
AI can be your worst enemy
What feels like playful experimentation may quietly expand the digital footprint users leave behind.
TUESDAY, 17 FEBRUARY 2026, 08:16

What feels like playful experimentation may quietly expand the digital footprint users leave behind.

Duvall was known for legendary roles including soft-spoken mob loyalist Tom Hagen in the first two installments of “The Godfather.”
Instead of switching off after work, Mitchells Plain police officer Constable Sinovuyo Seti changes into training gear, grabs his cones and hula hoops, and steps onto the open pitch in front of his house to prepare for a different kind of duty – one aimed at keeping children off the streets and out of gangs.
Feb 16 (Reuters) – Oscar winner Robert Duvall, a versatile actor who made lasting impressions in a range of parts from starring to supporting roles like the napalm-loving colonel of Apocalypse Now, or the spectral Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird, has died at age 95, his wife said in a Facebook post.
Feb 16 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Ukrainian intelligence showed more Russian attacks on energy targets lay ahead and that such strikes made it more difficult to reach an agreement on ending the nearly four-year war.

The former Navy captain and astronaut says “we’re in some seriously challenging times”.

Satlat’s murder was captured on his Suzuki Ertiga’s dash camera.

Both men’s and women’s Canadian curling teams have been accused of cheating at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

We look at three viral hacks to unpick fact from fiction – the effects are often at best, temporary, say experts.

The 1995 chart battle is recreated for a new play – and the rivalry is rekindled as the cast take sides.

Thousands of NHS workers were pursued by debt collectors after salary overpayments, the BBC finds.

The law funds troops who want to freeze their eggs or their sperm, as Ukraine’s population plummets.

John Steenhuisen will not seek re-election as DA leader, leaving the race wide open for a successor.

As global tech leaders meet Delhi, India hopes to level the playing field for countries outside the US and China.

Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to abandon plans to delay 30 council elections after a legal challenge from Reform UK dominates Tuesday’s papers.

Reddit says its human contributors are valued amid an internet awash with AI-generated content.
Samsung has all but confirmed that its upcoming Galaxy S26 will feature a built-in privacy display, releasing an ad that demonstrates a “Zero-peeking privacy” toggle capable of blacking out on-screen content for anyone peering over the user’s shoulder. The underlying technology is reportedly Samsung Display’s Flex Magic Pixel OLED panel, first shown at MWC 2024, which adjusts viewing angles on...

Macclesfield’s FA Cup dream ends in cruel fashion as Brentford win 1-0 after an own goal by Sam Heathcote.

“Get the files out. They are slow-walking it,” the former US secretary of state says. The White House says it has done “more for the victims than Democrats ever did”.

The Miami Dolphins release Tyreek Hill with immediate effect as the star wide receiver continues his recovery from a serious knee injury.

Macclesfield’s FA Cup odyssey may have ended against Brentford but they have made memories to last a lifetime, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.