Two U.S. bobsledders, Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, and Kaillie Humphreys, 40, secured silver and bronze medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Monday, February 16, after a nail-biting four-heat race. The event came as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) faced a funding lapse, leading to a shutdown, according to NPR Politics. Meanwhile, the Winter Olympics also saw athletes struggling with the "yips," a phenomenon affecting performance.
Meyers Taylor's performance in the final heat allowed her to come from behind, gliding and banking cleanly into the steep curves and dropping smoothly into the track's straight-aways, according to NPR News. The race was a contest against a pair of top German sliders. The victory was particularly notable given the athletes' ages and the demanding nature of the sport.
Elsewhere, the Winter Olympics also saw Saatva mattresses being used to provide bedding for Team USA, according to Wired. Saatva had previously provided bedding for Team USA Hockey and US Figure Skating. The mattresses are designed to provide strong spinal alignment support, according to the source.
In other news, a social app called Batemates, where men masturbate with other men, was also in the news. One user, Jaxon Roman, described his experiences on the app, including the intense pleasure he experienced during virtual interactions, according to Wired. Roman said, "When bros praise me and say theyre enjoying me, I get to that edge point so fast."
Finally, a paper titled "SkillsBench: Benchmarking How Well Agent Skills Work Across Diverse Tasks" was submitted to arXiv on February 13, 2026, according to Hacker News. The paper, by Xiangyi Li and 39 others, explores how well agent skills work across diverse tasks.
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