Tuesday/Mardi February/Février 17, 2026

DNA Mutations Discovered In the Children of Chernobyl Workers [Slashdot.org]

Sam Altman says Peter Steinberger, founder of OpenClaw, is joining OpenAI “to drive the next generation of personal agents”; OpenClaw will remain open source [TechMeme] I can’t wait to procure a Razer Blade 18 someday and use OpenClaw on the platform ASAP! It ought to be a lot of fun! #RazerAI #RazerCreator

Dating is broken. Can AI fix it? [Quartz]

A world without flu is possible [Vox]

Munich 2026: A security conference where tech isn’t an afterthought [TheNextWeb]

A Guide to Brooklyn Bakery Diljān’s Afghan Baked Goods [Eater]

I Went to an AI Dating Cafe. Things Got Weird Fast — Going on dates with an AI is every bit as bizarre as you might expect. But boy do I feel good about my hair. [Inc.]

Why U.S. healthcare is still the most expensive in the world [Fast Company]

Pakistan on the Dancefloor: Inside the Huge Rise of Dance Music’s Next Frontier [Medium]

The Economy Isn’t Killing Your Business — Your Lack of Leadership Strategy Is [Entrepreneur]

The Ultimate Quest: How to Choose the Right Gaming Laptop [WIRED]

Untitled Linux Show 241 [TWIT]

The new era of browsing: Putting Gemini to work in Chrome [Google Blog]

Scheduling in a changing world: Maximizing throughput with time-varying capacity [Google Research]

Intel Foundry Advances Chip Power Delivery with Next-Generation Capacitor Technology [Intel Newsroom]

AMD Hires Ariel Kelman as Chief Marketing Officer [AMD Newsroom]

What is life but organized energy? —Arthur C. Clarke, 1958 [Lapham’s Quarterly]

Top 10 space stories of 2025 [Astronomy Magazine]

Healthcare Is Short on People, But AI Is Closing the Gap [Salesforce, The 360 Blog]

Joule: Performance That Scales | SAP Business AI [SAP] #SAP #IwantToWorkAtSAP #Neurodivergent

What’s up, everybody! It’s Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Shout-out to Geeks, Nerds, Otakus, including Intellos and Strebers! There will be a new Coffee With Zaki VLOG in French, by tonight, hopefully!