Prehistoric fossil poses puzzles in shark research

• A newly examined prehistoric shark from the age of dinosaurs provides surprising insights into the early evolution of modern sharks. • It cannot be confidently assigned to any sh

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 96 words

Q&A: What is Lunar New Year?

• Lunar New Year begins with the new moon on Feb. 17, 2026. • The holiday originated in China and now spans the globe. • Celebrations include family reunions, feasts, and tradition

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 120 words
Netflix is adapting the board game Ticket to Ride

Netflix is adapting the board game Ticket to Ride

• Netflix expands into board game adaptations, acquiring rights to Asmodee’s Ticket to Ride. • First on-screen adaptation will be a feature film by Ben Mekler and Chris Amick. • Al

Consumer Tech · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 195 words
Scientists want to put a super laser on the moon

Scientists want to put a super laser on the moon

• Illustration of dark craters near the moon’s south poleScience Photo Library / Alamy Illustration of dark craters near the moon’s south pole Science Photo Library / Alamy Scienti

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 275 words

HW071: New iOS Tools for WLAN Pi

• HW071: New iOS Tools for WLAN Pi Podcast:Download(23.4MB) |Embed KeithParsons Adrian Granadosjoins Keith Parsons to discuss new iOS tools available for the WLAN Pi. • These new t

[Modules] Bi-Weekly Meetup Notes, Feb 17, 2026

[Modules] Bi-Weekly Meetup Notes, Feb 17, 2026

• Michael highlights ongoing cleanup of implicit module mechanism, aiming to remove unnecessary components. • Naveen landed patch untangling dependency scanning; Ben proposes adopt

Language Internals · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 191 words
Side effects and mayLoad/mayStore in MachineIR

Side effects and mayLoad/mayStore in MachineIR

• MachineScheduler blocks reordering of side-effecting instructions with loads/stores via a barrier chain. • MachineSink can still sink a ds_load across a workgroup fence, raising

Language Internals · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 177 words
WordPress adds an AI assistant

WordPress adds an AI assistant

• Trending: Best Presidents’ Day tech sales Meta is fighting the concept of social media addiction Ring nixes Flock partnership after Super Bowl backlash Fire TV sticks add NVIDIA'

Consumer Tech · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 280 words
Stormy, Snowy Winter for Hokkaido

Stormy, Snowy Winter for Hokkaido

• 1 min read Stormy, Snowy Winter for Hokkaido Monika Luabeya On February 5, 2026, theMODIS(Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’sTerrasatellite acquired this ima

Space & Aerospace · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 238 words

The radical world of red-winged fairy wrens

• Fairy wrens are everywhere. • Go anywhere in Australia and there will be at least one local fairy wren. • They’re not endangered. • In fact, it would be hard to imagine an animal

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 106 words