Year: 2026
Vitalik Buterin’s February ETH Sales Were Part of a Multi-Year Public-Goods Funding Plan, Not a Simple Market Exit
Vitalik Buterin sold about 705 ETH in early February 2026, including a…
Meloni Called Violent Turin Rioters ‘Organized Criminals’ After Askatasuna Protest Clashes
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the violent faction involved in clashes…
Santa Maddalena Restricted Car Access in 2026 to Manage Photo Tourism — Visitors Can Still Walk to the Dolomites View
Funes municipality in South Tyrol introduced tighter vehicle restrictions around Santa Maddalena…
UNIFIL Said Israel Sprayed an Unidentified Chemical Near the Blue Line; Lebanon Later Identified Glyphosate
UNIFIL said Israeli aircraft released what the IDF described as a non-toxic…
BAW 212 Cleared Iran’s Type-Approval Stage in February 2026 — Production and Customer Deliveries Followed
Ilia Automotive Industries received Iranian type approval for the BAW 212 off-road…
Waymo’s 2026 Expansion Reached 15 U.S. Cities, While Tokyo Moved to a 2027 Commercial Launch and London Remained in Testing
Waymo raised $16 billion at a $126 billion valuation in February 2026…
152-Grave Avar Cemetery Found at BYD’s Szeged Factory Site Reveals Weapons, Jewelry and Horse Burials
Archaeologists working ahead of construction at BYD’s electric-vehicle plant in Szeged, Hungary,…
Trump Said Ukraine–Russia Talks Were Making ‘Good Progress’ in February — but No Comprehensive Peace Deal Followed
Donald Trump said in early February 2026 that U.S.-brokered talks involving Russia…
Venezuela Sent Félix Plasencia to Washington in February as U.S. Relations Reopened — He Later Became Foreign Minister
Venezuela appointed former foreign minister Félix Plasencia as its diplomatic representative in…
AI Use at Work More Than Doubled Since 2023 — and Reached 53% of U.S. Employees by August 2026
Gallup’s workplace data shows U.S. employee AI use rose from 21% in…
Iran’s Ambassador Said Tehran Could Answer Any U.S. or Israeli Attack — Weeks Later the Conflict Expanded Into a Long Regional War
Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani said on February 3, 2026 that…
Two 14th-Century BCE Elite Tombs at Hala Sultan Tekke Reveal Cyprus’s Vast Bronze Age Trade Network
Excavations at Hala Sultan Tekke in Cyprus uncovered two chamber tombs dating…