THE MODERN REPORT

GLOBAL DISPATCH

Yankees’ George Lombard Jr. shines on both sides of the ball: ‘Special’ New York Post — 00:40

Anthropic acquires computer-use AI startup Vercept after Meta poached one of its founders TechCrunch — 22:56

Samsung shows off new display tech that adds a privacy screen to apps and notifications TechCrunch — 22:56

Paramount says Warner Bros. acquisition would be an ‘accelerant’ for its turnaround strategy MarketWatch — 22:56

Jonah Tong working on critical new pitch to be better prepared for eventual Mets rotation return New York Post — 22:56

Jamie Dimon says society should start preparing for AI job displacement: ‘Now’s the time to start thinking about’ it Fortune — 22:55

Team USA hockey star Jake Guentzel who snubbed Trump and State of the Union breaks his silence to reveal why Daily Mail — 23:50

Welcome to the post-hype crypto market TechCrunch — 22:56

Steve Madden won’t give profit guidance as planned due to Supreme Court tariff ruling MarketWatch — 22:56

Terrifying cartel banner is hung across Tijuana high school near US border — after drug kingpin killed New York Post — 22:56

Hegseth issues an ultimatum to ‘woke AI’ startup Anthropic: Get with military program by Friday or lose $200 million Fortune — 22:55

Thune floats White House lifeline for unpaid DHS workers as shutdown drags on Washington Examiner — 22:55

Trade Desk’s stock slides after earnings, as growth slowdown unnerves Wall Street even further MarketWatch — 22:55

Palestinians Stream Back to Northern Gaza on Foot Wall St Journal — 22:55

Zuby Ejiofor severely outplayed by Tarris Reed Jr. in St. John’s loss New York Post — 23:50

Freed Israeli Hostages Still Had Shrapnel in Their Bodies From Oct. 7 Attack Wall St Journal — 22:55

Cocaine-Funded Gangs Shake Colombia Years After Peace Pact Wall St Journal — 22:55

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver talks anti-tanking options with GMs, AP sources say - AP News AP News — 00:10

Exclusive: Startup aiming to break Nvidia’s strangehold on AI data center workloads raises $10.25 million Fortune — 00:50

Is the Prince of Darkness up to his old spin tricks? Tantalising question is raised as police probe descends into farce as officers reveal Commons Speaker was source of tip-off that Mandelson planned to flee the UK Daily Mail — 23:10

Suspected Sabotage of Deep-Sea Cable Triggers First NATO-Led Response Wall St Journal — 22:55

Artificial intelligence - AP News AP News — 01:10

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang is the latest tech CEO to cheer the potential of data centers in outer space MarketWatch — 22:55

Nutanix’s stock soars as AMD investment creates a ‘halo effect’ MarketWatch — 22:55

Long-haul Hoyle's paradise getaway: Speaker's tip on Mandelson came during his latest luxury trip paid for by taxpayers Daily Mail — 23:10

Homan compares Vatican walls to US border in rebuke of pope’s deportation criticism Washington Examiner — 22:55

Who Plays Blake in ‘Scrubs’? Meet David Gridman New York Post — 22:56

Martin Short’s daughter, Katherine, showed ‘no indication’ she was struggling before her death: report New York Post — 22:56

Exclusive members' club in Mayfair is hiring... a 'butter sommelier' Daily Mail — 22:56

How bungling police failed to spot dead man had been murdered for FOUR days... until shotgun pellets fell out of his body bag Daily Mail — 23:10

So much for energy bills falling by £300! Labour's Net Zero drive is under fire as power costs drop... but we're still £73 worse off Daily Mail — 23:10

Rangers’ gold-medal winning trio call Olympics ‘dream come true’ New York Post — 22:56

Republicans hesitant to censure Rep. Al Green again Axios — 01:00

POLITICAL WIRE

Hunter College professor Allyson Friedman placed on leave for racist hot mic comments New York Post — 00:30

Snowflake’s stock dips as the software company gives a mixed outlook MarketWatch — 22:56

McKinsey studied 61 growth companies that outperformed their peers through COVID, inflation, and labor shocks. Here’s what they all had in common Fortune — 00:50

UCLA women’s basketball documentary unveils raw, vulnerable moments New York Post — 22:56

Finance worker who quit her job when bosses read her WhatsApp messages then suspended her for listening to 'dragon porn' audiobooks wins £8,000 payout Daily Mail — 23:30

Minnesota man accused of bilking $220K from family-run suicide prevention nonprofit founded for his late brother-in-law New York Post — 23:10

Trump admin cites fraud in freezing Minnesota Medicaid funds Axios — 01:00

TJ Maxx parent’s earnings show discount clothes and home goods are still in high demand MarketWatch — 22:56

Whitmer defends trans rights after Trump SOTU: ‘No matter who comes after you, I'll stand in the way’ The Hill — 23:40

Jameela Jamil gives a rare insight into her 11-year relationship with James Blake as she says he's a 'real man' but brands men who identify as 'macho' the 'most fragile sh** I've ever seen' Daily Mail — 01:00

Short-handed Warriors rebound vs Grizzlies after tough loss to Pelicans New York Post — 23:10

The disturbing evidence that witchcraft is spreading across Britain unchecked... 30 years after discovery of horrific voodoo-style murder should have ended it for good Daily Mail — 23:20

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Labour, Lib Dems and the Greens - the hellish troika to bring Britain to its knees Daily Mail — 00:00

The emerging problem for St. John’s — rest of Big East — that came out of demoralizing loss to UConn New York Post — 23:30

Former Apple exec had lunch with his boss Steve Jobs for 15 years—he says the late founder’s ‘insatiable curiosity’ taught him to never coast on his expertise Fortune — 22:55

America’s $901 billion trade deficit is like ‘chronically high cholesterol,’ top economist says, and Trump’s 150-day tariffs are the wrong medicine Fortune — 22:55

Union offers WNBA new CBA proposal, slightly lowering revenue share numbers, AP source says - The Sacramento Observer AP News — 23:00

US and Iran to hold talks as pressure for nuclear deal builds BBC World — 23:50

Rep. Rashida Tlaib fuels outrage after chanting ‘KKK’ during Trump’s State of the Union address: ‘Censure her’ New York Post — 22:56

Blind refugee found dead four miles from where Border Patrol 'abandoned' him Daily Mail — 23:50

A New York City snowball fight gone wrong leaves Mayor Mamdani at odds with police BBC World — 00:00

Australian PM apologises after calling child sex abuse survivor and advocate 'difficult' BBC World — 23:50

Tech companies are spending an unprecedented $700 billion this year on AI data centers. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says we’re not anywhere near the peak Fortune — 22:55

BBC director-general orders fast-tracked investigation into BAFTA N-bomb disaster after MPs demand answers Daily Mail — 23:50

Martin Short’s daughter ‘bonded’ with Nick Reiner when they played together as kids: Report New York Post — 00:00

Cincinnati suing QB Brendan Sorsby for $1 million over transfer New York Post — 00:00

Leading China Property Developer Reports Huge loss, in Sign of Widening Real-Estate Woes Wall St Journal — 22:55

Iconic candy maker Jelly Belly announces sweeping layoffs in California New York Post — 22:56

‘Scream 7’ premiere crashed by angry pro-Palestine protesters at Paramount Studios two years after Melissa Barrera was fired New York Post — 23:20

Inside the story of the US defense contractor who leaked hacking tools to Russia TechCrunch — 22:56

Knicks struggling with one of Mike Brown’s key concepts after All-Star break New York Post — 23:10

US cybersecurity agency CISA reportedly in dire shape amid Trump cuts and layoffs TechCrunch — 22:56

What AI bubble? Nvidia posts record $68 billion quarterly revenue and $78 billion forecast, as Jensen Huang cites ‘skyrocketing’ adoption of agents Fortune — 22:55

CULTURE & TECH

Rwanda-Backed Rebels Enter Congo's Safe-Haven City Wall St Journal — 22:55

Martin Short comforted by family and friends as they rally round him after daughter Katherine's tragic death Daily Mail — 23:00

Solo traveller reveals why they book hotel rooms for two even when travelling alone Daily Mail — 23:50

Urban Outfitters’ once-struggling namesake stores are now driving its sales gains MarketWatch — 22:55

Oracle’s selloff offers a chance to buy an ‘upper-echelon’ growth stock for cheap, analyst says MarketWatch — 22:56

Snapchat announces ‘The Snappys,’ its first-ever creator awards show TechCrunch — 22:56

Orbán accuses Ukraine of disrupting oil supplies to Hungary BBC World — 23:50

Nvidia has another record quarter amid record capex spends TechCrunch — 22:56

Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball not injured after 2-car crash in downtown Charlotte, AP source says - AP News AP News — 23:10

Salesforce’s stock falls as mixed earnings forecast fails to dispel AI gloom MarketWatch — 22:56

U.S. launches investigation after Cuba kills 4 on Florida boat Axios — 01:00

Carson Benge shows off ability to ‘stay in the fight’ with big day at plate for Mets New York Post — 23:10

In its fight with the Pentagon, Anthropic confronts one of the biggest crises of its five-year existence Fortune — 22:55

Gushwork bets on AI search for customer leads — and early results are emerging TechCrunch — 22:56

Dems refused to stand during Trump’s State of the Union — because they reject American pride New York Post — 22:56

Max Scherzer re-signing with Blue Jays for 19th MLB season New York Post — 00:50

‘Elite’ ex-US Air Force fighter jet pilot charged with providing defense services to the Chinese military New York Post — 22:56

An MIT roboticist who cofounded bankrupt robot vacuum maker iRobot says Elon Musk’s vision of humanoid robot assistants is ‘pure fantasy thinking’ Fortune — 22:55

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: This isn’t our first SaaSpocalypse TechCrunch — 22:56

Maryland assisted living worker allegedly wore wig before gunning down millionaire philanthropist, shooting at state trooper: police New York Post — 23:40

Yankees’ Cam Schlittler passes key test for starting season on time New York Post — 23:30

Miranda Devine: The Dems’ reveal their stance on illegal immigration — and true colors — during Trump’s State of the Union New York Post — 23:00

The White House wants AI companies to cover rate hikes. Most have already said they would. TechCrunch — 22:56

One man accidentally gained access to thousands of robot vacuums, exposing the AI cyber nightmare risk facing millions of Americans Fortune — 22:55

US women’s hockey team going to ‘fully take advantage’ of offer to celebrate with Flavor Flav New York Post — 22:56

An accountant won a big jackpot on Kalshi by betting against DOGE TechCrunch — 22:56

Alphabet-owned robotics software company Intrinsic joins Google TechCrunch — 22:56

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS review: Lowry despaired at watching the England of his paintings vanish Daily Mail — 23:10

Soccer player uses CPR to revive seagull struck by ball during playoff match in Turkey New York Post — 00:10

Yankees add Randal Grichuk to competition for outfield bench spot New York Post — 23:50

GOP to campaign on Democrats picking illegal immigrants over Americans at State of the Union Washington Examiner — 22:55

Inside Baz Luhrmann's 'camp' 29-year marriage to Catherine Martin where they 'live separate lives' and don't share a bed - after he defended their 'absolutely real' relationship Daily Mail — 00:10

Revealed: How Peter Mandelson has THREE top law firms trying to clean his name Daily Mail — 23:10

Oregon minister dies protecting grandchild as 5 teens who pretended to be cops invaded his home: police

Artificial intelligence - AP News

Jameela Jamil gives a rare insight into her 11-year relationship with James Blake as she says he's a 'real man' but brands men who identify as 'macho' the 'most fragile sh** I've ever seen'

Trump admin cites fraud in freezing Minnesota Medicaid funds

Republicans hesitant to censure Rep. Al Green again

U.S. launches investigation after Cuba kills 4 on Florida boat

Max Scherzer re-signing with Blue Jays for 19th MLB season

McKinsey studied 61 growth companies that outperformed their peers through COVID, inflation, and labor shocks. Here’s what they all had in common

Exclusive: Startup aiming to break Nvidia’s strangehold on AI data center workloads raises $10.25 million

Yankees’ George Lombard Jr. shines on both sides of the ball: ‘Special’

Hunter College professor Allyson Friedman placed on leave for racist hot mic comments

Soccer player uses CPR to revive seagull struck by ball during playoff match in Turkey

Inside Baz Luhrmann's 'camp' 29-year marriage to Catherine Martin where they 'live separate lives' and don't share a bed - after he defended their 'absolutely real' relationship

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver talks anti-tanking options with GMs, AP sources say - AP News

Cincinnati suing QB Brendan Sorsby for $1 million over transfer