Why This Part of Antarctica Bleeds Blood Red
Perhaps surprisingly, the answer isn't climate change.
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Hezbollah Will Stay Out Of US-Iran Fight, But Only If Strikes 'Limited'
Hezbollah Will Stay Out Of US-Iran Fight, But Only If Strikes 'Limited' As the Trump White House weighs its options against Tehran, Hezbollah is signaling it may not be eager to open another front - at least not immediately, issuing a rare message which seeks to calm the mood in the region. A senior Hezbollah official told AFP that the Iran-backed group would stay out of the fight if the United States conducts only "limited" strikes against Iran - a notable caveat, but which leaves...
Xbox Co-founder Says Microsoft is Quietly Sunsetting the Platform
Seamus Blackley, one of the original founders of Xbox who helped convince Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer to back a console project more than 26 years ago, told GamesBeat in an interview that he believes Microsoft is quietly sunsetting the platform under the guise of an AI-driven leadership transition. Microsoft recently announced that Asha Sharma, whose career has focused on AI and software as a service, will replace Phil Spencer as Xbox CEO, and that COO and president Sarah Bond is leaving the ...
Riley Walz, the Jester of Silicon Valley, Is Joining OpenAI
The software engineer is famous for his online stunts. Now he’s joining the company behind ChatGPT to work on new ways for humans to use AI systems.
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Nexstar lays off local TV journalists including KTLA's Glen Walker and Lu Parker
Meteorologist Mark Kriski is also out as part of company-wide cost reductions at Nexstar.
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South Carolina measles epidemic nearing 1000 infected
Showing that the MAHA movement is a complete success, measles rages out of control in South Carolina. Measles cases in South Carolina surged to 979 on Tuesday, state health data showed, including six additional infections since Friday. Here are some details: Officials have warned that the widening outbreak could last weeks or months amid lagging vaccine uptake. Read the rest The post South Carolina measles epidemic nearing 1000 infected appeared first on Boing Boing.
Flying soon? These travel-ready essentials are all under $50
Spring and summer travel are already ramping up and airport chaos isn’t going anywhere. Make your next trip easier with smart picks under $50 that keep you organized and comfortable from security to landing. From wireless power banks and luggage straps to bag organizers and passport wallets, these affordable essentials help you move through the airport faster and with less stress.Original price: $16.99Keep your travel documents in one place with this RFID-blocking passport wallet. It helps you s...
Tecno just unveiled a ridiculously thin modular smartphone concept design
Tecno just unveiled a rather intriguing modular smartphone concept design at MWC 2026. The standout feature here is likely the size. Most modular smartphone concepts start bulky and only get bulkier once attaching accessories. Tecno's base smartphone is just 4.9mm thin, which is significantly thinner than a pencil and the iPhone Air. Of course, the size increases with each attached module. However, snapping on the power bank module makes the thickness comparable to a standard modern smartphone. ...
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Goldman's Top DEI Exec Out Days After Bank Scraps Woke Board Policy
Goldman's Top DEI Exec Out Days After Bank Scraps Woke Board Policy Days after the firm announced that they were scrapping DEI requirements for new board members, and six years after the death of George Floyd that ushered in institutionalized virtue-signaling, the bank's head of DEI is leaving. Megan Hogan, who's been at the firm 12 years, is taking her shtick to Morgan Stanley according to Business Insider, which Hogan confirmed via email, telling the outlet that Morgan Stanley...
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Four passengers of US speedboat shot dead by Cuban coast guard, interior ministry says
The Interior Ministry says shots were fired from the Florida-registered boat.
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Cuban Border Guards Kill Four People On American Speedboat
Cuban Border Guards Kill Four People On American Speedboat The Cuban Embassy's official X account reported that a Florida-registered speedboat illegally entered Cuban territorial waters. This prompted a maritime unit of Cuban border guards to intercept the vessel, after which a firefight erupted, leaving four people aboard the speedboat dead and six injured. "The vessel, registered in Florida, United States, with registration number FL7726SH, approached to within 1 nautical mile n...
Country star Carly Pearce issues urgent health plea after being ignored by doctors: 'Please go get checked'
Country music star Carly Pearce urged fans to go get checked by doctors when health issues arise.Pearce, 35, reflected on how doctors initially misdiagnosed her before realizing the "Dream Come True" singer suffered from pericarditis. The condition is caused by inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart."That was something I developed in 2020 and didn't know what it was for a really long time. It was kind of misdiagnosed, also dismissed," Pearce explained during an appearance on Rolling Stone...
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LA stopped repaving streets to avoid building wheelchair ramps
Every mile of LA street has about 14 curb ramps that need to meet federal ADA standards. A single crew needs roughly three months to build them. Repaving that same stretch of road? A weekend or a week, tops. That mismatch explains why the city has essentially stopped resurfacing streets, reports LA Public Press. Read the rest The post LA stopped repaving streets to avoid building wheelchair ramps appeared first on Boing Boing.
Gov Sanders, conservatives unload on 'bizarre' Democrat SOTU counterprogramming: 'Normal vs crazy'
Democratic events protesting President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address prompted sharp pushback from conservatives on social media and from Arkansas' Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who said the events painted a sharp contrast between the two parties.Democrats held several counterprogramming events to Trump’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday, including an event called "State of the Swamp," where far-left activists, including the Portland Frog Brigade, took to the stage dress...
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Bill Gates admits affairs with Russian women, blames Epstein fallout
Among the Justice Department documents from the Epstein investigation is an email Epstein sent to himself, claiming Gates had asked for antibiotics after contracting an STI from "Russian girls." Gates has now confirmed at least part of that story. Speaking to Gates Foundation employees on February 24, he admitted to two affairs with Russian women relationships the pedophile found out about, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a recording of his remarks. Read the rest The post Bill Gates ad...
American released from Indonesia jail after serving 11 years for 'suitcase murder' as US case looms
Indonesia has freed and deported an American who spent 11 years in prison for the premeditated murder of his then-girlfriend's mother on the tourist island of Bali. Now, he's facing federal charges in the U.S.Tommy Schafer, who returned to the U.S. on Tuesday, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the 2014 murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack, the mother of his then-girlfriend Heather Mack, during a luxury vacation. Prosecutors have said that the couple was trying to gain access to a $1.5 million t...
HP says RAM now accounts for more than a third of its PC costs
The cost of PC components has been skyrocketing as AI infrastructure buildout creates extraordinary demand amid limited supply. HP says that squeeze is now hitting PC memory especially hard, with RAM now accounting for 35 percent of a system’s overall cost. "We did share last quarter that memory and storage costs made up roughly 15 percent to 18 percent of our PC bill of materials, and we now currently estimate this to be roughly 35 percent for the year," said CFO Karen Parkhill on the company's...
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Revealed: The contents of Epstein’s secret storage locker
Search warrants show US authorities never raided at least six Epstein lockers.
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CME Halts All Metals, NatGas Markets Due To "Technical Issues"
CME Halts All Metals, NatGas Markets Due To "Technical Issues" At around 1300ET, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) halted trading of all metals and NatGas contracts (futures and options) due to 'technical issues'. Additionally, all day orders and GTDs with today’s date will be cancelled. All GTCs that have been acknowledged will remain working. Since the halt, spot prices for gold have declined... NatGas futures trading has re-opened (lower)... CME says that Globex Me...
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Larry Summers used racist language in messages to Epstein
Larry Summers used racist language in messages to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein about a woman he was pursuing romantically. "I'd be happy to have a rational affair w yellow peril," he wrote, minutes after telling the pedophile he was "way smitten with her so woukd sacrifuce lots for being w her." Read the rest The post Larry Summers used racist language in messages to Epstein appeared first on Boing Boing.
Former Clinton, Obama official to resign from Harvard over Epstein ties
Former Harvard President Larry Summers announced Wednesday he will resign from his academic and faculty appointments at the Ivy League school at the end of the academic year, a Harvard spokesperson said, following the emergence of his communications with the late Jeffrey Epstein. "In connection with the ongoing review by the University of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein that were recently released by the government, Harvard Kennedy School Dean Jeremy Weinstein has accepted Professor Lawrenc...
Stephen Colbert rips Hakeem Jeffries' 'silent' SOTU protest as 'bold rebrand of doing jack squat'
On Tuesday's broadcast of "The Late Show," host Stephen Colbert tore into House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., over his guidance for a "silent" protest of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address as a "bold rebrand of doing jack squat.""For Democrats who did attend [the State of the Union], Hakeem Jeffries urged members not to make a scene, an approach he dubbed ‘silent defiance,' which I believe is a bold rebrand of doing jack squat," Colbert said."As Martin Luther King onc...
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Celebrity Big Bear eagles Jackie and Shadow lay new egg after ravens destroy first clutch
Bald eagle matriarch Jackie laid an egg on Tuesday afternoon, marking a joyous turnaround for a nesting season so far marked by tragedy.
Human remains found in submerged car believed to belong to Florida mother who vanished 22 years ago
More than two decades after a Florida mother mysteriously vanished without a trace, divers have recovered human remains and her submerged car from a waterway.The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office announced that divers recovered parts of a red 1996 Plymouth Neon, clothing, children’s toys, a Florida driver’s license and human remains believed to be those of Mary Lou Combs, a Palm Coast woman.Combs was last seen on Aug. 19, 2003, leaving a home she shared "periodically" with her mother and three chi...
Trump-backed governor announces bid for third consecutive term
Idaho Gov. Brad Little, a Republican who began serving as governor in early 2019, announced that he will seek re-election.Little, who is currently in his second term, is now pursuing a third."With President @realDonaldTrump's support, I’m excited to announce my re-election campaign to continue serving the great State of Idaho," he declared in a Tuesday post on X.ALI LARTER SAYS SHE AND HER HUSBAND DITCHED LA AND ‘FULLY COMMITTED’ TO IDAHO MOVE FOR THEIR KIDSThe governor submitted his "Declaratio...
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More than 1 in 10 meditators report serious adverse effects
Meditation is one of those things that seems like it can only help. Sit quietly, focus on your breath, feel calmer. But more than 1 in 10 regular practitioners report significant adverse effects problems like anxiety, psychotic episodes, and depersonalization that disrupted their daily functioning for a month or more, according to a 2022 US study. Read the rest The post More than 1 in 10 meditators report serious adverse effects appeared first on Boing Boing.
Anthropic Rolls Back Safety Protocols as It Waits to Find Out If It’s Being Drafted by the Army
Launching missiles for defense is fine, apparently.
Police announce arrest in fatal shooting of millionaire philanthropist at Maryland senior living facility
Montgomery County police announced Wednesday the arrest of a suspect in the fatal shooting of an 87-year-old millionaire philanthropist inside a senior living center in Maryland. The Montgomery County Department of Police’s Major Crimes Division will hold a 3 p.m. EST press conference at police headquarters in Gaithersburg to share details about the arrest in the death of Robert Fuller.Chief Marc Yamada, Assistant Chief Willie Parker-Loan and Captain Sean Gagen of the Major Crimes Division are e...
Kalshi fined a MrBeast editor for insider trading
Kalshi, one of several online prediction markets that have exploded in popularity in the last few years, has suspended one of YouTube MrBeast's video editors for insider trading, NPR reports. Besides being suspended from the platform for two years, Kalshi says the editor will also be required to pay a financial penalty that's five times his initial trade size.The editor, Artem Kaptur, traded in markets related to YouTube and specifically, MrBeast. Kalshi says his transactions were initially flag...
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Newly found letters show Georg Cantor stole his famous infinity proof
Georg Cantor's 1874 proof that infinity comes in different sizes reshaped mathematics. It also appears to have been stolen. Newly discovered letters show that Cantor's colleague Richard Dedekind provided key proofs that Cantor published under his own name, reports Quanta Magazine. Read the rest The post Newly found letters show Georg Cantor stole his famous infinity proof appeared first on Boing Boing.
Federal judge rules Trump's 'third country' deportation policy is unconstitutional
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from deporting illegal immigrants to so-called "third countries" without first giving them notice and an opportunity to challenge their removal, in a high-stakes case that is likely headed to the Supreme Court.The ruling from U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, a Biden appointee, comes months after lawyers filed a class-action lawsuit in Boston challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s process of deporting illegal immigrants in ...
Mamdani again downplays NYPD ambush as snowball fight ‘that got out of hand’
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani once again downplayed an attack in which several New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers were pelted with snow.While speaking to reporters Wednesday, Mamdani was again asked about the viral incident. Before touching on the ambush, Mamdani credited the NYPD with playing a major role in the city's blizzard response. The mayor said that what he saw on the videos circulating rapidly online was a snowball fight that "got out of hand." While he added that pol...
Luke Combs’ brutal response to ‘liberal’ labels: ‘Why do we all care?’
Country superstar Luke Combs is pushing back on labels from both sides of the political aisle, saying rejecting racism shouldn’t automatically brand someone as "liberal."In a wide-ranging conversation touching on culture, politics and the evolution of country music, Combs addressed criticism he faced in recent years particularly after speaking out during the height of the Black Lives Matter movement and apologizing for past use of Confederate flag imagery.During the New York Times’ "Popcast," Co...
Trump trims some tariffs after Supreme Court loss but keeps trade fight alive
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling against President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, the administration trimmed select emergency duties while standing firm in the trade fight.The shift was formalized in an executive order published in the Federal Register, the government’s official record for executive actions. It ends tariffs imposed under emergency powers but preserves other trade duties and a temporary import surcharge.It amounts to a recalibration not a retreat from one of the defini...
College student found in snow-covered car dies of carbon monoxide poisoning during Rhode Island blizzard
A college student was found unconscious inside a snow-covered car during a Rhode Island blizzard and later died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the Newport Police Department said Tuesday.Police and fire crews responded around 7:20 p.m. Monday to a parking lot off Bellevue Avenue after receiving a report of a person inside a vehicle.When first responders arrived, they found 21-year-old Joseph Boutros, a Salve Regina University student, unconscious inside.Officials said Boutros had been charging his...
The public opposition to AI infrastructure is heating up
Public backlash over the data center boom is leading to a variety of draconian policies—including bans on new construction.
Firing Melissa Barrera Was Very Costly ‘Scream’ Decision
A new report reveals how much it cost to rewrite the script and how much Neve Campbell was paid to return.
OpenClaw Users Are Allegedly Bypassing Anti-Bot Systems
An open source project called Scrapling is gaining traction with AI agent users who want their bots to scrape sites without permission.
Hacker Used Anthropic's Claude To Steal Sensitive Mexican Data
A hacker exploited Anthropic's AI chatbot to carry out a series of attacks against Mexican government agencies, resulting in the theft of a huge trove of sensitive tax and voter information, according to cybersecurity researchers. From a report: The unknown Claude user wrote Spanish-language prompts for the chatbot to act as an elite hacker, finding vulnerabilities in government networks, writing computer scripts to exploit them and determining ways to automate data theft, Israeli cybersecurity ...
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Can a Long-Hated Bronx Highway Be Repaired Without Doing More Harm?
Community groups are opposing proposals to expand the decades-old Cross Bronx Expressway in favor of more limited fixes and improvements to local streets.
Pelosi calls Trump State of the Union 'lazy' – after he broke his own record for longest ever
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called President Donald Trump's State of the Union Address Tuesday night "lazy," but history tells another story: Trump broke his own record for the longest such speech in American history.In fact, Trump, the oldest American president ever inaugurated, has delivered three of the top five longest State of the Union addresses. His Tuesday night speech clocked in at nearly 1 hour and 48 minutes, making it number one, according to the American Presidency ...
Google's Aletheia AI Agent Autonomously Solves 6/10 Novel FirstProof Math Problems
Abstract: We report the performance of Aletheia (Feng et al., 2026b), a mathematics research agent powered by Gemini 3 Deep Think, on the inaugural FirstProof challenge. Within the allowed timeframe o
Squad member slammed for ‘unhinged’ take comparing ICE to White supremacist group
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., a progressive "Squad" member, is taking heat for an "unhinged" take comparing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to members of the Ku Klux Klan.In an interview, Pressley accused federal immigration enforcement officers of unleashing a "campaign of terror" that she said "does not care who is in its wake.""In the same way that the KKK cannot be reformed, another you know, masked militia group I do not believe that ICE can be reformed and that this has ...
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Arellano: This Latino Republican Trump speech watch party was neither large, nor especially Latino
It was the Los Angeles Hispanic Republican Club's potluck party for President Trump's State of the Union address, but there was a problem: Not many Hispanics showed up.
House Republican explains why she sat on left side of chamber during State of the Union
Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., sat on the left side of the House chamber during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday, rather than on the other side with her GOP colleagues."Tonight I’m sitting among my Democrat colleagues as they choose to sit in protest. I will make a point to applaud and cheer for America’s success. America has never been stronger!" the congresswoman wrote in a Tuesday night post on X.During Trump's speech, Cammack, like other Republicans, could be seen re...
Innu chief condemns 'cowboy' tactics after wildlife officers raid cabin for caribou carcass
An Innu community on Quebec’s Lower North Shore is shaken by an intervention by wildlife officers who circled and attempted to enter a cabin in Ekuanitshit Monday evening, injuring an elderly woman in the process.
Karoline Leavitt's White House photo with Team USA hockey stars ignites online fury over MAGA hat
The U.S. men’s ice hockey team continued their Olympic gold medal celebrations back home with a whirlwind tour on Tuesday that began with an Air Force flight into Washington, D.C., and ended with a standing ovation at the State of the Union address.But amid the praise, the team has faced some backlash on social media. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was among those in the administration to welcome the American hockey players before visiting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Of...
Delta pilot tells control tower 'we lost left engine' as flight ignites runway fire
A Delta flight bound for Atlanta, Georgia, returned to the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport just minutes after takeoff Sunday.The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that Delta Flight 1067 experienced a failure involving its left engine after departing Savannah/Hilton Head at around 6:45 p.m.The engine issue sparked a grass fire near the runway.BULLET DISCOVERED ON COMMERCIAL JET AT MAJOR AIRPORT SPARKS SECURITY SCAREDelta confirmed the incident in a statement to Fox News Digital...
Senate Grills MAHA Influencer Pick for Surgeon General Over Vaccines, Autism, and Financial Ties
Casey Means refused to state her opinion on whether vaccines cause autism and suggested most women are not getting informed consent about the birth control pill.
‘Give me liberty’ Founding Father’s descendant blasts Spanberger’s redistricting push
FIRST ON FOX: Virginia Republicans offered their own response to Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s Democratic Party rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union, featuring a descendant of the famously outspoken Founding Father Patrick Henry.Del. Anne Ferrell Tata, R-Virginia Beach, is a direct descendant of Gov. Patrick Henry’s sister Elizabeth, a lineage Tata said stems from the first days of the Old Dominion and one she does not often discuss.But, as Tata mentioned in recent floor remarks, ...
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Yen Tumbles After Takaichi Nominates Two Prominent Doves To The BOJ
Yen Tumbles After Takaichi Nominates Two Prominent Doves To The BOJ It's not just Trump who is stacking his central bank with uberdoves. After plunging yesterday following a Mainichi report that Japanese Prime Minister expressed concerns at more BOJ rate hikes, the yen has tumbled more, sending the USDJPY as high as 156.80 this morning, the highest since Feb 9, after the Takaichi administration announced two nominees to succeed the outgoing BoJ Policy Board members later this year,...
Melania Trump's young State of the Union guest pushes for AI to revolutionize American classrooms
First lady Melania Trump brought a special guest with her to Tuesday’s State of the Union address: an 11-year-old girl from Texas. Everest Nevraumont advocates for the use of artificial intelligence in learning and is working to change the way people think about technology in the classroom.Nevraumont attends Alpha School in Austin, which incorporates artificial intelligence into its curriculum. The new software has allowed the school to reduce lesson time. Nevraumont said that, thanks to AI, she...
Anthropic weakens its safety pledge in the wake of the Pentagon's pressure campaign
Two stories about the Claude maker Anthropic broke on Tuesday that, when combined, arguably paint a chilling picture. First, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly pressuring Anthropic to yield its AI safeguards and give the military unrestrained access to its Claude AI chatbot. The company then chose the same day that the Hegseth news broke to drop its centerpiece safety pledge.On Tuesday, Anthropic said it was modifying its Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP) to lower safety guardrails. ...
Trump blasts Omar, Tlaib as ‘lunatics,’ says ‘send them back’ after SOTU protests
President Donald Trump tore into Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Wednesday as "lunatics" after they interrupted his State of the Union address with shouting."When you watch Low IQ Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, as they screamed uncontrollably last night at the very elegant State of the Union, such an important and beautiful event, they had the bulging, bloodshot eyes of crazy people," Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday. "LUNATICS, mentally deranged and sick who, frankly,...
Viral video shows Whataburger staff fending off attacker with trash can, fry basket
The saying "Don’t Mess with Texas" took on a whole new meaning when a burger joint employee went viral for fending off an alleged attacker with a fry basket and a trash can.Video of the confrontation went viral after a customer recorded the encounter as it unfolded at a Whataburger location in Paris, Texas.Witness Billy Jones told Fox News' affiliate KDFW that while he was eating, a man dressed in all black entered and began attacking a worker.MASKED AGITATORS SHATTER COP CAR WINDOWS DURING CHAO...
Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro Review: No BS, Just Great-Sounding Wireless Earbuds
The Galaxy Buds 4 Pro zero in on the basics and knock most of them out of the park.
March's PS Plus Monthly Games include Monster Hunter Rise and Slime Rancher 2
Sony just divulged the list of PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for March, and there's a little something for everybody. These will all be playable on March 3 for subscribers on any tier. After downloading, the games will stay in a player's library as long as the subscription remains active. First up, there's Monster Hunter Rise. This was initially a Nintendo Switch exclusive before making the jump to other platforms. This is a decent Monster Hunter game with a focus on verticality. There are too...
The AirPods Pro 3 Are $20 Off
It's not the flashiest deal, but if you need a new pair, you can snag one at a slight discount.
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Prince Andrew told to stop horse riding while under police probe
MPs broke tradition to denounce him in Parliament over his Epstein links.
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Andrew ‘banned from riding’
MPs broke tradition to denounce him in Parliament over his Epstein links.
Flu season could linger into spring as doctors warn of second wave on the way
Health experts are warning that the 2025-26 flu season isn't over yet. In fact, people should prepare for the virus to linger well into the warmer months, according to Dr. Michael Glazier, chief medical officer and pediatrician at Bluebird Kids Health in Florida.The current season is tracking with historical trends, the doctor said, as influenza A typically strikes first and most aggressively."The 2025-26 flu season has followed this pattern, with influenza A cases presenting earlier in the seas...
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Subpar 5Y Auction Sees Biggest Tail Since July 2025, Bid to Cover Slides
Subpar 5Y Auction Sees Biggest Tail Since July 2025, Bid to Cover Slides After yesterday's 2 Year auction, moments ago the Treasury sold its second coupon for the week when it auctioned off $70BN in 5 Year paper in a rather lackluster auction. The auction priced at a high yield of 3.615%, down from 3.823% a month ago, and the lowest since November; it also tailed the When Issued 3.608% by 0.7bps, the biggest tail since last July. The bid to cover was ugly, dropping to 2.32, dow...
The New ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Trailer Asks Johnny Cage to Step the Hell Up
The fighting game adaptation's follow-up continues to look like a delightful vehicle for Karl Urban.
Samsung Galaxy S26 vs. Galaxy S25: What’s changed and which one should you buy?
Following Samsung’s Unpacked event, the Samsung Galaxy S26 is available for pre-order, and it looks very familiar. That is not necessarily a bad thing. Like recent updates in the Galaxy S line, Samsung is refining its flagship rather than dramatically reinventing it. Both phones share a lot of core DNA, including compact designs, high-refresh AMOLED displays and similar camera hardware. The S26 does introduce a handful of meaningful updates, however, including a slightly larger battery and newer...
Samsung Galaxy S26 vs. S26+ vs. S26 Ultra: Comparing the three new phones
Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+ and Galaxy S26 Ultra, and the company is once again leaning heavily on AI, camera upgrades and refined hardware to move the lineup forward. While the overall design remains familiar, there are some meaningful differences between the three models, particularly when it comes to display tech, charging speeds and camera hardware. Across the board, the S26 family is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chip and runs Andr...
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Man dies in fall from California's notoriously dangerous Devil's Slide
Officials said witnesses reported that the 70-year-old man may have experienced a medical emergency before he plunged to his death.
Kendamil baby formula sold on Amazon, Costco recalled due to toxin-related concerns
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a baby formula sold online and at Costco is being recalled due to concerns of a toxin that can cause food poisoning.
How to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S26 phones and Galaxy Buds 4
During its Unpacked event today, Samsung announced three new Galaxy S-series phones as well as the latest generation of its earbuds, the Galaxy Buds 4 and Galaxy Buds 4 Pro. Pre-orders are now open and the new devices are set to ship March 11. As expected, this year’s models aren’t drastically different from last year’s, but all the phones are equipped to better handle the Galaxy AI experiences such as Now Nudge that offers suggestions based on your activities and a more conversational assitant ...
Dem rising star's SOTU rebuttal ripped by conservatives: ‘Anyone who claims she is a “moderate" is a liar’
Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger was widely panned by conservatives on social media over her rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union, with many calling out the governor for labeling herself as a "moderate" during the campaign but changing her tune.Spanberger’s speech contained several examples of supporting far-left causes that drew criticism online, including school walkouts over ICE, touting "affordability" despite pushing to raise taxes and slamming Trump.Her over...
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Phones Are Light On Hardware Upgrades, Heavy on AI
No surprise here. The Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra really lean into AI features.
How the Targaryens of ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Connect to ‘House of the Dragon’ and ‘Game of Thrones’
It’s a tangled family tree—and just about everyone meets a terrible end.
Google announces new Android AI features coming to the Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10 series
Google unveiled a new batch of Android updates, including more Gemini-powered tools and improved scam detection features at Samsung’s Galaxy S26 launch on Wednesday. A new feature in the Gemini app will let users hand off multi-step tasks, like ordering a rideshare or building a grocery cart. The feature, which will first arrive in beta, runs in the background while users perform other tasks. Gemini's progress can be monitored live via notifications, so users can see what it's doing and jump in ...
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 4 and 4 Pro Change Up the Look Big Time
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Samsung Galaxy S26 hands-on: A lot more of the same for a little more money
As we prepare to leave the winter months, Samsung announced another family of Galaxy S flagships for those looking to upgrade. As usual, the company put its best components and features into the Galaxy S26 Ultra, but it also added more to the base S26 and S26+. The company has hit its groove with its smaller (and cheaper) flagships, delivering solid devices with increasingly better cameras, occasionally even offering feature parity with its most expensive smartphone. In 2026, that’s what we’re g...
Gemini Can Now Book You an Uber or Order a DoorDash Meal on Your Phone. Here’s How It Works
Starting with the Samsung Galaxy S26, Google’s Gemini can automate tasks in popular mobile apps. We got a live demo of the new feature in action.
Samsung Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra: Specs, Features, Price, Release Date
Samsung’s new phones all get AI enhancements, and the flagship Galaxy S26 Ultra has a Privacy Display that can block the screen from nosy neighbors.
Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra offers a subtle set of hardware improvements
Samsung has announced the latest version of its flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, and just like last year, the high-end phone is where the company is making some of its biggest changes. The S26 Ultra includes a new processor, a new privacy-focused display technology, an improved camera system and like Samsung's other phones, a crop of new AI-powered software features.On first blush, the Galaxy S26 Ultra isn't all that different from the Galaxy S25 Ultra. Samsung is still using a...
Samsung's redesigned Galaxy Buds 4 lineup has retooled sound, improved ANC and new features
Samsung isn’t waiting a full year to reveal its latest Galaxy Buds. The company debuted the Galaxy Buds 4 and Galaxy Buds 4 Pro at its Galaxy S26 Unpacked event where the hot topic was three new phones. When it comes to Samsung’s earbuds, the company has overhauled the shape and design while improving sound quality, active noise cancellation (ANC) and adding new features. As always, the best of what the Galaxy Buds 4 lineup has to offer will be reserved for people with a recent Samsung phone. W...
Samsung's S26 and S26+ offer familiar designs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chips and new software features
The wait is over. At its Unpacked event today, Samsung took the wraps off its new S26 family of phones. Unlike the S26 Ultra, the S26 and S26+ represent mostly iterative updates. Samsung has tweaked the design of the two devices, making it so they share the same rounded corners of their more expensive sibling. Additionally, the S26 has a slightly larger 6.3-inch AMOLED display and a higher capacity 4,300mAh battery inside. As for the S26+, it still has a 6.7-inch screen and 4,900mAh battery. Lik...
Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked: Galaxy S26 lineup and more
Mobile World Congress is right around the corner, but Samsung got out ahead of many rivals that will be showing off new handsets at that event by running the latest edition of Unpacked on Wednesday. The company took the opportunity to reveal the Galaxy S26 lineup, which includes the base S26, the S26+ and the S26 Ultra. We've got some hands-on impressions of all three handsets as well.In addition to those, Samsung announced the Galaxy Buds 4 along with (you guessed it) some AI updates. Here's a ...
Google's Circle to Search can now identify multiple objects in an image
To coincide with the release of Samsung's new Galaxy S26 family of phones, Google is pushing out a small but meaningful update to Circle to Search. As a reminder, Circle to Search allows you to carry out a Google Search from almost anywhere on your phone. Just tap and hold your device's home button, and then circle the passage or image you want to know more about. With previous iterations of Circle to Search, the tool's underlying AI system was limited to searching against a single object in an ...
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra hands-on: Meaningful tweaks plus a slick new Privacy Display
Last year, it felt like Samsung relied a bit too much on AI when trying to convince people to upgrade to its flagship phone. And while there’s no shortage of features that utilize machine learning on the new Galaxy S26 Ultra, it feels like Samsung has done a much better job of filling out the rest of the phone’s kit with fresh hardware, faster charging and a more cohesive design. It’s still rather expensive, but its price has stayed flat year-over-year at $1,300, which when combined with everyth...
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"Do You See What Happens Larry...": Summers Out At Harvard After Epstein Scandal
"Do You See What Happens Larry...": Summers Out At Harvard After Epstein Scandal Who could have seen this coming? Aug 2019: Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Rode On Epstein's 'Lolita Express' The former Harvard President and Clinton-era Treasury Secretary has been cited four times on the flight logs of Jeffrey Epstein's 'Lolita Express'. During his first trip, he was still working in the Clinton administration. And during his most recent - in 2005 - he and his wife accomp...
DVD Sales Decline Slows Sharply as Gen Z Discovers the Appeal of Physical Media
DVD and Blu-ray sales have been in freefall for years, but the decline is slowing considerably as Gen Z buyers turn to physical media and drive a measurable uptick at video rental stores and retailers across the U.S. Overall disc sales fell just 9% last year after dropping more than 20% in both 2023 and 2024, according to the Digital Entertainment Group, and U.S. consumers spent 12% more on 4K UHD Blu-rays in 2025 than the prior year. The Criterion Collection, a leading boutique Blu-ray label,...
Gemini can now automate some multi-step tasks on Android
Gemini on Android will be able to automate tasks involving rideshare requests, or grocery or food delivery, says Google.
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Donald Trump accused of sexually abusing a minor in missing Epstein files
Telegraph: The withheld notes cover four FBI interviews with a woman alleging Trump abuse.
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Scientists complete the first full wiring diagram of a fruit fly brain
Scientists have completed the most detailed map ever made of an adult animal brain by charting every cell and connection in a fruit fly's brain (the fly brain map is ridiculously cool-looking). Despite being smaller than a pinhead, the fly's brain contains about 130,000 neurons and 50 million connections, allowing it to walk, fly, hover, and even sing mating songs. Read the rest The post Scientists complete the first full wiring diagram of a fruit fly brain appeared first on Boing Boing.
Liberal pundits compare Trump SOTU to game show, call section honoring Americans 'circus entertainer part'
Liberal pundits from MS NOW and CNN's Abby Phillip compared President Donald Trump's State of the Union (SOTU) address to a game show, as host Jen Psaki argued there was a "circus entertainer" part of the president's remarks in which he awarded medals to Americans. "Trump decided to double down on things that are hugely unpopular. I mean, to your point, it was like a three-part speech. There was the gross violent pornography part of it. There was the circus entertainer part where he was bringing...
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Michigan lighthouse becomes surreal ice sculpture after arctic blast
This Michigan lighthouse covered in ice looks like something out of a dream. I've never seen a structure so completely devoured by icicles before. There's no way I'd have known what was under the ice if not for the caption on the video. Read the rest The post Michigan lighthouse becomes surreal ice sculpture after arctic blast appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Ethereum Foundation Starts Staking ETH As Client Diversity Concerns Persist
Ethereum Foundation Starts Staking ETH As Client Diversity Concerns Persist Authored by Christina Comben via CoinTelegraph.com, The Ethereum Foundation has begun staking part of its treasury, turning one of Ethereum’s most influential entities into a direct economic participant in network consensus. According to a Tuesday post on X, the foundation deposited 2,016 Ether and plans to stake about 70,000 in total, with all rewards flowing back into its treasury to fund protocol rese...
Johnny Gaudreau's widow 'thankful' for way Team USA men's hockey honored late husband
The U.S. men’s hockey team honored the late Johnny Gaudreau throughout the Winter Olympics on their way to a gold medal victory in overtime against Canada.Several team members carried Gaudreau’s jersey around the ice in Milan to honor the NHL star who was killed in New Jersey in 2024 by an alleged drunk driver. They also brought two of his children into the rink to take photos with the team.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMPlayers also chanted Gaudreau’s nickname "Johnny Hockey"...
Scoop: Trump brings Big Tech to White House to curb power costs amid AI boom
EXCLUSIVE: Tech company leaders will head to the White House in March to meet with President Donald Trump to pledge they will generate their own power for new data centers, saving taxpayers from picking up additional energy costs, Fox News Digital learned. "Major Tech companies will join President Trump at the White House next week to formally sign the Rate Payer Protection Pledge that he announced during his historic State of the Union address," White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told Fox Ne...
Capybara Simulator Is the Perfect Game to Tide You Over Until GTA 6 Wrecks Civilization
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US women's hockey gold medalists return to PWHL action: When do they play?
The U.S. women’s hockey team came back to the United States from their gold medal run at the Winter Olympics to applause and jubilation from their fans.Unlike in past Winter Olympics, most of the women’s team will continue to play hockey professionally.The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) is in its third season. The league includes four teams from the U.S. and four from Canada. The PWHL teams were well represented on Team USA and helped put the league at the forefront for the millions w...
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Vintage snowman roadside signs across America, photographed by Rolando Pujol
A lovely collection of snowman sign photographs by Rolando Pujol. These snowmen have a nostalgic, vintage feeling and advertise different roadside stops. My favorite is the snowman on slide #1, who reminds me of Casper the Friendly Ghost. From Rolando Pujol on Instagram "The Blizzard of 2026 is already a memory, but the historic storm begat a small army of snowmen along the I-95 corridor. Read the rest The post Vintage snowman roadside signs across America, photographed by Rolando Pujol appe...
US men's hockey gold medalists return to NHL action: When do they play?
The U.S. men’s hockey received a heroes’ welcome back to the United States on Monday after defeating Canada in the gold medal game of the 2026 Winter Olympics.The team partied in Miami later that night and some traveled to Washington, D.C., to visit President Donald Trump and attend his State of the Union address to the nation. Those players were given a standing ovation in the House chamber. The president announced goaltender Connor Hellebuyck would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.CLI...
OpenAI COO says ads will be 'an iterative process'
COO Brad Lightcap noted that ads can add to the product experience of users if they are done right. He urged to give OpenAI a few months to see how the company fares in rolling out the product.
Supreme Court intervenes in case where private ICE contractor forced detainees to clean common areas
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to shield a major private prison company from a lawsuit alleging immigration detainees in Colorado were forced to work for little or no pay.In a unanimous procedural ruling, the justices rejected an appeal from the Florida-based GEO Group, which sought to quickly overturn a lower court decision allowing the case to proceed.The ruling does not decide the merits of the lawsuit but clears the way for it to continue. If GEO Group loses the case, it can file its...
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New AI agent does your homework for you, from reading to writing to discussions
For students tired of asking AI for answers to their homework and all that tedious copying and pasting, a new service just does the work for them. Canvas is a "cloud-based Learning Management System" used by 50% of college and university students in North America. Read the rest The post New AI agent does your homework for you, from reading to writing to discussions appeared first on Boing Boing.
