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Turkey in cultural diplomacy push to bring history home

When an ancient bronze statue of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius landed back on Turkish soil after decades abroad, it was more than a symbolic homecoming.

Call to add Nazi camps to UNESCO list

Former Nazi concentration camps should be added to the UNESCO World Heritage list, a group preserving the memorials urged Thursday, warning that "democracy can no longer be taken for granted".

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Chance glimpse of star collapse offers new insight into black hole formation

A watched pot never boils and love happens when you least expect it -- turns out, the same logic applies to capturing a star as it collapses into a black hole.

'Virgin' frescoes emerge from Pompeii suburb

Amid the remains of a sumptuous villa near Pompeii, the hard-hatted conservationist scraped away centuries-old ash to reveal a vibrant red fresco.

GA-ASI Achieves New Milestone With Semi-Autonomous CCA Flight

YFQ-42A Uncrewed Fighter Jet Executes Mission Autonomy Test

Loar Holdings Inc. Announces Date and Time for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Earnings Conference Call

WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / February 12, 2026 / Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR), will report Q4 and Full Year 2025 earnings before the market opens on Thursday, February 26, 2026.

AI cracks Roman-era board game

A smooth, white stone dating from the Roman era and unearthed in the Netherlands has long baffled researchers.

Actor behind Albania's AI 'minister' wants her face back

An actor whose face was used by Albania's government for an AI chatbot that it promoted to be a "minister" told AFP on Wednesday that she had launched a legal fight to stop the use of her image and accused the government of "exploitation".

French AI firm Mistral to build data centres in Sweden

French AI developer Mistral said Wednesday that it would build data centres in Sweden, its first outside France, as it races to compete with the sector's biggest names.

Siemens Energy trebles profit as AI boosts power demand

German turbine maker Siemens Energy said Wednesday that its quarterly profits had almost tripled as the firm gains from surging demand for electricity driven by the artificial intelligence boom.

Google turns to century-long debt to build AI

Google-parent Alphabet will issue bonds maturing in 100 years as it continues to invest massively in infrastructure for artificial intelligence, according to data published Tuesday by Bloomberg.

OpenAI starts testing ads in ChatGPT

OpenAI has begun placing ads in the basic versions of its ChatGPT chatbot, a bet that users will not mind the interruptions as the company seeks revenue as its costs soar.

Logista Strator and Shekel Sign an Agreement to Bring Innovendi Elite to Spain - The Autonomous Sales Solution That Boosts Sales

The goal is to put a technology in the hands of tobacconists and the Spanish retail sector to open new revenue channels.

Datavault AI Recaps High-Impact Super Bowl LX Weekend with NFL Alumni, Live ADIO(R) Activations, DVHOLO(TM) and Tokenization

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA / ACCESS Newswire / February 10, 2026 / Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ:DVLT) ("Datavault AI" or the "Company"), a leader in data monetization, credentialing, digital engagement and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization technologies, today announced the successful execution of multiple high-visibility activations throughout Super Bowl LX weekend, highlighted by a strategic partnership with NFL Alumni in health, national Radio Row engagement, and live demonstrations of its proprietary technologies including ADIO ® , DVHOLO ™ , and tokenized digital assets.

U.S. Marine Corps Selects GA-ASI for MUX TACAIR Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program

GA-ASI's YFQ-42A Platform to Support Next-Generation Expeditionary Air Operations

Reco Raises $30M B Round for a Total of $85M to Meet Rapidly Growing Demand for AI SaaS Security Among Enterprises

After growing ARR by 400% in 2025, Reco secures new backing months after its last funding to secure AI SaaS usage

Brain training reduces dementia risk, study says

A simple brain-training exercise could reduce people's risk of developing dementia by 25 percent, a study said Monday, but with outside researchers expressing caution in interpreting the results.

US astronaut to take her 3-year-old's cuddly rabbit into space

When the next mission to the International Space Station blasts off from Florida next week, a special keepsake will be hitching a ride: a small stuffed rabbit.

Amazon shares plunge as AI costs climb

Amazon shares dove more than 11 percent on Thursday as the computing and retail titan reported strong sales but significantly boosted spending estimates.

Greece aims to cut queues at ancient sites with new portal

Greece's culture ministry on Thursday unveiled a new portal to handle bookings to visit more than 100 archaeological sites and museums including the world-renowned Acropolis.

Datavault AI Chief Executive Officer and President Issues Letter to Stockholders Highlighting 2025 Accomplishments and Outlook for 2026

Datavault AI signed $49M of Tokenization and Technology Licensing agreements in Q4'25 that impact FY2025 and FY2026 Revenue.Revenue: Datavault AI expects at least $30 million in revenue for FY2025, compared to $2.7 million in FY2024. This represents an increase of more than 1,000% growth in our revenue over 2024.The Company continues to expand to drive substantial near- and long-term accretion to our cash flows and earnings with a revenue target for 2026 of at least $200 million.

Whack-a-mole: US academic fights to purge his AI deepfakes

As deepfake videos of John Mearsheimer multiplied across YouTube, the American academic rushed to have them taken down, embarking on a grueling fight that laid bare the challenges of combating AI-driven impersonation.

Axon Neuroscience's Immunotherapy Selected for a Landmark Combination-Therapy Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial in US, Supported by a USD 151 Million Grant

Axon Neuroscience's active tau immunotherapy AADvac1 has been selected as the first tau-targeted therapy to enter a groundbreaking U.S. Alzheimer's disease phase 2 clinical trial (supported by a USD 151 million grant) and, simultaneously, a new platform trial for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) (supported by a USD 75 million grant)

UBS grilled on Capitol Hill over Nazi-era probe

A Senate panel grilled UBS officials Tuesday over withholding documents sought in a probe of Holocaust-era assets stolen by Nazis and held at Credit Suisse.

NASA Moon mission launch delayed to March after test

NASA said Tuesday it's delaying until March the launch of its first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, after encountering leaks during final tests.

Paying for a selfie: Rome starts charging for Trevi Fountain

Italy's Trevi Fountain launched a new ticketing system Monday, making the famous Rome landmark the latest tourist site to charge entry in a bid to raise funds and battle overcrowding.

Europe observatory hails plan to abandon light-polluting Chile project

Europe's ESO star-gazing organisation on Monday welcomed plans to call off building a massive green energy project in the Chilean desert which threatened to spoil its telescopes' view of the darkest skies on Earth.

Hans Vestberg, Former Verizon Chairman and CEO, Joins Digipower X As Senior Advisor

This news release constitutes a "designated news release" for the purposes of the Company's amended and restated prospectus supplement dated November 18, 2025, to its short form base shelf prospectus dated May 15, 2025.

French IT giant Capgemini to sell US subsidiary after row over ICE links

French IT giant Capgemini said Sunday it was selling a subsidiary working for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency amid international controversy over the deaths of two people in ICE operations.

NASA delays Moon mission over frigid weather

NASA on Friday pushed back the earliest date that astronauts could fly to the Moon, due to forecasts of freezing temperatures at the Florida launch site.

Apple earnings soar as China iPhone sales surge

Apple on Thursday said it saw record-high earnings in the final three months of last year, with iPhone sales surging in greater China.

French Senate adopts bill to return colonial-era art

French senators adopted a bill on Wednesday to simplify the return of artworks looted during the colonial era to their countries of origin.

'Extraordinary' trove of ancient species found in China quarry

Almost a hundred new animal species that survived a mass extinction event half a billion years ago have been discovered in a small quarry in China, scientists revealed Wednesday.

Google unveils AI tool probing mysteries of human genome

Google unveiled an artificial intelligence tool Wednesday that its scientists said would help unravel the mysteries of the human genome -- and could one day lead to new treatments for diseases.

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