Zuckerberg teases agentic commerce tools and major AI rollout in 2026 - TechCrunch

Mark Zuckerberg says 2026 will be "a big year for delivering personal super intelligence."

House Republicans fume at Kristi Noem as impeachment push looms - Axios

For vulnerable Republicans, the prospect of an impeachment vote tied to enforcement efforts would be particularly painful.

IREN, Cipher Mining (CIFR) and Hut 8 (HUT) could be set to add to AI-related gains - CoinDesk

In its fourth quarter earnings report, Meta said capital spending plans for 2026 should be in the range of $115-$135 billion, well ahead of consensus forecasts.

In a battle over how to carry out Trump's immigration agenda, one faction has triumphed — for now - NBC News

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s decision to shake up the leadership of his immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota is the latest twist in a monthslong power struggle inside his administration over one of his top policy priorities, according to t…

Trump administration finds California’s ban on ‘forced outing’ of students violates federal law - Politico

Federal officials threatened to pull education funding unless the state takes steps to amend its rules.

'ICE is not a law unto itself,' Minnesota judge says after immigrant released following contempt threat - CNBC

Minneapolis has become a focal point of immigration enforcement actions by the Trump administration, whose agents have killed two U.S. citizens there.

NASA exoplanet probe tracks interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to gauge its spin - Space

The interstellar visitor may still have a few things to tell us before it leaves our solar system.

Search warrant FBI served at elections office near Atlanta seeks records tied to the 2020 elections - AP News

The search warrant FBI served at Fulton County elections office near Atlanta on Wednesday seeks records tied to the 2020 election, a county spokesperson said. Fulton spokeswoman Jessica Corbitt-Dominguez declined to comment further, saying the search was stil…

Kid Rock to Congress: For Fans and Artists, the Live Nation-Ticketmaster “Experiment Has Failed Miserably” - hollywoodreporter.com

The country-rock artists returned to Capitol Hill to discuss the astronomical cost of tickets and how to combat speculative ticketing and ticket-scooping bots.

OpenAI Wants To Create Biometric Social Network To Kill X’s Bot Problem - Forbes

OpenAI is quietly building a social network and considering using biometric verification like World’s eyeball scanning orb or Apple’s Face ID to ensure its users are people, not bots.

First pediatric flu death in Washington state highlights rising cases across the state - komonews.com

A school-age teenager has died after becoming ill from influenza last week, marking the first pediatric influenza death in the state this season.

A Seat on Trump’s “Board of Peace” Costs $1 Billion. Guess Who Gets the Money. - Slate

The leaders of China, India, and Russia are among those who haven’t yet responded.

Home Depot to cut 800 corporate jobs, require workers back to office full time - ajc.com

Home Depot says it is eliminating about 800 corporate jobs tied to its Vinings headquarters.

New animal species that survived mass extinction event half a billion years ago found in a quarry in China - CBS News

The fossils offer a rare glimpse into a cataclysmic event that brought a sudden end to the greatest explosion of life in our planet's history.

‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ Review: An Old School Thief Holds on in the Age of Apple Pay - IndieWire

John Turturro stars in 'The Only Living Pickpocket in New York.' Read our Sundance review.

Bill Cosby Admits He Had 7 Quaalude Prescriptions to Drug Women - TMZ

Bill Cosby admitted under oath he refilled a recreational prescription for quaaludes he got from a gynecologist at a poker game 7 times with the intention of giving the pills to women in hopes of having sex with them ... and he says he never downed a single p…