Trump orders government to stop using Anthropic; America’s ambassador to Israel says staff may leave, and more
28/02/2026 | 3 mins.
Britain’s prime minister pledged to “keep on fighting” after his Labour Party lost a parliamentary by-election in a Manchester constituency it has long considered a safe seat
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Netflix drops bid for Warner Bros; Afghanistan attacks Pakistan, and more
27/02/2026 | 3 mins.
Paramount was poised to secure a deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery, a bigger rival film studio, after Netflix declined to sweeten its bid.
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Nvidia forecasts strong growth; Cuba kills four on American speedboat, and more
26/02/2026 | 3 mins.
Nvidia reported strong earnings and projected sales of $78bn for the current quarter, above analysts’ estimates of about $72bn.
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The Pentagon gives Anthropic an ultimatum; Paramount raises Warner bid, and more
25/02/2026 | 3 mins.
Pete Hegseth, America’s secretary of war, gave Anthropic, an AI lab, until Friday to allow the Pentagon freer access to its Claude models.
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Peter Mandelson arrested; violence in Mexico after drug kingpin killed, and more
24/02/2026 | 4 mins.
Peter Mandelson was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office after he was accused of sharing confidential government documents with Jeffrey Epstein, a dead sex offender.
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