There’s a running joke among alumni of Manhattan’s elite Dalton School — a dark, uncomfortable joke that landed differently after the summer of 2019. They call it “the Epstein-Barr problem.” Not the herpes virus you learned about in biology class. Something far more unsettling. It’s the story of how a college dropout named Jeffrey Epstein walked into one of the...
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- Apple acquires all rights to Severance, will produce future seasons in-houseby Aisha Malik on February 12, 2026 at 3:34 pm
The show is expected to run for four seasons, with the possibility of spin-offs, a prequel, and foreign versions.
- US FTC airs concerns over allegations that Apple News suppresses right-wing contentby Ram Iyer on February 12, 2026 at 2:40 pm
In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, FTC chair Andrew Ferguson cited reports from Media Research Center, a right-leaning think tank, which accused […]
- Eclipse backs all-EV marketplace Ever in $31M funding roundby Sean O'Kane on February 12, 2026 at 2:00 pm
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- AI inference startup Modal Labs in talks to raise at $2.5B valuation, sources sayby Marina Temkin on February 11, 2026 at 10:48 pm
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- OpenAI disbands mission alignment teamby Lucas Ropek on February 11, 2026 at 9:57 pm
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- Apple’s Siri revamp reportedly delayed… againby Amanda Silberling on February 11, 2026 at 9:19 pm
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- Microsoft says hackers are exploiting critical zero-day bugs to target Windows and Office usersby Zack Whittaker on February 11, 2026 at 8:46 pm
Critical security flaws targeting Windows and Office users allow hackers to take complete control of a victim's computer by clicking a malicious link […]
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