Here’s how #curling stones are made for the #Olympics in #Scotland.

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Do U.S. Olympic Curlers Still Have Other Full-Time Jobs?

From Wall Street Journal. What does it take to become an Olympic curler? WSJ’s Laine Higgins asked former U.S. curling national champion Bill Stopera. #Olympics #Curling #WSJ

Inside Malaysia’s Controversial Anti-Corruption Commission

From Bloomberg. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission was set up to fight graft. Now some of its members have been accused of the very wrongdoing they are meant to stop, allegedly helping a group of businessmen seize control of companies. Questions about the commission’s conduct go all the way to the top. Watch the full story…

Michelin-Starred Pastry Chef Rates 19 Desserts From Movies And TV For Realism | How Real Is It?

From Insider. Chef and restaurateur Camari Mick breaks down dessert scenes from movies and TV based on realism. Mick discusses the accuracy of fine-dining dessert ingredients in FX’s "The Bear," the baking techniques in "Chef" (2014), and the pitfalls of processed foods from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." She also gives recipe suggestions for…

Iran Wants Him Arrested. He’s Going Back Anyway.

From The Atlantic. The writer-director Jafar Panahi’s new film, It Was Just an Accident, is the second Iranian film ever nominated for multiple Oscars. Panahi is in the United States for the awards season, but soon after, he plans to return to Iran, where he may well be arrested. His co-writer on the film was…

Inside Malaysia’s Controversial Anti-Corruption Commission | Bloomberg Investigates

Inside the Team USA Women’s Olympic Ski Team

From Wall Street Journal. Lindsey Vonn’s crash shocked the Olympics, but Team USA’s women’s ski team keeps its medal push alive in Cortina. #Olympics #Skiing #WSJ

Here’s how private markets are reshaping #capitalism. #OpenAI #IPO

The Floral Brand Disrupting Valentine’s Day Delivery

From Cheddar. With $3B spent on Valentine’s flowers, UrbanStems CEO Meenakshi Lala shares trends, tech innovations, and how gifting is evolving for 2026. Connect with Cheddar! On Facebook: https://facebook.com/cheddar On Instagram: https://instagram.com/cheddar On the web: https://cheddar.com In your inbox: https://need2know.cheddar.com/subscribe

This is how buyers at #Amoeba Music determine the value of #vinylrecords. #musicindustry

Why luxury firms fear frankenwatches | The Economist

From The Economist. Why are luxury firms so afraid of frankenwatches? Vintage timepieces have exploded in popularity in recent years but authenticating them can be tricky. The Economist examines why altered “frankenwatches” are causing major headaches for the world’s top watch experts. #theeconomist #watches #luxurywatches

Lindsey Vonn on fear | 60 Minutes Archive

From 60 Minutes. Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn told 60 Minutes in 2017: "Fear is just not part of the equation for me. I never think about it… I weigh the risk of doing certain things, but I don’t fear what I’m doing. I’m just trying to be calculated in how I try to win."…

One Trend Quietly Dominated Super Bowl 60 Ads, and It’s a Game Changer

From Cheddar. From surprise celebrity overload to fewer influencers, USA Today’s Ralphie Aversa breaks down the biggest Super Bowl 60 ads and why AI quietly stole the show. Connect with Cheddar! On Facebook: https://facebook.com/cheddar On Instagram: https://instagram.com/cheddar On the web: https://cheddar.com In your inbox: https://need2know.cheddar.com/subscribe

New #Epsteinfiles reveal major #renovations planned for his private #islands

How NATO Hunts for Russian Submarines in the Arctic

From Wall Street Journal. WSJ’s Daniel Michaels joins a Spanish warship for NATO military exercises as the alliance tries to show President Trump it can take on Russia’s growing presence in the region. #NATO #Russia #WSJ

The Newsoms on Tech Leaders ‘Selling Out’

From Bloomberg. Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom tell @emilychangtv how they really feel about tech leaders getting closer to President Trump. Watch The Circuit ——– Like this video? Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 Get unlimited access to Bloomberg.com for just $1.99 your first month: https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions?in_source=YoutubeOriginals Bloomberg Originals offers bold takes for curious minds on…

How Trump Could Break the 2026 Elections

From The Atlantic. On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” David opens with his reaction to the racist AI video of Barack and Michelle Obama that was posted and quickly deleted by President Trump’s Truth Social account. He argues that when the president engages in this behavior, it undermines his administration’s other actions…

How 5,300 Pounds Of Curling Stones Were Made For The Winter Olympics

From Business Insider. For the 2026 Winter Olympics, Kays Scotland delivered 132 curling stones, all certified by the International Olympic Committee. A single curling stone costs over $960. That makes a full set of 16 stones worth more than $15,000. Since 2006, every stone used in the Winter Games has come from just one company,…

Salman Rushdie explains why he doesn’t name his attacker in his new book, “Knife.” #shorts

From 60 Minutes. Salman Rushdie explains why he doesn’t name his attacker in his new book, “Knife.” #salmanrushdie #author

This Swedish Hotel Is Made of 30K Tons of Ice and Snow

From Wall Street Journal. Nearly 100 workers race to Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, each November to build the world-renowned Icehotel. They have only weeks to create the entire structure and all the rooms before mid-December, and the materials pose some unique logistical challenges. The hotel includes a main hall, a ceremony hall for weddings and 12 suites…

How state and federal courts can protect the integrity of this year’s elections

From The Atlantic. The courts are “one of the bulwarks against anything that might happen in the 2026 election” process, Stephen Richer, former Arizona election official, tells David Frum.

Keeping Up With the Newsoms, California’s First Couple | The Circuit

From Bloomberg. Emily Chang meets California’s First Couple, Governor Gavin Newsom and Jennifer Seibel Newsom, visiting their home in Marin County and offices in Sacramento to see how they work together. Hosted by high-profile journalist Emily Chang, The Circuit is a fast-paced, dynamic series that lives at the intersection of culture, tech, entertainment, and business.…

FBI Releases Video of Masked Person in Nancy Guthrie Investigation

From Wall Street Journal. The FBI shared footage of an armed individual appearing to tamper with Nancy Guthrie’s camera on the morning of her disappearance.⁠ ⁠ Guthrie, 84 years old, is the mother of “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, and her sudden disappearance has made national headlines. Nancy Guthrie was first reported missing on Feb. 1…

Why Hotels Are Ditching Bathroom Doors

From Wall Street Journal. First they came for the closets. Then they took the bath tubs. Now, hotels are stripping away the only thing separating us from the animals: the bathroom door.⁠ #Hotels #Design #WSJ

Bad Bunny brings Brooklyn icon #Toñita to the #SuperBowl

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How China plans to get a military base in the Pacific | The Economist

From The Economist. China wants a military base in the Pacific Islands. But countries in the region are traditionally allied with Western powers. Aaron Connelly, The Economist’s Asia diplomatic editor, explains how China is using pushy diplomacy to try and break the status quo. #china #pacific #australia Read more: https://econ.st/46rRems Subscribe to The Economist: https://econ.st/3Mia0pz…

Olympian Answers Figure Skating Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

From Wired. Team USA Olympian Maxim Naumov joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about Olympic Figure Skating. How does a Figure Skater find out they’re going to the Winter Olympics? How do they measure performance in Figure Skating? Why do ice/roller-skaters skate backwards? Answers to these questions and many more await on Figure…

Anna Wintour and Her Successor, Chloe Malle, on the Future of Vogue

From The New York Times. What happens when you’ve ascended to the most prestigious job in your field, only to have your larger-than-life mentor and predecessor still working down the hall? That’s the new normal for Chloe Malle, who took over for Anna Wintour as editor of American Vogue in September. Her first print issue…

#SaudiArabia has scaled back construction of #TheLine. #Neom #smartcity

Olympic Figure Skating: Why Ilia Malinin’s Backflip Isn’t Worth Any Points

From Wall Street Journal. Ilia Malinin cemented himself as a greatest-of-all-time when he claimed figure skating’s holy grail–a quadruple axel. But it’s his backflip that could make him immortal.⁠ #FigureSkating #Olympics #WSJ

Salman Rushdie on death: “No heavenly choirs. No pearly gates.” #shorts

From 60 Minutes. “There was nothing. No heavenly choirs. No pearly gates," recalls Salman Rushdie as he watched his blood spread across the floor after a brutal knife attack. #salmanrushdie #author #neardeathexperience

‘Together, We Are America’

From The Atlantic. For most of his Super Bowl performance, Bad Bunny “had been mugging merrily to the camera, flaring his eyes and making hammy gestures to illustrate his words,” Spencer Kornhaber writes. But as exploding power lines evoked the electrical outages that have plagued Puerto Rico in recent years, anger seemed to twitch in…

I Tried Curling to Find Out What Sweepers Actually Do

From Wall Street Journal. The United States will face off against Sweden on Tuesday in the gold medal match for curling mixed doubles at the Olympic Winter Games. For viewers tuning in, one part of the sport often raises the same question. WSJ’s Laine Higgins tried curling to find out once and for all: Why…

How the world’s richest #billionaires named in the #Epstein files made their money.

Trump could sue his new Fed pick, Scott Bessent says

From Quartz. 🎥 Video Details 🎥 🌟 About This Video 🌟 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified before the Senate Banking Committee on Feb. 5, 2026, amid renewed scrutiny of political pressure on the Federal Reserve. Lawmakers reviewed President Donald Trump’s criticism of Jerome Powell, interest-rate cuts, and implications for Federal Reserve independence. Trump’s nomination…

Author says he dreamed of an attack days before it happened #shorts

From 60 Minutes. "Don’t be silly. It’s a dream.” Author Salman Rushdie says he had a dream about being attacked two days before a knife-wielding assailant tried to kill him. #salmanrushdie #author

Salman Rushdie’s message to his attacker #shorts

From 60 Minutes. Salman Rushdie’s message to his assailant: “Our lives touched each other for an instant and then separated. Mine has improved since that day, while yours has deteriorated.” #salmanrushdie #author

Big Tech’s AI spending spree: $650 billion in 1 year

From Quartz. 🎥 Video Details 🎥 🌟 About This Video 🌟 Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, and Google plan about $650 billion in 2026 capital expenditures, highlighting AI’s growing macroeconomic footprint. The companies cite surging demand for AI capital expenditures tied to new data centers and the infrastructure behind them. Spending targets emphasize AI chips, networking systems,…

Eddie Bauer could close all U.S. stores—and it’s not the only chain in trouble

From Quartz. 🎥 Video Details 🎥 🌟 About This Video 🌟 U.S. retail and dining face deeper cuts in early 2026 as major brands outline closures and restructuring, with implications for jobs and local markets. Eddie Bauer bankruptcy is reportedly being prepared, a step that could close most of its roughly 200 North American stores…

Federal workers will be easier to fire in new Trump administration move

From Quartz. 🎥 Video Details 🎥 🌟 About This Video 🌟 The Trump administration will introduce a final Office of Personnel Management rule creating a new employee category, affecting job protections for up to 50,000 federal workers. OPM says it applies to senior policymaking roles carrying out Trump policies in the federal civil service. Those…

How Pinterest’s firing of two layoff-tracking engineers became a corporate morality play

From Quartz. 🎥 Video Details 🎥 🌟 About This Video 🌟 Pinterest fired two engineers on Jan. 30 after they used the company’s Slack to build an internal layoff-tracking tool, amid broader white-collar job cuts. The tool related to a 15% reduction—about 700 jobs—announced last month as Pinterest reallocated “resources to AI-focused roles.” Employees had…

Bitcoin and silver prices plunge amid market woes

From Quartz. 🎥 Video Details 🎥 🌟 About This Video 🌟 Bitcoin and silver dropped early Thursday, while U.S. equity futures indicated a lower open. The Bitcoin price briefly fell below $70,000 before rebounding, then neared $69,000 by 7:30 a.m. ET. Silver prices fell as much as 16% before a short bounce, and were down…

Trump likes a weaker U.S. dollar. Here’s why

From Quartz. 🎥 Video Details 🎥 🌟 About This Video 🌟 The U.S. dollar has fallen over 10% since Donald Trump returned to the White House, a market shift with broad trade and investment implications. Trump praised the weak dollar as “great,” while the U.S. dollar’s slide has coincided with tariff threats, pressure on the…

Amazon stock falls after earnings on $200 billion capex plan

From Quartz. 🎥 Video Details 🎥 🌟 About This Video 🌟 Amazon reported a demand-driven Q4 with solid results and unveiled a $200 billion capital expenditure plan through 2026, a move with significant financial implications. Coverage centers on Amazon Q4 earnings, AWS beating forecasts, and the scale of its AI capex plan. It addresses AI…

Bitcoin bloodbath erases Trump gains

From Quartz. 🎥 Video Details 🎥 🌟 About This Video 🌟 Bitcoin fell below $64,000 for the first time since 2024 amid a wider sell-off in crypto and tech, underscoring renewed pressure on risk assets. The Bitcoin price drop of nearly 13% coincided with forced liquidations topping $1 billion in Bitcoin positions, Reuters reports. The…

Robotaxis Vs. New York City: Can Self-Driving Cars Survive the Toughest Streets on Earth?

From Cheddar. Waymo eyes NYC, the hardest city for robotaxis yet. Safety, laws, unions, and public trust collide as autonomous cars push toward America’s streets. Connect with Cheddar! On Facebook: https://facebook.com/cheddar On Instagram: https://instagram.com/cheddar On the web: https://cheddar.com In your inbox: https://need2know.cheddar.com/subscribe

How “Looks-maxxing” Reflects the Political Moment

From The Atlantic. “The first thing they destroyed was the institutions, and now they’re trying to destroy the rest of us and themselves,” Aidan Walker tells Charlie Warzel about the cultural and political forces behind the “looks-maxxing” trend. Watch the full episode:

Layoffs last month marked the worst January since 2009

From Quartz. 🎥 Video Details 🎥 🌟 About This Video 🌟 U.S. employers announced 108,435 layoffs in January, the highest January total since 2009, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The Challenger, Gray & Christmas report shows January job cuts rose 118% from January 2025 and more than doubled December, while new hires were just…

Almost 100 #privatejets departed the Bay Area within 2 hours of the #SuperBowl ending. #NFL

I Trained With U.S. Green Berets Prepping for War With Russia | WSJ

From Wall Street Journal. As tensions with Russia in the Arctic rise, U.S. Special Forces have been prepping for the future or war in the high north in Sweden. WSJ’s Sune Rasmussen joined U.S. Green Berets in a grueling Arctic training camp to understand why subzero survival skills are crucial for the future of war.…

From #icecream bars to #Mickey ears, prices have increased beyond #inflation at #Disney.

Life Inside Ukraine’s Blackouts as Temperatures Plummet

From Wall Street Journal. Russian attacks on energy infrastructure have plunged much of Ukraine into darkness and cold. Reporter Nikita Nikolaienko shows WSJ what life is like in Kyiv without electricity. #Russia #Ukraine #WSJ

The problem with gamifying life | The Gray Area

From Vox. Games are fun. Aren’t they? Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO When we play games — board games, video games, any kind of game — something magical happens. Games allow us to explore, to create little worlds where we can be different versions of ourselves. But when we turn life into a game —…

Politicians should stop raising the minimum wage

From The Economist. Are minimum wages too high? Henry Curr, The Economist’s economics editor, argues that high pay floors can have damaging economic consequences and that governments should pursue more effective policies to reduce poverty. #theeconomist #politics #economy

Japan Votes: What Takaichi’s Landslide Win Means for U.S. Relations

From Wall Street Journal. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s huge win in Japan’s election is likely to deepen ties with the U.S. and could give the country’s economy a boost, explains WSJ Tokyo Bureau Chief Jason Douglas.

It took four years of planning to prepare the menu for #SuperBowl LIV. #gameday #hardrockstadium

The leap that took a future “Ted Lasso” star to Amsterdam #shorts

From 60 Minutes. It’s a strange pitch for an up-and-coming comic: pack up, move to Amsterdam, commit to a year, and get paid to perform improv five days a week. For some, it sounded too risky, but for others, a perfect training ground. #boomchicago #tedlasso

This Swedish Hotel Is Made of 30K Tons of Ice and Snow

Here’s how the #NFL’s best stadium #food actually gets made at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The Logical End Point of ‘America First’ Foreign Aid

From The Atlantic. For the past half century, the U.S. has tried to deploy foreign aid wherever it is needed most—but under the Trump administration, humanitarian projects are being evaluated by a different measure, Hana Kiros reports. The administration’s approach to foreign aid emphasizes dealmaking and transactions over charity. The strategy may gain more resources…