Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Europe’s privacy watchdog has opened a “large-scale” inquiry into Elon Musk’s X over AI-generated non-consensual sexual imagery, in the latest sign of how regulators are scrutinising the social media site’s Grok chatbot. Ireland’s Data Protection

WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Trump is ordering the Pentagon to buy more electricity from coal-fired power plants, part of a broader effort to slow the industry’s decline and keep some aging plants online. The move comes through an executive order directing the Defense Department to sign long-term power purchase agreements with coal facilities that supply

In brief X head of product Nikita Bier clarified how Smart Cashtags will work. People will be able to trade assets in-app, but X will not facilitate trades. Musk said earlier this month that X Money is being beta tested internally. Elon Musk’s X is eyeing crypto users with its introduction of “Smart Cashtags,” but

Reported exchange during Chinese New Year monitoring “We are the millstone; we listen to the donkey.” “Who does the donkey listen to?” “Listen to the pig.” This brief exchange allegedly took place on the evening of Feb. 7 between Beijing police officers and individuals they were assigned to monitor. The fifteen-character dialogue has been widely

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Getty Snoop Dogg at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina From Hollywood royalty to actual royalty, celebrities have been a regular sight at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina beginning with the star packed Opening Ceremony on February 6, 2026. Here are some of the celebrities who have been spotted supporting the games and athletes

An Amazon warehouse employee was left with few words after directly contacting Jeff Bezos regarding a pay dispute. No matter what company or organization you work for, the first point of call when it comes to issues regarding your salary is often HR. However, Tara Jones decided to pass by all of that and reached

With ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in custody in New York, and his decapitated regime in Caracas quietly cooperating with the United States, President Donald Trump has shifted his hostile refrain to Cuba. “Cuba is a failing nation,” Mr. Trump has been saying recently. “It is down for the count.” And with the Trump administration’s

As Bill Gates becomes more engulfed in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, Melinda French Gates is featured on Forbes’ World’s Most Powerful Women list. Plus, previews of the African Union Summit and Munich Security Conference. By David Ainsworth // 16 February 2026 As the world continues to pore through the millions of files on Jeffrey Epstein

President Xi Jinping has announced that China will fully implement zero-tariff treatment for 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic ties beginning May 1 this year. In his congratulatory message to the 39th African Union (AU) Summit at Addis Ababa, he highlighted efforts to upgrade the ‘green channel’ for African exports. President Xi Jinping

John Tateishi was just under three years old when he was sent to prison. He was never arrested or charged with a crime. But like over 120,000 other Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans, he and his family were rounded up and sent on buses to prison camps in the West during World War II, the

The European Union’s foreign policy chief has criticised US claims that Europe was facing “civilisational erasure” and rejected what she called “fashionable euro-bashing”. Kaja Kallas told an audience at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday that other countries looked up to Europe for its values, such as press freedom. She said: “Contrary to what some

Mackenzie Scott, former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has said that her approach to large-scale philanthropy is shaped by acts of kindness she received during her early years. In an essay published on her philanthropic organisation, Yield Giving website in October, Scott said she often thinks about the people who helped her when she

The White House is signaling it may force Big Tech to foot the full bill for America’s AI boom. Peter Navarro, President Donald Trump’s trade advisor, said on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” that data center builders must “internalize” the costs of the electricity, water, and grid strain their AI infrastructure creates. Companies building data

A recent letter on the Opinion Page asks us to listen to President Donald Trump’s words. In every speech he brags, insults, whines and lies. The writer asks if that is “what we want to be?” Trump’s words indicate other qualities. He rambles and is long-winded. He has a big ego and is confident. He

Munich, Germany  —  Many of the Democrats who came to the Munich Security Conference this weekend want to be president. But even if one of them can win the White House in 2028, they may find they can no longer claim the title every American president since the 1940s has borne: leader of the free

The Norwegian Nobel Institute has responded to President Donald Trump’s extended tantrum about not receiving a Nobel Peace Prize. Director Kristian Berg Harpviken told The Atlantic in a Sunday interview that the institute hoped to increase transparency around the selection process in an attempt to defend against accusations of bias leveled at it by Trump

19 Horrible Crimes Celebrities Allegedly Committed 1. When Mark Wahlberg was a teenager, he was involved in a number of hate crimes. First, when he was 15, he was charged with chasing and throwing rocks at Black children with his friends, yelling “Kill the n*****s”. He also harassed Black children at the beach the next