Status of Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in doubt less than 2 weeks before start in Morocco

Doubts over Morocco’s willingness to host the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in less than two weeks have prompted the ...

Software Development: Abstraction is Overrated

Abstraction is considered a virtue in software development. However, practice shows that wrong abstractions cause more harm ...

Aston Martin and Adrian Newey are racing to sort out a dud car as F1 season begins

The big surprise in Formula 1 preseason testing was seeing design great Adrian Newey’s radical-looking Aston Martin at the ...

Iran has three ambitions, and it needs to do them all at once

The ripples of this conflict are spreading, which is exactly what Iran wants - a war that disrupts life for a huge swathe of ...
AARP

Zach Braff Finds ‘Freedom’ in Turning 50

For actor Zach Braff, turning 50 gave him the freedom to make bolder choices about how he wants the rest of his life to be. “I had some epiphanies when I turned 50.” ...
The Drive

The Trump Administration Is Killing Auto-Start/Stop

The Trump EPA is stepping up once again—this time to save Americans from the inconvenience of buying less fuel. In response to feedback from “countless” Americans, EPA administrator Lee Zeldin said ...
Wall Street Journal

Grab Hopes to Begin $500 Million Share-Buyback Program Soon, Says CFO

SoftBank-backed ride-hailing firm Grab is hoping to begin its newly announced $500 million share buyback soon, and keep delivering returns to shareholders. “We would definitely like to see things ...
TwinCities.com

EPA ends credits for automatic start-stop vehicle ignition, a feature Zeldin says ‘everyone hates’

DETROIT (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency announced an end Thursday to credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems in their vehicles, a device intended to reduce ...
Road & Track

EPA Boss Lee Zeldin Suggests U.S. May Plan to Axe Start-Stop Systems This Week

Out of all of the features that come installed in modern vehicles, automatic start-stop technology ranks right near the bottom of the list for most buyers. Environmental Protection Agency ...
The Hindu

New beginnings: On the end of START as opportunity

On February 5, 2026, the ‘New’ Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) expired. A symbol of an older era in global geopolitics, where the U.S. and the then Union of Soviet Socialist Republics were ...
The New York Times

Let the Games Begin

Also, mass market paperbacks are heading toward extinction. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday. By Matthew Cullen The 25th Winter Olympics formally kicked off today in Italy, where four separate ...
Heavy.com

2026 Winter Olympics: They Actually Start Before the Opening Ceremony

The 2026 Winter Olympics, dubbed the Milan Cortina Games, will officially begin with the Opening Ceremony, which is set for Friday, February 6. But, viewers who want to watch the Olympic games before ...