A small list of news I select mostly daily for those who want to follow world news in a distilled form, as I follow them. You might like to see also the Italian or French edition (not the same news).
News selection for Feb. 17 2026
Iran marries surveillance infrastructure, national ID to control population, but still very few talk about the same development in the West… Germany debates social media ban for under-16s, another in the same nazi train… What could make the EU Digital Identity Wallets fail? Being "sovereign" like any Android/iOS apps could be on a proprietary surveillance OS+device combo instead of being an Open Hardware device like a Trezor running FLOSS code. The tech is there already, the point is the will to use it or not. Transforming heat in chemical energy to be released month later, a very interesting potential for home heating. EU Parliament Blocks AI Features on MEP devices for privacy, but you can't have privacy on proprietary device anyway. How to milk a bit more from Ukraine nazi low level operative? ask the to pay to freeze their sperm… Thinking Hard Destroys Your Next Workout A nice example of massive surveillance levels Neurons outside the brain UK Discord users were part of a Peter Thiel-linked data collection experiment What Your Bluetooth Devices Reveal About You The Israeli spyware firm that accidentally just exposed itself Hard problems in social media archiving What’s behind UK-China border security deal? Impoverishment Of Spaniards Is The Result… Of fiscal theft, starting from heritage theft. EU Prepares €4 Trillion Eurobond Push The Obama Administration's Prostitution Scandal And The Ruemmler-Epstein Connection Waste Of The Day: Secret Settlements Get Taxpayer Money Ukraine's Former Energy Minister Charged With Money Laundering As 'Operation Midas' Expands China overtakes the US in nuclear submarine production Powerful and Visionary Turkmen Emperor of Persia – Nadir Shah Afshar You might also be interested in today's press review in French or Italian.