Lead Tyra Banks has asked a federal judge to award her more than $50,000 in sanctions after a Washington, D.C., landlord sued her over a planned Smize & Dream ice‑cream shop. The suit, filed in October 2025 by building owner Christopher Powell, accused Banks and her partner of abandoning a signed lease and sought more … Read more
Lead A Financial Times headline claims a developer “vibe coded” an app that passes an AI productivity test, but the full report sits behind the FT paywall. The teaser and subscription copy indicate a human profile-style piece combined with technical claims about an app’s performance on a productivity benchmark. Because the article is paywalled, key … Read more
Lead: The San Antonio Spurs beat the Detroit Pistons 114-103 on Saturday at Little Caesars Arena, exposing roster gaps for Detroit even as Cade Cunningham struggled. San Antonio’s supporting cast of shooters and ball handlers overcame Victor Wembanyama’s limited shooting night and powered a second-half defensive push. The loss highlighted Detroit’s shortage of reliable outside … Read more
Lead Meta is developing a scheduled-messages feature for WhatsApp, a functionality long requested by users and now spotted in a TestFlight beta on 23 February 2026. References and a screenshot of the Group Info screen indicate a new “Scheduled Messages” menu item, though the feature is still listed as in development and not available to … Read more
Nearly six years after the coronavirus first reached Vermont, many residents continue to live with long Covid — a collection of persistent, often disabling symptoms that patients say the health and social systems still fail to meet. In interviews across the state in 2024–2026, patients described severe fatigue, shortness of breath and brain fog that … Read more
Ukraine’s air-defence branch says its small, fast interceptor drones now account for roughly 30% of the Russian aerial threats destroyed over Ukrainian territory. In a video interview published on Feb. 24, 2026, Col. Yuriy Cherevashenka of the Ukrainian Air Force described the shift as a milestone driven by rapid domestic production and tactical changes. Officials … Read more
Lead Gilead Sciences has agreed to buy Arcellx for $115 per share in cash plus one contingent value right (CVR) worth $5 on achievement of a sales milestone, valuing the deal at about $7.8 billion at close. The move gives Gilead full control of anito-cel, a BCMA-directed CAR T candidate for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma whose … Read more
U.S. stock futures opened near unchanged on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2026, after major benchmarks plunged in the prior regular session amid renewed concern about artificial‑intelligence disruption and a surprise tariff action. The 30‑stock Dow closed down roughly 822 points (about 1.7%), weighed in part by an approximate 13% slide in IBM, while the S&P 500 … Read more
Lead Australia’s federal royal commission into antisemitism opened public hearings on Tuesday, following the 14 December Bondi Beach shootings that left 15 people dead and 40 injured. Headed by former High Court Justice Virginia Bell, the inquiry will probe the scale and drivers of antisemitism, examine events leading up to the attack and recommend actions … Read more
Lead Mexican security forces say they located Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, in a remote cabin in the wooded mountains of Jalisco in late February 2026 after following information from a close partner. Officials, including Defense Minister Gen. Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, described the operation at a news conference in … Read more
Lead: On February 23, 2026, Apple rolled out a new Sales Coach app for iPhone and iPad, replacing the company’s SEED app for internal retail and service staff. The app is distributed to Apple Store and Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) employees worldwide and is not publicly available. Apple positioned the release as an update … Read more
Lead: On 24 February 2026, The Guardian podcast hosted by Ian Sample explored how body fat is far from inert, describing it as an active, communicative tissue that affects metabolism and cardiovascular health. Guests included co-host Madeleine Finlay and Declan O’Regan, professor of cardiovascular AI at Imperial College London, who discussed new imaging and computational … Read more
Lead: The Boston Globe announced it will not produce a printed edition for Feb. 24 delivery after a powerful nor’easter made safe printing and distribution impossible. The company said it could not guarantee that a crew could reach the Taunton printing plant or that distribution trucks could complete the “last mile.” Print subscribers will receive … Read more
Lead: Ferrari is preparing a droptop version of the Amalfi, expected to be revealed in the first half of March, offering an open‑top alternative to the Coupe. The Spider is reported to use a folding fabric roof and retain the Coupe’s 3.9‑liter twin‑turbo V8 that produces 631 hp and 560 lb‑ft (760 Nm). U.S. pricing … Read more
Feb. 24, 2026, 4:44 a.m. UTC — Bitcoin (BTC) slipped under $63,000 during Asian trading, extending an overnight drop tied to renewed worries over President Donald Trump’s tariff plans and investor anxiety around AI-related market shifts. The leading cryptocurrency traded at $63,425.29 at the time of the dip and is down nearly 7% for the … Read more
