as a necklace or pinned (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on February 17, 2026 Rating: 5
Family of Zambia's ex-President Lungu dismiss poisoning allegation - lawyers Family of Zambia's ex-President Lungu dismiss poisoning allegation - lawyers Reviewed by swadu on February 17, 2026 Rating: 5
US attorney general criticised after saying all Epstein files have been released US attorney general criticised after saying all Epstein files have been released Reviewed by swadu on February 16, 2026 Rating: 5
Apple says it will bring "advanced video capabilities" to Apple Podcasts this spring, including allowing users to switch between watching and listening to shows (Todd Spangler/Variety) Apple says it will bring "advanced video capabilities" to Apple Podcasts this spring, including allowing users to switch between watching and listening to shows (Todd Spangler/Variety) Reviewed by swadu on February 16, 2026 Rating: 5
What is the dart frog toxin allegedly used to kill Alexei Navalny? What is the dart frog toxin allegedly used to kill Alexei Navalny? Reviewed by swadu on February 15, 2026 Rating: 5
Sam Altman says that India has 100M weekly active ChatGPT users, the app's second-largest userbase after the US, ahead of the AI Impact Summit (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch) Sam Altman says that India has 100M weekly active ChatGPT users, the app's second-largest userbase after the US, ahead of the AI Impact Summit (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on February 15, 2026 Rating: 5
Indian man admits plot to kill US-based Sikh separatist leader Indian man admits plot to kill US-based Sikh separatist leader Reviewed by swadu on February 14, 2026 Rating: 5
A deep dive into a global money-laundering ecosystem powered by crypto and messaging apps like WeChat and Telegram, used by drug cartels and criminal groups (Jessica Brice/Bloomberg) A deep dive into a global money-laundering ecosystem powered by crypto and messaging apps like WeChat and Telegram, used by drug cartels and criminal groups (Jessica Brice/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on February 14, 2026 Rating: 5
'Canadians are with you,' says PM at Tumbler Ridge vigil 'Canadians are with you,' says PM at Tumbler Ridge vigil Reviewed by swadu on February 14, 2026 Rating: 5
Who is on helmet that led to Ukrainian athlete's Winter Olympics ban? Who is on helmet that led to Ukrainian athlete's Winter Olympics ban? Reviewed by swadu on February 13, 2026 Rating: 5
Leak damages 19th Century painting in latest Louvre setback Leak damages 19th Century painting in latest Louvre setback Reviewed by swadu on February 13, 2026 Rating: 5
Q&A with Dario Amodei on getting close to "a country of geniuses in a data center", how AI will diffuse through the economy, frontier lab profits, China, more (Dwarkesh Patel/Dwarkesh Podcast) Q&A with Dario Amodei on getting close to "a country of geniuses in a data center", how AI will diffuse through the economy, frontier lab profits, China, more (Dwarkesh Patel/Dwarkesh Podcast) Reviewed by swadu on February 13, 2026 Rating: 5
Top Goldman Sachs lawyer who called Epstein 'Uncle Jeffrey' resigns Top Goldman Sachs lawyer who called Epstein 'Uncle Jeffrey' resigns Reviewed by swadu on February 13, 2026 Rating: 5
OpenAI launches a research preview of GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, a smaller version of GPT-5.3-Codex that it claims generates code 15 times faster, for Pro users (David Gewirtz/ZDNET) OpenAI launches a research preview of GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, a smaller version of GPT-5.3-Codex that it claims generates code 15 times faster, for Pro users (David Gewirtz/ZDNET) Reviewed by swadu on February 12, 2026 Rating: 5
Kenya's border with Somalia set to re-open after almost 15 years Kenya's border with Somalia set to re-open after almost 15 years Reviewed by swadu on February 12, 2026 Rating: 5
Google releases Android 17 Beta 1, which requires developers to optimize apps for foldables and large screens, includes performance improvements, and more (Sanuj Bhatia/Android Central) Google releases Android 17 Beta 1, which requires developers to optimize apps for foldables and large screens, includes performance improvements, and more (Sanuj Bhatia/Android Central) Reviewed by swadu on February 11, 2026 Rating: 5
Meta launches an AI feature that lets Threads users temporarily personalize their feed by specifying topics in a public post that begins with "Dear Algo" (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC) Meta launches an AI feature that lets Threads users temporarily personalize their feed by specifying topics in a public post that begins with "Dear Algo" (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on February 11, 2026 Rating: 5
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