Gabbard says lawmakers know the whistleblower complaint targeting her is a Democratic hoax
U.S. intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard has issued a point-by-point denunciation of what she believes is the news media/Democrat Party’s latest bum steer.
Day: February 12, 2026
Kenya’s border with Somalia set to re-open after almost 15 years
Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has staged several attacks in Kenya, prompting the border to be closed.
Russian losses exceeded recruitment for second month in a row, Ukraine says – The Kyiv Independent
Russian losses exceeded recruitment for second month in a row, Ukraine says The Kyiv IndependentRussian War Losses Now Exceed Recruitment, Western Officials Say Bloomberg.comRussian army casualties in Ukraine surge Fina…
GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is OpenAI’s first AI model to run on chips from Nvidia rival Cerebras; OpenAI says Codex has more than 1M weekly active users (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)
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GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is OpenAI’s first AI model to run on chips from Nvidia rival Cerebras; OpenAI says Codex has more than 1M weekly active users — OpenAI is releasing its first artificial intelligence model…
India hammer Namibia in run-up to Pakistan T20 World Cup showdown
Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya score half centuries for T20 World Cup holders India in 93-run win against Namibia.
Venezuela opposition rally calls on post-Maduro govt to grant full freedoms
Thousands of people on Thursday joined a Caracas opposition rally calling on the country’s interim government to release all political prisoners and grant Venezuelans full freedoms. The demonstration came as lawmakers were set to debate a landmark amn…
FedEx says ‘exceptional’ holiday season will drive expected third-quarter earnings beat
FedEx projected higher annual revenue for fiscal 2029 and third-quarter earnings that will exceed Wall Street estimates due to an “exceptional” peak season.
OpenAI launches a research preview of GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, a smaller version of GPT-5.3-Codex that it claims generates code 15 times faster, for Pro users (David Gewirtz/ZDNET)
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OpenAI launches a research preview of GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, a smaller version of GPT-5.3-Codex that it claims generates code 15 times faster, for Pro users — ZDNET’s key takeaways — OpenAI targets &…
UK Prime minister clashes with Man United co- owner over ‘colonised’ remark – GhanaWeb
UK Prime minister clashes with Man United co- owner over ‘colonised’ remark GhanaWeb’We can be better’ – Guardiola responds to Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s comments on immigration BBCJim Ratcliffe should learn about his own club before spo…
French police arrest 2 Louvre museum employees over ‘large-scale’ ticket fraud
French police have arrested nine people, including two employees working at the Louvre museum in Paris, suspected of involvement in a “large-scale” ticket fraud ring, a source familiar with the case said Thursday. The fraud scheme was allegedly launch…