Timef 02/18/2026

The Times was honored for its coverage of President Trump, the abuse of housekeepers and nannies in Saudi Arabia and brutality in New York prisons.

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority filed a complaint saying Churchill Downs Inc. is not paying its fair share to support inspections and testing.

Palo Alto has bet big on AI in recent months and launched an aggressive acquisition spree that included buying CyberArk for $25 billion.

Humain, which was created by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last year, said it made the investment just before xAI was acquired by SpaceX, Mr. Musk’s rocket company.

As AI-driven search cuts through the noise and answers basic questions, the companies that succeed will be the ones that build trust through clear, concrete evidence.

Oil traders are worried that war between the U.S. and Iran could lead to a major disruption of crude supplies in the Middle East.

OpenAI won a fierce bidding war for Peter Steinberger, the Austrian coder who created OpenClaw in just three months.

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A combination of the words "boom" and "recession" can help explain why Americans feel so sour about a growing economy.

Moderna said it had held further discussions with regulators and announced that the agency would accept the company’s application for approval of its flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology.

A market rout may have decimated the crypto industry. But its machine in Washington may power proposed regulation past concerned Democrats.

The company said it would encourage companies that operated chargers to install them in neighborhoods where its drivers lived and work.

SEC filings showed Nvidia has exited its position in the British chip designer, which it once tried to buy for $40 billion.

Shares in the UK defense giant rose on Wednesday after it reported strong full-year earnings.

Geopolitics will be the main theme of the day, with markets watching the high-stakes talks between the U.S. and Iran, as well as Ukraine and Russia.

The commitment represents the first tranche of investments by Japan following a landmark trade deal between the two countries.

U.S. Treasury yields edged higher on Wednesday as investors anticipated the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes and looked ahead to key inflation data.

The U.K. inflation rate cooled to 3% in January, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert has said CBS feared running afoul of the FCC if it broadcast a talk with the U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico.

Software stocks have sold off on fears AI could eat into so-called software as a service, or SaaS, business models.

The loss of one of the Square Mile's bastions of banking marks the start of a new era for the City.

European stocks are expected to open higher on Wednesday as investors monitor global market developments.

The region's reliance on U.S. systems has come under scrutiny as its relationship with the Donald Trump administration has become strained.

Germany's defense spending is set to surge this year, but the country may not execute on its "ambitious" budget target, Goldman's analyst said.

Trading of Japanese government bonds, long considered moribund, is roaring back to life as fears of the country’s debt have sent yields surging.

From a new theme park to business partnerships, companies are trying new ways to reach China's consumer ahead of the Lunar New Year.

Nvidia is expanding its partnerships in India, including with venture capital firms, as it bets on the country's AI ecosystem that has drawn massive Big Tech investments. 

A Chicago man filed a lawsuit in 2023 against Buffalo Wild Wings, arguing that it had engaged in false advertising of its boneless wings. A judge said the claim “has no meat on its bones.”

The deals, totaling $36 billion, were the first step in a $550 billion investment pledge aimed at securing tariff relief and sustaining U.S. relations.

Value of exports to China, Japan's largest trading partner, jumped 32%, after rising 5.6% in December.

The move would be the Wall Street firm’s latest retreat from diversity mandates that its chief executive, David Solomon, had once made a priority.

Port of Los Angeles, the nation's biggest trade hub, has seen a decline in import and export container volume during what is usually a busy shipping time.

We want to get a better picture of what medical care for immigrants in detention is like.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has acknowledged traveling to Jeffrey Epstein’s island and meeting him on another occasion.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has acknowledged traveling to Jeffrey Epstein’s island and meeting him on another occasion.

She escaped the Triangle Shirtwaist fire of 1911, in which 146 of her co-workers perished, and dedicated the rest of her life to worker safety.

Meta expands partnership with Nvidia in a deal likely worth tens of billions, for deploying millions of GPUs and new standalone CPUs in AI data centers

A look at the hidden tradeoffs behind loyalty-driven growth — and how to avoid inheriting risks you didn't design for.

The agreement, which still faces legal hurdles, would cover current and future claims that the weedkiller caused non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Iran and the U.S. reached a "general agreement" on Tuesday on guiding principles during talks in Geneva, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said

Stephen Colbert said he had to drop an interview with James Talarico from his Monday broadcast because of new F.C.C. guidance that targeted political interviews on late-night shows.

Every decision you make as a founder moves capital. From small tools to big contracts, the winners evaluate every dollar with the same discipline investors apply to deals.

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Claude Sonnet 4.6 is more consistent with coding and is better at following coding instructions, Anthropic said.

Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss said new majority owner Mark Walter's access to capital will help the team best compete with the NBA's top franchises.

When it reported earnings, Amazon said it expects to spend $200 billion this year on AI initiatives.

People were married to it. Others called it their best friend. Now GPT-4o is gone, and the grief is real.

Ford's next generation of all-electric vehicles will feature a budding technology commercialized by Tesla in the U.S. on its Cybertruck.

Mr. Baidawi, 35, replaces the magazine’s longtime editor Will Welch. He says he wants to the magazine to be a “North Star of masculinity.”

AI is flooding the startup world with cash, creating a new class of companies — and there are now more than 2,000 of them in the U.S. alone.

Here's how micro-niches outperform broad markets by targeting hyper-specific audiences, solving precise problems and building stronger loyalty.

Render is one of the beneficiaries of growing competition in the cloud computing world spurred by the booming demand for artificial intelligence.

Billboards that wouldn’t make sense to people outside the tech industry have become common in the Bay Area. One company took the microtargeting game to another level.

Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer, Co-Founder and CEO at Signos, spent years watching people do everything right and still lose the battle with their weight. His solution isn't a drug or a diet. It's your own data.