Author: Vidya Saras

This episode of Uncanny Valley covers the people resigning from AI companies and the humans getting hired by AI agents. Plus, we attend a soiree thrown by a conservative women’s magazine.

Politics / February 23, 2026 Remarkably, Trump seems on the verge of outdoing George W. Bush in reckless, stupid militarism. Ad Policy Donald Trump waves as he leaves passing a portrait of former President George W. Bush in the Grand Foyer of the White House during the Congressional Ball, Thursday, December 11, 2025.(Alex Brandon / AP) Donald Trump has always portrayed himself as an opponent of “ forever wars.” But he is in the midst of cooking up a military disaster in Iran that could rival in size and scale the Iraq War unleashed by George W. Bush in 2003.…

In the world of Generative AI, latency is the ultimate killer of immersion. Until recently, building a voice-enabled AI agent felt like assembling a Rube Goldberg machine: you’d pipe audio to a Speech-to-Text (STT) model, send the transcript to a Large Language Model (LLM), and finally shuttle text to a Text-to-Speech (TTS) engine. Each hop added hundreds of milliseconds of lag. OpenAI has collapsed this stack with the Realtime API. By offering a dedicated WebSocket mode, the platform provides a direct, persistent pipe into GPT-4o’s native multimodal capabilities. This represents a fundamental shift from stateless request-response cycles to stateful, event-driven…

Ein Hacker hat sich Zugriff auf Mitarbeiterdaten von RTL verschafft.nitpicker – shutterstock.com Die RTL Group wurde offenbar Opfer einer Cyberattacke. Wie Cybernews berichtet, brüstet sich ein Cyberkrimineller namens LuneBF mit gestohlenen Daten von mehr als 27.000 Mitarbeitern der Mediengruppe. In seinem Darknet-Post behauptet der Angreifer, sich Zugriff auf die Intranet-Website der RTL Group verschafft zu haben. Als Beweis für den Angriff stellt er eine Stichprobe mit 100 Datensätzen zur Verfügung, die Mitarbeiter der RTL Group und ihrer Tochtergesellschaften wie Fremantle und M6 betreffen soll. Zu den geleakten Informationen zählen demnach vollständige Namen, E-Mail-Adressen, arbeitsplatzbezogene Postadressen sowie private und beruflich genutzte…

Warner Bros. Everything from the best “Harry Potter” books to the worst are full of sadness, and it isn’t always rooted in death and destruction. In the 2010 film adaptation “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1,” Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) casts an Obliviate spell on her Muggle parents, making them believe they’re a childless couple with different names who live in Australia. No longer part of her parents’ memories, Hermione embarks on an adventure with her friends, Harry himself (Daniel Radcliffe) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), to find and…

By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, Reporter A HOUSE of Representatives committee on Monday approved a proposal to abolish the Philippines’ travel tax that critics say is burdensome and adds costs for Filipino overseas travelers. The House Committee on Tourism has consolidated six bills seeking to scrap the levy collected from air and sea travelers, a tax imposed under a 1977 presidential decree, despite concerns that its removal could cut funding for agencies that rely on the collections to support services. A consolidated measure proposing the removal of the travel tax will be endorsed to the House Appropriations and Ways and…

Strategy has completed its 100th bitcoin acquisition since adopting the cryptocurrency as its primary reserve asset in 2020, purchasing 592 BTC for roughly $39.8 million at an average price of $67,286 per coin. The purchase was funded through the sale of 297,940 shares of its Class A common stock via its at-the-market offering program between February 17–22, generating $39.7 million in net proceeds, according to a company statement.  Including this latest acquisition, Strategy now holds 717,722 bitcoin, acquired for an aggregate $54.56 billion at an average price of $76,020 per bitcoin, making it the largest corporate bitcoin treasury in the…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure In the course of the last few months, the Ethereum price has seen a lot of decline, struggling alongside Bitcoin as investors rush to offload their coins. These sell-offs have come in anticipation of lower price levels, and with the price continuing to dip further, it seems the investors who sold earlier were right. Even now, analysts continue to predict that the market decline will continue, with the likes of Ethereum expected to suffer major retracement before a bottom is established. Technical Patterns Show Where Ethereum Is…

Introduction Value investing is one of the most respected and time-tested investment strategies, largely defined by its focus on purchasing undervalued assets with the expectation that the market will eventually correct its pricing. While this strategy has been around for decades, it remains incredibly relevant for UK investors seeking long-term growth and stability. In this article, we will explore the essential principles of value investing, how to identify undervalued stocks in the UK market, and the key risks involved in this approach. By understanding these concepts, you can make informed decisions and potentially see long-term success in your investment portfolio.…

Looking for the best crypto exchanges in Canada to buy and sell digital currencies? While Canada is considered a crypto-friendly nation, it has implemented stringent cryptocurrency laws and regulations. In this article, we’ve identified the top Canadian exchanges based on various parameters such as features, fees, security, and legal compliance. We’ve also covered cryptocurrency tax rules in Canada and how to choose the right crypto asset trading platform. Top Canadian Crypto Exchanges at a Glance for 2026ExchangeAvailable CoinsTrading FeesCAD Funding OptionsFINTRAC LicensedCrypto.com400+0.25% maker/ 0.50% takerInterac e-Transfer, debit/credit cards, Apple/Google PayYesBitBuy100+0.50% maker/0.50% takerInterac e-Transfer, wire transferYesCoinbase200+0.40% maker / 0.60% takerInterac e-Transfer, Electronic…