Tue, February 24, 2026
(Bloomberg) - Five years after JPMorgan Chase & Co. sought to rid itself of Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender was once again moving money into the bank.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Epstein Lurked at JPMorgan for Years After Bank Kicked Him Out
Gaza firm to build UAE-funded housing compound in Israeli-held south, sources say
By Reuters
A Gaza firm has been contracted to build an Emirati-funded compound for tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in a part of the territory under Israeli military control, two Israeli officials and two Palestinian businessmen tell Reuters.
Does Anthropic think Claude is alive? Define ‘alive’
Analysis
Anthropic calls its chatbot ‘a new kind of entity’ that might be conscious - and it’s opening a huge can of worms.
Feb 25, 2026
by Hayden Field
Hayden Field is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets.
Over the past several weeks, as more and more Anthropic executives do interviews on a publicity blitz for Claude, one thing has gotten increasingly clear: Anthropic sure seems to think Claude is alive in some way, shape, or form.
Anthropic narrows AI safety policy pledge
February 25, 2026
Anthropic is narrowing its AI safety policy pledge, removing the company’s previous commitment to halt the development of its AI models if they outpace its safety procedures.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Joint Communiqué of the 13 "Vertical Corridor" Countries - What they agreed on
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY
24.02.26 21:45
"The Participants commit to mobilizing public and private sector funding [...] to achieve the national and regional energy goal of ensuring a secure and affordable natural gas supply throughout Central and Eastern Europe," they note, among other things.
24.02.26 21:45
"The Participants commit to mobilizing public and private sector funding [...] to achieve the national and regional energy goal of ensuring a secure and affordable natural gas supply throughout Central and Eastern Europe," they note, among other things.
A blog post just wiped $30 billion off IBM in a single afternoon
SUBSTACK
Not a product launch. Not an earnings miss. Not a competitor undercutting on price. A five-minute blog post explaining that Claude can read COBOL. IBM dropped 13%. Worst single-day loss since October 2000. Twenty-five years of stock resilience ended with one AI company publishing a capability update.
Here’s what happened:
Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump
Stephen Fowler
An NPR investigation finds the Justice Department has removed or withheld Epstein files related to President Trump
The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds. It also removed some documents from the public database where accusations against Jeffrey Epstein also mention Trump.
Monday, February 23, 2026
Newly unearthed DEA document from Epstein files raises question: Did Epstein facilitate drug trafficking?
By Daniel Ruetenik, Pat Milton, Cara Tabachnick
February 23, 2026 / 6:20 PM EST / CBS News
Jeffrey Epstein was the subject of a previously undisclosed U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency investigation — a five-year-plus probe targeting him and 14 other individuals for suspicious money transfers possibly linked to illegal narcotics, a newly uncovered document in the Department of Justice's Epstein files reveals.
Suspect in Nancy Guthrie case had been to the house before the night of her disappearance, source says
By Jennifer Jacobs, Pat Milton, Jonathan Vigliotti, Anna Schecter Updated on: February 23, 2026 / 10:37 PM EST / CBS News
Why tariffs aren’t shrinking the US trade deficit
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Story by Tom Fairless, Gavin Bade •
16 hours • 5 min read
STUTTGART, Germany—President Trump is doubling down on his tariffs, even though they have so far failed to achieve one of their key stated goals: rebalancing lopsided global trade. On the contrary, recent data show the tariffs that the Supreme Court struck down on Friday and that Trump has vowed to reimpose under a different statute are cementing these imbalances.
'Unprepared For Tsunami': Bernie Sanders Fiery Speech On AI Ahead Of Trump SOTU Address | US News
The Greek Courier
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders delivered a fiery speech that the United States is 'unprepared for the tsunami' of artificial intelligence, raising alarms about mass job losses.
Peter Mandelson arrested amid Epstein fallout
Huge figure in Labour politics arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
February 23, 2026
By Matt Honeycombe-Foster
LONDON —Former U.K. ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson was arrested Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, amid scrutiny of his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Who was El Mencho, Mexico's most wanted man? (BBC NEWS UPDATE)
BBC Central America and Cuba correspondent
There are only a handful of names that have had a lasting impact in the history of Mexican organised crime.
There are only a handful of names that have had a lasting impact in the history of Mexican organised crime.
3 hours ago
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes – more commonly known as 'El Mencho' – is one of them. Hailing from humble rural roots in the western state of Michoacán, his rise to the top of one of the most feared and dangerous cartels in modern Mexico, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was meteoric. And it was achieved through aggression, ambition, brutality and ruthlessness.
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: ICE moves to the Minneapolis suburbs
by Chitown Kev
Community
(This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff before publication.)
Sunday, February 22, 2026
We begin today with Jonathan V. Last of The Bulwark reporting that DHS and ICE has not pulled out of Minnesota but has primarily moved from Minneapolis/St. Paul to the suburbs.Live: Hungary will block new EU sanctions on Russia over Ukraine oil dispute
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Hungary will block the European Union's next package of sanctions against Russia, its foreign minister said on Sunday, until Ukraine resumes shipments of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline, which has been cut off since January 27 after being damaged by a Russian drone, according to Kyiv.
After a deadly raid, an AI power struggle erupts at the Pentagon
The Defense Department’s rush to embed artificial intelligence across combat operations has exposed tensions with Anthropic’s corporate principals, risking the firm’s $200 million contract.
February 22, 2026
By Ian Duncan and Tara Copp
One of the nation’s leading artificial intelligence firms is negotiating whether it can continue to work with the military, according to people familiar with the discussions, after Pentagon officials called their once-close relationship into question in the wake of January’s raid to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
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