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• A former data analyst at Block had survived three rounds of layoffs and wasn't a low performer.
• Ivan Ureña-Valdes suspected AI cuts were coming, and he was one of the many laid off this week.
• He saw how AI was automating his work, and believed the tech would continue to

Stardew Valley is celebrating its 10th anniversary, marking a decade since cosy gamers were first invited to move into Grandpa's old farmhouse in Pelican Town. The popular farming simulator has grown significantly in the intervening years, with official updates adding new areas to explore, multiplayer mode, divorce, and even the ability to drink mayonnaise.

Now developer Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone

• Faye Bradley was born and raised in Hong Kong with a Chinese mom.
• When she first started seeing "Chinamaxxing" on social media, she felt a surprising sense of pride.
• Even though these habits are trending now, they've been part

• Ukraine released footage on Thursday of a helicopter crew destroying multiple Russian drones.
• It's an extended look at how Ukraine is deploying chopper-mounted machine guns to fight Shaheds.
• The clips show the chopper crew using thermal cameras and an M134

• OpenAI and Google employees are signing a petition opposing military AI use.
• They oppose using AI for mass surveillance and autonomous killing without human oversight.
• The petition comes as the

• Jack Dorsey's approach to layoffs at Block struck a different tone than other tech sector cuts.
• Block announced it will lay off roughly 40% of its employees, citing "intelligent tools."
• Dorsey offered a base of 20 weeks of severance pay and struck a sympathetic tone.

The CEO

• Anthropic is negotiating with the Defense Department over the terms of use for its frontier model.
• CEO Dario Amodei said in a statement that it will not budge on two red lines.
• Several hours after Amodei's statement, an official slammed him on X, calling the CEO a "liar."

Anthropic's CEO is prepared to walk away from its contract with the

• Three Democratic lawmakers say the US military shot down a Border Protection Drone on Thursday.
• They said it was a "high-risk" counter-drone system, which often refers to anti-drone lasers.
• The FAA expanded an airspace closure in the area, but said commercial

• Zohran Mamdani went to the Oval Office on Thursday with fake newspapers that got Trump beaming.
• Mamdani also successfully pitched a housing plan to Trump.
• The photo op — and the concessions Mamdani secured — have social media buzzing.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani knows how the game is played, and the internet can't get enough

• Sam Altman says OpenAI is looking for people with good taste to work on AGI.
• And that includes people with non-tech backgrounds, Altman said.
• He said the best research teams are built on "taste and a real feel for

The Moon is looking big and bright in the sky tonight, and we're not far away from the Full Moon. With so much of its surface illuminated, there will be plenty for you to spot tonight, so keep reading to find out what you can see.

What is today’s Moon phase?

As of Friday, Feb. 27, the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 80% of the Moon will be lit up tonight.

There's

If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.

There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give