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David Ellison emailed staff after Paramount roughly met fourth-quarter estimates, saying the company will prioritize investments in technology and data to strengthen its direct-to-consumer streaming offering.

The article reports that OpenAI uses large teams of human reviewers and logged over 75,000 reports to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the first half of 2025, while Anthropic relies on a 'Constitutional AI' system and recorded about 5,005 NCMEC reports in the same period.

PFAS, often called "forever chemicals," are persistent compounds found in many consumer products and the environment, and exposure has been linked to health problems including cancer and organ disease. The article's headline says one simple trick can immediately reduce exposure, and a recent study is reported to find PFAS in the drinking water of more than 200 million Americans.

Meta says Instagram will notify parents in selected countries if teens repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm terms; the change begins next week for Teen Accounts in the UK, US, Australia and Canada and is drawing criticism from the Molly Rose Foundation.

Punch, an orphaned Japanese macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo, has become a viral sensation after clutching an IKEA stuffed orangutan as a comfort object; researchers note his behavior echoes decades of primate attachment studies.

Researchers at the University of Waterloo modified Clostridium sporogenes to tolerate oxygen and paired that change with a quorum-sensing switch so the trait activates only after bacteria accumulate inside a tumor; they plan pre-clinical tests to combine both features.

Camden County health officials reported that a resident was diagnosed with active tuberculosis after seeking care in mid-February; the patient was isolated and began treatment, and county officials are working with the state to identify possible exposures.

Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus began screening children's literacy at age 3 during pediatric visits, launching the program in 2022 and conducting more than 2,400 screenings; coordinators create personalized plans, hand out literacy kits and follow up with families.

Reports note Ausar Thompson has 144 'stocks' this season (101 steals, 43 blocks) and the Pistons are 21-4 when he plays at least 27 minutes.

A nearly complete, well-preserved skeleton of a crow-sized alvarezsaur, Alnashetri cerropoliciensis, was found in sandstone at La Buitrera in northern Patagonia and published in Nature; the specimen was a small female that died at about age four and was rapidly buried by a sand dune.

Meta says Instagram will notify parents who use supervision tools if a teen repeatedly searches for terms related to suicide or self-harm; the alerts begin next week and will first roll out in the U.S., the U.K., Australia and Canada.

A Swedish study of nearly 2.8 million people over 35 years found boys under 10 were three to four times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls, yet by adulthood the diagnostic gap largely disappeared, suggesting many autistic girls are missed in childhood.

Meta says Instagram will begin rolling out alerts next week in the U.S., U.K., Australia and Canada to notify parents if teenagers repeatedly search for terms related to suicide or self-harm, and the company said it will collect feedback as it refines how alerts are triggered.

At the 3rd Annual 'Meet the Mayors of Georgia' event in College Park, several Black women mayors discussed their paths to office and municipal priorities such as data centers, small business support and youth engagement.

Long Island fire departments asked residents to clear snow around fire hydrants and are running social-media 'hydrant heroes' contests offering local prizes; officials said clear hydrants speed emergency response.

New episodes of Ryan Murphy’s Love Story about John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette air Thursdays on FX and stream on Hulu; the next episode is set for Feb. 26 on FX and Feb. 27 on Hulu.

Body recomposition is the process of losing body fat while gaining muscle by combining strength training, higher protein intake and calorie cycling; it often changes appearance more than scale weight. Recovery and consistent habits, including adequate sleep, are described as important for sustained results.

Tage Thompson returned from the Olympics and recorded a goal and an assist as the Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1; the win moved Buffalo to 72 points in 58 games.

The Community Foundation of Hancock County will host an open-house volunteer fair March 7 in Greenfield where local nonprofits will staff booths and light refreshments will be available. Separate events include a March 5 panel on western Hancock County hosted by the Chamber and a trivia fundraiser supporting Greenfield Police Department's Cops-4-Kids program.

A new simulation study models planetesimals as clouds of pebble-sized particles and finds that spinning clouds can produce binary planetesimals that spiral together and gently fuse into contact binaries, or 'space snowmen.' The simulations produced contact binaries in about 4% of runs, and the results were published Feb. 19 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Rain soaked into the Sierra Nevada snowpack and refroze, raising California’s median snow water equivalent from 70% to 75% between Monday and Wednesday, according to UC Berkeley monitoring reported by SFGATE. Statewide snowpack remains at about 61% of average peak, with regional differences reported.

The Sharpsburg-Aspinwall Rotary Club has spent 100 years serving the Lower Valley with local donations, deliveries and community events. Members regularly deliver Meals on Wheels lunches and have supported projects from school dictionaries to medical shipments abroad.

Local and state fire agencies ran a smoke detector blitz on Feb. 21 in Okatie, installing 238 detectors in 69 homes to improve fire protection.

The Carteret Fire Department bought Holmatro battery-operated extrication tools for $114,000 to replace nearly 25-year-old gasoline-powered equipment, and the purchase includes factory-authorized training and a maintenance program before the tools are placed on front-line trucks.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry visited Jordan on Feb. 25–26 to tour a WHO-linked addiction treatment centre and meet female leaders at the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development.

NASA postponed a Jan. 8 spacewalk while monitoring a medical concern aboard the International Space Station, and Mike Fincke says he experienced a medical event that stabilized and led to Crew‑11's early return and splashdown on Jan. 15.

At her Milan show, Maria Grazia Chiuri presented a practical, mostly black collection that included real fur pieces sourced from Fendi’s archives and announced a service to help clients upcycle inherited furs while anti‑fur protesters gathered outside.

Prince Harry and Meghan joined a World Health Organization delegation in Amman to meet children medically evacuated from Gaza and to take part in discussions on mental health and trauma support; the trip was described as a listening mission.

The column examines whether users can readily exit conversations with large language models and highlights that some states have begun passing laws on AI mental-health guidance while no comprehensive federal law exists.

Three days after scoring the overtime goal that gave Team USA the Olympic gold, Jack Hughes returned to the New Jersey Devils and emphasized the team's role over the single moment.