Why some Starbucks locations are switching from plastic to paper cups.

https://grist.org/accountability/why-some-starbucks-locations-are-switching-from-plastic-to-paper-cups/

Career Dreamer is a new experiment from Grow with Google that uses AI to make career exploration easier and more personalized.

https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/grow-with-google/a-new-experiment-to-help-people-explore-more-career-possibilities/

947’s Anele Mdoda has alleged that she was threatened with sexual assault by an Uber driver on the weekend.

https://htxt.co.za/2025/02/i-was-in-danger-947-presenter-alleges-horror-uber-trip/

Can 1B LLM Surpass 405B LLM? Rethinking Compute-Optimal Test-Time Scaling.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.06703

UN to vote on Russia-Ukraine war resolutions.

https://www.voanews.com/a/un-to-vote-on-russia-ukraine-war-resolutions/7985679.html

Revealed: More than half of nations fail to protect 30% of land and sea in UN nature plans.

https://www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-more-than-half-of-nations-fail-to-protect-30-of-land-and-sea-in-un-nature-plans/

As the Trump administration neuters the PCLOB and reviews the EO behind the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, the EU should stop moving to US clouds.

https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/you-can-no-longer-base-your-government-and-society-on-us-clouds/

Physiological impact of surgical masks and N95 masks on obese operating room staff.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-91578-9

Texas Lottery commissioner resigns as agency faces legislative scrutiny.

https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/16969388/Texas-lottery-commission-resign

There’s No New Coronavirus (Just Viral Clickbait).

https://hntrbrk.com/the-virus-is-the-clickbait/

EU: No ‘Business as Usual’ at Association Council with Israel.

https://text.hrw.org/news/2025/02/24/eu-no-business-usual-association-council-israel

Erotica, gore and racism: how America’s war on ‘ideological bias’ is letting AI off the leash.

https://theconversation.com/erotica-gore-and-racism-how-americas-war-on-ideological-bias-is-letting-ai-off-the-leash-250060

Leaked Russian Hospital Database Shows Vast Toll Of Ukraine War.

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-wounded-database-hospital/33323265.html

GOP Lawmakers Face Growing Backlash to Trump-Musk Agenda.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-town-hall

Is Trump's push to kill Department of Education on hold—or just hiding?

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/2/23/2305289/-Is-Trump-s-push-to-kill-Department-of-Education-on-hold-or-just-hiding?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=

Federal staffers in Wyoming receive new job-threatening ultimatum.

https://wyofile.com/federal-staffers-in-wyoming-receive-new-job-threatening-ultimatum/

If you want to laugh, click Expand for details:

https://x.com/i/grok/share/fov27TB0Zn9jH5ZYIV70nTqN2

Grok 3 claims its system prompt includes censorship about Musk/Trump.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43151580

Exit Polls: Christian Democrats Win German Elections, AfD Doubles Vote.

https://www.rferl.org/a/33325032.html

French Senate backs move to ban headscarf in sport.

https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20250223-french-senate-backs-move-to-ban-headscarf-in-sport