Venezuela approves amnesty that may release of hundreds detained for political reasons People who consider their detained family members to be political prisoners protest for their releases outside the United Nations office in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday Feb. 18, 2026....

The PetPhone Lets Your Furball Dial You. These Catcalls Are Welcome AnytimeAt MWC 2026, we saw some wild devices like Honor's Robot Phone, Tecno's magnetic modular phone concept and a phone that starts fires. But the most curious device I saw was a phone for your pets, aptly named the PetPhone.The PetPhone made its debut in September 2025, but MWC was the first time many of us heard of it. It's...

Rostam Aziz and NMG: Billionaire takes control of East Africa's largest media houseFears for press freedom as billionaire takes control of East Africa's largest media houseThe CitizenTanzanian business tycoon Rostam Aziz has acquired a controlling stake in the Nation Media GroupAfter the acquisition this week of East Africa's biggest media outfit by a politically well connected billionaire...

Have money, will travel: a16z’s hunt for the next European unicorn Gabriel Vasquez, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, recently revealed he took nine flights from NYC to Stockholm in one year. That wasn’t just to visit Lovable, a portfolio company, but also to look for other future Swedish unicorns before they cross the Atlantic. This all came to light when news emerged that a16z had led a $2.3...

Pentagon moves to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk In Brief Posted: 1:53 PM PST · February 27, 2026 Image Credits:Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images In a post on Truth Social, President Trump directed federal agencies to cease use of all Anthropic products after the company’s public dispute with the Department of Defense. The...