Fractal Analytics’ muted IPO debut signals persistent AI fears in India

As India’s first AI company to IPO, Fractal Analytics didn’t have a stellar first day on the public markets, as enthusiasm for the technology collided with jittery investors recovering from a major sell-off in Indian software stocks. Fractal listed at ₹876 per share on Monday, below its issue price of…

Winter ice isn’t always what it used to be » Yale Climate Connections

Transcript: Each winter, people in northern areas eagerly wait for lakes to freeze so they can go ice fishing or ice skating. But as the climate changes, winters are getting warmer, and in many areas, lakes are freezing later in the fall and melting earlier in the spring. Warmer weather…

Celebrity Deaths of 2026: Bud Cort and More Stars We Lost This Year

Hollywood mourned the deaths of some of its most legendary stars in 2026. The year started off with Broadway performer and influencer Bret Hanna-Shuford’s death at age 46. On January 11, famed composer Guy Moon died at age 63. Days later, Grammy-nominated musician John Forté was found dead at age…

Netflix’s La Palma Helps Canary Islands Win Top Filming Location Award

La Palma in the Canary Islands and Figueira Da Foz in Portugal have been named the best filming locations in Europe. The European Film Commissions Network runs the Location Awards and the winners of its ninth edition were announced at an event during the European Film Market at the Berlin…

Metaplanet’s operating profit jumps nearly 1,700% as bitcoin income generation pays off

Metaplanet (3350), the largest bitcoin BTC$68,900.76 treasury company in Japan, forecast full-year operating profit will rise 81% this year after premiums from writing options drove a 17-fold increase in 2025.The company, which owns 35,102 BTC, earned 6.29 billion yen ($40.8 million) in operating profit last year. Premiums on writing options…

The 2026 software apocalypse: 3 stocks down 25%+ to consider buying now, according to JP Morgan

Image source: Getty Images With many software stocks down 25%+ from their highs, it may be time to consider buying. That’s the view of analysts at JP Morgan, who recently said that the decline in this area of the market is excessive and driven by AI disruption fears that are…

American Ski Jumper Disqualified from Olympic Final Due to One-Centimeter Equipment Issue

Annika Belshaw's DQ came shortly after Austria's Daniel Tschofenig was disqualified for boots that were too big Annika Belshaw on Feb. 4, 2026 at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Alex Slitz/Getty NEED TO KNOW Annika Belshaw was disqualified from the women’s large hill ski jumping event for having skis 1 centimeter…

Algerian migrant caught stealing pricey Canada Goose beanies from Selfridges is handed £150 fine

By ISABELLA MACHIN, TRAINEE REPORTER Published: 11:50 GMT, 16 February 2026 | Updated: 11:50 GMT, 16 February 2026 An Algerian migrant who was caught stealing luxury Canada Goose beanies from Selfridges has been fined £150.  Dade Mustafa, 35, swiped two hats worth £350 from the high-end department store on Oxford Street…

Can we ever know the shape of the universe?

The Carina Nebula viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope NASA/ESA/M. Livio, The Hubble Heritage Team & Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI) Start off in any direction and fly through the universe. Out of our solar system, beyond the edge of the Milky Way, through the forest of galaxies that make…