February 2026 – Page 15

Barclays explores blockchain platform for payments: Bloomberg

Multinational bank Barclays (BARC) is exploring the creation of a blockchain platform for payments and other processes, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The London-based financial giant is consulting with potential technology providers about developing such a platform that would compete with JPMorgan ( JPM ) and others in using decentralized technology for banking services. Barclays’ blockchain-based […]

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Plot twist – Netflix ditches Warner Bros deal as insiders call impending takeover of Paramount a ‘gut punch’

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Netflix has abandoned plans to buy Warner Bros. Discovery This comes after Paramount made WBD a “superior offer” And after Donald Trump threatened Netflix over one of its board members Netflix has conceded to Paramount in the duo’s battle to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. It’s a twist no one expected. Many had believed that after

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Michelle Wie West praises US women’s ‘incredible’ Olympic showing in Milan

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NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! The United States came away with 33 total medals at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, and many came from the female athletes who showed up in Italy this month. 17 medals were won by the American female athletes, including eight of the 12 gold medals. As many Americans

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Megan Rapinoe criticizes the US men’s hockey team over the reaction to Trump’s call

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NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! Former U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe criticized the U.S. men’s hockey team for their response to President Donald Trump’s phone call in the locker room after their gold medal win over Canada in Milan Cortina, calling the players and the president “a clown” over what she said

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Soham killer Ian Huntley was seriously injured in prison attack

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Soham killer Ian Huntley was seriously injured in prison attack Ian Huntley, the 52-year-old Soham killer, currently serving a life sentence, suffered serious head injuries after being attacked by a fellow inmate during a prison workshop. Huntley, notorious as the Soham Killer for killing two schoolgirls, Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in August 2002, was

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The UK Gambling Commission is considering allowing crypto payments for licensed betting operators

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The UK Gambling Commission is investigating the possibility of allowing crypto payments for licensed betting operators, as part of a wider push for regulations to help combat illegal markets and promote innovation. Chief executive Tim Miller said the regulator wants to explore a “potential way forward” for crypto payments in the UK at the Betting

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Worrying Wi-Fi Vulnerability Can Bypass Home and Office Network Encryption – Here’s How to Stay Safe

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UC Riverside Researchers Find Wi-Fi Client Isolation Is ‘Fundamentally Broken’ New AirSnitch attacks enable traffic injection, MitM and eavesdropping on wired devices All tested routers vulnerable; experts call for network segmentation and strong end-to-end encryption Wi-Fi Client Isolation, a security feature that prevents devices on the same network from talking directly to each other, is

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‘We see an opportunity to move faster with smaller, highly talented teams using AI to automate more work’: Blok is decimating the workforce in favor of AI

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Jack Dorsey says smaller teams and artificial intelligence are more effective than all-human teams 4,000 workers risk losing their jobs, around 40% of the company’s workforce Dorsey sees artificial intelligence increasing the company’s speed and agility Block has laid out plans to cut more than 4,000 jobs, marking a nearly 40% reduction from around 10,000

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Is Matt Hardy really dead? WWE star reacts to viral death hoax

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Is Matt Hardy really dead? WWE star reacts to viral death hoax Is Matt Hardy dead? A bizarre Facebook post falsely announcing the 51-year-old WWE superstar’s passing went viral, forcing the wrestler to deny the death hoax. A fake Facebook page under the name Bill Goldberg shared the fake news and wrote: “Gone but never

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Solana (SOL) falls 4.2%, leading index lower

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CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1920.56, down 2.6% (-51.26) since 4 PM ET Thursday. Three of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: ICP (+3.7%) and DOT (+0.8%). Laggards: SOL (-4.2%) and ETH (-3.7%).

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