Feb 13, 2026 • 4 min

China's tech titans are giving away money and cars in 'The Lunar New Year AI War'

ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 model that created the viral Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fight videos got the attention of Elon Musk.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 3 min

Early estimates point to lower Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2027

Social Security beneficiaries saw a 2.8% boost to their checks in 2026. New estimates for 2027 find the cost-of-living adjustment may not be much higher.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 3 min

Investor Matt Shumer says viral essay wasn't meant to scare people

The essay exploded across platforms like Elon Musk's X, prompting a range of praise and criticism from readers.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 6 min

Trump takes a beating from his own party amid Epstein files release and tariffs rebuke

A series of setbacks for the White House is drawing focus even as Trump touts a drug-pricing initiative, stock market gains, lower inflation as political wins.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 3 min

Nvidia's stock is down and AMD is up. The culprit may be Arista.

Shares of Nvidia fell on Friday, while rival Advanced Micro Devices rallied after the CEO of Arista Networks said her company is shifting some workloads.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 3 min

What signal Lilly sends by stockpiling its GLP-1 weight loss pills ahead of FDA approval

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Feb 13, 2026 • 4 min

Senators call for longer timeline for retroactive Social Security Fairness Act payments

Several senators are calling on the Social Security Administration to reconsider what they say is a flaw in the implementation of the law.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 4 min

Interest on new car loans is now tax deductible up to $10,000—here's how much buyers may actually save

A new tax break offers deductions of up to $10,000, but income limits and loan rules mean most buyers will see much smaller savings.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 6 min

What a credit card interest rate cap would mean for issuers like Capital One and consumers

Credit card issuers are under renewed fire in Washington as persistent inflation leaves many Americans struggling to make ends meet.

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Feb 13, 2026 • 1 min

Canada missing climate targets after ‘slackening’ green policies

Nation ranks behind US as worst in G7 on emissions progress as Mark Carney weakens environmental goals

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Feb 13, 2026 • 1 min

Sanae of the times

Optimism in Japan following Sanae Takaichi’s election win is running high

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Feb 13, 2026 • 3 min

Anthropic taps ex-Microsoft CFO, Trump aide Liddell for board

Anthropic has appointed longtime executive and political operative Chris Liddell to its board of directors.

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