Apple is reportedly cooking up a trio of AI wearables In Brief Posted: 12:14 PM PST · February 17, 2026 Image Credits:Justin Sullivan / Staff (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Late last month, The Information reported that Apple was developing an AI wearable—an AirTag-sized pendant with cameras that could be pinned to a user’s shirt....

The two farms in Senegal that supply many of the UK's vegetablesDan SaladinoBusiness reporter, Saint-LouisBarfootsWorkers on the two farms wear special hats to protect themselves from the fierce sunIf you ate a corn on the cob, green beans or some spring onions in the UK this winter, chances are it would have come from one of two farms at the edge of the Sahara, in the north of Senegal.The West...

The Real Reason You Taste Wine Before a Server Pours (It's Not What You Think)Ordering wine can feel intimidating if you're unfamiliar with the ritual. A wine list-scanning app can help you pick the right bottle, but that's not where the drama ends. The swirling, sniffing and polite nod after that first small pour might look like theater -- or simply a chance to confirm you like what you...

Walmart-backed PhonePe shelves IPO as global tensions rattle markets PhonePe, India’s biggest digital payments platform, has put its IPO plans on hold, citing geopolitical tensions and a volatile stock market. On Monday, the Bengaluru-based company said it had paused its IPO plans, but remains committed to going public once market conditions improve. The move comes less than two months after...

Russia strikes Ukraine killing four, including children, official saysRussian strike near Kharkiv kills four, including children, official saysEPAFirefighters at the site of a Russian strike in Ukraine's Donetsk region on 10 FebruaryA Russian strike has killed at least four people, including three young children, in a town west of Kharkiv, a Ukrainian official says.Oleg Synegubov, head of the...