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Breece Hall ready to 'flourish' following extension, Jets' offseason additions https://www.nfl.com/news/breece-hall-ready-to-flourish-following-extension-jets-offseason-additions

Apple's stock dropped 5% on Thursday, its worst day since April, following FTC scrutiny of Apple News and reports about delays with Siri (Jennifer Elias/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/apple-stock-worst-day-ftc-siri.html

Apple has worst day since April as company faces FTC scrutiny, Siri delay reports
The iPhone-maker faces reported delays in its AI assistant and pressure from FTC chair Andrew Ferguson to look into possible political bias.

Yesterday on our bike ride we almost got a sun burn and two weeks ago I was snowshoeing in the mountains! It's wild 😉
Today we have light rain, so I'm not sure if I want to get out for some activity or let it be a true #silentSunday .
Some background and video of the snowshoe-day can be found here:

“During Friday’s Artemis II re-entry,
we will be deploying seismic and acoustic instrumentation at sea across the Southern California Bight
to record the sonic boom produced by the capsule’s re-entry,”
the USGS wrote in an email shared by a user on Reddit.
“Modelling indicates that the acoustic signal may be audible on land in some areas of Santa Barbara County and Baja California, including the Channel Islands.”
On its Facebook, the USGS states the sonic booms…

"In this video, Pierogi from Scammer Payback (https://www.scammerpayback.org) breaks down real posts from Reddit’s r/Scams to expose the tactics behind modern fraud. Drawing on his background in cybersecurity, he explains how today’s scams are evolving — and why so many people are falling for them
Sc…

Scammer Payback
Scammers are ruthless, and that is why I am here. My channels are all about bringing awareness to this critical problem with humor and fun. We will learn a lot of things along the way and if I help one person through this, it will be worth it.

As bombs have been falling across the Middle East, I’ve been re-reading Etel Adnan, Lebanese-American poet and painter, especially her book The Arab Apocalypse.
At the same time I have returned to her paintings, which I first encountered at Documenta 13 in 2012. These paintings are small, yet they offer expanses of color and light that fill the eye and lift the spirit.
I thought you might like to see them too.

Just Seeing: Etel Adnan
Etel Adnan's paintings are abstracted landscapes made of color and light.

⚠️ AI can generate a feeling of intimacy that exceeds human connections
I discovered 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 for myself in my ill-fated research project of 2021!
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-ai-generate-intimacy-exceeds-human.html

AI can generate a feeling of intimacy that exceeds human connections
People can develop emotional closeness to artificial intelligence (AI)—under certain conditions, even more so than to other people. This is shown by a new study conducted by a research team led by Prof. Dr. Markus Heinrichs and Dr. Tobias Kleinert from the Department of Psychology at the University of Freiburg and Prof. Dr. Bastian Schiller from Heidelberg University's Institute of Psychology. Participants felt a sense of closeness especially when they did not know that they were communicatin…

Following Hegseth and Hurst’s previous testimony two weeks ago, analyst Stephen Semler estimated that the U.S. government had spent
$71.8 billion over the first 60 days of the Iran war, or an average of $1.2 billion per day.
Aguilar also referred to similar estimates during his questioning, saying,
“Outside reporting estimates have indicated that the war costs could be a billion dollars a day.”
Later, as Hegseth began his opening speech at the Senate Subcommittee Hear…

Hegseth Won’t Say Whether Parents Should Forgo Childcare to Cover Defense Budget
The budget “will ensure the US continues to maintain the world’s most powerful and capable military,” he said.

The Trump administration has burned through🔥 “years” of critical munitions since the start of the war with Iran,
said three people familiar with the matter,
fuelling concerns about the rising cost of the conflict and the US’s ability to replenish its stockpiles.
The rapid depletion of weaponry included advanced long-range Tomahawk missiles, the people said.
It is a “massive expenditure of Tomahawks”, said one person familiar with the US military’s use of munitions. …

Iraq oil ports halt operations after tanker attacks – report
Iraqi officials are saying oil ports have “completely stopped operations” while commercials ports continue to operate after an attack on a fuel tankers, according to Iraqi state media.
Iraqi port security officials have said two foreign tankers carrying Iraqi fuel oil were in flames after being attacked by Iranian boats laden with explosives, killing a foreign crew member.
Iraq’s General Company for Ports chief Fa…