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In brief Bitcoin’s three-month futures basis has ticked up, suggesting increased derivatives activity. Coinbase CEO says retail users are “buying…
New York, February 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a Philippine court’s decision to deny journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio…
In brief OpenClaw founder, Peter Steinberger, is joining OpenAI to lead work on personal AI agents. The company will move…
In brief The new powers would ban under-16s from social media, restrict infinite scroll and autoplay, and limit children’s access…
In brief Disney and Paramount have sent cease-and-desist letters to ByteDance over its Seedance 2.0 model, signaling a shift from…
On 10 February, Jesse Van Rootselaar (also known as Jesse Strang) killed eight people in the remote British Columbia mining…
In brief The creator of open-source AI agent platform OpenClawd said that he’s received acquisition offers from Meta and OpenAI.…
In brief Karin found herself “unbanked” amid a contentious divorce. She said crypto helped her establish financial independence. Her story…
In brief Developers merge BIP 360 into the Bitcoin’s GitHub improvement repository, advancing a post-quantum framework. Caltech President Thomas Rosenbaum…
Are the products you’re buying BPA-free? Nut-free? How about GMO-free? If the European Union (E.U.) has its way, we’ll soon…
I WANT FREE MINDS AND FREE MARKETS! Help Reason push back with more of the fact-based reporting we do best.…
On 15 February 1942, the largest surrender in British military history took place in Singapore. After eight days of desperate…