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XFS Introducing Autonomous Self-Healing Capabilities With Linux 7.0
📖 phoronix.com 🏷️ tech 🕐 Feb 12, 7:30pm Michael Larabel
XFS Introducing Autonomous Self-Healing Capabilities With Linux 7.0 - Phoronix.com. XFS parent pointers are used for storing backlinks in a file's extended attributes for its parent directory and filename. Another noteworthy XFS change is performance improvements for parent pointers.
The XFS file-system has some interesting new feature work and performance tuning with the Linux 7.0 kernel that will be used by the likes of Fedora 44 and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS this spring...
Porto’s Bakery Poster, Scrim Walls Added Around Demolition of Former La Brea Bakery
📖 wdwnt 🏷️ disney 🕐 Feb 13, 12:30am Arica Conrad
Porto's Bakery Poster, Scrim Walls Added Around Demolition of Former La Brea Bakery - WDW News Today. Porto’s Bakery & Cafe was announced in 2022 to replace LaBrea, but there were delays with the project. Earl of Sandwich is also getting a new location in Downtown Disney.

Demolition of the former La Brea Bakery at Downtown Disney to transform into Porto’s Bakery continues, now with a new poster and scrim walls. New Porto’s Bakery Poster At the far end of the colorful partition walls near the courtyard between the entrances to Disneyland and California Adventure, we spotted a new Porto’s Bakery poster ... Read more

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AWS Adds support for nested virtualization
📖 y combinator 🏷️ tech 🕐 Feb 13, 12:07am Unknown
GitHub is a free, open-source software platform for developers. It offers a range of features and tools to help you build and manage your code. We are committed to helping you develop and share your work with the world. We welcome feedback from our community.
Scientific studies calculate climate change as health danger, while Trump calls it a ‘scam’ - AP News
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2 teens charged with attempted murder for allegedly plotting mass shooting at Indiana high school - AP News
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Prosecutors investigate the EU's executive branch over the sale of buildings to Belgium 2 years ago - AP News
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Will Arsenal's end-of-season form haunt them again?
📖 bbc 🏷️ world 🕐 Feb 13, 12:21am Unknown
Arsenal: Will Arsenal's end-of-season form haunt them again? - BBC SportBBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveMore menuMore menuSearch BBC homeNewsSport. BBC Sport menuHomeFootballCricketWinter OlympicsFormula 1Rugby UTennisGolfCycling.
Arsenal are four points clear at the top of the Premier League with 12 games to play - but will recent history repeat itself?
Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues
📖 y combinator 🏷️ tech 🕐 Feb 12, 11:52pm Unknown
In the release notes for macOS 26.3 RC, Apple stated that the window-resizing issue I demonstrated in my recent blog post had been resolved. So I wrote a little test app. It performs a pixel-by-pixel scan in the area around the bottom-right corner of the window, hammering it with simulated mouse clicks.
Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez: Maduro still 'legitimate president'
📖 the hill 🏷️ world 🕐 Feb 13, 12:19am Ashleigh Fields
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday said Nicolás Maduro is still the “legitimate president” following his capture and arrest by the Trump administration.  “Yes, I can tell you that President Nicolás Maduro is the legitimate president. I can, I will tell you this as the lawyer that I am. They are both, President Maduro...
Siri & Apple Intelligence upgrades still coming in 2026 in spite of rumors
📖 apple insider 🏷️ tech 🕐 Feb 13, 12:28am Wesley Hilliard <wes@appleinsider.com>
A story suggesting Apple was having internal struggles and may delay anticipated new Siri features has been mildly countered with a statement from Apple — "on track to launch in 2026" A story based on anonymous tipsters claiming internal testing of the refreshed Siri wasn't going well surfaced Wednesday, sparking dramatic reactions.
A story suggesting Apple was having internal struggles and may delay anticipated new Siri features has been mildly countered with a statement from Apple — "on track to launch in 2026."

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Apple is still aiming for a 2026 release of its revamped AI

A story based on anonymous tipsters claiming internal testing of the refreshed Siri wasn't going well surfaced Wednesday, sparking dramatic reactions from analysts and the stock market. It didn't help that at the same moment, Apple was being targeted by the FTC Chair over alleged Apple News bias.

However, after CNBC reached out to Apple for comment, they got back a very simple "still on track to launch in 2026" statement. As AppleInsider mentioned in its coverage on that rumored delay, there were a lot of oddities in the reporting surrounding it.


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Judge dismisses California deportation case for Mexican father of 3 U.S. Marines - AP News
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Vaping in cars with children could be banned under new plans
📖 bbc 🏷️ world 🕐 Feb 13, 12:12am Unknown
Vaping in cars with children could be banned under new plans. Plans seek to prevent smoking, vaping and the use of heated tobacco in settings across England. Public consultation launched on Friday seeking views on points such as which settings should have a ban.
The plans are subject to a 12-week public consultation which starts on Friday.
My Grandma Was a Fed – Lessons from Digitizing Hours of Childhood
📖 y combinator 🏷️ tech 🕐 Feb 8, 2:33pm Unknown
My Grandma Was a Fed - Lessons from Digitizing Hundreds of Hours of Childhood - Sam Patterson. Sam Patterson is the author of the book, My Grandma was a Fed: A Memoir of My Grandmother and Her Family.
Confusion reigns over Trump meeting with governors
📖 the hill 🏷️ world 🕐 Feb 13, 12:10am Sarah Fortinsky
A series of contradictions and reversals from the White House and National Governors Association (NGA) this week has bred widespread confusion over the fate of the bipartisan group’s annual meeting with the president. All governors are expected to gather from Feb. 19 to 21 in Washington, D.C., for the NGA’s annual conference, which has traditionally...
Can a pulse of electricity to the brain make us less selfish?
📖 bbc 🏷️ world 🕐 Feb 13, 12:06am Unknown
Brain stimulating test makes people 'less selfish' Researchers at the University of Zurich stimulate frontal and parietal areas of the brain. Brain areas are known to play a role in decision-making and in empathy. When these areas were stimulated at the same time, participants gave away more money.
Scientists have discovered how to make people less selfish - slightly and temporarily - by stimulating two areas of the brain.
The science of soulmates: Is there someone out there exactly right for you?
📖 bbc 🏷️ world 🕐 Feb 13, 12:01am Unknown
The science of soulmates: is there someone out there exactly right for you?Listen to Pallab Ghosh read this article. Follow Pallab on Twitter @PallabGhosh and @bbcscience. Read Pallab's blog at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/soulmates.
For many, the idea of soulmates still shapes how love is understood.
Ceiling Leak at Star Wars Trading Post in Disneyland Resort
📖 wdwnt 🏷️ disney 🕐 Feb 12, 11:59pm Arica Conrad
Ceiling Leak at Star Wars Trading Post in Disneyland Resort - WDW News Today - February 12, 2026. New green “Caution – Wet Floor” sign placed on the floor, warning guests to be careful when walking through this area. A brown bucket collecting water suggests the ceiling is leaking from somewhere above the bucket.

On a recent visit to the Downtown Disney District at the Disneyland Resort, we noticed that there was a ceiling leak in the Star Wars Trading Post. Ceiling Leak at Star Wars Trading Post In one corner of the store, we noticed a new green “Caution – Wet Floor” sign placed on the floor, warning ... Read more

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New J-PAL research and policy initiative to test and scale AI innovations to fight poverty
📖 mit ai 🏷️ tech 🕐 Feb 12, 6:50pm Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT has awarded funding to eight new research studies to understand how artificial intelligence innovations can be used in the fight against poverty. Project AI Evidence (PAIE) will identify which AI solutions work and for whom, and scale only the most effective, inclusive, and responsible solutions.
Project AI Evidence will connect governments, tech companies, and nonprofits with world-class economists at MIT and across J-PAL's global network to evaluate and improve AI solutions.
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
📖 y combinator 🏷️ tech 🕐 Feb 12, 11:51pm Unknown
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash. Amazon-owned company walked back its plan to integrate with the controversial law-enforcement technology company. The integration never launched, so no Ring customer videos were ever sent to Flock.
As Guatemala begins high-stakes court elections, agents raid voting sites - AP News
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Love is found in unexpected places at the Berlin Film Festival - AP News
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Bundesliga referees and VAR under scrutiny as frustration over mistakes grows - AP News
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Marine who fell overboard becomes first American killed in drug boat targeting operation
📖 bbc 🏷️ world 🕐 Feb 12, 11:38pm Unknown
Troop becomes first American killed in drug-boat targeting operation. Lance Cpl Chukwuemeka E. Oforah, 21, fell from the USS Iwo Jima on 7 February. He was pronounced dead after a lengthy search, which ended 10 February.
The 21-year-old Marine fell from a US battleship and was declared dead after a three-day search.
Premiere Dates Revealed for Disney Jr. Preschool Shows ‘BeddyByes’ and ‘Magicampers’
📖 wdwnt 🏷️ disney 🕐 Feb 12, 11:40pm Arica Conrad
Premiere Dates Revealed for Disney Jr. Preschool Shows 'BeddyByes' and 'Magicampers' - WDW News Today. BeddyBye follows best friends MeMo (Noah Melo Batista) and BaBa (Pheobe Dalton) on a mindful journey to bedtime. Magicampers follows two best friends Darly (half-pig, half-Pegasus) and Loomis (half donkey, halfunicorn

It was recently announced that the new Disney Jr. preschool shows, BeddyByes and Magicampers, will both be premiering in March 2026. Premiere Dates Revealed for ‘BeddyByes’ and ‘Magicampers’ BeddyByes, a series designed to support positive sleep routines for kids, will premiere on Monday, March 2, 2026, on both Disney Jr. and Disney Jr. On Demand. ... Read more

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Analilia Mejia, progressive ally of Bernie Sanders, wins special New Jersey House primary - AP News
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Puerto Rico governor signs law to recognize fetus as human being as critics warn of consequences - AP News
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Analysis: Trump takes victory lap after biggest climate rollback yet
📖 bbc 🏷️ world 🕐 Feb 12, 11:12pm Unknown
Analysis: Trump takes victory lap after biggest climate rollback yet. Trump administration lauded the move as an assault on overbearing regulation. The president said he was revoking an Obama-era "endangerment finding" from 2009 which held that pollution harms public health and the environment.
The move marks the culmination of a decade-long push by the president to tear up climate policies he argues stifle industry.
Trump threatens primaries over tariff vote
📖 the hill 🏷️ world 🕐 Feb 12, 11:35pm Sylvan Lane
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump threatens Republicans who rejected Canada tariffs President Trump threatened “consequences come Election time” for Republican lawmakers who oppose his administration’s tariffs on U.S. trading partners. © AP “Any Republican, in the House or the Senate,...
Photos of Islamic State suspects interrogated at Baghadad prison before trials - AP News
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Oakley Glasses Truck Now Parked at Disney Springs
📖 wdwnt 🏷️ disney 🕐 Feb 12, 11:20pm Arica Conrad
Oakley Glasses Truck Now Parked at Disney Springs - WDW News Today. Guests visiting Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort can now shop for new glasses at an Oakley truck. The truck will be parked in this spot until it leaves in mid-April.

Guests visiting Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort can now shop for new glasses at an Oakley truck until the truck leaves in mid-April. Oakley Glasses Truck at Disney Springs The dark blue truck is decorated with a lighter blue, circular geometric pattern. The Oakley logo is printed in white next to the truck’s ... Read more

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Recoverable and Irrecoverable Decisions
📖 y combinator 🏷️ tech 🕐 Feb 12, 11:08pm Unknown
When you need to make an anxiety-inducing decision, ask yourself: What is the worst realistic outcome? Will you be able to recover from it? Conventional leadership advice suggests looking at decisions as reversible or non-reversible. Entrepreneurship involves making more decisions recoverable.
Judge hands Hegseth loss in bid to punish Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video
📖 the hill 🏷️ world 🕐 Feb 12, 11:21pm Ellen Mitchell
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Judge hands Hegseth loss in bid to punish Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video A federal judge has blocked the Pentagon’s efforts to censure Sen. Mark Kelly and lower his retirement rank in the wake of...
Trump approval on immigration slips among independents: Poll
📖 the hill 🏷️ world 🕐 Feb 12, 11:21pm Ryan Mancini
Approval of President Trump's immigration agenda has seen a decline among independents, with most saying that the administration has overstepped with its deportation agenda, according to a new AP-NORC poll released on Thursday. Polling found that 23 percent approve of Trump's handling on immigration, down 14 points since March 2025. Six in 10 independents say...
Arizona GOP candidate drops out of primary, narrowing field to two - AP News
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Judge reads death threats during hearing on Trump decision to end legal protections for Haitians - AP News
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Venezuela’s lawmakers postpone final debate on amnesty bill to address sticking points - AP News
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Utah's Jaren Jackson Jr. will have surgery on knee growth that was found during post-trade physical - AP News
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Barn Owls Know When to Wait
📖 y combinator 🏷️ tech 🕐 Feb 7, 9:14pm Unknown
Barn Owls Know When to Wait (iuSTDP part 2)2026-02-07TL;DR: Noisy timing makes STDP thrash. In Part 1 we added uncertainty intervals. This post takes it to the next level and uses uncertainty as a signal.
NY officials raise rainbow flag at Stonewall in rebuke of Trump administration - AP News
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A 54-year-old personal injury lawyer from Minnesota becomes the oldest US Winter Olympian - AP News
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Trump’s EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change - AP News
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Scientists say genetic analysis could greatly speed restoration of iconic American chestnut - AP News
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‘Walt Disney’ and ‘Mr. Lincoln’ Shows at Disneyland Both Performing Daily Starting Tomorrow
📖 wdwnt 🏷️ disney 🕐 Feb 12, 11:00pm Arica Conrad
'Walt Disney' and 'Mr. Lincoln' Shows at Disneyland Both Performing Daily Starting Tomorrow - WDW News Today. ‘Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln’ will perform daily at the Opera House on Main Street, U.S.A. The show had been temporarily suspended due to animatronic issues.

Guests visiting the Disneyland Resort will now be able to watch both the “Walt Disney – A Magical Life” and “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln” shows daily. ‘Walt Disney’ and ‘Mr. Lincoln’ Shows Performing Daily Starting tomorrow, Friday, February 13, 2026, “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln” will perform daily at the Opera House on Main ... Read more

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Discord Just Killed Anonymity
📖 y combinator 🏷️ tech 🕐 Feb 12, 10:18pm Unknown
Discord is forcing all users to submit to age verification. Matrix.org is an open-source, decentralized alternative. Unlike Discord, Matrix is federated. You don't have to use their main server. You can spin up your own homeserver on a Raspberry Pi.
Anthropic hits a $380B valuation as it heightens competition with OpenAI - AP News
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Average US long-term mortgage rate dips to where it was 3 week ago, just above 6% - AP News
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Arsenal miss chance to restore six-point lead in Brentford draw
📖 bbc 🏷️ world 🕐 Feb 12, 10:51pm Unknown
Premier League highlights: Brentford 1-1 Arsenal - BBC Sport. Arsenal miss chance to restore six-point lead in Brentford draw. 'He's been waiting to say that!' - Ashton's picks leave Barclay speechless. 'Curling's in our DNA' - Dupont sisters on fourth Olympics together.
Arsenal miss out on the chance to restore their six-point lead at the top of the Premier League in a thrilling 1-1 draw at Brentford.
Appeals court won’t let Trump freeze Gateway tunnel funding, for now
📖 the hill 🏷️ world 🕐 Feb 12, 10:54pm Zach Schonfeld
A federal appeals court allowed a judge’s order to take effect Thursday that requires the Trump administration to resume funding for the Gateway tunnel project connecting New York and New Jersey.  By declining to intervene, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit paved the way for the project to resume, at least briefly, as a lawsuit brought by the two Democratic-led states proceeds. The court will issue another ruling after holding...
Anthropic donates to pro-AI safeguards group
📖 the hill 🏷️ world 🕐 Feb 12, 10:52pm Sylvan Lane
{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Anthropic gives $20M to group backing AI safeguards Anthropic said Thursday that it is giving $20 million to Public First Action, a group launched last year by two former members of Congress to support efforts to develop AI safeguards. © AP Photo/Evan Vucci The AI firm, which was...
Trump administration reaches a trade deal to lower Taiwan’s tariff barriers - AP News
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