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Polestar owners left ‘holding the bag’ after EV brand pulls out of the US
Last month, Polestar shocked the auto industry when it announced that it was pulling out of the US. The EV company's decision came after the federal government denied its authorization to continue...
Instagram and Facebook will likely require a redesign after EU rules they’re ‘addictive’
Meta is in breach of the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), a preliminary investigation has found, over the "addictive" design of Instagram and Facebook. It's likely to be forced to redesign both apps...
Gov. Hobbs orders ethics crackdown on prediction market insider trading in Arizona
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has signed an executive order prohibiting executive branch employees from using nonpublic government information to profit through prediction markets, creating new...
Microsoft’s AI drive saw its carbon emissions grow by 25 percent in 2025
Microsoft pledged to be carbon negative by 2030, but its AI push has wrecked its goal.
Why neighbor feuds bring out the absolute worst in us
I consider myself to be a considerate, level-headed, and rational person in public — I ensure my grocery cart doesn’t block fellow shoppers and keep my eyes on the road when a souped-up F250 driver...
Interpol global crackdown targets online gambling scams and cybercrime
More than 5,800 people have been arrested and approximately $293 million in illicit assets have been intercepted or frozen after Interpol led a global crackdown on cyber-enabled financial crime,...
ICE arrested a nun on her way to church. Does MAGA care?
Members of a spiritual delegation arrive at the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing center to administer Ash Wednesday sacraments to detainees on February 18, 2026, in...
Kalshi faces privacy class action over alleged tracking of users’ trading activity
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by plaintiffs Adrian Vazquez, Alexander Foley and Nicholas Ross, claims Kalshi allowed outside companies to...
Microsoft’s carbon emissions went up 25 percent last year
Microsoft may once again be struggling to keep up with its own climate goals, according to its 2026 sustainability report. As reported by GeekWire, the report states that Microsoft's carbon...
Fidji Simo steps down from leading OpenAI’s AGI work due to illness
OpenAI's Fidji Simo is departing her full-time role as the company's AGI chief and is transitioning to being a "part-time advisor," she said on X. The news follows Simo's original announcement in...