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Inside XAI: Elon Musk Is Locked in for a Big Year for Grok, IPO

At xAI’s Palo Alto headquarters, engineers cheered. It was February 2, and they’d just received a memo from Elon Musk, informing them the AI startup would be acquired by his rocket company, SpaceX. In a Slack channel for the team that trains the company’s chatbot Grok, memes flowed, and a few changed their profile pictures […]

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See what NJ celebrities were up to in February 2026

Feb. 20, 2026, 4:31 a.m. ET Each month, we highlight local celebrities making headlines in Bergen and beyond. In this installment, we feature a pair of local Traitors, a Golden Globe winner, a local author’s new television show and more. Harlan Coben Gets Real For the first time, best-selling mystery author Harlan Coben [first featured

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Britain blocking use of air bases Trump says would be needed for strikes on Iran, UK media report

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has blocked a request from US President Donald Trump to allow US forces to use UK air bases during any preemptive attack on Iran, saying it could break international law, according to multiple reports in British media citing government sources. According to The Times of London, which first reported the

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Trump says he doesn’t know if aliens are real but directs government to release files on UFOs : NPR

President Donald Trump waves after stepping off Air Force One, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on return from a trip to Georgia. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s directing the Pentagon and other government agencies to identify and release files

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Trump warns of ‘bad things’ if Iran doesn’t make a deal, as second U.S. carrier nears Mideast : NPR

This image provided Thursday Feb. 19, 2026 by the Iranian military and dated Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2025, shows navy ships conducting operations during a join drill by Iranian and Russian forces in the Indian Ocean. Masoud Nazari Mehrabi/AP/Iran’s Army hide caption toggle caption Masoud Nazari Mehrabi/AP/Iran’s Army DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran held annual

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Musk’s Starlink to be tested against Eutelsat on French shipping fleet

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. French container shipping group CMA CGM will test Eutelsat’s satellite broadband network against Elon Musk’s Starlink on its fleet, in a show of support for the European contender. The world’s third-biggest container shipping company is

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Georgia QB Gunner Stockton joins President Trump, Herschel Walker at Georgia rally

article Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Gunner Stockton joins President Donald Trump and football legend Herschel Walker on stage to speak with supporters during a campaign rally in Rome, Georgia, on Feb. 19, 2026. (FOX 5 Atlanta) ROME, Ga. – University of Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton made a surprise appearance alongside President Donald Trump on Thursday, joining

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Tian Xie leaves Microsoft for Bezos AI Project Projecy Prometheus startup

Tian Xie has left Microsoft Research AI for Science to join Project Prometheus as a founding member of technical staff, marking a shift from Big Tech research into one of the most well-funded early-stage AI ventures in the market. Xie confirmed on LinkedIn that he departed Microsoft “a couple of weeks ago” and is now

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Trump signals it’s time for press to move on from Nancy Guthrie

Updated Feb. 19, 2026, 7:49 p.m. ET President Donald Trump is encouraging the press to report on other subjects as law enforcement continues its search for “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie‘s missing mother. The president commented on the ongoing investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. The 84-year-old mother of three was last seen on Jan. 31 in

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Is Peng Liyuan Xi Jinping’s Last Card as He Loses Control of the Armed Forces?

By Li Deyan, Vision Times Following the reported detention of senior military figures Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, China’s Central Military Commission (CMC) is said to be left with only Chairman Xi Jinping and Vice Chairman Zhang Shengmin in formal leadership roles. Some commentators now speculate that Xi may push his wife, Peng Liyuan, further

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Trump Says Melania Is a ‘Movie Star’ Amid Doc Box Office Record Break

Amid Melania becoming the greatest debut for a documentary in a decade, President Donald Trump is admittedly proud of his wife becoming a “big movie star.” During the Board of Peace event held in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, the president raved about Melania Trump’s documentary, citing its opening box office success. “She has a very

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Illinois Democrat tries to bleep her way through a tough Senate primary with a new expletive-laden anti-Trump ad

As the Democratic Party wrestles with how much to focus on President Donald Trump on the campaign trail, one Senate candidate is giving a clear answer: “F— Trump.” Juliana Stratton, the state’s lieutenant governor, is running her first TV ad beginning Friday, a spot featuring a series of people, including Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., all

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Donald Trump accuses Barack Obama of releasing classified information

Feb. 19, 2026, 4:16 p.m. ET President Donald Trump accused Barack Obama of releasing classified information in comments the former president made recently about aliens. “He gave classified information, he’s not supposed to be doing that,” Trump told reporters Feb. 19 aboard Air Force One, adding it was a “big mistake.” Podcast host Brian Tyler

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Why Trump’s remark about discussing Taiwan arms sales with China has raised concerns

U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment that he is discussing potential arms sales to Taiwan with Chinese President Xi Jinping is raising concerns in Taipei as the island democracy relies on U.S. backing in the face of China’s territorial claims. On Monday, Trump told journalists he is discussing the potential sales with the Chinese leader, an unexpected statement that

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Insider Shares Update on Jeff Bezos in Seahawks Sale

Shortly before winning the Super Bowl, the ownership of the Seattle Seahawks was called into question. Jody Allen had been running the team since her brother, Paul Allen, passed away, but the ownership was in a trust. Long-term trust ownership violates league rules, which reportedly led to a $5 million fine, although the NFL denied

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Jeff Bezos says ‘the hardest thing I’ve ever done’ was raising the first million dollars for Amazon

But about three decades ago, in 1995, getting the first million dollars in seed capital for Amazon was more grueling than any challenge that would follow. One year ago, at New York’s Dealbook Summit, Bezos told Andrew Ross Sorkin those early fundraising efforts were an absolute slog, with dozens of meetings with angel investors—the vast

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Elon Musk responds to Music City Loop progress with Nashville airport

Updated Feb. 19, 2026, 11:30 a.m. CT The Metro Nashville Airport Authority unanimously approved a $34 million, 40-year deal with The Boring Company on Feb. 18, marking a major step toward a tunnel system to connect Nashville International Airport with downtown. Hours after the board meeting concluded, The Boring Co. and its founder Elon Musk

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Charlie Kirk Said ‘No One Seems To Care’ Bill Gates Owns Over 270K Acres of U.S. Land —’Why Do We Allow This?’

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. The late conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk in 2022 pointed to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ expanding farmland holdings and asked a question that continues to surface whenever the topic comes up: why did

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Gov. Wes Moore was snubbed by Trump for annual governors’ dinner

Updated Feb. 19, 2026, 10:08 a.m. ET On the Thursday, February 19, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: As a leading figure in the Democratic Party, how does Maryland Governor Wes Moore think his party can prove to voters that they’ve figured out a way forward heading into this year’s midterm elections? Gov. Wes Moore joins

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