February 2026

Sberbank moves toward crypto-backed lending as Russia clears up regulation

Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, is moving towards offering loans secured in cryptocurrency and said on Friday that it is prepared to coordinate with the country’s central bank on the design of the necessary regulatory framework, according to Reuters. The lender has already tested the model in January. The bank issued the country’s first bitcoin-backed loan […]

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Suicide bomber in Islamabad Imambargah identified as Peshawar resident

Talal Chaudhry says bomber traveled to Afghanistan several times and received training Security personnel stand guard outside a mosque after an explosion, in Islamabad on February 6, 2026. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: The suicide bomber who attacked Islamabad’s Imambargah Khadijah al-Kubra on Friday has been identified as Yasir Khan, a resident of Peshawar, sources close to

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Even with a new planet, fresh characters and lots of freebies, I’m most excited about the trading card game coming in Honkai Star Rail’s version 4.0 update

Honkai: Star Rail Version 40 launches on February 13 The update adds a new planet, new characters, a CCG and new events Plus, the chance to get a free limited five-star rating and 1,600 Stellar Jade Oh no, they’ve done it now: a trading card game is coming Honkai Star Rail in the upcoming 4.0

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Teddi Mellencamp remembers getting into trouble in front of Sean Penn, Madonna

Teddi Mellencamp remembers getting into trouble in front of Sean Penn, Madonna For Teddi Mellencamp, childhood discipline came with a star-studded audience. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum recently shared a memory that still makes her laugh. She talked about the time her famous father, John Mellencamp, grounded her while Sean Penn and Madonna

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The Conduent data breach could have been much worse than originally expected

The Conduent breach is far larger than first reported, now affecting tens of millions across multiple US states Data includes names, SSNs, medical and insurance information; Texas alone counts 15.4 million victims, Oregon over 10 million Ransomware group SafePay claimed responsibility, saying it stole 8.5TB of data, though Conduent remains silent beyond boilerplate statements The

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Top investment platform hit in data breach – over 1.4 million Betterment accounts exposed

Enhancement breach affected 1,435,174 people, confirmed by Have I Been Pwned The attack stemmed from social engineering against an employee, leading to phishing emails sent via third-party platform access CrowdStrike investigation found no accounts or credentials compromised; exposed data limited to contact information and some personal information We now know exactly how many people were

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The Duchess of Edinburgh takes to the slopes of Méribel for military snow party

The Duchess of Edinburgh takes to the slopes of Méribel for military snow party The Duchess of Edinburgh leaped from Heathrow to the snowy peaks of Méribel, France on February 5 as patron of the UK Armed Forces Winter Sports Association in spectacular Alpine style. Once on the ground at Three Valleys resort, a favorite

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