DHS shuts down after a funding lapse. And, why athletes get the 'yips' at the Olympics DHS Shutdown, Ukraine Peace Talks, Olympics Stars Stumble Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's...

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Lindsey Vonn crashes out in women's downhill at Winter Olympics as compatriot Breezy Johnson wins goldVonn was taking a huge risk by competing on Sunday having suffered the ACL injury in Switzerland in the last World Cup race before the Games but was determined to take to the course for her favoured event.Stunned spectators applauded towards the helicopter as it carried her away from the piste...

Pardoned Nikola founder Trevor Milton is trying to raise $1B for AI-powered planes It’s been almost exactly one year since Trevor Milton, the founder of now-bankrupt electric truck startup Nikola, was pardoned by President Trump. Now the Wall Street Journal has published one of the first deep dives into Milton’s new effort: trying to build autonomous planes. Milton and an “investment group”...

Roblox exec says ticking a box for age verification is ‘not enough anymore’Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.Roblox’s vice president of safety product policy, Eliza Jacobs, told NBC News that Roblox is “optimistic” that its new facial age estimation tech will “continue to get...