JD Vance suggests Olympic medalist Eileen Gu should compete for the US instead of China after benefiting from American system
Gu is the most decorated female Olympic freestyle skier
Day: February 18, 2026
This local AI quickly replaced Ollama on my Mac – here’s why
If you’re going to use AI, running it locally is the way to go, and GPT4All makes is surprisingly easy.
Meta plans to spend $65M in 2025 to boost state politicians friendly to AI; filings: Meta started two super PACs, one backing the GOP and another for Democrats (New York Times)
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Meta plans to spend $65M in 2025 to boost state politicians friendly to AI; filings: Meta started two super PACs, one backing the GOP and another for Democrats — Meta’s biggest election investment aims to prevent sta…
Citizen Lab Finds Cellebrite Tool Used on Kenyan Activist’s Phone in Police Custody – The Hacker News
Citizen Lab Finds Cellebrite Tool Used on Kenyan Activist’s Phone in Police Custody The Hacker NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
Citizen Lab Finds Cellebrite Tool Used on Kenyan Activist’s Phone in Police Custody
New research from the Citizen Lab has found signs that Kenyan authorities used a commercial forensic extraction tool manufactured by Israeli company Cellebrite to break into a prominent dissident’s phone, making it the latest case of abuse of the techn…
Mamdani floats New York City property tax raise if state won’t tax millionaires
Threat of 9.5% property tax increase puts pressure on Governor Hochul, who is seeking re-election this yearZohran Mamdani, New York’s democratic socialist mayor, has unveiled two new budget proposals for the city – one to raise income and corporate tax…
Suspected carbon-monoxide leak kills at least 30 miners in Nigeria, witnesses say
The workers are believed to have collapsed after the gas built up in poorly ventilated tunnels.
Suspected carbon-monoxide leak kills 37 miners in Nigeria
The tragedy is believed to have happened just before sunrise as the workers neared the end of their shift.
Avalanches, 88 ski deaths and a train crash: Why Europe’s mountains are proving so dangerous this winter
Weather agencies across Europe have issued multiple severe avalanche alerts in 2026 as deaths continue to mount
France: Parliamentary aide arrested after death of far-right activist
French police investigating the beating of a far-right militant who died of brain injuries have arrested 11 people, prosecutors said, in a case adding fuel to long-standing divides in French politics ahead of mayoral elections.
The 11 people in poli…