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FEBRUARY 3, 2026
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard outside the Fulton County elections center in Georgia on January 28, after the FBI executed a search warrant there. - Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters
The Trump administration last week launched an extraordinary new gambit in President Donald Trump’s yearslong effort to sow doubts about the 2020 election: a controversial search of an elections office in...
FEBRUARY 3, 2026
French tech and consulting multinational Capgemini said it is “immediately” selling its U.S. unit that works with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, after the French finance minister and lawmakers expressed pointed concerns over a contract with the agency to surveil and locate undocumented immigrants.
Capgemini said in a statement Sunday that the Paris-based parent company is making the divestiture...
FEBRUARY 2, 2026
The Clintons. - LM Otero
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Republican chair of a House Committee rejected an offer Monday from former President Bill Clinton to conduct a transcribed interview for a House investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, pushing the threat to hold both Clintons in contempt of Congress closer towards a vote.
The impasse comes as the full...
FEBRUARY 2, 2026
A technician works at an Amazon Web Services AI data center in New Carlisle, Indiana, on October 2, 2025. - Noah Berger for Amazon Web Services/Reuters
Electricity costs are climbing nearly everywhere in the United States. But, in recent months, the Trump administration has framed the problem as one impacting only blue states.
While several blue states like California,...
FEBRUARY 2, 2026
UK Ambassador to the US, Lord Peter Mandelson arrives at the Cabinet Office in central London on Wednesday June 18, 2025. - Jonathan Brady—PA Images
The Justice Department’s (DOJ) release of files related to investigations into Jeffrey Epstein on Friday has revealed further details about his ties to powerful figures in the United States.
The new batch of some three million...
JANUARY 31, 2026
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. - ANNEGRET HILSE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Key takeaways
Consumer complaints about Windows 11 are loud and persistent.
People are angry about buggy updates and unwanted features like AI.
To repair trust, Microsoft needs to take consumers more seriously.
In Microsoft's most recent quarterly earnings call, CEO Satya Nadella announced that the number of monthly active Windows 11...
JANUARY 31, 2026
A room with servers. - Getty Images
Key Points
IBM's mainframe systems are still widely used due to their reliability and security.
IBM's latest mainframes feature powerful AI acceleration, enabling real-time AI inference workloads.
IBM expects enterprise AI workloads to shift away from the cloud, positioning its mainframe business to capture them.
In the age of cloud computing, it's easy to...
JANUARY 31, 2026
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief is warning that the world body faces “imminent financial collapse” unless its financial rules are overhauled or all 193 member nations pay their dues — a message likely directed at the United States and the billions it owes.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a letter to all U.N. member nations obtained...
JANUARY 29, 2026
FILE PHOTO: Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem takes part in a press conference, after cutting key interest rate, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 17, 2025. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
OTTAWA, CANADA - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem told Reuters he saw unusual potential for a new shock to the economy, given elevated geopolitical risks and U.S. trade...
JANUARY 29, 2026
Bayern's Leon Goretzka arrives for a training session in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, ahead of the Champions League opening phase soccer match between PSV Eindhoven and FC Bayern. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
MUNICH — Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka says U.S. President Donald Trump “has managed to make us feel not only German, but also European.”
Goretzka, who plays...
