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Entertainment
See all‘This Whole Thing Is Not Normal’: Inside the ‘Baywatch’ Reboot Casting Call With 2,000 Wannabe Lifeguards - Variety
A chaotic casting call for the Baywatch reboot in Los Angeles drew over 2,000 hopefuls vying for lifeguard roles, turning a beach into a sea of...
Streaming Algorithms Boost Session Times by 28% but Fuel Viewer Fatigue, USC Study Finds
Researchers at USC Annenberg analyzed anonymized viewing data from over 500,000 U.S. households on Netflix, Disney+, and Prime Video from January...
Netflix New Releases: 7 Shows and Movies to Stream This Week (Feb. 16–22)
From February 16 to 22, 2026, Netflix is adding a diverse lineup of new content. Highlights include the return of "The Night Agent" for its third...
Environment
See allClimate crisis upends homeowners insurance, while industry resists regulation - Stocktonia News
The climate crisis is making homeowners insurance increasingly unavailable or unaffordable in high-risk areas like California's Central Valley,...
UN Reports 2025 as Hottest Year on Record, Shattering Previous Climate Benchmarks
The United Nations' World Meteorological Organization has confirmed that 2025 was the hottest year on record, surpassing all previous benchmarks...
New research shows Arctic permafrost thawing 30% faster than models predicted amid 2025-2026 heat
Researchers analyzed satellite data from NASA's GRACE-FO mission alongside ground-based soil core samples from 45 sites in Alaska and Siberia....
Health
See allFDA Expands Recall of Lead-Tainted Baby Food Pouches from Leading Brands Amid Ongoing Safety Probe
The FDA announced an expanded recall on February 24, 2026, of over 1.2 million units of baby food pouches from Gerber, Beech-Nut, and Earth's Best...
Johnson & Johnson recalls 1.5 million bottles of Neutrogena and Aveeno sunscreen due to benzene contamination
Johnson & Johnson initiated a voluntary recall of approximately 1.5 million bottles of Neutrogena Ultra Sheer and Aveeno Protect + Refresh...
FDA Approves Groundbreaking Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease in Children
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a pioneering CRISPR-based gene therapy for children with sickle cell disease, developed...
World
See allIsrael and Hamas Reach Ceasefire Agreement in Gaza After Intense U.S.-Mediated Talks
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, halting 18 months of intense fighting that displaced over 1.5 million people....
Trump Announces Tariffs on Chinese EVs and Semiconductors in Bid to Boost US Manufacturing
President Donald Trump announced new tariffs of up to 60% on Chinese electric vehicles and semiconductors, targeting imports to protect American...
Global Day of Action for Iranian People Sees Massive Rallies Worldwide
On February 14, 2026, over a million people participated in global rallies supporting Iranian protesters, with significant turnouts in Munich,...
Politics
See allSupreme Court declines to block Trump's mass deportation order amid legal challenges
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday denied emergency requests to halt President Trump's executive order authorizing mass deportations of undocumented...
EU Imposes 50% Tariffs on U.S. Tech Exports in Retaliation to Trump's Trade Policies
The European Union has slapped 50% retaliatory tariffs on key U.S. technology exports, including products from Apple and Google, in direct...
U.S. Military Strikes Boats in Caribbean and Pacific, Killing at Least 11 People
The U.S. military conducted airstrikes on three boats in the Caribbean and Pacific, resulting in at least 11 deaths. These actions are part of a...
Business
See allFed Signals Potential Rate Cut in March as Inflation Eases to 2.1%
The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 4.25-4.50% but signaled a likely 25-basis-point cut at its March meeting, citing inflation...
IATA Modeling Projects 15-20% Aviation Emissions Cut by 2030 from SAF if Investments Scale, but Costs Limit 2026 Adoption
The IATA Economics report uses econometric modeling based on data from 150 airlines, fuel suppliers, and regulatory filings to simulate...
Banks Cut Lending 15-20% to Flood-Risk Firms After Major Events, NBER Study Shows
This NBER study analyzed loan-level data from U.S. commercial banks, matched with FEMA flood maps and historical flood events from 2001 to 2024,...
Lifestyle
See allGlobal Plant-Based Meat Sales Surge 45% in 2025, Led by New Lab-Grown Alternatives
Global sales of plant-based meat products skyrocketed 45% in 2025, fueled by affordable lab-grown alternatives that mimic real meat's taste and...
Gig Economy Workers Face 40% Higher Anxiety and Depression Rates Than Traditional Employees
A new study from the Economic Policy Institute analyzed longitudinal survey data from 5,000 U.S. gig workers on platforms like Upwork and Uber,...
Climate Change Reshapes Global Travel Patterns, Study Reveals
A recent study published in Nature analyzed historical travel data alongside climate models to forecast future tourism trends in light of climate...
Investigation
See allFBI Expands Probe into 2024 Election Interference Involving Foreign Actors
The FBI has expanded its investigation into foreign interference in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, revealing new evidence of cyberattacks...
New subpoenas issued in inquiry on response to 2016 Russian election interference, AP sources say
The Justice Department has issued new subpoenas in a Florida-based investigation into the U.S. government's response to Russian interference in...
What Meetings Among Trump Lawyers Reveal About the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia
An investigation reveals that Thomas Albus, the U.S. Attorney for Missouri's Eastern District, participated in multiple meetings with top...
Sports
See allDjokovic Claims Record 25th Grand Slam at Australian Open, Surpassing Federer and Nadal
Novak Djokovic won a record 25th Grand Slam title by defeating Jannik Sinner 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in the Australian Open final at Melbourne Park. The...
How to watch 2026 Winter Olympics online for FREE - Schedule, When is the Closing Ceremony?
The 2026 Winter Olympics are currently underway in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, featuring a wide array of winter sports competitions. For...
New Study Reveals Key Metrics for NBA Team Success
A recent study published in the Journal of Sports Economics analyzed player performance metrics over the last five NBA seasons using regression...
Education
See allGlobal Student Debt Crisis Peaks: 1 in 3 Graduates Worldwide in Default or Delinquency
A joint UNESCO-World Bank report reveals that 33% of higher education graduates worldwide are in default or delinquency on student loans, marking...
San Francisco Teachers Strike Ends With Tentative Agreement on Raises, Benefits
After a week-long strike, the United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) and the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) reached a tentative...
San Diego Unified School District and Teachers Union Reach Agreement, Avoiding Strike
The San Diego Unified School District and the San Diego Education Association (SDEA) reached an agreement on February 12, 2026, averting a one-day...
Opinion
See allClimate Denialism is Dead—Now We Must Confront the Economic Catastrophe of Net Zero
The article argues that while the science of climate change is settled and denialism is obsolete, aggressive net-zero policies represent an...
A Scam': Trump, EPA Revoke Scientific Proof That Climate Change Is Harmful
The Trump administration has revoked a 2009 EPA scientific finding that climate change poses a public health threat, labeling it a "scam." This...
Presidents’ Day doesn’t exist
The article examines the historical inaccuracies surrounding Presidents' Day, emphasizing that it doesn't align with George Washington's actual...
Technology
See allResearchers Cross Quantum Error Correction Threshold on 1000-Qubit Processor
Researchers used a 1000-qubit superconducting quantum processor cooled in a dilution refrigerator to implement surface code error correction,...
AI-Driven Traffic Management Systems Show Promise in Reducing Urban Congestion
The research conducted on AI-driven traffic management systems involved pilot programs in multiple cities, where traffic flow data was analyzed...
Qualcomm Tech faces a UK licensing lawsuit that could reshape AI-era chip royalties
Qualcomm, a leading semiconductor company, is facing a lawsuit in the United Kingdom challenging its licensing practices for cellular...
Science
See allYale Researchers Demonstrate Room-Temperature Quantum Entanglement in Macroscopic Oscillators
Researchers at Yale University used optical cavities and laser cooling to chill two macroscopic silica mechanical oscillators—tiny drum-like...
NASA launches twin rocket missions from Alaska to study mysterious black auroras
NASA launched two suborbital rockets from Alaska's Poker Flat Research Range in early February 2026 to investigate "black auroras," phenomena...
Researchers Achieve Record Efficiency in Perovskite Solar Cells
Researchers have developed a new method to enhance the efficiency of perovskite solar cells, achieving a record conversion efficiency of over 30%....
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IATA Modeling Projects 15-20% Aviation Emissions Cut by 2030 from SAF if Investments Scale, but Costs Limit 2026 Adoption
The IATA Economics report uses econometric modeling based on data from 150 airlines, fuel suppliers, and regulatory filings to simulate...
Banks Cut Lending 15-20% to Flood-Risk Firms After Major Events, NBER Study Shows
This NBER study analyzed loan-level data from U.S. commercial banks, matched with FEMA flood maps and historical flood events from 2001 to 2024,...
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Provenance Verification of AI-Generated Images via a Perceptual Hash Registry Anchored on Blockchain
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has made the generation of synthetic images widely accessible, increasi...
Backgrounder: Deepfakes in 2022
Last updated March 2022. Download PDF (English) (Spanish) (Portuguese) (Arabic) WITNESS helps people use video and tech...
Computer Vision at Microsoft: Uniting fundamental research and industry-defining products
Microsoft is very proud to be a diamond sponsor of ECCV 2018 and we’re in Munich, Germany from September 8-14 with the g...
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