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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
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
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