Month: February 2026
U.S.-Iran Talks Lead to No Deal
U.S. and Iranian officials conducted one of their “most intense” rounds of negotiations in Geneva Thursday but failed to reach a deal amid an escalating row over nuclear capabilities.The U.S. delegation, led by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, has yet to release a statement on the status of the
Pakistan has declared “open war” with the Taliban-led Afghanistan
Pakistan has declared “open war” with the Taliban-led Afghanistan after the two governments escalated deadly attacks on each other. Pakistan bombed Afghanistan’s two biggest cities, Kabul and Kandahar, and the border province of Paktia in the early hours of Friday.Pakistan’s attack came shortly after Afghan forces attacked Pakistani border troops, which the Taliban said was
Netflix shared Jump
Netflix jumped more than 9 per cent on Friday as investors applauded its decision to exit the race for Warner Bros Discovery, a months-long bidding war with Paramount Skydance for some of Hollywood’s most prized assets. Netflix declined to match Paramount’s latest $31 per share bid or raise its offer of $27.75 a share for
only 30% of global ecosystems have been sampled for critical underground fungi
Underground, intricate networks of soil fungi underpin the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Yet despite their global importance, only 30% of global ecosystems have been sampled for these fungal partners. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form important resource trade partnerships with plants. The fungi grow complex networks to help plants acquire nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen.Large
Spotify Audiobook on Charts
Spotify is launching Audiobook Charts for the U.S. and U.K., the company announced on Friday. Similar to the streaming giant’s Music and Podcast Charts, the Audiobook Charts will be updated weekly and highlight the top audiobooks overall and by genre. These rankings are based on listening behavior and engagement on the streaming service.Spotify says the
Apple paid Samsung a 100% premium for LPDDR5X RAM modules
We are currently facing a memory shortage. This is due to the AI boom, leading memory manufacturers to focus more on producing memory for data centers rather than consumer devices. Recently, it was revealed that Apple had managed to secure RAM from Samsung for its iPhone 17 and iPhone 18 series. However, it seems that
Hackers are harnessing AI to exploit security flaws faster than ever
Hackers are getting faster and growing more successful at exploiting vulnerabilities, all thanks to deeper integration of Gen AI tools into everyday operations, experts have warned.These attacks are driven by an increase in vulnerability exploitation which, as per IBM, is to blame for 40% of all cyber-incidents observed in 2025. At the same time, the
NASA astronaut medical evacuation
NASA has shared more details about the astronaut who required a medical evacuation from space, the first such incident recorded by the space agency. Mike Fincke, a 58-year-old astronaut from Pennsylvania, confirmed in a statement yesterday that he was the International Space Station (ISS) passenger who required medical assistance on Earth. A space walk scheduled
Canadian AI to detect Russian Disinformation
A new artificial intelligence (AI) agent could equip Europe to better defend itself against the barrage of Russian disinformation attacks. Cipher is Canadian-developed AI software that has proven to accurately and quickly detect Russian disinformation targeting Canadian networks, on both the far right and the far left of the political spectrum. Cipher is a human-in-the-loop
Russia signals no rush for a deal to end Ukraine war
Russia signaled Thursday that it was in no rush to make a deal to end its war on Ukraine, hours after it attacked the neighboring country with hundreds of drones and missiles and as U.S. and Ukrainian officials met in Geneva to discuss efforts to end the war. Talks between Moscow and Kyiv remain deadlocked