Feb 17, 2026 • 6 min

Lakers governor Jeanie Buss talks year of transition, says father would have supported sale to Mark Walter

Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss said new majority owner Mark Walter's access to capital will help the team best compete with the NBA's top franchises.

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Feb 17, 2026 • 3 min

Democrats send Trump DHS funding counteroffer as agency shutdown grinds on

Congressional Democrats and the White House remain deadlocked in negotiations to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, which shuttered over the weekend.

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Feb 17, 2026 • 4 min

Cloud startup Render raises funding at $1.5 billion valuation as AI-built apps boom

Render is one of the beneficiaries of growing competition in the cloud computing world spurred by the booming demand for artificial intelligence.

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Feb 17, 2026 • 2 min

Figma partners with Anthropic to turn AI-generated code into editable designs

Figma has been caught in the software stock selloff that has sent names like Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Intuit plummeting.

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Feb 17, 2026 • 5 min

Used car inventory is improving, but 'affordable under-$20,000 vehicles are harder to find,' expert says

Although experts anticipate more inventory reaching the used car market, increased supply may not translate into meaningful relief from elevated prices.

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Feb 17, 2026 • 4 min

Dave's Hot Chicken investors bet on birria with national franchise expansion plan

Once known as a regional Mexican food, birria now appears on 3.7% of U.S. menus, according to Datassential.

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Feb 17, 2026 • 2 min

Iran partially closes Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil chokepoint, as U.S. talks get underway

Iranian state media reported the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday for military drills in the waterway.

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Feb 17, 2026 • 3 min

Trump's 'no tax on overtime' deduction could be tricky this season — how to claim it

President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" added the "no tax on overtime" deduction for 2025 returns. Here's how to claim the tax break.

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Feb 17, 2026 • 2 min

Silver miners fall in premarket trading as the metal drops 2%

Silver mining companies including Hecla Mining, Endeavor Silver, and First Majestic Silver were down before the market opened.

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Feb 17, 2026 • 1 min

The US economy is turning

The question is whether it is turning European or Australian. Also in this newsletter, all change in Eurozone labour markets

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Feb 17, 2026 • 3 min

Netflix grants Warner Bros. Discovery 7-day waiver to reopen deal talks with Paramount Skydance

Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday said it will engage in deal talks with Paramount Skydance under a 7-day waiver from Netflix.

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Feb 17, 2026 • 4 min

Snap to launch creator subscriptions in push to diversify revenue

Snap is entering a crowded market, with Patreon, Substack and OnlyFans built around paid memberships, while YouTube and Instagram also have their own offerings.

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