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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The Club Nobody Asked to Join: How the Epstein Files Are Unmasking the Institutions That Rule the World
Let’s start with a simple question. Have you ever wondered who decides who gets the Nobel Peace Prize? Five people....
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...
Is Mexico’s Economy on the Edge? The El Mencho Killing Just Made a Fragile Situation Much Worse
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America’s $64 Trillion Problem: Who’s Holding the Bag?
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- Ultrahuman bets on redesigned smart ring to win back U.S. market after Oura disputeby Jagmeet Singh on February 27, 2026 at 11:00 am
Ultrahuman’s Ring Pro promises 15-day battery life and a $479 price tag as the wearables maker expands its health-tech push.
- Plaid valued at $8B in employee share saleby Marina Temkin on February 27, 2026 at 7:19 am
The new valuation is a 31% increase from $6.1 billion Plaid reached in April.
- Netflix backs out of bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, giving studios, HBO, and CNN to Ellison-owned Paramountby Graham Starr on February 26, 2026 at 11:55 pm
In a one-two punch of centibillion-dollar offers, the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery is over. David Ellison-owned Paramount will acquire […]
- Jack Dorsey just halved the size of Block’s employee base — and he says your company is nextby Connie Loizos on February 26, 2026 at 11:43 pm
Jack Dorsey has long been an open admirer of Elon Musk. Now, it seems, he may have been taking notes.
- Anthropic CEO stands firm as Pentagon deadline loomsby Rebecca Bellan on February 26, 2026 at 11:19 pm
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday that he "cannot in good conscience accede" to the Pentagon's demands to give the military unrestricted […]
- PayPal might not be looking to sell itself: Reportby Dominic-Madori Davis on February 26, 2026 at 10:23 pm
PayPal may not be in talks to be acquired, sources have told Semafor, after a previous news report that Stripe was sniffing around.
- Google paid startup Form Energy $1B for its massive 100-hour batteryby Tim De Chant on February 26, 2026 at 9:04 pm
The deal paves the way for Form Energy to raise a new funding round before potentially going public next year.
- So, we’re getting Prada Meta AI glasses, right?by Sarah Perez on February 26, 2026 at 8:11 pm
Mark Zuckerberg was at Prada's fashion week event in Milan, leaving everyone to wonder if we're getting Meta AI glasses under the Prada brand.
- Sophia Space raises $10M seed to demo novel space computersby Tim Fernholz on February 26, 2026 at 7:55 pm
The company's modular computer tiles offer a new vision for space data centers.
- Memory shortage could cause the biggest dip in smartphone shipments in over a decadeby Ivan Mehta on February 26, 2026 at 7:43 pm
IDC says phone makers will ship only 1.12 billion smartphones as compared to 1.26 billion last year.
- Mistral AI inks a deal with global consulting giant Accentureby Rebecca Szkutak on February 26, 2026 at 7:17 pm
Mistral AI lands a partnership with Accenture, the consultant that has also recently announced partnerships with rivals OpenAI and Anthropic.
- Threads is testing a shortcut to quickly start DM conversationsby Aisha Malik on February 26, 2026 at 5:58 pm
Users who are part of the test can type "DM me" or "Message me" in a post or reply to automatically generate a hyperlink that invites others to start […]