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  • AI Safety Meets the War Machine

    When Anthropic last year became the first major AI company cleared by the US government for classified use—including military applications—the news didn’t make a major splash. But this week a second development hit like a cannonball: The Pentagon is reconsidering its relationship with the company, including a $200 million contract, ostensibly because the safety-conscious AI read more

    AI Safety Meets the War Machine
  • Lucid Motors slashes 12% of its workforce as it seeks profitability | TechCrunch

    Lucid Motors is laying off 12% of its workforce in a bid to “improve operational effectiveness and optimize our resources as we continue on our path toward profitability,” according to an internal memo that was obtained by TechCrunch. Hourly workers on the manufacturing, logistics, and quality teams are not affected by the cuts, according to read more

    Lucid Motors slashes 12% of its workforce as it seeks profitability | TechCrunch
  • Former Owners of The Art Newspaper and L’Officiel Say AMTD Still Owes Buyout Funds Amid IPO Listings

    On December 10, Calvin Choi, chairman of Hong Kong–based AMTD Group, attended a fashion show at the London Stock Exchange marking the secondary listing of AMTD’s media and luxury subsidiary, The Generation Essentials Group (TGE). TGE, which owns The Art Newspaper and the iconic French fashion magazine L’Officiel, had debuted on the New York Stock read more

    Former Owners of The Art Newspaper and L’Officiel Say AMTD Still Owes Buyout Funds Amid IPO Listings
  • Supreme Court Rules Most of Donald Trump’s Tariffs Are Illegal

    The US Supreme Court on Friday overturned most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which could lead to more than $175 billion in tariff refunds for American companies. In a 6-3 decision, the justices ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)—the law that the Trump administration used to justify many of his sweeping global read more

    Supreme Court Rules Most of Donald Trump’s Tariffs Are Illegal
  • US Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs That Had a Tumultuous Effect on the Art Market

    Last year was marked by the uncertainty and disruption of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, which caused tumult in the art market. Now, just over a year after Trump signed executive orders imposing tariffs on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico, and China, the Supreme Court ruled to to strike down most of them. In read more

    US Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs That Had a Tumultuous Effect on the Art Market
  • Inside the Havana School for Cuban Circus Performers

    While balancing atop a precarious stack of bolsters and tables, a young juggler sends four bright balls up into the air. A fellow performer stands on the floor nearby, observing the skillful toss against the backdrop of a wall-mounted tent in bright, primary colors. Veiled in a warm glow, the photo by Constanze Han offers read more

    Inside the Havana School for Cuban Circus Performers
  • Veterans Sue Over Trump’s Arch, Saying It Would Blight Arlington National Cemetery and Nearby Monuments

    A group of three military veterans and a historical preservationist filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s proposed 250-foot arch that opponents contend would mar the views from Arlington National Cemetery to other monuments around Washington, D.C. At 250 feet, the arch would be more than twice as tall as the Lincoln Memorial. And at read more

    Veterans Sue Over Trump’s Arch, Saying It Would Blight Arlington National Cemetery and Nearby Monuments
  • The MacRumors Show: Whats Coming at the Apple Experience?

    We talk through everything to expect at Apple’s upcoming “Experience” on March 4, on this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show. Earlier this week, Apple today a “special Apple Experience” for the media in New York, London, and Shanghai, taking place on March 4, 2026 at 9:00am ET. It is notable that Apple is specifically read more

    The MacRumors Show: Whats Coming at the Apple Experience?
  • Mitchell Johnson’s Personal Color at Galerie Mercier in Paris

    Announcement Intimate paintings spanning nearly four decades of the artist’s career are on view at the gallery from February 28 to March 21. Mitchell Johnson “Red Stairwell (Rue Guisarde)” (2025), 16×24 inches, oil on canvas (©Mitchell Johnson, 2026) In his continued exploration of color, shape, and scale, American painter Mitchell Johnson presents 25 intimate paintings read more

    Mitchell Johnson’s Personal Color at Galerie Mercier in Paris
  • Three Upcoming Apple Products Seemingly Spotted in macOS 26.3 Code

    macOS 26.3 hints at Apple’s rumored lower-cost MacBook, and two new Studio Display models, according to Macworld‘s Filipe Espósito. Espósito found the following codenames within macOS 26.3’s source code, and he revealed the upcoming products that they likely correspond with, based on previous reporting from Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman and others. The codenames: J700: Lower-cost MacBook read more

    Three Upcoming Apple Products Seemingly Spotted in macOS 26.3 Code
  • Swiss CLIMATEX secures €3.5M in round led by Collateral Good

    CLIMATEX AG, a Swiss textile technology company focused on circular textile technologies and patented solutions, has closed a €3.5 million (CHF 3.2 million) financing round led by the Collateral Good Textile & Fashion Innovation Fund, with participation from existing investors. CLIMATEX develops advanced material and construction technologies designed to enable circularity across the apparel and read more

    Swiss CLIMATEX secures €3.5M in round led by Collateral Good
  • Can Berlin become Europe’s most builder-friendly tech city in 24 months?

    When I tell people I live in Berlin at startup events abroad, I often receive a bad reaction, especially from investors. Many people associate Berlin with its heyday of Rocket Internet and see it as a city full of techno sex clubs, drug addicts, and founders more interested in partying than disciplined, global ambition. It’s read more

    Can Berlin become Europe’s most builder-friendly tech city in 24 months?
  • Rumored Colors for Low-Cost MacBook Were Originally Tested for 2022 MacBook Air Redesign

    Apple tested color options for the 2022 MacBook Air redesign that are said to be similar to the finishes planned for its forthcoming low-cost MacBook, according to a Chinese leaker. Apple is expected to announce its rumored low-cost MacBook at an event on March 4, with the device coming in a selection of bold color read more

    Rumored Colors for Low-Cost MacBook Were Originally Tested for 2022 MacBook Air Redesign
  • Could AI Data Centers Be Moved to Outer Space?

    Here ε is the emissivity of the object—how effective it is as a radiator (0 < ε < 1), σ is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant, A is the surface area, and T is the temperature (in Kelvin). Since we have temperature to the fourth power, you can see that hotter things radiate much more power than read more

    Could AI Data Centers Be Moved to Outer Space?
  • Meet Scotland’s Whisky-Sniffing Robot Dog

    Wooden barrels are what make the magic happen in your favorite bottle of whisky. They’re also the source of a long-standing problem in the spirits industry: They leak. A lot. At Bacardi Limited, the world’s largest privately held spirits company, barrel leakage is a massive headache. Consider the company’s Dewar’s blended Scotch whisky brand (just read more

    Meet Scotland’s Whisky-Sniffing Robot Dog
  • iPhone Fold: Launch, Pricing, and What to Expect From Apples Foldable

    Apple is expected to launch a new foldable iPhone this year, based on multiple rumors and credible sources. The long-awaited device has been rumored for years now, but signs increasingly suggest that Apple will release its first foldable device in 2026. Below, we’ve collated an updated set of key details that have been leaked about read more

    iPhone Fold: Launch, Pricing, and What to Expect From Apples Foldable
  • MaXon Systems secures funding to build autonomous air defence against mass drone attacks

    MaXon Systems, a Ukrainian defence technology company building an autonomous, end-to-end counter-UAS platform designed to defend large perimeters against mass drone attacks, has raised funding in a round which included Greenflag Ventures, BRAVE1, Freedom Fund VC, and Big Defence. MaXon is building an autonomous air defence system designed to counter mass Shahed-type drone attacks, where read more

    MaXon Systems secures funding to build autonomous air defence against mass drone attacks
  • Pontiro secures £357,500 to expand healthcare AI infrastructure

    Pontiro, a healthtech company focused on enabling the safe and compliant use of medical imaging data for research and AI, has raised £357,500 in a funding round led by SFC Capital, with participation from Plug and Play Ventures and the British Business Bank. Founded by Evan Jenkins, Adam Shannon, and Lewis Bowen, Pontiro was created read more

    Pontiro secures £357,500 to expand healthcare AI infrastructure
  • Epstein in the Shadow of de Sade

    Daily Newsletter Ed Simon on how the intellectual elite absolves abusers of their crimes, Marigold Santos’s loving epiphytes, and Damien Davis in conversation with Hakim Bishara. Among the most mind-bending revelations of the recent trove of Epstein files is not only who was implicated and to what extent, but the mental gymnastics performed by the read more

    Epstein in the Shadow of de Sade
  • The Search Engine for OnlyFans Models Who Look Like Your Crush

    For three days in February, porn star Alix Lynx flew to Miami for her first exclusive creator gathering where she was in full grind mode: shooting Reels and talking strategy with other creators. “It was kind of like SoHo House for OnlyFans girls,” she says of the experience, which is called The Circle and drew read more

    The Search Engine for OnlyFans Models Who Look Like Your Crush