And the winners of our fiction contest are… [Bulletin of Atomic Scientists]

January's Blitz 'n' Memes [chess.com]

Ten minutes to Go started out as an idea way back in April 2020, at the start of the Covid19 lockdown. I have played Go on and off – between college, work, life and family – for over thirty years. Currently ranked 7 Kyu, I have been a regular player at the Nottingham Go Club for the past fifteen years. Like most Go players, in addition to the social aspects of the face-to-face game, I also like to play online on one of more of the various Go sites and servers, mostly on Pandanet, KGS, or OGS. [Ten Minutes to Go]

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned America that an attack on his country would spark a “regional war” as officials signalled they would enter talks to try to avoid military action. Earlier, Donald Trump said Iran was “seriously talking” to America. He has sent significant naval forces to the region and threatened Iran with attack if it does not abandon its nuclear programme.

Israeli officials said they were carrying out “preliminary preparations” to reopen the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza. Limited numbers of pedestrians are expected to be able to enter and leave the enclave from Monday. Israeli forces have controlled the crossing since May 2024. Israeli strikes killed at least 30 people in Gaza on Saturday, according to Palestinian officials. [The Economist]

America's new ice age [1843 Magazine]

Blocks of ICE: the fallout from Trump’s deportation agenda [The Economist Podcasts]

Economist Intelligence combines data with insightful analysis and forecasts, empowering you to make informed business decisions and adapt in uncertain times. From multinationals and financial organisations to governments and non-governmental organisations, our insights allow decision-makers to stay ahead of global developments. [Economist Intelligence]

When the World Is Too Distracting [Harvard Business Review]

Syria's only female minister pushes for change: 'I'm not here for window dressing' [BBC]

The US Is Flirting With Its First-Ever Population Decline [Bloomberg]

Five-year-old boy detained by ICE has returned to Minnesota, lawmaker says [Reuters]

Israel says Gaza’s Rafah crossing ready to resume operations on Monday [AL-Jazeera News]

Gavin Newsom is Playing the Long Game [The New Yorker]

Democrats post early fundraising edge in marquee 2026 Senate races [POLITICO]

Cannabis, Opium Still Dominate Drug Use Among Afghan Men, Says UN [Afghanistan International]

Shedding light on Iran’s longest internet blackout [The Verge]

Your friends are still acting like everything is normal in America. What do you do? [Vox]

Meet the new European unicorns of 2026 [TechCrunch]

10 Breakthrough Technologies [MIT Technology Review]

Big Tech workers once thought their résumés were bulletproof. Not in this job market. [Business Insider]

Les premières levées de fonds de l’année donnent le ton : la French Tech démarre fort. Allez hop ! [LinkedIn] #LaFrenchTech

Adolescence lasts into your 30s – so how should parents treat their adult children? [The Guardian]

Federal Courts Undercut Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign [The New York Times]

Each And Every 2026 Grammy Winner: The Complete List [Huffington Post]

The Storms That Teach What We Can Tolerate [The Atlantic]

Partial government shutdown expected to extend longer than anticipated [FiveThirtyEight]

Meet the bird that can fly 8,000 miles without stopping [Washington Post]

French IT giant Capgemini to sell US subsidiary after row over ICE links [Le Monde] did you see how upset the French are? BORDEL DE MERDE!

How to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics: streaming guide [Mashable]

Big Sean Explains Why Drake Advised Him To Get a Vocal Coach To Help His Rapping [VICE]

The Farcical Case Against Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for Protest Reporting [The Intercept_]

What the archaeologists of the future will discover about us [Nat Geo]

How the West was won: K-pop's great assimilation gambit [NPR]

From high school to the Capitol: Sacramento students protest ICE [Cap Radio News]

Comment nier un génocide? [Le Monde diplomatique]

Networks Hold the Key to a Decades-Old Problem About Waves [Quanta Magazine]

CERN Winter School on Supergravity, Strings and Gauge Theory 2026 [CERN]

Week Wraps with Cargo Packing, Tech Research as Crew-12 Discusses Mission [NASA]

Global operation safeguards 4,400 potential trafficking victims, detects 13,000 irregular migrants [INTERPOL]

Air Force Patent Holiday Offers Businesses Inventions For Free [Air & Space Forces Magazine]

2027 Jaguar 4-Door GT Prototype First Drive: A 1,000-HP Trust Fall for the Jaguar Faithful [MOTORTREND]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Monday, February 2nd, 2026. It’s Major Content Curation Day today because it’s Monday, first day of the week! Hope you’re excited for the month of Feb, it’s Valentine’s Day this month. Do you have a Valentine? I can speak for all men that we are all excited that every woman is definitely shaving this month, finally! Thank God! I don’t have a Valentine yet, but who knows. We shall see, I still need $50 for a Google Play giftcard to sign up for Boo The App. PS. New "Coffee With Zack" in English (VLOG) tonight, hopefully.