
Jeffrey Epstein Advised an Elon Musk Associate on Taking Tesla Private
The financier recommended adding Margaret Thatcher to Tesla’s board even though she had been dead for five years.
SUNDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2026, 14:45

The financier recommended adding Margaret Thatcher to Tesla’s board even though she had been dead for five years.

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The UK’s Ministry of Justice has ordered the deletion of the country’s largest court reporting archive [non-paywalled source], a database built by data analysis company Courtsdesk that more than 1,500 journalists across 39 media organizations have used since the lord chancellor approved the project in 2021. Courtsdesk’s research found that journalists received no advance notice of 1.6 million...

New crypto presales appear every week, but only a few show signs of lasting impact. Lessons from 2025 suggest that traders now value real-world use over hype, bringing projects like IPO Genie, Ruvi AI, and Nexchain into focus as notable picks in early 2026. IPO Genie, priced at $0.000119, opens access to private investment deals […]

New York, USA — As global financial markets grapple with the divergence of central bank policies and the increasing dominance of algorithmic liquidity in Q1 2026, the disparity between institutional risk management and retail execution has reached a critical inflection point. Addressing this systemic gap, Toltevia Finance Academy, a professional financial research and education institution, […]

Finger Lakes, NY – Finger Lakes Connected has been named Best Regional Marketing & PR Platform in The Insider Weekly’s 2026 Review of the Year Awards, recognizing its role in supporting local business visibility and regional storytelling across New York’s Finger Lakes region. The award highlights Finger Lakes Connected’s work in providing businesses with access […]

The overall crypto market is tilting bearish, and leading tokens are reflecting that pressure. The Shiba Inu coin price continues to slide below key moving averages, signaling sustained weakness, while technical indicators show limited signs of recovery ahead. Solana faces a similar challenge, with SOL trading under $70 as investor interest cools and broader market […]

Crypto traders are closely tracking market shifts that could redefine opportunities among rising digital assets. Sharp movements in major coins highlight how regulation and sentiment continue to shape momentum across the sector. Zcash trades near $238 after a 14% daily drop, pressured by new DIFC rules that restricted privacy token listings and triggered early exits. […]
Reports of the compact disc’s death may have been slightly premature, according to a new analysis from Stat Significant that finds CD sales as a share of U.S. music industry revenue have quietly stabilized after years of steep decline. RIAA data shows CD revenue share fell from 7.15% in 2018 to 3.04% in 2022 but has since flatlined at roughly 3%, coming in at 3.14% in 2023 and 3.06% in 2024....

US Border Patrol intelligence units will gain access to a face recognition tool built on billions of images scraped from the internet.

Orbex’s collapse puts 150 jobs at risk and dashes hopes of it launching first homegrown rocket from Scotland
A British space company hoping to launch the first homegrown rocket from Scotland is on the brink of collapse, threatening 150 jobs and throwing doubt over the UK’s extraterrestrial ambitions.
Orbex, which is based in the Scottish Highlands, is lining up administrators as hopes fade that...
The maker of ChatGPT hopes to triple its revenue in the coming year because it is planning to spend tens of billions of dollars. The clock is ticking.
HP has quietly launched a gaming laptop subscription service called the OMEN Gaming Subscription that lets customers pay a monthly fee to use one of several gaming laptops but never actually own the hardware, even after paying well past the machine’s retail price. The service ranges from $50 a month for an HP Victus 15-inch laptop with an RTX 4050 to $130 a month for an Omen Max 16 with an RTX...

BERLIN, Germany (PinionNewswire) — Vivid Money, a European financial platform serving both private users and business owners, continues to gain attention for its approach to simplifying everyday banking. Designed to reduce friction and improve clarity, the platform reflects a broader shift in how individuals and companies manage financial tasks in an increasingly digital and fast-moving […]

MPs have questioned the viability of Broadband Infraco as it pushes for to win back business and secure government guarantees.

Massmart is considering the closure of “around” 20 stores, which will potentially be redeveloped into Walmarts.
Sony will ship its last batch of Blu-ray recorders this month, according to Kyodo News, ending the company’s decades-long run in a product category it helped create. The recorders targeted exclusively the Japanese domestic market, where households used them to record broadcast television. Sony had already stopped manufacturing the devices and recordable discs about a year ago, and the final...

Australia’s wealth creation story is changing. For decades, many Australians faced high barriers to investing, from large minimum deposits to complex products. Many believed wealth was built only through high-risk strategies. Yet the most meaningful gains come from steady, predictable returns combined with easy access to investment opportunities. Managing capital through multiple market...

There is a further R40 billion owed to Eskom, and Nersa hasn’t indicated when the power utility can recover it.
T-Mobile is opening registration today for a beta test of Live Translation, an AI-powered feature that will translate live phone calls into more than 50 languages when it launches this spring. The feature operates at the network level, so it doesn’t require any specific app or device — beta participants simply dial 87 to activate it on a call. T-Mobile President of Technology and CTO John Saw...

BNB traders are paying closer attention to where their perp trades will take place in 2026. It is not only about getting leverage. It is about clean execution and reliable market depth when prices move fast. This matters more now because on-chain perp volume has grown a lot, and more traders are testing decentralized perp […]