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Good news, UK Discord users, we’re part of a Peter Thiel-linked data collection “experiment” Palantir

Good news, UK Discord users, we’re part of a Peter Thiel-linked data collection “experiment”

"The information you submit will be temporarily stored for up to 7 days..." Image credit: Discord / Rock Paper Shotgun Discord have belatedly confirmed that they're working with Persona, an identity detection firm backed by a fund directed by Palantir chairman Peter Thiel, as part of Discord's new global age…
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February 16, 2026
Pangilinan: PH-China dialogue depends on embassy’s sincerity NATO

Pangilinan: PH-China dialogue depends on embassy’s sincerity

MANILA, Philippines – A potential dialogue between senators and the Chinese embassy would depend on the latter’s sincerity, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Monday. Pangilinan, in a message to reporters, said he understands Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson’s call for a dialogue as a way to ease tensions...Read More
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February 16, 2026
Microplastics have reached Antarctica’s only native insect Plastic Pollution

Microplastics have reached Antarctica’s only native insect

An international team led by researchers at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment has found that Antarctica's only native insect is already consuming microplastics, despite living in one of the most isolated places on Earth. The findings, published in Science of the Total Environment, mark…
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February 16, 2026
Federal government says families of Islamic State not welcome back in Australia after release by Syrian Kurdish forces Syria

Federal government says families of Islamic State not welcome back in Australia after release by Syrian Kurdish forces

Thirty-four Australians released from a camp holding families of suspected Islamic State militants in northern Syria have returned to the detention centre due to “technical reasons”. Hukmiya Mohamed, a co-director of Roj camp, told Reuters that the 34 Australians had been handed to members of their families who had come…
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February 16, 2026
Thirty-four Australians released from Syrian camp of IS-affiliated families, officials say Syria

Thirty-four Australians released from Syrian camp of IS-affiliated families, officials say

In brief A Syrian official described the setback as "purely a procedural issue". The Australian government said in a statement it would not actively repatriate individuals from Syria. Thirty-four Australians released on Monday from a camp in northern Syria holding wives and children of suspected militants from the self-proclaimed Islamic…
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February 16, 2026