A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to raise money for Bitcoin in an effort to gather information about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie, according to Fortune. The campaign, organized by Shawn Breeden of Tucson, where Guthrie went missing, aims to use Bitcoin payments to potentially uncover clues about her whereabouts. As of February 17, 2026, the campaign had raised approximately $1,500 of its $65,000 goal.
The fundraising effort comes as the search for the 84-year-old continues to captivate the nation, as reported by Fortune. Breeden wrote on the GoFundMe page, "Every bit of support helps bring this tragic event closer to an end." Breeden did not immediately respond to a request for an interview.
In other news, corporate boards leaned heavily toward first-time chief executives in 2025, according to a Spencer Stuart report cited by Fortune. Some 168 new CEOs were appointed in 2025, the highest total since 2010. Among incoming CEOs, 84 were serving in their first enterprise CEO role, reversing a multi-year trend. As recently as 2024, more than one in five new CEOs had already led a public company, but that share fell sharply in 2025. Of the 140 first-time CEOs appointed, 116 had no prior enterprise CEO experience. Two-thirds had never served on a public board.
Meanwhile, the U.S. government released new details regarding an alleged secret Chinese nuclear test conducted in 2020, as reported by NPR News. On June 22 of that year, a remote seismic station in Kazakhstan detected a small earthquake. The event registered just 2.75 magnitude, but it originated around 450 miles away at China's main nuclear test site, known as Lop Nur, according to Christopher Yeaw.
In other developments, photojournalist Loubna Mrie detailed her rebellion against the Syrian regime and her father in an interview with NPR. Mrie, whose memoir is titled "Defiance," grew up in Syria, where her father was allegedly an assassin for the regime. She joined the Syrian revolution first as a protester and then as a photojournalist.
Finally, Quinta Brunson, the creator of "Abbott Elementary," reflected on the television industry and explained why she is not yet directing the show, according to Variety. Brunson, who received the Variety Showrunner Award at SCAD TVfest on February 6, stated, "I can’t afford to lose me in the room." The conversation was moderated by Variety in partnership with SCAD TVfest.
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