Image captured from video posted on Telegram by the Russian Ministry of Defense. The video shows a Russian D-30 howitzers shooting at Ukrainian positions in the Dnepropetrovsk direction. The video was posted on February 19, 2026.Social Media CaptureRussian military doctrine has historically centered on artillery, often called the “King of Battle” for the destructive power…
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As AI-powered search tools reshape how businesses are discovered online, India-founded startup Gushwork is helping companies capture customers from platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity — with early traction that is beginning to draw investor support. The two-year-old startup said Thursday it had raised $9 million in a seed round led by Susquehanna International…
Anthropic on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Vercept, an AI startup with deep roots to some of the biggest names in Seattle’s tech scene. The acquisition marks the latest after Anthropic acquired coding agent engine Bun in December to help scale Claude Code. Vercept had created tools for more complex agentic tasks, including its…
Mexico weighs legal action after Musk links president to drug cartels
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Fintech giant Marquis is suing its firewall provider SonicWall, claiming that an earlier breach with SonicWall allowed hackers to deploy ransomware on Marquis’ network…
Joseph Stiglitz just dropped a stark verdict on the economy, and he isn’t sugarcoating it. “Uh, not great right now, and the prospects are that it’s going to get worse,” he said during a recent CNBC interview. What concerned him more was the policy framework, especially tariffs…





