Technology

Stern is producing a special Pokémon Pinball machine to mark Pokémon's 30th anniversary, with a planned 2026 release; reported prices are $6,999 (Pro), $9,699 (Premium) and $12,999 (Limited Edition), and the Limited Edition is reported to be limited to 750 units worldwide.

The City of Vancouver and TransLink plan all-day bus lanes on 49th Avenue between Cambie and Fraser and TransLink will remove 28 stops while adding three; public feedback is open until March 1, 2026.

The article reports that SpaceX has acquired xAI and describes a proposal to launch very large numbers of orbiting data‑centre satellites; the author notes concerns that this could increase orbital debris and interfere with astronomy and other satellite services.

Record heat and widespread wildfires have struck parts of the Southern Hemisphere in early 2026, with temperatures near 50°C reported in Australia and fires reported in South America and South Africa.

Meta said it has broken ground on a US$10-billion data centre in Lebanon, Indiana, planned to deliver one gigawatt of capacity and expected to come online in late 2027 or early 2028.

Department of Justice documents were reported to include Joe Rogan's name, and Rogan has said he declined a 2017 meeting after researching Epstein.

Reports say Nexon is developing a shooter set in the StarCraft universe under a partnership with Blizzard; few details have been released and the project's relation to other reported StarCraft efforts is unclear.

Geotab named 19 commercial and public sector fleets as winners of its 2026 Innovation Awards, citing more than 35 million safer miles, over $19 million in reported savings and more than 8 million pounds of CO₂ removed.

Uefa said it has reached an 'agreement of principles' with Real Madrid and the European Football Clubs group, and it stated the deal will resolve legal disputes over the European Super League once the principles are executed and implemented.

Toyota unveiled the 2027 Highlander as an all-electric, three-row midsize SUV. It offers two battery sizes and a maximum quoted range of up to 511 kilometres.

NetBox Labs announced a strategic partnership with World Wide Technology to integrate NetBox Cloud and NetBox Enterprise into WWT's services and Advanced Technology Center as a foundational layer for enterprise automation and infrastructure modernization.

NetBox Labs announced that NetBox Copilot is generally available, embedding an AI agent into the NetBox platform to provide infrastructure-aware answers and automation while offering enterprise governance features.

The Cross of the Athletes, made from 15 pieces of wood sourced across five continents, is on display at Milan’s Basilica of San Babila during the 2026 Winter Games. The archdiocese has designated the church the 'Church of Athletes' and is offering Masses in multiple languages as part of a wider program of events.

Mexican authorities said five of the 10 missing workers from a Canadian-run mine in Sinaloa were identified among 10 bodies found in clandestine graves, and four people have been arrested in connection with the disappearances.

Seed Sparkle Lab says Starsand Island will enter Steam early access on February 11, 2026 and aims to offer a slow, comforting farming-life simulation with deep, memory-driven NPC relationships.

Moltbook, an AI-only social network where autonomous agents interact, has drawn attention and prompted discussion about who will own and control personal AI or the digital representations of individuals.

NASA said Crew-12 will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 early Wednesday to re-staff the International Space Station after a recent medical evacuation, and the FAA has cleared the Falcon 9 to return to flight following an engine ignition investigation.

The article reports Anthropic's baseline study found AI-assisted coding showed little time benefit and raised concerns about "cognitive offloading," and the company called for stronger oversight and quality controls.

A Digital Journal Q&A reports that messy legacy data and outdated architectures are keeping many AI pilots from scaling, and the interviewee says modernizing the data foundation and governance is central to moving from experimentation to measurable outcomes.

Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft plan about US$650 billion in capital spending this year, largely tied to AI investments. Bloomberg reports those estimates would roughly match or exceed their budgets for the past three years and could be a 10-year high for single-company capital spending.

IDC reports Canadian IT spending is set to grow in 2026 even as firms expect tougher economic conditions, with AI, cybersecurity, data, and cloud least likely to face cuts.

More than 900 Google employees signed a petition asking Google to end contracts with ICE and CBP and to be transparent about how those agencies use its services.

Moltbook launched in late January 2026 and quickly attracted almost two million bots. Researchers found the bots were not self-aware and identified major security flaws on the platform.

Bad Bunny's global success has brought Puerto Rican Spanish to wider attention, and his upcoming Spanish-language Super Bowl halftime performance will put the dialect before a large audience.

A Toronto General Hospital patient with terminal Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma had his wish to play the 2025 Doom: The Dark Ages game granted after posting on Reddit, and the game's developers and the online community sent supportive messages.

ExpressVPN announced three services on Feb. 5 — ExpressAI, ExpressKeys, and ExpressMailGuard — offering an enclave-based private AI assistant, a standalone password manager, and disposable email aliases with dashboard controls.

SpaceX is reportedly preparing for a 2026 IPO and its Starlink satellite service now serves more than nine million active customers across over 155 countries and territories.

Varaha raised $20 million as the first tranche of a $45 million Series B led by WestBridge Capital to scale verified carbon removal projects across Asia and Africa, focusing on regenerative agriculture, biochar, agroforestry and enhanced rock weathering.

Moltbook launched in late January claiming about 1.6 million AI agents; a security review found a misconfigured database that exposed API tokens and indicated many agents were controlled by roughly 17,000 human owners.

Preliminary data show Nuuk experienced its warmest January on record and much of Greenland has had unusually little snow, prompting postponed hunts and changes to fishing and tour operations.