Many people suspect that these bots are part of an AI company’s effort to collect training data from web pages. In 2025, AI bots accounted for a significant portion of overall web traffic, which crawl the internet for text and other information to feed to data-hungry large language models. But…
DeFi protocol ZeroLend shuts down after 3 years, citing inactive chains and hacks
Decentralized lending protocol ZeroLEnd is winding down operations after three years, citing unsustainable economics amid inactive blockchains and rising security threats. The protocol, which ran crypto lending markets across various blockchains, said sustained efforts couldn’t overcome challenges such as price data providers dropping support and shrinking liquidity on networks like…
Hulu’s Hit Series Tell Me Lies Is Officially Ending After Season 3
Tell Me Lies will not be coming back for more episodes after its third season. Creator Meaghan Oppenheimer confirmed on Monday, February 16, that the hit Hulu series would be concluding its run, writing via Instagram, “After three amazing seasons of Tell Me Lies, tonight’s episode will be the series…
Sky News Puts Senior Jobs At Risk Amid Digital Transformation
EXCLUSIVE: Sky News is set to close a small number of senior behind-the-scenes roles as the Comcast-owned network prioritizes digital content over the coming years. Deadline hears that a handful of department head-level employees are in consultation over their future, though precise numbers have not been confirmed. The process is…
Bunnie Xo Book Stripped Down: Jelly Roll Details
Bunnie Xo Vows to “Never Speak” to Jelly Roll Again But all that free will came with a caveat: “Don’t f–king lie to me,” stressed Bunnie, “or ever let me be the last to know something.” And she was certain there was something going on with Jelly Roll and his…
Unemployment rises AGAIN to five-year high in fresh blow to Labour
By DAVID WILCOCK, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 07:08 GMT, 17 February 2026 | Updated: 07:53 GMT, 17 February 2026 Rachel Reeves is facing renewed pressure over Labour’s economic plans today after unemployment rose to a five-year high. The rate of UK unemployment rose to 5.2 per cent in the three months…
The long game: how to identify retirement-ready SIPP stocks
Image source: Getty Images For UK investors, a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) is quickly becoming the go-to choice for retirement. More and more Brits are opting for the greater control, flexibility, and improved investment choices it provides. But when considering a SIPP, it’s critical to identify the right stocks from…
Kim Kardashian Files Multiple Trademarks That Hint That North West Is Embarking on a Fashion Empire
The SKIMS founder and budding momager trademarked the company name "NOR11" Kim Kardashian and North West. Stefanie Keenan/Getty NEED TO KNOW Kim Kardashian filed multiple trademarks for a fashion and accessories company NOR11, hinting that her daughter North West, 12, is starting her own brand North has come under fire…
‘This isn’t Lord of the Flies’: That was how the prosecution denounced the savagery of three teens who lured a man they claimed was a paedophile to a Kent beach before beating him to death
Alexander Cashford was beaten to death on a seaside promenade in broad daylight one Sunday last summer. The attack, witnessed by passing holidaymakers, had been planned in advance and carried out with cruel efficiency. First, the 49-year-old was lured to the rendezvous at Leysdown-on-Sea, a family-friendly resort on the Isle…
Revealed: Why the Raiders ‘wanted their new head coach to be like Tom Brady’ before hiring Klint Kubiak
By ISABEL BALDWIN, US ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 01:39 GMT, 17 February 2026 | Updated: 06:33 GMT, 17 February 2026 Tom Brady reportedly had precise criteria for what he was looking for in the Las Vegas Raiders’ new head coach: Someone just like him. The Raiders officially named Klint Kubiak as…