Trump posts AI clip imagining ‘Trump Gaza’
President Trump posted an AI-generated video on Wednesday that reimagines the war-torn Gaza strip as “Trump Gaza” with beautiful shorelines, bearded belly dancers and Dubai-style skyscrapers.
Day: February 26, 2025
US-Ukraine critical minerals deal: What we know so far
Zelenskyy might visit Trump this week for a rare earth minerals deal in efforts to win Washington’s backing for Kyiv.
Review: In ‘Gliff,’ siblings try to survive in a dystopian near-future
While this absurdly timely novel has mostly bad things to say about the state of the world, it encourages the reader to push back the despair.
‘Cobots’ help ease worker shortages and improve efficiency
Many U.S. manufacturers are turning to automation to preserve jobs, not replace them.
China Coast Guard Vessels Regularly Enter Territorial Waters of Disputed East China Sea Islands
Each month, the CCG conducts what appears to be a ceremonial intrusion into the territorial waters of the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, which are administered by Japan but claimed by China.
UK Users Show Little Concern as Apple Removes iCloud Encryption
British iPhone users have shown minimal reaction to Apple’s decision to disable end-to-end encryption for UK iCloud customers, challenging the company’s assumption about privacy priorities, a Bloomberg columnist notes. Rather than create a government-a…
Seattle judge who was barred from criminal cases to oversee some proceedings
The Seattle City Attorney’s Office has toned down its efforts to prevent an elected municipal court judge from overseeing criminal cases, but prosecutors are still taking steps to bar the judge from some issues.
Sponsored: An arts-filled road trip to Tacoma
Art beckons from nearly every corner of the town, and indoor attractions offer a colorful, enlivening escape on even the most dreary Northwest days.
Downtown Seattle may have escaped the ‘doom loop,’ still off pre-COVID norm
Mayor Bruce Harrell, Gov. Bob Ferguson and business leaders made the case that downtown is turning a corner. Here’s what the data shows.
What to stream in March 2025: ‘Daredevil: Born Again,’ ‘Yellowstone’
Here’s what’s coming to Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Max, Prime Video, Peacock, Paramount+ and other streaming services in March.