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ByteDance says it will add safeguards to Seedance 2.0 following Hollywood backlash

ByteDance’s new AI video model Seedance 2.0 is displayed on a smartphone screen. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Chinese tech giant...

World

Family of Iranian protester forced to ‘pay for the bullet that killed their son’

“They had to pay for the bullet that killed their son,” Nasrin says with a mix of anger and disbelief. She’s telling me the...

World

The end of the world order as we know it? What the Munich Security Conference means for the UK

The old, rules-based order that evolved from the ashes of the Second World War no longer exists – at least that is the verdict...

World

Netanyahu condemns ‘extreme minority’ as female IDF soldiers are rescued from riots in ultra-Orthodox Israeli city

Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned an “extreme minority” after two female IDF soldiers were rescued from riots in an ultra-Orthodox Israeli city. Video footage from...

Sports

Denny Hamlin wants to increase speeds at Daytona 500

Associated Press Feb 15, 2026, 09:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Denny Hamlin has a plan for improving racing at...

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Reddick’s Daytona 500 win a buzzer-beater befitting of his boss: MJ

Ryan McGee Feb 15, 2026, 08:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Watch your favorite events in the newly enhanced ESPN App. Learn more about...

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Grades, questions from Team USA’s Olympic hockey win vs. Germany

Greg WyshynskiFeb 15, 2026, 05:51 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The United States continued its undefeated...

Van camps are growing in number – here’s why

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William Byron ‘had a shot,’ is 12th in Daytona 500 3-peat bid

Associated Press Feb 15, 2026, 07:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — William Byron climbed out of his mangled Chevrolet on...

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Kings confirm Kevin Fiala out for rest of regular season

Feb 15, 2026, 07:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kevin Fiala‘s surgery following his injury in the Olympics was successful, the Los Angeles Kings...

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Canada’s Tom Wilson drops gloves in rare Olympic hockey fight

Associated Press Feb 15, 2026, 02:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILAN — Who says there’s no fighting in hockey at the Olympics? Tom...

Technology

Altman and Pichai among tech CEOs heading to India for major AI summit in a key market

US President Joe Biden looks on as India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a meeting with senior officials and CEOs of American and...

Sports

Padres’ Manny Machado: Dodgers’ spending ‘great for the game’

Jesse RogersFeb 15, 2026, 02:11 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions PEORIA,...

Team GB enjoy record-breaking day at Winter Olympics, with two gold medals

Team GB will leave the 2026 Olympic Winter Games as history makers after securing two titles on the same day for the first time....

Two men and a woman arrested after man in his 20s stabbed to death in Valley Retail Park in Croydon

Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in his 20s was stabbed to death in a...

Environment

Trump trade adviser Navarro says administration may force data center builders like Meta to ‘internalize’ costs

White House trade advisor Peter Navarro speaks to members of the media near the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S.,...

More than 1,000 ICE agents leave Minnesota after controversial immigration crackdown

More than 1,000 ICE agents have left Minnesota after the Trump administration’s controversial immigration enforcement operation that led to mass detentions, protests and the...

Politics

Greens and Reform hit back at Sir Keir Starmer after attacks in Munich speech

Senior leaders of the Green Party and Reform UK have hit back at the prime minister after he attacked both parties at the Munich...

Technology

The AI trade has entered a puzzling phase. Do we know who the winners are anymore?

All hail Anthropic, the destroyer of everything. What an amazing service. It can wipe out Adobe by allowing you to design something better that...

Former Liverpool and Bournemouth winger Jordon Ibe to appear in court over alleged assault

Former Liverpool and Bournemouth winger Jordon Ibe will appear in court next month, charged with actual bodily harm. The Metropolitan Police said the 30-year-old...