#wired.com. #Feb.26.2026 × ‘Uncanny Valley’: Pentagon vs. ‘Woke’ Anthropic, Agentic vs. Mimetic, and Trump vs. State of the Union. Our hosts unpack the news of the week, starting with the ongoing feud between Anthropic and the Pentagon. Plus: All you need to know about TAT-8 and undersea cables.
#Business #Politics #Tech #Union State #USA #North America
#wired.com. #Feb.27.2026 × Hands-On With Nano Banana 2, the Latest Version of Google's AI Image Generator. Google’s latest image model, Nano Banana 2, is a powerful AI photo editor that punctures reality. Well, sometimes.
#Tech #USA #North America #Google
#theguardian.com. #Feb.26.2026 × Observers raise concerns over secret ballot breaches at Gorton and Denton byelection. Democracy Volunteers say they saw 32 cases of apparent collusion – the highest levels in its 10-year history
#Politics #United Kingdom #Europe
#washingtonpost.com. #Feb.26.2026 × How obsession to ‘liberate Cuba’ led men on deadly speedboat journey. Family members described the men as poorly trained activists who hoped to make a statement. Cuban forces opened fire on the boat, killing four and wounding six.
#Cuba #USA #North America
#washingtonpost.com. #Feb.26.2026 × U.S., Iran wrap round of talks as Trump weighs diplomacy against strikes. The latest round of talks unfolded against the backdrop of the largest U.S. military buildup in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq invasion.
#USA #Asia #North America #Iran #Iraq #Oman
#bbc.com. #Feb.26.2026 × 'I spent all my time on Instagram' says woman in landmark trial. The young woman, who accuses Meta and Google of making addictive social media platforms, has been speaking in court.
#Tech #Instagram #Google
#theguardian.com. #Feb.27.2026 × Netflix declines to match Paramount offer for Warner Bros Discovery. Company walks away from planned takeover as co-chiefs say deal ‘no longer financially attractive’
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.26.2026 × Cuba says speedboat attackers from Florida planned to destabilise country. Associates of one of the passengers killed in the alleged raid attempt said he sought to overthrow Cuba's government.
#Cuba #North America
#theguardian.com. #Feb.26.2026 × Epstein files contain explicit but unsubstantiated claim that Trump abused minor. Department of Justice did not release FBI memos when it uploaded millions of pages of files beginning in December
#Politics
#bbc.com. #Feb.26.2026 × American citizen among those killed in Cuba boat shooting, US official says. Cuba has accused those on board of planning "an infiltration with terrorist aims” and firing first.
#Cuba #USA #North America #Americas
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.26.2026 × Ecuador hikes tariffs on Colombian imports to 50 percent starting March 1. The new announcement from Quito follows an initial 30 percent tariff imposed by the Andean nation in early February.
#South America #Ecuador #Colombia
#theguardian.com. #Feb.26.2026 × Anthropic says it ‘cannot in good conscience’ allow Pentagon to remove AI checks. Pete Hegseth had threatened to cancel $200m contract unless it was given unfettered access to Claude model
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.26.2026 × Kenyan man charged with duping people to fight for Russia in Ukraine war. Kenya's director of public prosecutions office says Festus Omwamba is accused of human trafficking.
#Business #Kenya #director #Africa #Russia #Ukraine #Europe
#bbc.com. #Feb.26.2026 × Burger King AI bot will check up on staffs' please and thank yous. The fast-food chain is testing OpenAI-powered headsets that monitor staff interactions with customers.
#Tech #USA #North America
#theguardian.com. #Feb.26.2026 × Mandelson faces EU inquiry into Brussels trade role over Epstein links. European Anti-Fraud Office to look into the former US ambassador’s time as trade commissioner in Brussels
#Politics #USA #Europe #North America
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.26.2026 × Israeli attacks on Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley kill Syrian teenager. One killed and 29 others wounded in latest Israeli attack in violation of ceasefire.
#Asia #Israel #Lebanon #Syria
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.26.2026 × Family of UN rapporteur Albanese sues Trump administration over sanctions. Albanese, a supporter of Palestinian rights, has faced US sanctions since July over her criticism of Israel.
#Palestine #USA #Asia #North America #Israel
#washingtonpost.com. #Feb.26.2026 × Journalists slain at record level in 2025, majority by Israel, watchdog says. An increasing number of journalists were killed by drones, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. The IDF said it “strongly rejects” the group’s findings.
#Asia #Israel
#theguardian.com. #Feb.26.2026 × Celine Cremer: ‘compelling evidence’ human remains found in Tasmania belong to missing Belgian backpacker. Hiker disappeared in June 2023, aged 31, after departing for a walk near Cradle Mountain
#Belgium #Australian continent #Australia #Europe #Insular Oceania
#bbc.com. #Feb.26.2026 × How Ghislaine Maxwell brought Bill Clinton into Epstein's orbit. Documents in the Epstein files reveal how Maxwell nurtured the connection between the two men after Clinton left the White House.
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.26.2026 × Columbia University says US immigration agents lied to detain student. Administrators say agents 'made misrepresentations', claimed missing person search to detain woman at school building.
#Education
#wired.com. #Feb.26.2026 × This AI Agent Is Designed to Not Go Rogue. The new open source project IronCurtain uses a unique method to secure and constrain AI assistant agents before they flip your digital life upside down.
#Tech
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.26.2026 × US-Iran talks conclude with claims of progress but few details. Technical discussions to continue in Vienna, but unclear whether differences can be resolved to avoid war.
#Austria #Europe #Asia #Iran
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