CNBC Daily Open: Netflix bows out from Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war
Netflix on Thursday stateside said it declined to raise a counteroffer for Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets.
Day: February 27, 2026
Pakistan warplanes bomb Kabul; Islamabad declares ‘open war’ on Afghanistan
Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Kabul reports explosions and anti-aircraft fire as Pakistan bombs the capital city.
Number of assaults reported in Montreal metro rises 15 per cent in one year, to 726
The number of assaults reported in Montreal’s metro system…
Sources: two members of Thinking Machines Lab’s founding team, Christian Gibson and Noah Shpak, left the startup and have been working at Meta for a few weeks (Business Insider)
Business Insider:
Sources: two members of Thinking Machines Lab’s founding team, Christian Gibson and Noah Shpak, left the startup and have been working at Meta for a few weeks — – Two founding team members left Thinking Machines La…
US offers $10 million for capture of brothers said to lead Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel in Tijuana
The U.S. State Department says it will pay up to $10 million for information leading to the arrests or convictions of two brothers identified as leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel in the state of Baja California, which includes Tijuana.
Students in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., begin returning to class following mass shooting
Some students headed back to classes in Tumbler Ridge,…
11 Indian Americans named Forbes’ 250 America’s Greatest Innovators
Eleven Indian Americans have been celebrated on Forbes’ America’s Greatest Innovators list, highlighting their transformative contributions across technology, biotech and infrastructure. These leaders, from AI pioneers to gene therapy developers, under…
Venezuela’s interim leader urges Trump to lift sanctions after Maduro ouster
Venezuela’s interim leader on Thursday urged US President Donald Trump to lift punitive sanctions and a US oil blockade, calling the nations “friends,” after Washington’s capture and ouster of Nicolás Maduro. Trump ordered the blockade in December, an…
Dario Amodei says Anthropic cannot “in good conscience” accede to DOD’s request to remove safeguards and will work to ensure a smooth transition if offboarded (Anthropic)
Anthropic:
Dario Amodei says Anthropic cannot “in good conscience” accede to DOD’s request to remove safeguards and will work to ensure a smooth transition if offboarded — I believe deeply in the existential importance o…
A chief judge warns Minnesota’s top prosecutor and ICE: Obey court orders or face contempt
The chief federal judge for Minnesota has issued a stern warning to the chief federal prosecutor for the state, as well as to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, warning them that they must comply with court orders or they risk criminal cont…