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From a statistical standpoint, the stock market has thrived with Donald Trump in the Oval Office. During his first term (Jan. 20, 2017 – Jan. 20, 2021), the widely followed Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and innovation-inspired Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) gained 57%, 70%, and 142%, respectively. Since Donald…

A mere two years ago, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed the idea of stuffing his company’s blockbuster chatbot ChatGPT with ads as a “last resort.” But as the company recently announced, users will be pestered by ads after all — an early sign of desperation as the company continues to lose billions of dollars every…

NEW YORK (AP) — For years, it was a daily McDonald’s trip for a cup of coffee with 10 sugars and five creams. Later, it was Starbucks caramel macchiatos with almond milk and two pumps of syrup. Coffee has been a morning ritual for Chandra Donelson since she was old enough to drink it. But,…

UK Discord users have raised concerns about the company’s new age verification processes, claiming that while it had originally promised that “video selfies submitted for facial age estimation will never leave a user’s device”, a change in service provider allegedly now suggests otherwise. Discord announced its new “teen-by-default” approach to its platform last week, revealing…

Posted on February 14, 2026    Posted by John Scalzi      Because it feels like a good time to do it, some current thoughts on “AI” and where it, we and I are about the thing, midway through February 2026. These are thoughts in no particular order. Some of them I’ve noted before, but…

(Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co.’s top executive spoke to senior Trump administration officials about a potential framework in which Chinese automakers could build cars in America while offering some protection for domestic companies, according to people familiar with the discussions. The idea discussed by Ford Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley and Trump cabinet members last…

Amazon is embarking on the largest capital spending programme in its history, seeking to regain momentum against AI rivals by expanding data centres, developing chips and building models. The group is undergoing a strategic shake-up amid fears its cloud arm, AWS, is losing ground to competitors in securing corporate AI contracts, according to more than…

Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images When Meta announced it would strip its failed VR goggles division for parts, the bet was simple: funnel that money into sleek, AI-powered smart glasses instead. Emboldened by the product’s early success, the company is now working on rolling out a massive facial recognition feature across its…

The euro steadied near its lowest in a month on Wednesday, nursing steep losses this week as investors counted the cost of the U.S.-EU trade pact. Olena Malik | Moment | Getty Images The European Central Bank unveiled plans on Saturday to widen ⁠access to its euro liquidity backstop, making it globally available and permanent…

I’ve written in the past about airplane window shade etiquette, which basically boils down the person in the window seat having control of the window shade’s position, with some exceptions for courtesy. I’m curious about a variation on that question, and how others handle this, whether you’re an aviation geek or not. In this post:…

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Ready to get outside? Same here — and Patagonia’s latest sale makes it even easier. The brand is offering big discounts on travel gear, outdoor essentials, and insulated layers to take your upcoming adventure to the next level. Whether you’re hunting for a cozy cold‑weather jacket to hold you over until spring or need fresh…

Is traditional coding dead? That’s the question many developers have been asking themselves this week following the launch of powerful new coding models from OpenAI and Anthropic. Last week, OpenAI and Anthropic dropped their respective coding models—GPT-5.3-Codex and Claude Opus 4.6—both of which represented significant leaps in AI coding capabilities. GPT-5.3-Codex showed markedly higher performance…

The current impasse over stablecoin yields in the U.S. Senate’s crypto market structure bill is now in writing, and the crypto side is holding the line on needing some forms of rewards for stablecoin users. STORY CONTINUES BELOW A White House meeting between Wall Street bankers and crypto executives hit a wall this week, despite…

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The widespread protests in Iran have exposed both Tehran’s brutal tactics in the streets, where state authorities have killed thousands of demonstrators since early January, and extreme measures to block access to the global internet. As it has done repeatedly in the past, the Iranian regime cut off the country’s residents from the global internet…

Bitcoin BTC$68,877.29 has clawed its way back above $70,000, recovering from a sharp drop near $60,000 earlier in the month. The cryptocurrency is up nearly 5% in the last 24-hour period, while the broader CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index rose 6.2% in the same period. STORY CONTINUES BELOW The rebound comes as investors react to a…

Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, discussed the ongoing push for the crypto legislation and the federal government’s management of Bitcoin during a Yahoo Finance interview earlier today, stressing the need for regulatory clarity and institutional engagement. Witt explained that the House passed its version of the Clarity…

The New York Times reported that Meta is considering adding face recognition technology to its smart glasses. According to an internal Meta document, the company may launch the product “during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”  This…

It’s not just people—in China, the robots are also getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year. As the AP reports, Friday was dress rehearsal day for four cute humanoid robots, each about 3 feet tall, at a mall in western Beijing. Curious onlookers stopped to watch. Each robot got a colorful lion costume, and…

The AI infrastructure arms race has reached a staggering scale. Hyperscalers are collectively pouring approximately $700 billion into AI CapEx in 2026. Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) | AMZN Price Prediction just announced $200 billion in planned spend, Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL) is projected $185, Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META) up to $135 billion, and Microsoft will reveal an updated capex…

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FSIS recalled 22,912 pounds of raw ground beef from CS Beef Packers, LLC, due to possible E. coli O145 contamination. The products were shipped to distributors in California, Idaho, and Oregon for foodservice distribution. No illnesses have been confirmed yet, but foodservice operators should not serve the products and should discard them or return them….

When the administration announced that Fannie and Freddie would be buying mortgage-backed securities in early January, rates fell sharply to the lowest levels in more than 3 years. After a moderate rebound the following week, we’ve been holding mostly steady in a range that was 0.1-0.2 above those long-term lows. The past two days have…

Only in America could a karaoke equipment supplier pivot seamlessly into AI-driven logistics. And only this week could a study published by such a company wipe apparently tens of billions of dollars off the value of some of the world’s biggest airlines and freight brokers. Now obviously ascribing market moves to a single factor is…