Scouting Combine Week

Akool combines GenAI models with 2D avatars to create lifelike characters

Akool, a startup doing AI-driven avatars, announced enhancements to Akool Streaming Avatars that connect avatars with AI models.

VentureBeat - 19h

Ja closes out Suns after teams combine for 299

Ja Morant had a strong close to help the Grizzlies beat the Suns 151-148 in overtime Tuesday night in the highest-scoring game of the NBA season.

ESPN - 15h

Y Combinator Takes Heat for Helping Launch a Startup That Spies on Factory Workers

Optifye.ai has been called a “sweatshop-as-a-service” provider after its demo launch video left people stunned.

Inc. - 14h

What we heard Tuesday at the NFL combine: The best from coaches and GMs

Here are the latest updates from coaches and general managers speaking at the 2025 NFL combine.

ESPN - 15h

Thanks to Trump, Saudi Arabia Gets a Big Week in Diplomacy

Riyadh is hosting U.S., Russian and Arab officials for high-stakes talks on Ukraine and Gaza, more proof of its regional clout and warm relations with President Trump.

The New York Times - 6d

Thousands of IRS employees expected to be fired by Trump administration this week

One month into Trump's new administration, the president is continuing with his efforts to reshape the federal government. More than 6,000 IRS employees are expected to be fired by the end of the ...

CBS News - 6d

Pope marks 1 week in hospital with pneumonia: Might he resign?

Pope Francis has spent one week in the hospital fighting pneumonia

ABC News - 6d

Pope not out of danger, will stay in hospital at least another week, doctors say

Pope Francis' personal physician said the pontiff was responding to drug therapy that was strengthened after he was diagnosed with pneumonia.

CBS News - 5d

Pope Francis ‘not yet out of danger’ and to stay in hospital for another week

Chronic illness remains but pontiff, 88, is stable and in good humour, doctor says. Pope Francis, who is in hospital undergoing treatment for double pneumonia, is “not yet out of danger” and will ...

The Guardian - 5d

The Humane Ai Pin Will Become E-Waste Next Week

Plus: Apple’s visionOS 2.4 makes it easier for guests to use the Vision Pro, Eero has two new Wi-Fi 7 routers, Oppo’s folding phone is the slimmest yet, and Omega drops a bronze Bond watch.

Wired - 4d

Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week?

After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives you his team of the week. Do you agree with his choices?

BBC News - 3d

These are the 7 things we're watching in the stock market in the week ahead

Nvidia, Salesforce and Home Depot, plus the Fed's favorite inflation gauge, are among the biggest events for Wall Street.

CNBC - 3d

The ‘next important test for AI bulls’ happens this week with Nvidia’s earnings

Nvidia’s profit “could have enough substance even if less sizzle,” BofA analysts say.

MarketWatch - 3d

Louisiana man on death row dies weeks before March execution date

Christopher Sepulvado, a terminally ill man who spent over 30 years on death row for the killing of his stepson, died weeks before his scheduled March execution by nitrogen gas.

NBC News - 3d

Every Planet in Our Solar System Will Be Visible at Night This Week

With Mercury joining the show, all seven of Earth’s celestial neighbors will be present at dusk this week.

The New York Times - 3d

Musk used 'What did you get done this week?' tactic at Twitter

Elon Musk is again using tactics that he has employed at his company X and trying to apply it to the federal government.

ABC News - 2d

Musk: Federal workers who haven’t returned to office will be placed on leave this week

Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk said early Monday that federal workers who haven’t returned to the office will be placed on administrative leave this week. Last month, ...

The Hill - 2d

MP Mike Amesbury jailed for 10 weeks after assault

Sentencing may trigger first by-election under Labour government

Financial Times - 2d

MP Mike Amesbury jailed for 10 weeks for punching constituent in street

The MP was suspended by Labour after a video emerged showing him punching a man to the ground.

BBC News - 2d

Lewis Hamilton's first weeks at Ferrari: 'Where I'm supposed to be'

Lewis Hamilton began his highly anticipated Ferrari career in January, and ESPN goes inside his first days working for F1's famed Italian marque.

ESPN - 2d

Still the 'plan' to hold budget plan vote this week, Johnson says

Politico - 2d

Trump calls DOGE email on federal employees' work week an 'ingenious idea'

President Trump praised an email sent by DOGE to federal workers asking them to respond with their accomplishments at their position in the last week.

NBC News - 2d

Once Human Cross-Save Beta Test Starts Later This Week

Starry Studio has announced that it'll be conducting a closed beta test for cross-save on Once Human. It'll take place starting on February 27 at 8 PM PT / 11 PM ET and ends on March 1 at 3 AM PT ...

GameSpot - 2d

The Papers: 'Ukraine peace in weeks' and 'killer planned school shooting'

Several of Tuesday's papers focus on Donald Trump's comments on seeking a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

BBC News - 2d

Macron suggests Ukraine truce could be weeks away after talks with Trump

During a visit to the White House, the French leader said any peace deal must "not be a surrender of Ukraine".

BBC News - 2d

Lions watch week three: Fly-halves, back three & captain

The battle to earn selection for the British and Irish Lions squad continued in the third round of the Six Nations, but who staked their claim?

BBC News - 2d

Here are all the Trump tariffs hitting the economy in the coming weeks

The president’s announcement led to fears that he won’t just be using the threat of new tariffs as a negotiating tool, but as lasting policy.

MarketWatch - 1d

A new lunar lander is set to launch to the moon's south pole this week

A robotic moon lander is about to launch on a SpaceX rocket. It's the second lunar mission for a private company that last year became the first to successfully land on the moon’s surface.

NBC News - 1d

DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week

The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.

The New York Times - 1d

'I’m happy to be here': Inside the first few weeks of the Lakers' Luka era

From a life-altering phone call to captaining the Lakers' offense alongside LeBron James, here are seven moments that define the early Luka-LeBron era for the Lakers.

ESPN - 1d

Social Security checks will be coming for these previously ineligible workers — as early as this week

The agency has been working on adjusting benefits after the repeal of WEP and GPO.

MarketWatch - 15h

The Trade™, three weeks on: Dončić, Davis and the art of the NBA breakup

As much as the basketball itself has started to round into shape for the Lakers and Mavs after the biggest trade in NBA history , the wounds have only just begun to heal. “A lot of emotions, not ...

The Guardian - 1h