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Monday, February 16th, is Presidents Day, and there are plenty of good deals happening on tech in the run-up to the holiday. Even if you don’t snag any huge upgrades, though, you likely already own multiple gadgets that you need to recharge each and every day. It would sure be nice to be able to charge two devices at once, and you can do just that with Anker’s braided, two-headed USB-C cable — which is available from Amazon or Anker in black or white for $15.99 ($4 off).The six-foot cable’s usefulness speaks for itself, but I’ve been surprised by how…

(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.)Berkshire Hathaway’s new CEO likes the surprise course reversal announced this week by the new CEO of Kraft Heinz.In the food company’s Q4 earnings release, Steve Cahillane said in the time since he joined the company five weeks ago, he has “seen that the opportunity is larger than expected and that many of our challenges are fixable and within our control.”As a result, he’s decided to “pause work” on the planned separation of…

The peak time for deals on streaming services — the holiday shopping season — has come and gone, but Disney is back with a fresh offer for the new year. New and eligible returning subscribers can get one month of the ad-supported Disney+ Hulu bundle for just $10. That’s $3 off the usual monthly rate for the bundle, and more than 58 percent off if you consider the prices for each service individually (Disney+ at $12 per month and, separately, Hulu also at $12 per month).We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that this isn’t quite as good as the…

Getty Images Northern Iowa freshman tight end Parker Sutherland died Saturday morning at age 18, the school announced. A cause of death was not released, though the UNI officials confirmed to the Des Moines Register that Cedar Falls Fire and Rescue had responded to an athletic facility on Thursday. A call log for the department shows a response at 7:15 a.m. for a report of a non-traumatic unconscious or fainting person at the UNI Dome.Sutherland, an Iowa City native, appeared in four games for the Panthers during the 2025 season.”I’m heartbroken,” UNI coach Todd Stepsis said in a release. “No…

Authorities in Mexico’s Guadalupe, Nuevo León, this week unveiled four robot dogs that will be part of the security devices at BBVA Stadium, one of the three Mexican venues of the 2026 World Cup.The “K9-X” unit functions as a kind of first responder only. The robot dogs are not armed, but each unit incorporates video cameras, night vision, and communication systems that are used to issue warnings or instructions. Its function is to deter illegal activity, detect unusual behavior, identify suspicious objects, control crowds, and immediately alert law enforcement when the system deems necessary.Robot dogs operate semi-autonomously: They do not…

In a world where some believe in “iron laws” that favor force, Colleen Allen introduced an alternative vision of strength that cossets and protects the female body. Though the designer’s references, such as her now signature bustles, are often historic, she is interested in finding ways to recreate them as soft sculptures rather than constricting add-ons that control a woman’s form. If movement is a kind of freedom, the pliability of Allen’s garments, some made of a dense terry and a metalized velvet for fall, is at the heart of their modernity.Traditionally women have been associated with hearth and home…

Hooray for a three-day weekend and a little bit of extra time to relax! Presidents’ Day is also a sneaky mattress-sale holiday, and one of the best times to snag a deal on a new bed. You may see a lot of sales headlines being thrown around, but we track mattress prices year-round, double-checking who is offering the best deals and when. This means we can help you cut through the noise and tell you which deals are actually worth getting off the couch for.Mattresses won’t be the only thing on sale—check out our best bedding deals, below—so if you…

The second Sunday of the 2026 Winter Olympics is a busy one for fans of Team USA.Mikaela Shiffrin skis in the giant slalom — the race she won at the 2018 Olympics, and her second shot at a medal in Milan Cortina. It’s also the race where she suffered a severe injury with a puncture wound in 2024. Shiffrin has had to deal with PTSD from the crash, and competing again in Olympic giant slalom is part of her comeback. Speedskater Erin Jackson will attempt to defend her Olympic gold in the 500 meters. Pairs figure skating begins, with Ellie…

Hollywood organizations are pushing back against a new AI video model called Seedance 2.0, which they say has quickly become a tool for “blatant” copyright infringement. ByteDance, the Chinese company that recently finalized a deal to sell TikTok’s U.S. operations (it retains a stake in the new joint venture), launched Seedance 2.0 earlier this week.  According to the Wall Street Journal, the updated model is currently available to Chinese users of ByteDance’s Jianying app, and the company says it will soon be available to global users of its CapCut app. Similar to tools such as OpenAI’s Sora, Seedance allows users…

In the world of big food, artificial intelligence is nothing new.McCormick, which owns brands including Frank’s RedHot, Cholula and Old Bay, has been using AI in flavor development for nearly a decade, with the company saying its development timelines have been cut by 20% to 25%, on average, by identifying promising flavor combinations and narrowing down which ideas are worth testing in physical prototypes. It’s a similar story at Unilever, where AI is deeply embedded across food research & development, with systems able to test thousands of recipes digitally in seconds and get to viable concepts with fewer physical trials. Unilever’s Knorr Fast & Flavourful Paste, as…