Of Interest

• Why Valentine's Day can bring up big feelings even when things seem fine

  

  PhysOrg

• Anthropic To Cover Costs of Electricity Price Increases From Its Data Centers

  

  Slashdot

• Long Delayed Siri Functions Are Reportedly Being Delayed Once Again Because They're Slow and Inaccurate

  

  Gizmodo

• OpenAI researcher quits over ChatGPT ads, warns of "Facebook" path

  

  Ars Technica

• Alexa+ and Kindle Scribe Now Work Together With 'Send to Alexa'

  

  Wired

• Sad news? Linux Mint may soon be shutting down its shorter development cycle

  

  Neowin

• Microsoft's February Patch fixes 6 zero-days - but some Windows users shouldn't update yet

  

  Between the Lines

• The best VPN extensions for Chrome in 2026: Expert tested and reviewed

  

  Between the Lines

• Dues Day

  

  Doc Searls Weblog

• So, You've Hit An Age Gate. What Now?

  

  Techdirt

• NVIDIA's GeForce Now app lands on Amazon Fire TV sticks

  

  Engadget

• Google is expanding tools to remove personal data from search results

  

  TechSpot

• Samsung Galaxy S26 phones get a surprise freebie after all " you'll have to be quick to grab it though

  

  T3

• "Cartel drone threat" that shut El Paso's airport was a party balloon

  

  Boing Boing

• Android 17 Beta Launch Imminent For Google Pixel Phones

  

  HotHardware