Monthly Archives: February, 2026
Americans Abroad Midweek Preview: Tillman faces Sands, and more
Soccer
The German DFB Pokal is winding down this winter with two U.S. men’s national team hopefuls seeking to stay in this season’s competition....
Obsidian Says Two Of Its 2025 Titles Didn’t Meet Sales Targets, Vows To Learn For The Future
"That sucks. What are we learning?" by Ben Kerry Yesterday, 6pm Xbox's Obsidian Entertainment released a whopping three games throughout 2025 alone; one of them being a smaller effort in Grounded 2, while Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 delivered big AAA experiences to players last year. And, as it turns out, those latter two
Simpro Strengthens End-to-End Trade Operations Platform with Delight Acquisition
MIAMI, FL — Simpro Group, a global provider of AI-first operating software for the trades, announced the acquisition of Delight, an AI-driven customer engagement solution built specifically for field service businesses. The move expands Simpro Group’s operating platform beyond traditional field service management by embedding automated, data-driven customer follow-up and revenue expansion tools directly into
McLaren joins £1bn contractor club as pre-tax profit nearly doubles
Tier one contractor McLaren Construction’s annual turnover has exceeded £1bn for the first time and pre-tax profit almost doubled, as it eyes further growth to mark its 25th birthday this year. The firm hired more staff last year and is pursuing opportunities in the healthcare and data centre sectors, but has voiced caution about the
Northern Powerhouse Rail ‘won’t be procured’ before design completed
The transport secretary has promised to fully design Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) before tendering for contractors. Heidi Alexander pledged in the House of Commons on Monday (2 February) to finalise the scope of works for the relauched £45bn project first and vowed to avoid “the same mistakes as the previous government”. “We will not be
How the construction sector can influence the settlement consultation
James Lamont is an associate at Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law Organisations and individuals have until 12 February to respond to the government’s consultation on overhauling UK settlement. For the construction industry this isn’t a niche immigration issue: proposals directly impact recruitment, retention, employment costs and the viability of building a career in the UK. “These
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Worldcoin Price Tumbles After $52.5M Funding Deal—Here’s What Happened
Worldcoin price tumbled nearly 10% after the World Foundation closed a $52.5 million institutional funding round, shifting investor attention from long-term expansion to near-term token supply. While the Pantera Capital led-investment is set to accelerate the rollout of the project’s AI-powered World ID ecosystem, traders reacted to the accompanying WLD token sale and renewed supply
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$9.7M Drained Across Ethereum, Solana, TRON, and TON in Triple-A Exploit
Triple-A, a global fiat-to-crypto payment gateway, has become the latest victim of a multimillion-dollar hack. Blockchain security firm Peckshield reports that more than $9.7 million was drained after attackers drained its hot wallets across Ethereum, Solana, TRON, and TON. Here’s how the attack happened. Triple-A Hot Wallets Drained Across Multiple Networks Peckshield reported that the
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Bitcoin’s Nine Biggest Institutional Holders Unite to Fund Network Security
Nine major Bitcoin institutions have now joined forces to protect the infrastructure behind the asset they collectively depend on. Anchorage Digital, ARK Invest, BlackRock, Block, Blockstream, Coinbase, Fidelity Digital Assets, Galaxy and Strategy have launched the Bitcoin Security Consortium with combined funding commitments of $15 million over the next three years. The initiative is being
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The Secret Service is investigating a member of JD Vance’s detail over a suspected news leak
A member of Vice President JD Vance ’s security detail is being investigated over allegations tied to a suspected news leak, the U.S. Secret Service said Thursday. Anthony Guglielmi, a Secret Service spokesperson, said the security-team member faces an internal investigation and potential criminal inquiry over allegations involving compromised “operational and information security.” “While we will not
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Police Union Endorses Clarity Act as Three Crypto Backers Lobby Hits Senate
America’s largest police union, the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), and a trio of crypto organizations have openly supported the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. In a July 24 letter, the FOP’s National President Patrick Yoes attributed the organization’s new stance to the revision of Section 10604 of the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA).