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Lead The US military reportedly relied on Anthropic’s AI model Claude to support intelligence, targeting and battlefield simulations during the joint US‑Israel strikes on Iran that began on Saturday, according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal and Axios. That use came just hours after former president Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to cease using … Read more
Lead Manchester United extended their unbeaten run to 10 games with a 2-1 comeback victory over 10-man Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Sunday. Maxence Lacroix gave Palace an early lead in the fourth minute, but was shown a red card in the 56th minute. Bruno Fernandes converted the resulting penalty in the 57th minute … Read more
Lead On March 1, 2026, a TechCrunch round of interviews with venture capitalists revealed a clear shift in where investor dollars are going in AI software-as-a-service (SaaS). While billions have flowed into AI startups in recent years, VCs say many categories no longer excite them. Investors now favor businesses with deep workflow ownership, proprietary data, … Read more
Lead: On Feb. 28, a cut-for-time sketch on Saturday Night Live used last week’s BAFTAs controversy to satirize a series of high-profile figures who attribute offensive speech to Tourette syndrome. The sketch referenced a Feb. 22 incident at the BAFTAs in which John Davidson, a Tourette syndrome advocate, had involuntary vocalizations that included an offensive … Read more
Lead In a recent report by Barron’s, Berkshire Hathaway’s chief executive identified four companies he views as suitable for indefinite ownership and flagged two others as less certain candidates. The commentary reflects the firm’s long-standing preference for durable businesses with strong cash flow and predictable moats. The same piece also highlights that Charlie Munger managed … Read more
Lead: Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 opened its program on March 2 in Barcelona and runs through March 5, and manufacturers wasted no time unveiling hardware and concepts. Highlights so far include Honor’s teased Robot Phone and a humanoid robot, Xiaomi’s global rollout of the 17 Ultra plus a Leica‑branded Leitzphone, and a string of … Read more
Actor Delroy Lindo publicly addressed the racial slur that was directed at him and co-star Michael B. Jordan during the British Academy Film Awards last weekend, thanking supporters at the NAACP Impact Awards on Saturday night. Lindo said he and Jordan appreciate the outpouring of solidarity following the incident and described the reception at the … Read more
On 1 March 2026 an Iranian ballistic missile struck the central Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, killing nine people and injuring 28 others, the Magen David Adom emergency service reported. Search-and-rescue teams and a military helicopter worked at the scene as authorities examined how the missile impact occurred. The strike came amid a wider round … Read more
Lead: David Montgomery publicly pushed back on an ESPN report that he “wants out” of Detroit, responding on Twitter amid NFL Combine week. The claim—originating from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler—said the 28-year-old running back has trade value because he is owed $6 million in 2026 and remains under contract. Lions general manager Brad Holmes has described … Read more
On Sunday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) released a statement saying the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln was hit by four ballistic missiles during an operation it called “True Promise 4.” The U.S. military countered that claim, with U.S. Central Command saying the Lincoln was not struck and that the missiles did not come … Read more
Lead Elijah Allman, son of entertainer Cher and musician Greg Allman, was arrested in Concord, New Hampshire, on Friday evening after police say he entered St. Paul’s School’s dining hall and caused a disturbance. Concord Police responded at about 6:00 p.m. and identified the man as Elijah Allman of Malibu, California. Officers charged him with … Read more
On March 1, 2026, Maersk announced it will temporarily suspend Trans‑Suez sailings through the Bab el‑Mandeb Strait and reroute all ME11 (Middle East–India to Mediterranean) and MECL (Middle East–India to East Coast US) services around the Cape of Good Hope. The decision follows an escalation of military activity in the Middle East and was taken … Read more
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Sunday, Honor unveiled a Robot Phone with a motorized camera arm that extends from the device and demonstrated a new Magic V6 foldable while briefly teasing a humanoid robot; Honor said the Robot Phone should reach China in the second half of 2026. The company, spun off from … Read more
Lead: In a February 2026 interview tied to his new memoir, former Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein reflects on his tenure as CEO from 2006 to 2018, the 2008 financial crisis and its political aftermath, and his personal battles, including a cancer diagnosis. Speaking with The New York Times, Blankfein offers candid, sometimes wry observations … Read more
Lead: Pearl Abyss’s upcoming single-player open-world RPG Crimson Desert, demonstrated at CES and in recent developer footage, shows ambitious real-time ray-tracing delivered with strong performance. The demo was captured on an AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12-core CPU paired with an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and 32GB of RAM, running at native 4K with FSR … Read more
