MONDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2026, 06:29
Sunday Ars Technica apologized for making Scott Shambaugh’s week a little weirder. Last week Shambaugh learned an AI agent published a “hit piece” about him after he’d rejected the AI agent’s pull request. (And that incident was covered by Ars Technica.) But then Shambaugh realized their article attributed quotes to him he hadn’t said — that were presumably AI-generated. Sunday Ars Technica’s...
Researchers say limited eating approaches such as 5:2 diet not a ‘miracle solution’ amid surge in their popularity
Intermittent fasting is no better for shedding the pounds than conventional diets and is barely more effective than doing nothing, according to a major review of the scientific evidence.
Researchers analysed data from 22 global studies and found people who are overweight or living...
Rivian’s stock skyrocketed 27% Friday after the electric car maker “shocked the market with strong earnings results,” reports the Los Angeles Times, “proving itself an outlier in the EV market, which has been struggling with the end of government subsidies and cooling consumer excitement.” They add that Rivian’s strong earnings results suggest that “after years of struggling with losses, it may...
Bloomberg reports:India tightened rules governing social media content and platforms, particularly targeting artificially generated and manipulated material, in a bid to crack down on the rapid spread of misinformation and deepfakes. The government on Tuesday (Feb 10) notified new rules under an existing law requiring social media firms to comply with takedown requests from Indian authorities...
While serving his 25-year prison sentence, “convicted former cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried on Tuesday requested a new federal trial,” reports Courthouse News, “based on what he says is newly discovered evidence concerning his company’s solvency and its ability to repay all FTX customers for what prosecutors portrayed as the looting of $8 billion of his customers’ money…”Bankman-Fried...
Cord Cutters News reports:In a move that has delighted fans of classic science fiction, Warner Bros. Discovery has begun uploading full episodes of the iconic series Babylon 5 to YouTube, providing free access to the show just as it departs from the ad-supported streaming platform Tubi… Viewers noticed notifications on Tubi indicating that all five seasons would no longer be available after...
Researchers performed genome sequencing scans on 130 people whose fathers were Chernobyl cleanup workers. Comparing the scans to control groups, they found evidence for the first time for “a transgenerational effect” from the father’s prolonged exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation. ScienceAlert reports:Rather than picking out new DNA mutations in the next generation, they looked for what...
The world of top online poker sites is changing now, and for those who love winning power, the pick has never been more clear. While old names like PokerStars and GGPoker use their history and huge game gifts, a new group of winners is moving toward a site built on effort, heart, and clear math. […]
Created in 1993, Slackware is considered the oldest Linux distro that’s still actively maintained. And more than three decades later… there’s a new release! (And there’s also a Slackware Live Edition that can run from a DVD or USB stick…). Slackware’s latest version was released way back in 2016, notes the blog It’s FOSS:The major highlight of Slackware 15 is the addition of the latest Linux...
As Binance Coin (BNB) pushes toward the $650 level, investors are once again debating whether the upside in top altcoins is becoming limited. While BNB remains one of the strongest exchange-backed cryptocurrencies, its multi-billion-dollar market cap makes explosive percentage gains increasingly difficult. Many traders are now asking a different question: where is the next crypto […]
“A new variation of the fake recruiter campaign from North Korean threat actors is targeting JavaScript and Python developers with cryptocurrency-related tasks,” reports the Register.Researchers at software supply-chain security company ReversingLabs say that the threat actor creates fake companies in the blockchain and crypto-trading sectors and publishes job offerings on various platforms,...
Finding the right place to put $750 in the 2026 crypto market requires a mix of safety and growth. Many investors get stuck looking at the past while the biggest opportunities are moving toward the future. While established leaders provide a floor for a portfolio, emerging protocols are where the real expansion happens. As the […]
Finding the right place to put $750 in the 2026 crypto market requires a mix of safety and growth. Many investors get stuck looking at the past while the biggest opportunities are moving toward the future. While established leaders provide a floor for a portfolio, emerging protocols are where the real expansion happens. As the […]
The sports play world in 2026 shows huge growth and new tech tools, with the whole market set to top $125 billion. During this fast rise, known sites like betPARX and Betrivers are making the rules for legal play. While betPARX gets fans with its large $1,000 net-loss refund and special games from the real […]
The sports play world in 2026 shows huge growth and new tech tools, with the whole market set to top $125 billion. During this fast rise, known sites like betPARX and Betrivers are making the rules for legal play. While betPARX gets fans with its large $1,000 net-loss refund and special games from the real […]
Two astrophysicists at Spain’s Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias analyzed data from the James Webb Space Telescope — the most powerful telescope available — on 31 galaxies with an average redshift of 7.3 (when the universe was 700 million years old, according to the standard model). “We found that they are on average ~600 million years old old, according to the comparison with...
The search for the next cryptocurrency to cross the $1 mark has led many investors to look past the top ten rankings. While large assets like Cardano (ADA) have long dominated the conversation, their massive market caps often limit short-term growth potential. Many traders are now turning their attention toward cheap altcoins that offer higher […]
Ethereum (ETH) remains one of the strongest pillars of the crypto market, but as its market capitalization grows, the question many investors are asking is simple: where can the next outsized returns come from? While ETH continues to evolve and expand its ecosystem, smaller DeFi projects with active development and early-stage pricing are increasingly being […]
Bitcoin (BTC) is under pressure again, and as market sentiment cools, attention is shifting to smaller projects that are still building and still in early-stage pricing. One of the names drawing headlines during the dip is Mutuum Finance (MUTM), after notable whale inflows hit its presale while the broader market stayed shaky. Bitcoin (BTC) Drop: […]
“More than two years after the last major 9.1 release, the Vim project has announced Vim 9.2,” reports the blog Linuxiac:A big part of this update focuses on improving Vim9 Script as Vim 9.2 adds support for enums, generic functions, and tuple types. On top of that, you can now use built-in functions as methods, and class handling includes features like protected constructors with _new(). The...
Future Olympic prospects are testing a device that can give them corrective advice in real time as they hurtle into the air.