
Netflix Says if the HBO Merger Makes It Too Expensive, You Can Always Cancel
During a hearing at the US Senate, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the company is working with the US government on guardrails against more price hikes.
THURSDAY, 05 FEBRUARY 2026, 17:14

During a hearing at the US Senate, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the company is working with the US government on guardrails against more price hikes.
Microsoft has finally delivered on its promise to integrate Sysmon — the long-standing system monitoring tool from its Sysinternals suite — directly into Windows, a move that should make life considerably easier for enterprise administrators who have struggled with deploying and managing the utility across thousands of endpoints. The functionality landed this week in Windows Insider builds...

By age 20 diagnosis rates for men and women almost equal, research finds, challenging assumptions of gender discrepancy
Females may be just as likely to be autistic as males but boys are up to four times more likely to be diagnosed in childhood, according to a large-scale study.
Research led by the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden scrutinised the diagnosis rates of autism for people born in...

Upgrade your viewing setup before inviting your friends over to watch the big game.

In the ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina that has infected more than 800 people, some children have developed a rare but serious complication called encephalitis.

Two-decade study indicates a diet rich in foods such as olive oil, nuts and vegetables can cut risk of every type of stroke
A Mediterranean diet can reduce the risk of every type of stroke, in some cases by as much as 25%, a large study conducted over two decades suggests.
A diet rich in olive oil, nuts, seafood, whole grains and vegetables has previously been linked to a number of health...
European security officials believe two Russian space vehicles have intercepted the communications of at least a dozen key satellites over the continent. From a report: Officials believe that the likely interceptions, which have not previously been reported, risk not only compromising sensitive information transmitted by the satellites but could also allow Moscow to manipulate their...

Suspected Chinese state-backed hackers hijacked the Notepadd++ update infrastructure to deliver backdoored version of the popular free source code editor and note-taking app for Windows.

Axiom says its AI found solutions to several long-standing math problems, a sign of the technology’s steadily advancing reasoning capabilities.
A sprawling informal economy of rogue streaming devices has taken hold across the U.S., as consumers fed up with rising TV subscription costs turn to cheap Android-based boxes that promise free access to thousands of live channels, sports events, and on-demand movies for a one-time $200 to $400 purchase. The two dominant players — SuperBox and vSeeBox — are manufactured by opaque Chinese...
The French investigation into Elon Musk’s X illustrated a fundamental divide between European and American leaders about how to regulate social media — or whether to restrict it at all.

While the Pixel 9a isn’t the fanciest offering, it is the best value, and it gets even better with a discount.
Investors were assessing on Wednesday whether a selloff in global software stocks this week had gone too far, as they weighed if businesses could survive an existential threat posed by AI. The answer: It’s unclear and will lead to volatility. From a report: After a broad selloff on Tuesday that saw the S&P 500 software and services index fall nearly 4%, the sector slipped another 1% on...

London, United Kingdom — February 2026 – UK Financial Ltd today confirmed the successful execution of its full ERC-3643 regulatory infrastructure deployment, formally upgrading the legacy MPRA token structure into SMPRA (Maya Preferred PRA – Preferred Class Regulated Security Token) under a fully deployed, verified, and operational compliance architecture. The upgrade transitions...

My wife, Lelia Duley, who has died aged 67, was an obstetric epidemiologist who studied health outcomes related to pregnancy, childbirth and its aftermath.
Working alongside frontline clinicians, she designed large-scale trials to test commonly used, but under-evaluated, treatments for pregnant women.
Continue reading…

WINTER PARK, FL AND XIAMEN, CN – Viva World Trade, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company” or ‘VVWT’, OTC ID: VVWT) is pleased to announce that Mr. Liu Xiaojun, on behalf of Fufeng Group (hereinafter referred to as “Fufeng Group”), has successfully completed the full acquisition of the Company. This acquisition has fulfilled all […]

Estonia’s digital ID success offers South Africa clear lessons on trust, governance and inclusive design.

This modular sleeper sofa allows buyers to design any seating configuration they want, if they don’t mind a solid surface.

We don’t have a single verb to express smelling something nice. Welsh and Croatian, by contrast, are never caught short when something fragrant gets right up your nose
I remember the first time I remembered a smell. This was remembering to the extent that it stopped me in my tracks, taking me back to a specific moment, a specific place and a specific feeling. The smell was that of a bike shop....
Anthropic said today that its AI assistant Claude will not carry advertising of any kind — no sponsored links next to conversations, no advertiser influence on the model’s responses, and no unsolicited third-party product placements — calling Claude a “space to think” that should remain free of commercial interruption. The announcement comes days after Anthropic’s chief rival, OpenAI, announced...

“I’m all for removing illegals, but snatching dudes off lawn mowers in Cali and leaving the truck and equipment just sitting there? Definitely not working smarter,” writes one forum user.