February 2026

US DOJ hits Paxful with $4 million in cases linked to illegal sex work, money laundering

Paxful Holdings, which pleaded guilty last year to charges by U.S. authorities that it promoted illegal prostitution, violated money laundering laws and knowingly handled the proceeds of crime, was ordered to pay a $4 million fine, much reduced because of the company’s current ability to pay. Peer-to-peer bitcoin BTC$67,479.33 marketplace that had been popular in

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Omid Scobie breaks silence on new book and Harry-Meghan controversy: ‘true, not true’

Omid Scobie breaks silence on new book amid Harry, Meghan controversy Branded as Meghan Markle’s mouthpiece after his book about the Sussexes, Omid Scobie has ventured into fiction with his debut novel ‘Royal Spin’, which he describes as a real mix of things that are true and not true. The journalist, 44, collaborated with young

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Hong Kong remains committed to digital assets but feels competition from an ‘aggressive’ UAE

Hong Kong, one of the world’s biggest financial hubs, has long been engaged in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology – but it faces a competitive challenge from the crypto-friendly UAE. This was a fact acknowledged by panelists Joseph Chan, Under Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury in Hong Kong, and Johnny Ng, founder of web3 investment

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The StreamFast SSD concept removes the flash translation layer and controller DRAM to cut down on memory usage

FTL-free SSD concept streams data sequentially with device-assigned addresses StreamFast claims a thousandfold reduction in memory requirements for large SSDs The design is aimed at cooler drives, lower power consumption and simpler high-capacity storage Hammerspace founder David Flynn is launching a new SSD architecture that removes the Flash Translation Layer and its controller DRAM, replacing

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Olympic snowboarder Cam Bolton suffers a broken neck during training accident

NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! Four-time Olympic snowboarder Cam Bolton was flown to a Milan hospital after suffering a broken neck while training for the snowboard cross event on Thursday. Bolton, 35, crashed on Monday but walked away from the incident without realizing the severity of his injury. ESPN reported. The next day

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Prime Minister Shehbaz announces compensation to families of martyrs, injured in suicide attacks in Islamabad

Declares Rs10m for Oun Abbas, Rs5m each for martyrs, Rs3m for seriously injured, Rs1m each for those with minor injuries Prime Minister Shehbaz offers Fateha for the martyrs of the suicide attack on Imam Bargah Khadija-ul-Kubra. Photo: x.com/GovtofPakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Imambargah Khadijatul Kubra in Tarlai on Wednesday. He met the administration of

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California girls’ sports culture war heats up amid protests, trails controversy

NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles! The conflict over biological males in girls sports in California came back into the national spotlight this weekend. The flames of debate were fanned by a large-scale protest at a state high school sports meet, and then a controversial result at a girls’ track and field meet the

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Sindh government announces e-registration system to end property hurdles for foreigners

Sharjeel says new e-stamping system will help citizens buy or sell property online through Pakistani missions Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon addresses the press conference in Karachi. Photo: Express/ File KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Wednesday termed the launch of digital property registration as a revolutionary and historic initiative for overseas

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OpenAI Celebrates 1 Million Codex Downloads But Warns Limits May Come – But ChatGPT Deep Research Users Get A Whole Lot Of Upgrades To Boost Their Work

Codex has been downloaded over a million times, users have increased 60% in a week It remains free for all users, but Free/Go plans may face limits Deep Research gets a new viewer and better control It’s been barely more than a week since OpenAI launched its dedicated Codex Mac app, and it’s already received

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