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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 13, 2026 in New York City, USA. Brendan McDiarmid | ReutersU.S. stocks fell on Monday after President Donald Trump said he would raise tariffs worldwide in response to the Supreme Court’s “reciprocal” tariff repeal decision.of Dow Jones Industrial Average It fell by 807 points (1.6%). of S&P500 Although it decreased by 1.2%, Nasdaq Composite It fell 1.4%.President Trump continues to assert his ability to raise tariffs, warning countries that want to “play the game” against higher tariffs in response to the high court’s ruling.”Countries that want…
Axios reports that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth summoned Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to the Pentagon on Tuesday morning to discuss military use of Claude. The meeting comes as the Pentagon threatens to declare Anthropic a “supply chain risk” (a label typically given to foreign adversaries) after the AI company refused to allow the Pentagon to use its technology for mass surveillance of Americans or to develop weapons that could be fired without human involvement. Anthropic signed a $200 million deal with the Pentagon last summer, and the Claude was reportedly used in the Jan. 3 special operations raid that…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the AI Impact Summit gathering in New Delhi, India on February 19, 2026. Barwika Chhabra | ReutersOpenAI on Monday announced multi-year partnerships with four consulting firms to help deploy its Frontier enterprise platform. Artificial intelligence startups announced the formation of the Frontier Alliance. AccentureBoston Consulting Group; cap gemini McKinsey & Company, according to the release. The company did not disclose financial details of the partnership. Lan Guan, Accenture’s chief AI and data officer, said OpenAI’s Frontier Alliance is an example of how product, consulting and strategy firms should work together to accelerate AI adoption.…
To commemorate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s death, the remains of St. Francis have been exhibited to the public for the first time. On Saturday morning, the saint’s skeleton was exhumed from a sarcophagus in the crypt of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in the central Italian town of Assisi. The bones were then laid out on a table in the crypt before being transferred to the lower church of the basilica. Later that day, about 300 monks attended a Solemn Vespers celebration in the lower church, according to a statement from the cathedral. The…
Sunset landscape of light trails passing through an intersection in Seoul Gangnam central business district in Seoul city, South KoreaMongkol Joo Won | Moment | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday amid tariff uncertainty after US President Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he would raise global tariffs from 10% to 15%.The move comes in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling invalidating a wide range of presidential trade policies established under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA).However, U.S. trading partners are not immune, said Claudio Galimberti, chief economist at Rystad Energy.”While the Supreme…
On Sunday, a group of analysts called Citrini Research published a remarkable paper explaining how agent AI could cause massive economic disruption over the next two years. This scenario assumes a report two years from now in which the unemployment rate has doubled and the total stock market has fallen by more than a third. The report states: AI capabilities have improved, companies need fewer workers, white-collar layoffs have increased, displaced workers have spent less, profit margin pressures have led companies to invest more in AI, and AI capabilities have improved… It was a negative feedback loop with no natural…
Brian Barritt, Aalyria CTO and FounderProvided by: AaririaIn 2022, google We spun out a project focused on high-speed communication networks into a startup called Aalyria. Less than four years later, Aalyria has been valued by investors at $1.3 billion in a new funding round, reflecting the surge in demand for reliable and fast communications. Aalyria’s software helps networks deliver better services across land, sea, and space. The $100 million in new funding comes as the U.S. government ramps up spending on defense technology and national security satellites and the Trump administration seeks to overtake China. SpaceX’s Starlink has won government…
TikToker Campbell “Pookie” Puckett gives birth, welcoming first child with Jett PuckettCampbell “Pookie” Puckett enters a new chapter in fire. In fact, the influencer revealed that she is pregnant and expecting her second child with husband Jett Paquette. “A dream come true,” Campbell captioned a Feb. 22 Instagram reel that begins with Jett kissing her baby’s butt. “Baby number 2 will be born soon.” Following the announcement, Jett’s 15-month-old daughter, Paloma, jumped up and down on her bed carrying her tiny white dress and joined her parents in an elevator, where Jett showed her an ultrasound photo. The family of…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on February 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. Mandel Gunn | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down many of President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.However, White House leaders did not accept this decision quietly. Hours later, President Trump announced on Truth Social that he would use Section 122 of the new law to impose 10% tariffs worldwide, and the next day he increased the tariffs to 15%. For tariff…
Every time Michelle Harris leaves her Montmartre apartment and heads around the corner to the small courtyard, she has no idea how long her errand will take. “Especially in the summer, there are times when I’m gone for two minutes or even an hour,” Harris, who is from Virginia, told CNN Travel, explaining that it’s nearly impossible to say “hello” to neighbors when they stop you. “French people are very charming… if they stop you, they will talk to you. They are interested in what you are doing, even taking out the trash.” Harris, who moved permanently to Paris in…