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Trump faces a major Iran decision: From the Politics Desk

Plus, another state joins the national redistricting fight.

NBC News - Feb 18, 2026 6:03pm EST

Tech firms must take down abusive images in 48 hours - or face being blocked from UK

Tech companies that don't take down abusive images reported to them could be blocked from operating in the UK or fined 10% of worldwide revenue.

Sky News - Feb 18, 2026 5:45pm EST

The Dream of Home Arcades Isn’t Dead, and Neither Is Arcade1Up

Gizmodo - Feb 18, 2026 5:43pm EST

Mark Zuckerberg quizzed on kids’ Instagram use in social media trial

Toronto Star - Feb 18, 2026 5:02pm EST

Microsoft's Glass Chip Holds Terabytes of Data for 10,000 Years

Gizmodo - Feb 18, 2026 4:55pm EST

Figma stock jumps 15% as company sees AI monetization accelerating growth

The design software company maintained its gross margin even as more people adopted the Figma Make artificial intelligence tool.

CNBC - Feb 18, 2026 4:16pm EST

Tesla avoids California sales ban by removing ‘autopilot’ from marketing

Guardian UK - Feb 18, 2026 3:52pm EST

Cadence Design Systems shares pop on earnings beat, custom chip optimism

CEO Anirudh Devgan said he expects the trend of companies making their own custom chips to accelerate.

CNBC - Feb 18, 2026 3:35pm EST

Meta deal for millions of Nvidia chips is big — these 2 charts illustrate why

Money has been leaving Nvidia and going to other parts of the AI chip complex in recent months.

CNBC - Feb 18, 2026 2:47pm EST

Zuckerberg defends Meta against social-media harm accusations at civil trial

Facebook founder pressed on whether products were designed to be addictive

The Globe and Mail - Feb 18, 2026 2:46pm EST

Zuckerberg grilled in landmark social media trial over teen mental health

Guardian UK - Feb 18, 2026 2:46pm EST

8 skiers dead after avalanche near Lake Tahoe

"We did have conversation with the families of the folks that are still outstanding and let them know that our mission has went from a rescue to a recovery," said Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon.

NBC News - Feb 18, 2026 2:37pm EST

Trump Boys Talk 'Retribution' as CEOs Kiss the Ring at Their Crypto Event

Gizmodo - Feb 18, 2026 2:36pm EST

It’s Fun to be Dead In the Trailer for ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’

Gizmodo - Feb 18, 2026 2:12pm EST

In Paris and London, police open up new probes into Epstein files

The Paris prosecutor's office said it was opening two new lines of inquiry, one into alleged human trafficking and the other into possible financial wrongdoing related to Epstein.

NBC News - Feb 18, 2026 2:06pm EST

Google Launches Music Generation Model to Make Songs 30-Seconds at a Time

Gizmodo - Feb 18, 2026 1:54pm EST

Billionaire Les Wexner tells lawmakers that he was 'conned' by Jeffrey Epstein and did 'nothing wrong'

The 88-year-old former Victoria's Secret CEO denied he was Epstein's "co-conspirator" and said he "was duped by a world-class con man."

NBC News - Feb 18, 2026 1:47pm EST

KPMG partner in Oz turned to AI to pass an exam on... AI

Register UK - Feb 18, 2026 1:37pm EST

China-linked crew embedded in US energy networks

Register UK - Feb 18, 2026 1:15pm EST

Anthropic is clashing with the Pentagon over AI use. Here's what each side wants

Anthropic landed a $200 million Defense contract last year, as did AI rivals OpenAI, Google and xAI.

CNBC - Feb 18, 2026 1:14pm EST

5 trendy tech words shaping today's internet culture

Internet terminology explained: slop, burner accounts, shadowbans, clickbait and targeted ads. Understand how these five key terms affect your social media experience.

Fox News - Feb 18, 2026 1:03pm EST

Microsoft can now store data for 10,000 years on everyday glass thanks to laser breakthrough

Live Science - Feb 18, 2026 1:03pm EST

Perplexity Executives Think Ads Will Butcher Trust in AI

Gizmodo - Feb 18, 2026 12:25pm EST

Palo Alto shares sink 7%, CEO defends cybersecurity's position as AI hits software stocks

Palo Alto has bet big on AI in recent months and launched an aggressive acquisition spree that included buying CyberArk for $25 billion.

CNBC - Feb 18, 2026 12:23pm EST