Will IRS Budget Cuts Disrupt Tax Season? What You Need to Know The 2026 tax season could be an unprecedented one for the IRS. Here’s how you can be proactive to keep up with the status of your return. Kiplinger · Jan 27
US tech workers call on CEOs to demand Trump remove ICE from cities More than 800 employees sign petition calling for withdrawal of ICE agents and cancellation of contracts The Guardian - UK · Jan 27
"About any type of account imaginable" — 149 million usernames and passwords exposed, and it's way more than just Outlook, OnlyFans, and Gmail Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler has published findings of a massive 96GB exposed trove containing 149 million credentials for a wide range of sites and services. Windows Central · Jan 27
Mike Vrabel Addresses Rumored Drake Maye Shoulder Injury Before Super Bowl LX The Patriots coach responded to rumors that Maye had hurt his shoulder during the team’s AFC championship win over the Broncos. Sports Illustrated · Jan 27
Billionaire Bill Ackman donates $10,000 to Alex Pretti’s family after giving same amount to ICE agent who shot Renee Good: 'Hedging his bets' In a surprising twist, billionaire Bill Ackman has stepped forward with a $10,000 donation to a fundraiser for Alex Pretti's family, who was tragically killed by ICE agents. This contribution mirrors his previous support for an ICE agent implicated in another contentious incident. The Times of India · Jan 27
'Alien' Elon Musk Confesses To Being A '3000 Year Old Vampire' In Shock Online Post Elon Musk claims he's an alien—and frustrated nobody believes him. Discover the billionaire's escalating extraterrestrial confessions, from Davos to his 3,000-year-old vampire reveal. International Business Times UK · Jan 27
Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter backs calls to boycott World Cup in the US The international community's concerns about the United States as host stem from Trump's expansionist posture on Greenland, travel bans and aggressive tactics in dealing with immigration enforcement protestors. Euronews · Jan 27
King’s private estate owns part of Wigan site that has become ‘UK’s worst illegal waste dump’ Duchy of Lancaster claimed it is exempt from cleaning up the site, due to an ancient feudal law The Independent UK · Jan 27
Musk doesn't want MAGA, he wants WAGA: Indian-origin Vinod Khosla slams Elon Musk Indian-born billionaire investor Vinod Khosla has launched a sharp attack on Tesla chief Elon Musk, accusing the tech mogul of promoting “WAGA” or White America Great Again, instead of MAGA (Make America Great Again). The Times of India · Jan 27
The End of Free Social Media? Meta Tests Paid Features on Instagram and WhatsApp Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, is preparing for a major shift in its platform strategy. For the first time, these widely used apps may introduce optional paid features while keeping core services free for all users. Meta plans to test premium tools that offer greater privacy… MyLifeXP · Jan 27
Virkkunen warns X of ‘clear obligations’ amid EU investigation into Grok The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot on X, over its use to generate non-consensual sexualised images of women and underage girls. Euronews · Jan 27
Tourists ditching US trips after fury over Trump and ICE, poll suggests Exclusive: Four out of five poll respondents on X say they would not go to America The Independent UK · Jan 27
Ex-FIFA president joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and abroad The Independent UK · Jan 27
Tyra Banks admits to taking America’s Next Top Model ‘too far’ ahead of new documentary The reality competition series ran from 2003 to 2018 The Independent UK · Jan 26
The Times of India · Jan 26 'Attacking H1-B was the best thing Trump did': Canadian-Indian entrepreneur on big tech layoffs in US and offshore hiring Canadian-Indian entrepreneur Vijay Sappani said on X that taking a hardline stance on H-1B visas was “the best thing Trump did to Corporate America.”
The Texas Tribune · Jan 26 Lawyer for prominent Houston law firm among victims identified in fatal plane crash in Maine Tara Arnold was an attorney for Arnold & Itkin, whose PAC has donated to lawmakers fighting tort reform.
The Times of India · Jan 26 PIO civil servant gets flak on X for negotiating Chagos deal A British civil servant of Indian origin, Dr. Francis Vijay Narasimhan Rangarajan, faces social media backlash over the controversial Chagos deal. He led negotiations to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, retaining use of the Diego Garcia base. Critics, including former politicians, have voiced strong opposition to the…
The Guardian - US · Jan 26 Critics slam Pam Bondi’s demand for Minnesota voter rolls amid ICE surge Outrage mounts after US attorney general’s request as state reels from the weekend killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis
Barchart · Jan 26 Elon Musk Says Nvidia’s New Rubin Chips ‘Will Be a Rocket Engine for AI’ Nvidia's latest batch of chips could totally streamline the next phase of AI development, and guys like Elon Musk are really taking notice. Wall Street needs to start paying attention, too.
The Mary Sue · Jan 26 ‘He tried to act like it was out of happenstance’: Miami woman posts her location on her Instagram. Then a man she curved at the store hunts her down Being a woman online means you’re exposed to a level of harassment that seems to only be getting worse by the day. And there doesn’t seem to be a strong commitment to stop it.
International Business Times UK · Jan 26 ICE Harasses Texas Woman Despite 47 Years as U.S. Citizen After Hearing Her Accent An Indian-origin doctor claims masked ICE agents harassed her 47-year-old U.S. citizen mother at a Texas mall. Incident part of growing profiling concerns.
Roll Call · Jan 26 Deadly Minnesota shooting ramps up first period of pushback on Trump 2.0 From oil executives to Western leaders and now Republican officials, Donald Trump is riding a wave of recent pushback from unlikely sources.
International Business Times UK · Jan 26 'Minnesota's New Headwear': Man Tapes US Passport to Forehead to Avoid ICE Detention It's witty. It's dark humour. Probably meant as a joke. A Minnesota man posted hilariously on X on the bizarre extremes of survival by putting a US passport on his forehead in an effort to evade ICE.
Euronews · Jan 26 Sabotage and misplaced funds: Misleading claims spread over Spain's train crashes False online theories have filled an information gap as investigators work to discover what caused back-to-back deadly train collisions.
The Independent UK · Jan 26 European Union opens investigation into Musk's AI chatbot Grok over sexual deepfakes European Union regulators have opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X after its AI chatbot Grok started producing nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images