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Kendrick Lamar wants to bring his storytelling to the Super Bowl halftime show

Kendrick Lamar will take the Super Bowl stage fresh off a Grammy triumph, where he claimed two of the night’s biggest awards: song and record of the year.

Kendrick Lamar aims to infuse New Orleans with his Los Angeles hip-hop flavor while staying true to his storytelling roots during Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime performance.

Take a break from tracking the price of eggs and watch real drama unfold on the bald eagle nest cam

Two majestic birds, Jackie and Shadow, are trying to expand their family. Following along might just be the most American thing you can do.

While the country remains rightfully concerned about the future of democracy under the Trump administration, there is one American symbol that still radiates hope: the bald eagle. 

Billions of dollars for clean energy, farming, and more projects remain frozen by Trump

Project managers and advocates warn that continued funding delays could take a toll on local economies.

President Donald Trump has placed holds on tens of billions of dollars in congressionally approved spending for projects across the U.S. that range from Iowa soybean farmers adopting greener practices to a Virginia railway expansion, a Reuters analysis found.

Harvard Law library is saving data that the Trump administration is removing

Harvard Law’s Innovation Lab said it had so far managed to preserve 311,000 datasets copied between 2024 and 2025, amounting to 16 terabytes of data.

The Harvard Law School Library says it is releasing an archive of more than 300,000 government data sets, aiming to protect vital public information at a time when President Donald Trump’s administration is wiping it from the web.

OpenAI picks Texas for ‘flagship’ data center in Stargate project

Around 16 states have indicated interest in building data centers for Stargate.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Thursday that Texas will be the “flagship” data center site in the Stargate project it is building with SoftBank.

Like TikTok, lawmakers want to ban DeepSeek from government devices

House lawmakers cited the Chinese government’s ability to use DeepSeek for surveillance and misinformation as reasons to keep it away from federal networks.

A bipartisan duo in the the U.S. House is proposing legislation to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from federal devices, similar to the policy already in place for the popular social media platform TikTok.

King Soopers grocery store workers strike in Colorado

King Soopers, a chain owned by Kroger, with 121 stores in Colorado and Wyoming, has been negotiating a new contract with the union since October.

Some 10,000 grocery store workers across the greater Denver area went on strike Thursday, claiming unfair and illegal negotiating practices by King Soopers while their union has been negotiating a new contract with the store chain.

‘It’s giving drained’: Liberal TikTok users are mocking ‘conservative girl’ makeup

The look is defined by thick, clumpy mascara, mismatched foundation, and half-filled lips.

An intentionally bad “conservative girl” makeup technique is taking the internet by storm.

RBLX stock plummets 20% after Roblox misses target for daily active users

The gaming company’s fourth quarter earnings report has investors fearing that the platform’s growth is slowing after years of progress.

Roblox shares dropped as much as 20% on Thursday after the gaming company reported disappointing fourth quarter results in bookings and daily active-user figures, creating fear that the growth in the gaming platform is slowing after years of progress.

Technology is innovating sustainability and business value

Despite current political changes, companies are moving ahead with ESG initiatives, and tech can automate the measurement process.

The connection between innovation and climate action has never been more vital. As the urgency of global climate goals intensifies, industries are being forced to rethink old methods and adopt bold, forward-thinking solutions to drive real progress.