Month: February 2026
Russia to stick to New START treaty
Moscow will observe the limits of the last nuclear arms pact with the United States that expired last week as long as it sees that Washington is doing the same. The New START treaty expired Feb. 5, leaving no restrictions on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century
Spotify hits a record high
After launching as a music streaming pure-play, Spotify has expanded its remit to include podcasts, audiobooks, and even physical bookstores. It’s launched music videos within the app as well as video podcasts, and has doubled down on its retention strategy by adding social features like group chats and letting users share what they’re listening to.
Runway doubles its valuation
Best known for its physics-aware AI video generation models, Runway released its first world model in December and now views the technology as central to tackling major challenges across fields like medicine, climate, energy, and robotics. While the company has historically built a strong customer base in media, entertainment, and advertising – including a recent
Israel Annex of West Bank
A top Israeli official said Tuesday that measures adopted by the government that deepen Israeli control in the occupied West Bank amounted to implementing “de facto sovereignty,” using language that mirrors critics’ warnings about the intent behind the moves.Palestinians, Arab countries and human rights groups have called the moves announced Sunday an annexation of the
Trump Threatens to Block Opening of Bridge Between U.S. and Canada
President Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of a $4.7 billion bridge connecting Detroit, Michigan, to Windsor, Ontario, in the latest display of frayed relations between the U.S. and Canada.The President claimed that Canada will own both sides of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, for which construction began in 2018 and is nearing
India tightens grip on social media
India’s government said on Tuesday social media companies would have to take down unlawful content within three hours of being notified about it, tightening an earlier 36-hour timeline in what could be a compliance challenge for Meta, YouTube and X.The tighter timeline marks the latest escalation in India’s efforts to control online speech, with a
The AI race hot up in 2025
As the AI race hot up in 2025, the corporate leadership in Google, Microsoft, Meta and other tech companies changed the way companies work. Driven by the high stakes of the AI race, the world’s most powerful tech leaders shifted into what Silicon Valley calls “Founder Mode”. From personally walking factory lines to writing code,
A legal suit against social media addiction to be tried in Los Angeles
The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening arguments for the first, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, begin this week.Instagram’s parent company Meta and Google’s YouTube will face claims that their platforms deliberately addict and
AI stocks turn choppy
Volatility has increased for artificial intelligence stocks in early 2026 as investors scrutinize capital spending hikes by hyperscalers Amazon.comAMZN, Google-parent AlphabetGOOGL and Meta PlatformsMETA. While software stocks have been hammered, even Palantir TechnologiesPLTR, optical networking plays LumentumLITE and CienaCIEN remain bright spots.While some AI stocks rebounded on Feb. 6, there’s a long list of stocks
Colon cancer is officially the deadliest cancer for people under 50
Something unique appears to have happened to the cohort of people born after 1950, and it’s putting every subsequent generation at a greater risk of developing colon cancer early and fast. Colon cancer has been the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50 since about 2014, when it beat out lung cancer, but