How AI agents could destroy the economy

On Sunday, an analyst group called Citrini Research published a remarkable piece illustrating how agentic AI could bring on mass economic destruction over the next two years. The scenario imagines a report from two years in the future, in which unemployment has doubled, and the total value of the stock…

AAVE gains 1.7% while index trades lower over weekend

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 1917.67, down 2.4% (-47.79) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Two of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: AAVE (+1.7%) and UNI (+0.5%).…

Satellite spies northern lights over Iceland and Canada photo of the day for Feb. 23, 2026

A bright ribbon of auroras shining over the Denmark Straight and Iceland. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using VIIRS day-night band data from the Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership.) A minor geomagnetic storm painted the night skies over Iceland and eastern Canada with glowing ribbons of aurora on…

Nottingham triple killer was freed by mental health workers who feared detaining him would be racist because of the ‘over-representation of young black men in custody’

Repeated institutional failings may have left a paranoid schizophrenic free to kill three people during a violence knife rampage, an inquiry was told today. Mentally ill Valdo Calocane slaughtered fellow university students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and 65-year-old Ian Coates in a random stabbing spree in Nottingham…

I’m Pregnant After 400 Guys Hit It Raw!

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is Bonnie Blue pregnant? The OnlyFans star and provocateur recently pulled a stunt involving unprotected sex with around 400 men. Some are mocking her for expressing surprise at this resulting in pregnancy. Others believe that this, too, is a stunt. Wearing a face mask that cannot…

Taylor Swift Wedding Speculation Draws Ire from Angry Fans

Reading Time: 3 minutes There appears to be a divide among Swifties. As you may have possibly heard, Taylor Swift is engaged to Travis Kelce. The singer and the professional football player will be getting married… … at some point. Taylor Swift celebrates with Travis Kelce after defeating the Buffalo…

£5k invested in Diageo shares 3 months ago is currently worth…

At the start of this year, Diageo (LSE:DGE) shares hit the lowest level in over a decade. The share price had been falling for much of the past year (and more), with plenty of problems that the company was trying to shake off. Yet if an investor had perceived three…