VOL. 2026 · NO. 046 WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS WEEK OF FEBRUARY 09 - FEBRUARY 15, 2026

The WEEKLY BRIEF

Free Intelligence · The Week's Essential Stories
World

Norway's Klaebo wins record ninth gold

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, Norway's king of cross-country skiing, becomes the Winter Olympics' outright most successful athlete with a record ninth gold medal.
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RPG Site - Tetracast

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189 min
Pneuma Podcast

Fighting in a Strange Armour

30 min
Balance of Power

Introducing: The Sixth Bureau

1 min
Bloomberg Businessweek

Introducing: The Sixth Bureau

1 min
Sarnia News Today

February 15, 2026, Sarnia Morning News

2 min
Kan English

News Flash February 15, 2026

6 min
ABC News Update

Sunday, February 15, 2026 07:30AM ET

2 min
Technology

The great computer science exodus (and where students are going instead)

Students are losing some interest in computer science broadly but gaining interest in AI-specific majors and courses.
TechCrunch
U.S. Politics

Politics chat: Government shuts down over DHS funding, Trump gets pushback from GOP

President Trump seems to lose some of his grip on his base as the Department Of Homeland Security shuts down amidst resistance to changes to immigration enforcement.
NPR Politics
Science

Briefing Chat: Caffeine slows brain ageing, suggests decades of data

Nature, Published online: 13 February 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00476-1Nature staff discuss some of the week’s top science news.
Nature (News)

'Fast-spreading' measles outbreak hits several schools in London

A number of children have been hospitalised as officials urge families to check they are up to date with their vaccines.
BBC News

Children 'weaponised' by both sides of trans debate, says author of gender identity report

Clinician Dr Hilary Cass says "people at the extremes" had caused a lot of distress for young people.
BBC News

Iran ready to discuss compromises to reach nuclear deal, minister tells BBC in Tehran

Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, tells the BBC's Lyse Doucet that the ball was "in America's court to prove that they want to do a deal".
BBC News

Some European policymakers welcome U.S. Secretary of State Rubio's warm words, others remain cautious

Rubio's comments at the Munich Security Conference struck a softer tone than Vice President JD Vance's at last year's event.
CNBC

Global week ahead: Markets brace for more AI noise and 'scare trading'

Looking back at last week's volatility could gives some clues for the trading week ahead.
CNBC

The NFL just wrapped a record-breaking season. Here’s why next year’s going to be even bigger

In the days leading up to the Super Bowl, the NFL announced that Paris, Melbourne and Rio de Janeiro will host regular-season games for the first time.
CNBC