Let’s start with a simple question. Have you ever wondered who decides who gets the Nobel Peace Prize? Five people. Five Norwegian citizens, appointed by the Norwegian Parliament, are operating without any required expertise in international law, diplomacy, or conflict resolution. No formal credentials. No public accountability. Just five individuals — typically former politicians and academics — who meet behind...
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Mexico on Fire: El Mencho’s Death, the Asylum Question, and the Money Nobody Wants to Follow
Let’s be honest about something from the start. The story of Mexico’s cartel crisis and the United States border debate has never really been about border security. It has always been about power — who has it, who wants it, and who profits when the system stays broken. What happened this past Sunday, February 22, 2026, just ripped the curtain...
Is Mexico’s Economy on the Edge? The El Mencho Killing Just Made a Fragile Situation Much Worse
The images coming out of Puerto Vallarta this weekend look like something from a war film — burned-out vehicles blocking highways, plumes of black smoke rising over what was, just days ago, one of Mexico’s most beloved tourist destinations. American tourists were dodging charred cars to get to the airport. Airlines including Delta, American, Alaska, and Air Canada cancelled flights...
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- India disrupts access to popular developer platform Supabase with blocking orderby Jagmeet Singh on February 28, 2026 at 3:51 am
India, one of Supabase’s […]
- OpenAI fires employee for using confidential info on prediction marketsby Julie Bort on February 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
The company said such trades […]
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Is Mexico’s Economy on the Edge? The El Mencho Killing Just Made a Fragile Situation Much Worse
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- India disrupts access to popular developer platform Supabase with blocking orderby Jagmeet Singh on February 28, 2026 at 3:51 am
India, one of Supabase’s biggest markets, is seeing patchy access after a government block order.
- OpenAI fires employee for using confidential info on prediction marketsby Julie Bort on February 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
The company said such trades violates its internal company policies about using confidential information for personal gain.
- Pentagon moves to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain riskby Russell Brandom on February 27, 2026 at 9:53 pm
"We don't need it, we don't want it, and will not do business with them again," the president wrote in the post.
- Musk bashes OpenAI in deposition, saying ‘nobody committed suicide because of Grok’by Sarah Perez on February 27, 2026 at 7:42 pm
In his lawsuit against OpenAI, Musk touted xAI safety compared with ChatGPT. A few months later, xAI's Grok flooded X with nonconsensual nude images.
- Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: What’s actually at stake?by Rebecca Bellan on February 27, 2026 at 7:11 pm
Anthropic and the Pentagon are clashing over AI use in autonomous weapons and surveillance, raising high-stakes questions about national security, […]
- ChatGPT reaches 900M weekly active usersby Aisha Malik on February 27, 2026 at 6:25 pm
OpenAI shared the new numbers as part of its announcement that it has raised $110 billion in private funding.
- AI music generator Suno hits 2M paid subscribers and $300M in annual recurring revenueby Amanda Silberling on February 27, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Suno lets users create music using natural language prompts, making it possible for people with little experience to generate audio with little […]
- Apple and Netflix team up to air Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix by Lauren Forristal on February 27, 2026 at 5:17 pm
As Netflix continues its live sports push, the company has partnered with Apple to air the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix.
- Perplexity’s new Computer is another bet that users need many AI modelsby Tim Fernholz on February 27, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Perplexity Computer, in the company’s words, "unifies every current AI capability into a single system."
- Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves are coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027by Amanda Silberling on February 27, 2026 at 4:57 pm
The 10th-generation starter Pokémon were revealed in the trailer: Browt (a grass bird), Pombon (a fire puppy), and Gecqua (a water gecko).
- Employees at Google and OpenAI support Anthropic’s Pentagon stand in open letterby Amanda Silberling on February 27, 2026 at 4:23 pm
While Anthropic has an existing partnership with the Pentagon, the AI company has remained firm that its technology not be used for mass domestic […]
- CISA replaces acting director after a bumbling year on the jobby Zack Whittaker on February 27, 2026 at 3:57 pm
The U.S. cybersecurity agency's acting director Madhu Gottumukkala will be replaced, after a year of cuts, layoffs, and staff reassignments, and […]