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Investor Matt Shumer ignited a firestorm on social media this week with an essay that warned about the disruptive potential of AI. More than 80 million views later, he said it “wasn’t meant to scare people.””I want to be very clear about this, the article wasn’t meant to scare people in this way,” Shumer told CNBC’s “Power Lunch” on Friday. “If I had known how viral this was going to go, I would have thought about certain parts and rewritten some of the parts for sure.”The essay, “Something Big Is Happening,” details Shumer’s recent experiences using artificial intelligence. In it,…

Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesAt some point in the 1980s and 90s, the free hot breakfast became a staple of the hospitality industry. At many a Holiday Inn or Hampton Inn, the lobby at 8 a.m. is a pinwheel of pajama-clad kids, frazzled parents, and solo business travelers jockeying for position in front of the waffle maker. Meanwhile, self-serve cereal bars dispense Froot Loops and Lucky Charms, and hot platters of endless eggs and turkey sausage steam under heat lamps. For many, this breakfast spread is part of the appeal of travel. It endures to this day, but…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Columbia University pulled promotion for a Department of Homeland Security–affiliated virtual career expo after faculty members objected that advertising the event amounted to endorsing “authoritarianism.”The event, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Virtual Career Expo scheduled for Feb. 18, invites prospective applicants to chat online with recruiters about careers in federal law enforcement. According to the New York Post, the event advertised that multiple Department of Homeland Security agencies would be present.The Post cited a statement from an unnamed faculty coalition that argued promoting the event “undermines campus trust, makes parts…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 15, 2026 9:54 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after a fatal crash on Highway 407 near Markham. Police say officers were notified of a collision on Saturday afternoon involving a transport truck and a passenger vehicle. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Police say an initial investigation revealed that the passenger vehicle had broken down in a live lane on the…

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has become the most successful Winter Olympian of all-time after winning his ninth gold medal in cross-country skiing.

TAIPEI: Taiwan will strengthen its defence efforts and safeguard the island’s security in the year ahead, President Lai Ching-te said in his Chinese New Year message released on Sunday (Feb 15).Lai last year proposed US$40 billion in extra defence spending to counter China, which views the island as its own territory. But the opposition, which has a majority in parliament, has refused to review the proposal and instead advanced its own, less expensive proposals, which only fund the purchase of some of the US weapons Lai wants.In his address, recorded at one of Taiwan’s most important military radar stations in…

NewsFeedFive European countries say lab tests conclude that Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was killed in 2024 by a rare dart frog toxin while serving a 19-year sentence in a Siberia prison. Moscow rejects the claim as Western disinformation, insisting he died of natural causes.Published On 15 Feb 202615 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Share

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrat lawmakers say President Donald Trump’s redistricting gambit is backfiring as Virginia’s Democrat-controlled Senate advanced new congressional maps that could chip away at the House GOP’s majority.The Virginia Senate voted 21-16 along party lines on Wednesday to pass a set of new congressional maps that would leave just one Republican district in play.Republicans currently hold five.To Republicans like Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., that’s too drastic a swing for a state that only has 11 districts to begin with. Even in light of similar redistricting pushes in Texas, California and other states, Wittman…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Wade Wilson confessed to the savage murders of two women, yet even that brutality failed to repel admirers. The so-called “Deadpool Killer” instead became the focus of a twisted, cult-like following, luring hundreds of women into pledging their loyalty to him.”I’ve covered a lot of criminals and brutal murderers, but this is a remarkable phenomenon that circles him,” Brian Ross, the co-director and producer of “Handsome Devil: Charming Killer,” told Fox News Digital.”Wade Wilson had hundreds of women who seemingly fell in love with him, wanted to marry him, even have his…

Roger Cook has vowed to shut dodgy retailers for up to 90 days to stop tobacco “thugs” and will introduce new legislation on Tuesday, after being accused of inaction over Perth’s growing black market trade.