Politico Expands to Australia With ‘Playbook’ Newsletter
Politico announced it will launch a Canberra‑based edition of its flagship “Playbook” newsletter in the third quarter of 2026, marking the outlet’s first foray into the Australian market. The company rehired Ryan Heath as Australia Launch Editor to lead the effort and build a local newsroom. The expansion aims to extend Politico’s U.S. and European coverage while adding Indo‑Pacific analysis on trade, defense, energy and critical minerals. It pits the Virginia‑based outlet against a media ecosystem long dominated by Murdoch‑owned titles.
What to Know About the ‘Anti-Aging’ Peptide Shots Flooding Social Media
A wave of unapproved anti‑aging peptide injections is sweeping social media, driven by influencers and celebrities. Most products are sold on the gray market, often from China, and lack FDA approval or robust clinical data. Experts warn of safety risks,...
‘The View’ Hosts ‘Take Offense’ to BAFTAs Editing Out ‘Free Palestine’ But Not the N-Word: ‘Should’ve Been a Knee-Jerk Reaction’
The View’s panel condemned BAFTA and the BBC for allowing an audible N‑word slur, uttered by a Tourette’s audience member, to remain in the live broadcast while a pro‑Palestine speech was edited out. The hosts argued that an immediate apology...
Xometry Begins a Transition to a New CEO
Xometry announced that President Sanjeev Singh Sahni will assume the chief executive role on July 1, succeeding co‑founder Randy Altschuler, who will become executive chair. Sahni, a former Wayfair executive, has overseen global operations, product development, and technology since his...
Liberia: Mme Hosts One-Day Pilot Stakeholders' Dialogue On Mineral Rights
The Ministry of Mines and Energy convened a one‑day pilot stakeholders’ dialogue in Arthington on Feb 20 to address gaps between mineral rights, land rights and community obligations. Participants including chiefs, civil‑society groups, GIZ and LEITI examined regulatory, fiscal and environmental...
The Struts Sign With IAG For North American Touring Representation (Exclusive)
IAG has secured representation for The Struts' North American touring activities, assigning Peter Pappalardo, Dennis Arfa and Adam Kornfeld as booking agents. The British rock outfit has logged 127 headline reports on Pollstar since 2009, moving 132,377 tickets and generating...
Exa Capital Acquires Health Care Workforce Platform StaffReady
Exa Capital has acquired StaffReady, a SaaS platform that manages clinical workforces across hospitals, labs, and pharmaceutical testing firms. The platform streamlines staff scheduling, compliance, and inspection readiness, helping health‑care organizations reduce operational bottlenecks. StaffReady will remain independent with its...
DRC Govt Condemns Artisanal Mine Collapse in Lualaba, Calls for Urgent Safety Measures
On February 24, a collapse at an artisanal mine on the outskirts of Kolwezi in Lualaba Province killed several Algerian workers, prompting Prime Minister Judith Suminwa to condemn the tragedy and pledge stronger safety oversight. She cited a December 2025 ministerial report...
Wilsbach Outlines Strategy for Confronting Adversaries, Air Force Success
Gen. Ken Wilsbach, the new Air Force Chief of Staff, outlined a three‑pillar strategy—readiness, modernization, and caring for Airmen—to counter a "complex and ambiguous" threat environment. He called for faster, "fight‑tonight" acquisition and long‑term program agility, citing the on‑track F‑47...
Most Health-Focused Shoppers Read Labels Before They Buy: Report
Acosta Group’s new U.S. shopper survey shows label reading is becoming a routine part of purchase decisions, with 58 % of all respondents and 87 % of health‑focused shoppers checking ingredient lists before buying. The study highlights a flexible buying approach—two‑thirds of...
Salem Announces New Podcast with Author Danielle Gill
Salem Media’s Podcast Network has launched a new show hosted by conservative author Danielle Gill. The series will explore culture, politics, and Christianity, extending Gill’s existing conversations about faith and conviction. Salem’s senior vice‑president of content, Phil Boyce, framed the...
Agent David Bradley Moves to CAA
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has hired London‑based agent David Bradley, formerly a partner and co‑head of WME’s pop division. Bradley arrives with a decade‑plus track record representing artists such as Dua Lipa, LCD Soundsystem, and Greta Van Fleet. His expertise...
Lualaba Showcased Cobalt Leadership and Sustainable Vision at Mining Indaba 2026
At Mining Indaba 2026 in Cape Town, Lualaba province positioned itself as the world’s leading cobalt producer, emphasizing its pivotal role in the energy transition. Governor Fifi Masuka Saini highlighted the region’s stable, investment‑friendly governance and alignment with international mining...
Vector’s Longbow Drone Clears Key Pentagon Certifications
Vector announced that its Longbow VTOL drone platform has cleared both the Department of Defense’s Blue UAS and the AUVSI‑run Green UAS certification programs. The dual clearance confirms the system meets stringent cybersecurity, supply‑chain and foreign‑component standards required for government...
Apex Legends Finally Nerfs It's Most Overpowered Character, but My Guy Fuse Is Still Completely Useless
Respawn released a hotfix that removes the “Fortified” buff from Octane’s stim and reduces its speed boost after player complaints about his overpowered performance. At the same time, Fuse’s Season 28 rework remains problematic, with his new ultimate dealing little to...
Cold Chain Technologies Opens Major Mumbai Facility
Cold Chain Technologies (CCT) inaugurated a 42,000‑square‑foot, state‑of‑the‑art facility in Taloja, Navi Mumbai, expanding its Indian footprint. The site integrates manufacturing, R&D and validation under one roof, delivering rapid turnaround and tighter quality control for pharma and life‑sciences customers. Its...
Powerful New Royal Navy Warship Programme Advances as Milestones Reached for Two Ships
Two of the Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigates, HMS Active and HMS Bulldog, have reached critical production milestones at Babcock’s Rosyth yard, with Active rolled out and Bulldog’s steel‑cut ceremony held. The programme sustains roughly 2,500 jobs across shipyards and the UK...
Monster Hunter Wilds Release Date Speculation, Beta, and Gameplay
Monster Hunter Outlanders, the next mobile entry from TiMi Studios, aims to deliver a full‑fat mainline experience on iOS and Android. A closed beta ran from late November to early December 2025, showcasing polished gameplay but no official launch date has...
YouTube Adds More Features to the Premium Lite Plan
YouTube announced that its Premium Lite tier now includes Background Play and video Downloads, features previously exclusive to the full Premium plan. The affordable $7.99‑per‑month subscription, launched in the U.S. in March 2025, continues to offer mostly ad‑free viewing but still...
Stingray Launches FAST Channels on Whale TV+
Stingray has launched a suite of free ad‑supported streaming (FAST) channels on Whale TV+, the free streaming platform operated by Singapore‑based Whale TV. The new lineup includes eight video channels—covering nature, wellness, art and ambience—and four audio channels ranging from...
The Nova Scotia Case of the Unionized Employee Who Didn’t Work a Single Day: Gentleman V. Kings (County)
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court ruled that accepting a union‑covered job makes a person an employee under the collective bargaining agreement, even if they never start work. Beverly Margaret Gentleman’s rescinded offer was deemed a termination of a probationary employee,...
Salem’s Tom Tradup to Attend SOTU From Visitors’ Gallery
Salem Radio Network vice president Tom Tradup will attend the State of the Union address from the House Visitors’ Gallery, thanks to an invitation from Rep. Josh Brecheen (R‑OK). Tradup, a veteran political reporter, says this will be his first...
US ‘Committed’ to Fighting Transnational Gangs Behind Southeast Asian Scam Compounds: FBI
A senior FBI official announced the United States is fully committed to leading a global fight against transnational criminal networks operating large‑scale scamming compounds in Southeast Asia. The FBI’s International Operations Division has been meeting with law‑enforcement counterparts in Thailand,...
Home Depot Beats Q4 Expectations Even as Housing Market Remains Challenged
Home Depot reported fourth‑quarter sales of $38.2 billion, a 3.8% year‑over‑year decline, yet the results beat analyst expectations. Net income slipped 14.2% to $2.6 billion and operating income fell 14.4%, reflecting pressure from a sluggish housing market. Full‑year sales rose 3.2% to...
New Retro-Styled MMO Hits a New Steam High because Players Are… Attending a Poetry Event?
Project: Gorgon, a retro‑styled indie MMORPG, recorded a peak of over 4,000 concurrent players during an in‑game poetry slam. The event attracted roughly 350 participants in a virtual pub, far exceeding the game’s previous all‑time high of about 700 players....
Don't Fancy Trying Marathon This Weekend? Lucky You, as There's Now the Chance to Have a Go at Horizon Hunters...
Guerrilla Games announced a Horizon Hunters Gathering playtest from February 27 to March 1, accessible through PlayStation’s beta program and Steam. Participants will test three characters, a single map, and two co‑op modes—Machine Excursion and Cauldron Descent—within a limited three‑hour daily window....
How CBS Survived and Thrived With a 50-State Scavenger Hunt for Survivor 50
CBS celebrated Survivor's 50th season with a real‑world scavenger hunt called the Survivor 50 Challenge, hiding 50 immunity idols across all 50 states. The two‑year‑long effort, led by Tool and Paramount, attracted roughly 40,000 participants who solved clues, completed one‑day adventures...
Death Stranding 2 System Requirements Are Here, and You'll Need an RTX 4080 to Play at 4K
Death Stranding 2’s system requirements have been published, outlining four performance tiers from 1080p @ 30 fps up to 4K @ 60 fps. The minimum tier runs on a GTX 1060 or RX 5500 XT with 16 GB RAM and a 150 GB SSD, while the very‑high tier demands an RTX 4080 or...
New Version of Original Final Fantasy VII for PC Now Available
Square Enix launched an updated PC version of the original Final Fantasy VII on Steam and GOG for $11.99. Existing Steam owners receive the upgrade at no extra cost, while the older 2013 Edition remains accessible but is no longer purchasable....
So Concrete Gaming Keyboards Are Now a Thing, and I Think I Need One in My Life
Keychron has launched the K2 HE Special Edition in two premium materials – translucent black resin and a novel concrete frame. The Concrete Edition features a brutalist aesthetic, a 75% layout, wireless connectivity, and Hall‑Effect magnetic switches with 40 g linear...
Sony Pictures Networks India Names Shruti Aneja as Lead – Agency Partnerships & Key Network Initiatives
Sony Pictures Networks India appointed Shruti Aneja as Lead – Agency Partnerships to deepen agency collaboration and drive ad‑revenue growth across its channel suite. Aneja, with 12 years at SPNI, will steer integrated sales and brand‑integration initiatives. Meanwhile, Raj Cooling Systems launched...
Marvel's Wolverine Officially Gets September Release Date
Marvel’s Wolverine, the next Insomniac‑developed PlayStation exclusive, received an official launch window of September 15, 2026. The date was revealed in a six‑second social‑media video that simply displayed the game’s key art and the release text. The announcement follows the...
How the Creators of Mexican Ninja Are Translating Latin American Culture Into Video Game Chaos
Amber Studio’s Bogotá‑based subsidiary Madbricks is set to launch “Mexican Ninja,” a beat‑em‑up rogue‑lite that draws heavily on Latin American culture. A playable demo is already live on Steam, and a new trailer was released last week. The title follows...
Tecnam Rolls Out MOSAIC-Aligned Line
Tecnam unveiled the MOSAIK59 product family to meet the FAA’s new MOSAIC rule, which bases Light Sport Aircraft eligibility on a 59‑knot clean stall speed rather than weight limits. Existing models such as the P92 Echo MKII, P2008 and Astore...
NEXUS Panelists: Lack of Exits, Compressed PE Returns Complicating LP-GP Dynamics
At the NEXUS 2026 conference, private‑equity executives highlighted that a slowdown in exits and tighter returns are straining the traditional LP‑GP relationship. Mike Lazorik of Texas TRS warned that alignment “has never been more complicated” as limited partners push for...
Twitch Teams Up With The Age Verification Company Discord Just Ditched
Twitch has entered a partnership with Persona to meet the United Kingdom's Online Safety Act requirements, using the firm’s age‑verification service for all users. The process redirects users off Twitch onto Persona’s platform, giving the streamer little oversight of post‑verification...
PlayStation Finally Confirms Marvel’s Wolverine Release Date – and It’s Coming Before GTA6
PlayStation and Insomniac Games have set a release date of September 15, 2026 for the highly anticipated Marvel’s Wolverine on PS5. The launch lands two months before Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto 6, which is slated for November 19, 2026. Wolverine represents...
Inside the Quixotic Team Trying to Build an Entire World in a 20-Year-Old Game
Modding teams Tamriel Rebuilt and Project Tamriel have spent two decades expanding Bethesda’s 2002 game Morrowind to cover the entire continent of Tamriel. Thousands of volunteers have delivered nine major releases, adding hundreds of hours of quests, dungeons, and landscapes,...
At HIMSS26, eClinicalWorks Will Introduce New AI API Tool for EHRs
At HIMSS26, eClinicalWorks will launch the AI API Workbench, a platform that lets developers create custom autonomous AI agents for electronic health records. The company is positioning AI as an active participant in daily operations, with tools like healow Genie...
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Nordhaus Joins SECWAR Senior Advisor in New Orleans to Recognize Louisiana National Guard [Image 12 of 13]
Air Force General Steve Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visited New Orleans with Patrick Weaver, senior advisor to the Secretary of War, to honor Louisiana National Guard soldiers activated for Operation NOLA Safe. More than 350 Guardsmen supported...
Final Fantasy VII Is Now Available on GOG and Steam (New Version)
Square Enix launched an updated build of Final Fantasy VII on Steam and GOG, renaming the original Steam release to Final Fantasy VII – 2013 Edition. The new version introduces a 3× speed mode, optional random‑encounter disabling, battle‑enhancement mechanics, and...
Marvel’s Wolverine Launches September 15
Marvel’s Wolverine, an original action‑adventure starring Logan, is set to launch on September 15, 2026 exclusively for PlayStation 5. The title is developed by Insomniac Games, the studio behind the acclaimed Marvel’s Spider‑Man series, and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment in...
Rheinmetall Debuts Combat Helmet, Body Armour at Enforce Tac 2026
Rheinmetall unveiled a lighter combat helmet and a modular body‑armour system at Enforce Tac 2026 in Nuremberg. The helmet, built from a high‑performance polyethylene composite, retains existing ballistic protection while reducing weight and adding flexible straps and rail mounts for accessories. The...
Vestas Secures Mega Order: Vestas Receives 1.38-GW Offshore Order From RWE for UK Offshore Major Project Vanguard West - Share...
Vestas has secured a firm 1.38‑GW offshore wind order from RWE for the Vanguard West project in the UK, encompassing 92 V236‑15 MW turbines. The deal includes supply, transport, commissioning, a five‑year service agreement and subsequent long‑term O&M contract. The project,...
Global Defense Modernization Drives Major Awards for BlackSky and Redwire
Global defense spending surges, prompting nations to seek sovereign, AI‑enabled space capabilities. BlackSky reported more than $60 million in new contracts, highlighted by an eight‑figure deal for a Gen‑3 ISR satellite that delivers 35 cm imagery and onboard AI analytics. Redwire entered...
Bruin Hires Managing Director to Focus on Fan, Media Opportunities
Bruin Capital announced the hiring of Adam Hasiba as its first Managing Director, tasking him with expanding the firm’s sports, media and fan‑engagement platform. Hasiba leaves consumer‑focused private‑equity giant L Catterton after more than a decade, bringing deep experience scaling media‑centric...
Guidance: Leek and Upper Hulme Firing Times
The Ministry of Defence has designated the Leek Upper Hulme training range’s ‘closed impact area’ as off‑limits due to unexploded ordnance. The zone is bounded by the A53, Dry Stones, Morridge, South Swainsmoor and North Swainsmoor and is fully fenced and...
Altais Cuts Prior Authorization Review Time by 45% and Reduces Manual Errors by 54% with Autonomize AI
Altais Health Solutions and Autonomize AI announced a clinician‑led partnership that leverages AI to automate prior‑authorization workflows. The deployment cut case‑review time by 45% and reduced manual errors by 54%, while half of routine requests now process automatically. Clinicians still...
3 Lessons Learned From Developing a Novel Neurotechnology Device
QuantalX Neuroscience’s Delphi‑MD, a hybrid TMS‑EEG platform powered by AI, received FDA de novo classification in November 2025 and entered commercial launch in February 2026. The device delivers real‑time, age‑adjusted brain‑function assessments by comparing patient data to a cleared normative database. CEO Dr....
Bank Holdings of Residential MBS Seesaw Down in 4Q
Bank holdings of residential mortgage‑backed securities (MBS) fell sharply in the fourth quarter, registering a net outflow of roughly $12.4 billion, the lowest level since early 2021. The decline was uneven, with large banks cutting positions more aggressively than regional lenders,...