Of Interest

• The Download: AI-enhanced cybercrime, and secure AI assistants

  

  MIT Technology Review

• Israeli Soldiers Accused of Using Polymarket To Bet on Strikes

  

  Slashdot

• 5 everyday essentials I'd buy during Presidents' Day

  

  Between the Lines

• Best Alternatives to Google's Android Operating System (2026), Tested and Reviewed

  

  Wired

• This lightweight Linux distro made my 10-year-old laptop usable again

  

  Makeuseof

• Elon Musk Has Changed His Mission Statement

  

  Gizmodo

• Forget The Upside Down, Astronomers Discover A Bizarre Inside-Out Planetary System

  

  HotHardware

• New iOS Feature Lets Users Transfer Data Directly To Android

  

  Ubergizmo

• Android 17 beta now available with lots of UX improvements

  

  Neowin

• Apple Presidents' Day sales: Get the Apple Watch Series 11 for $299, plus more deals to shop this weekend

  

  Engadget

• Ring cancels Flock deal after dystopian Super Bowl ad prompts mass outrage

  

  Ars Technica

• Amazons Presidents Day sale is live " score huge deals on Apple, Lego, Roborock, and more

  

  Mashable

• What Is The Oldest iPhone iOS 26 Still Supports?

  

  BGR

• Valve's latest Steam beta lets you add your PC's specs to game reviews

  

  Engadget