Meta signs multiyear AMD AI deal
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28, 2026 — Advanced Micro Devices agreed to sell up to $60 billion of artificial intelligence chips to Meta Platforms over five years in a deal that…
U.S.-Israel strikes Iran; retaliation spreads
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/DUBAI, Feb. 28, 2026 — The United States and Israel launched joint strikes across Iran on Saturday, and Tehran fired missiles and drones toward Israel and U.S. bases in the…
Der Klassiker tests Dortmund’s title hopes
DORTMUND, Germany, Feb. 28 – Borussia Dortmund host Bayern Munich on Saturday in Der Klassiker with Dortmund eight points off the Bundesliga lead, a gap that puts the title race…
Hawaii birds fuel avian malaria spread
HONOLULU, Feb. 27, 2026 — A new study says nearly all forest birds in Hawaiʻi can pass avian malaria to mosquitoes, helping explain why the disease turns up almost everywhere…
EU backs Moderna COVID-flu combo shot
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 27, 2026 — Europe’s medicines regulator recommended marketing authorization for Moderna’s mCombriax, a combined COVID-19 and flu shot for adults 50 and older, a move that would make…
Clinton testifies in Epstein inquiry
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. — Former President Bill Clinton told House investigators Friday that he saw nothing that gave him pause during his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein as he sat for a…
Paramount to Buy Warner Bros
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27, 2026 – Paramount Skydance has agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a $110 billion deal, ending a months-long bidding war after Netflix declined to top…
Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes spiral into open war
ISLAMABAD, Feb. 27, 2026 — Pakistan said it had entered an “open war” with Afghanistan after a new wave of cross-border attacks and Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan targets, a sharp…
Instagram adds parent alerts on self-harm searches
MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 27, 2026 — Instagram will begin alerting parents if their teen repeatedly searches for terms linked to suicide or self-harm within a short period, a new…
Belgorod strike triggers widespread outages
BELGOROD, Russia, Feb. 27, 2026 — Ukrainian missiles struck the Russian border city of Belgorod overnight, damaging energy installations and disrupting power, water and heating supplies, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov…