Elizabeth Warren is pressing U.S. financial regulators to rule out any taxpayer-funded rescue of cryptocurrency billionaires as $2 trillion collapse fuels fears of federal intervention in digital asset markets.
Warren Demands No Bailout for Bitcoin Billionaires
Concerns about potential federal intervention in cryptocurrency markets intensified as U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren on Feb. 18 urged…
Samsung Announces Beta of New Bixby in One UI 8.5 with Conversational AI and More Capabilities
February 23, 2026
Samsung has announceed the launch of beta program for the new Bixby in One UI 8.5. The update claims to make Bixby on Galaxy devices “more intuitive, as users can simply ask for what they need through natural language. Additionally, it expands access to up-to-date…
Great news for xAI: Grok is now pretty good at answering questions about Baldur’s Gate
February 23, 2026
Different AI labs have different priorities. OpenAI has traditionally focused on consumer users, for instance, while its rival Anthropic tends to target enterprises. Elon Musk’s xAI, we discovered recently, has been placing particular emphasis on video-game…
AI’s promise to indie filmmakers: Faster, cheaper, lonelier
February 23, 2026
A Filipino man walks through the backyard of his childhood home in rural Hawai’i, his footsteps swooshing through the grass. Birds chirp, contributing to the tropical din, as he approaches a shrine at the base of a starfruit tree. He bends to inspect a framed black-and-white photograph of a woman, her hair in a 1950s side part.
Suddenly, a gust of wind shakes the tree’s branches…
Peak XV announced on Friday that it has raised $1.3 billion across new India and Asia-focused funds. The firm, which now manages more than $10 billion in assets, is sharpening its focus on artificial intelligence and cross-border bets amid intensifying competition for deals…
Mack LR Electric garbage trucks help the Bronx breathe better
February 23, 2026
Royal Waster Services took delivery of its first Mack LR Electric garbage truck in December — and they’re happy enough with their big EV’s performance to have placed an order for three more, helping Bronx residents sleep in, and breathe easier.
Funded in part by the…
The EV5, Kia’s new midsize electric SUV, is getting an overhaul. While the exterior already looks like an upgrade, the interior was spotted with an unexpected surprise.
Kia EV5 SUV facelift spotted with new design and tech
After launching the EV5 in China in 2023, Kia’s new electric SUV made its global debut in late 2025. Although it’s just rolling out across Europe, Korea, Canada…
Lucid Motors (LCID) announced plans on Friday to trim 12% of its US workforce as it looks to improve profitability ahead of its next growth stage.
Lucid announces plans to trim 12% of its US workforce
After producing 8,412 vehicles and delivering 5,345 in the fourth…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Drones are profoundly changing the Army’s approach to aviation and combined arms training, Maj. Gen. Clair A. Gill, commanding general of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence, told Military Times in an interview.
During the Army’s first annual…
How commercial drones make the Pentagon’s ‘Blue UAS Select’ list
February 23, 2026
The Defense Department this week began testing for the initial phase of its Drone Dominance Program, an effort to expand the use of commercial drones across the military.
Dubbed “the Gauntlet,” military operators will fly and evaluate uncrewed aerial systems, or UASs, at Fort Benning, Georgia, to determine which of the 25 competing vendors will advance to the next phase of the…
