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Feb 18, 2026 - World

The US and Iran made progress in nuclear talks in Geneva on Tuesday, with Tehran's negotiators scheduled to return with a new proposal in two weeks, a US official said.

Feb 18, 2026 - World

Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to deploy "millions" of Nvidia Corp. processors over the next few years, tightening an already close relationship between two of the biggest companies in the artificial intelligence industry.

Feb 18, 2026 - World

Anthropic PBC and Altruist Corp.'s new artificial intelligence models recently upended multiple industries leaving Wall Street in search of where exactly the productivity-boosting promise of AI will translate into higher corporate earnings.

Feb 18, 2026 - World

Apple Inc. is accelerating development of three new wearable devices as part of a shift toward artificial intelligence-powered hardware, a category also being pursued by OpenAI and Meta Platforms Inc.

Feb 18, 2026 - World

Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has announced party’s plans to cut welfare spendingRobert Jenrick, Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson, is giving his speech now.He has announced, or confirmed, three measures to cut welfare spending.The number claiming disability benefits for an attention disorder has more than doubled since Covid. We all know a significant number of these claims are spurious … We will stop those with mild anxiety, depression, and similar conditions from claiming disability benefits and instead encourage them into the dignity of work.We will end the abuse of the Motability scheme, where expensive cars are handed out for conditions like tennis elbow, and paid for by working people who can’t afford them themselves. Continue reading...