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'Big Four' meatpackers under fire as beef prices soar
theguardian.com

McDonald’s and other food industry players accuse the big beef packers of collusion and price-gouging. The packers deny these allegations

‘Big Four’ meatpackers under fire as beef prices soar
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15 Products People Are Boycotting In 2026 Due To Insulting Price Hikes
buzzfeed.com

"I remember right before COVID, $200 was average for this."

15 Products People Are Boycotting In 2026 Due To Insulting Price Hikes
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Apple Watch: 15 Tips Every Owner Needs to Know
macrumors.com

Apple Watch is now eleven generations in, and packed with useful features that are easy to miss at first glance. To help you get more out of your new device, we've rounded up 15 practical tips you might not have discovered yet, including a few that long-time users often overlook. Bounce Between Two Apps On your Apple Watch, double-press the Digital Crown to see a deck of all currently open apps, and turn it to scroll through them. From this view, you can jump back to the last app you were using.

Apple Watch: 15 Tips Every Owner Needs to Know
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Mastodon, a decentralized alternative to X, plans to target creators with new features | TechCrunch
techcrunch.com

Mastodon is looking to grow its open source, decentralized social network with new features aimed at creators.

Mastodon, a decentralized alternative to X, plans to target creators with new features | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/mastodon-a-decentralized-alternative-to-x-plans-to-target-creators-with-new-features/

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No Way Back: Meet Chrysalis, the 36 Mile Starship Built to Carry 1,000 Humans Away From Earth... Forever
dailygalaxy.com

It would carry people across 400 years to another star. It would generate its own gravity, grow its own food, and preserve a civilization across generations.

No Way Back: Meet Chrysalis, the 36 Mile Starship Built to Carry 1,000 Humans Away From Earth... Forever

https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/02/chrysalis-starship-designed-for-1000-human-deep-space-travel/

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5 changes to know about in Apple's latest iOS, macOS, and iPadOS betas
arstechnica.com

The 26.3 updates were mostly invisible; these changes are more significant.

5 changes to know about in Apple's latest iOS, macOS, and iPadOS betas

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/02/5-changes-to-know-about-in-apples-latest-ios-macos-and-ipados-betas/

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Russian Scientists Build Plasma Engine That Could Reach Mars in 30 Days, Making Starship Look Outdated
dailygalaxy.com

A high-speed plasma beam, a nuclear reactor, and a 30-day Mars target.

Russian Scientists Build Plasma Engine That Could Reach Mars in 30 Days, Making Starship Look Outdated

https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/02/russia-unveil-plasma-engine-that-could-reach-mars-in-30-days/

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Meta patents AI that takes over a dead person's account to keep posting and chatting - Dexerto
dexerto.com

Meta has been granted a patent outlining an AI system capable of simulating a user’s activity on social media to post after their death.

Meta patents AI that takes over a dead person’s account to keep posting and chatting - Dexerto

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/meta-patents-ai-that-takes-over-a-dead-persons-account-to-keep-posting-and-chatting-3320326/

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Forget Concrete: Scientists Created a Living Building Material That Grows, Breathes, and Repairs Its Own Cracks
dailygalaxy.com

Backed by 400 days of lab data, this radical “living material” could transform how buildings fight climate change.

Forget Concrete: Scientists Created a Living Building Material That Grows, Breathes, and Repairs Its Own Cracks

https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/02/scientists-create-living-self-healing-building-material-capture-carbon/

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Western Digital is already sold out of hard drives for all of 2026 - chief says some long-term agreements for 2027 and 2028 already in place
tomshardware.com

Will HDDs follow RAM and SSDs when it comes to price increases?

Western Digital is already sold out of hard drives for all of 2026 — chief says some long-term agreements for 2027 and 2028 already in place

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/western-digital-is-already-sold-out-of-hard-drives-for-all-of-2026-chief-says-some-long-term-agreements-for-2027-and-2028-already-in-place

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Many consumer electronics manufacturers 'will go bankrupt' by the end of 2026 thanks to the RAMpocalypse, Phison CEO reportedly says
pcgamer.com

This could go on for another 10 years.

Many consumer electronics manufacturers 'will go bankrupt' by the end of 2026 thanks to the RAMpocalypse, Phison CEO reportedly says

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/memory/many-consumer-electronics-manufacturers-will-go-bankrupt-or-exit-product-lines-by-the-end-of-2026-due-to-the-ai-memory-crisis-phison-ceo-reportedly-says/

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What Your Bluetooth Devices Reveal About You
dmcc.io

Building Bluehood, a Bluetooth scanner that reveals what information we leak just by having Bluetooth enabled on our devices.

What Your Bluetooth Devices Reveal About You

https://blog.dmcc.io/journal/2026-bluetooth-privacy-bluehood/

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New Chrome Zero-Day (CVE-2026-2441) Under Active Attack - Patch Released
thehackernews.com

Google fixes actively exploited Chrome zero-day CVE-2026-2441, a high-severity CSS use-after-free flaw enabling sandboxed remote code execution.

New Chrome Zero-Day (CVE-2026-2441) Under Active Attack — Patch Released

https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/new-chrome-zero-day-cve-2026-2441-under.html

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Fusion startup Helion hits blistering temps as it races toward 2028 deadline | TechCrunch
techcrunch.com

Helion's Polaris device hit 150 million degrees C recently, a milestone that nudges the company toward its commercial power plant that will sell electricity to Microsoft.

Fusion startup Helion hits blistering temps as it races toward 2028 deadline | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/fusion-startup-helion-hits-blistering-temps-as-it-races-toward-2028-deadline/

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AMOS infostealer targets macOS through a popular AI app
bleepingcomputer.com

AMOS infostealer is targeting macOS users by abusing popular AI apps and extension marketplaces to harvest credentials. Flare examines how AMOS operates, spreads through AI-driven lures, and feeds the broader stealer-log cybercrime economy.

AMOS infostealer targets macOS through a popular AI app

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amos-infostealer-targets-macos-through-a-popular-ai-app/

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Anthropic closes $30 billion funding round as cash keeps flowing into top AI startups
cnbc.com

After OpenAI raised the largest private tech financing round on record last year at over $40 billion, Anthropic is now second, with its $30 billion raise.

Anthropic closes $30 billion funding round as cash keeps flowing into top AI startups

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/anthropic-closes-30-billion-funding-round-at-380-billion-valuation.html

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The X-Files Is Returning: Vince Gilligan Helps Shape a New Adaptation - NSF Daily News
nsfdailynews.com

The X-Files returns as Ryan Coogler develops a new adaptation with guidance from Vince Gilligan, promising darker and scarier episodes.

The X-Files Is Returning: Vince Gilligan Helps Shape a New Adaptation - NSF Daily News

https://www.nsfdailynews.com/the-x-files-is-returning-vince-gilligan-helps-shape-a-new-adaptation/

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A Startlingly Realistic Tom Cruise & Brad Pitt AI Fight Video Has Deadpool Writer Rhett Reese Sounding The Alarm
screenrant.com

Deadpool writer comments on an AI video.

A Startlingly Realistic Tom Cruise & Brad Pitt AI Fight Video Has Deadpool Writer Rhett Reese Sounding The Alarm

https://screenrant.com/tom-cruise-brad-pitt-ai-fight-video-rhett-reese-response/

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVxSREVTFTA

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Clawdbot and Moltbook are a False Alarm - For Now
secondthoughts.ai

Clawdbot and Moltbook: Cosplaying a Future of Independent AIs

Clawdbot and Moltbook are a False Alarm – For Now

https://secondthoughts.ai/p/clawdbot-and-moltbook

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