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21 February 2026 Vol 19
If The Long Walk horrified you, check out these dystopian survival stories

If The Long Walk horrified you, check out these dystopian survival stories

The Long Walk is easily one of my favorite underappreciated Stephen King novels, so the film adaptation was one of…
YouTube caves to Trump with $24.5 million settlement

YouTube caves to Trump with $24.5 million settlement

YouTube has settled a lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against the company in 2021, according to The Wall Street Journal.…
Microsoft is bringing its Windows engineering teams back together again

Microsoft is bringing its Windows engineering teams back together again

Windows is coming back together. Microsoft is bringing its key Windows engineering teams under a single organization again, as part…
California Governor Newsom signs landmark AI safety bill SB 53

California Governor Newsom signs landmark AI safety bill SB 53

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 53, a first-in-the-nation bill that sets new transparency requirements on large AI companies. SB 53, which passed the state…
What EA’s buyout might mean for its future

What EA’s buyout might mean for its future

Electronic Arts just announced that it is going to be acquired and taken private in a massive $55 billion deal…
Frank founder Charlie Javice sentenced to 7 years in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase

Frank founder Charlie Javice sentenced to 7 years in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase

Charlie Javice, founder of the financial aid startup Frank and Forbes 30 under 30 alumnus, has been sentenced to seven…
AI recruiter Alex raises $17M to automate initial job interviews

AI recruiter Alex raises $17M to automate initial job interviews

Job seekers in all fields can expect to soon be doing a lot more initial screening interviews. While that may…
OpenAI Is Preparing to Launch a Social App for AI-Generated Videos

OpenAI Is Preparing to Launch a Social App for AI-Generated Videos

OpenAI is preparing to launch a stand-alone app for its video generation AI model Sora 2, WIRED has learned. The…
OpenAI takes on Google, Amazon with new agentic shopping system

OpenAI takes on Google, Amazon with new agentic shopping system

ChatGPT users in the U.S. can now make Etsy and Shopify purchases within conversations, marking a next step towards the future of online…
This French VC went from posting on YouTube to raising a $12M fund for Y Combinator startups

This French VC went from posting on YouTube to raising a $12M fund for Y Combinator startups

Venture capital is filled with investors who claim they’ve got inside access to the next big thing. Meanwhile, Gabriel Jarrosson,…