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During its State of Play livestream on Thursday, Sony revealed the first PlayStation Plus Game Catalog addition for February and it's a doozy. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (PS5) will finally websling its way onto the Game Catalog on February 17.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 was released in October 2023, and Insomniac's third Spidey game is the the best of the bunch. You can play as both Peter Parker and his protégé Miles Morales. Each Spidey has his own skill tree and moveset to master.

Traversing New York (with a lot more of it explorable than in previous entries) has never felt better thanks to the addition of the wingsuit, while the set pieces are frequently breathtaking. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 remains one of the PS5's flagship games, and with Marvel's Spider-Man: Remastered and Miles Morales already on the Game Catalog, Extra and Premium subscribers can now play the whole series while they wait for Insomniac's Wolverine game to arrive later this year.

Sony later revealed the full PS Plus Game Catalog lineup for February on the PlayStation Blog. It includes Neva (PS4 and PS5), a stunning 2D platformer that's pretty much an interactive fairytale. Engadget's Jessica Conditt opened her review of the game by saying she had "absolutely nothing negative to say" about it, which is surely about as effusive as a recommendation can get. (A paid expansion that acts as a prequel is on the way next week too.)

The other titles coming to the PS Plus Game Catalog on February 17 are:

• Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown (PS5)

• Season: A Letter to the Future (PS4 and PS5)

• Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (PS4)

• Monster Hunter Stories (PS4)

• Venba (PS5)

• Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition (PS5)

• Rugby 25 (PS4 and PS5)

PS Plus Premium members will have an extra game to play on PS4 and PS5 in the form of Disney Pixar Wall-E. This version was originally released in 2008 for the PlayStation 2.

Looking further ahead, Tekken Dark Resurrection will be available to Premium subscribers in March. Premium members will be able to play the original Time Crisis on their PS5 with gyro controls in May, which sounds fun. Also, Big Walk, a multiplayer game from Untitled Goose Game developer House House, will be available on all three PS Plus tiers when it debuts later this year.

Update February 12, 6:43PM ET: Added the full list of PS Plus Game Catalog titles for February.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/the-ps-plus-game-catalog-additions-for-february-include-marvels-spider-man-2-232459779.html?src=rss

Last year marked 20 years since God of War hit the PlayStation 2 and kicked off one of gaming biggest franchises. Now, at the tail end of that 20th anniversary celebration, Sony's Santa Monica Studio has announced two new project. First, and most significantly, the original God of War trilogy from the PS2 and PS3 is being remade for the modern era.

There's no footage of it yet — the developer says that they're "very early in development," so we likely won't see or hear much about this for a while. But given renewed interest in God of War thanks to the excellent two Norse games from 2018 and 2022 (not to mention the upcoming Amazon series), it makes sense to revisit these classics.

God of War and God of War II were released for Playstation 2 in 2005 and 2007, respectively, while the third of the Greek trilogy hit PlayStation 3 in 2010. The third game was also remastered for the PS4. But it's safe to say that while the first two games are classics for their era, they also really show their age in some gameplay spots. Hopefully the remake will smooth out those rough edges. (Who else has nightmares in the Hades level near the end of the first game? Not just me, right?)

While we won't see the remakes for a while, there is a new God of War-inspired game out right now: God of War Sons of Sparta. It was developed by Mega Cat Studios, a developer known for its love of retro games — it even still releases games for the SNES and Genesis.

Given their pedigree, it's no surprise that Sons of Sparta has vibes of classic 2D action/platformer games. It's apparently canon for the series and takes place in Kratos' youth while he trains with his brother. It obviously looks nothing like the other God of War games — but the combat and monsters shown off in the trailer definitely feel right at home in the series.

Perhaps the most fun part of all this is that it's available today for $30. While Sons of Sparta looks like a fun curio for God of War fans, it'll only go so far towards whetting our appetite for that remake series. Might I suggest binging some Valhalla in the meantime?

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/god-of-war-is-getting-a-remake-trilogy-and-a-new-retro-inspired-action-game-is-out-today-234056618.html?src=rss

Coming off the success of Slient Hill f, which moved the series' psychological horror to the Japanese countryside, Konami, Annapurna Interactive and developer Screen Burn Interactive have chosen a foggy island as the setting for Silent Hill: Townfall.

The first gameplay trailer for Townfall, introduced during Sony's latest State of Play, follows Simon Ordell, a man who keeps mysteriously waking up in the water off the coast of the empty island town of St. Amelia. In the trailer, Simon hides from monsters, peers at a portable television, swings a fire axe, and deals with the psychological turmoil typical of a Silent Hill protagonist, all in first person, one of the unique twists of this new game.

Silent Hill: Townfall was originally announced alongside Silent Hill f and the remake of Silent Hill 2 in 2022. The game is developed by Screen Burn Interactive (formerly known as No Code), the creators of Observation and Stories Untold. Konami will share more details about Townfall's gameplay and story in an upcoming Silent Hill Transmission presentation later today.

Silent Hill: Townfall is coming to PlayStation 5 in 2026.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/silent-hill-townfall-takes-the-series-trademark-fog-to-an-eerie-coastal-community-233324897.html?src=rss

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Volume two of the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection will arrive on August 27, publisher Konami announced today during Sony's latest State of Play presentation. The bundle will feature 2008's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, the HD remaster of 2010's Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and a selection of bonus content, including Metal Gear: Ghost Babel, which was originally released for Game Boy Color in 2000. All told, that's a smaller selection of games than Konami made available with Vol. 1 of the Master Collection, but Metal Gear fans will be excited nonetheless, if only for the fact it will mark the first time MGS4 will be officially playable on a platform other than the PlayStation 3.

That it has taken Konami nearly two decades to release the conclusion of Solid Snake's story on more systems has to do with the nature of the game as a PS3 exclusive. MGS4 took extensive advantage of the console's unique Cell architecture, a fact that made it difficult (and expensive) proposition to port to more recent x86-based systems. In recent years, it's been possible to emulate the game on a powerful PC, but not everyone has that kind of hardware.

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2 will be available on PS5. For now, Konami has not announced other platform availability, but the previous instalment was also available on PC, Nintendo Switch and Xbox.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/the-next-metal-gear-solid-remaster-collection-arrives-this-summer-231711005.html?src=rss

It's been less than three months since we got our first look at Control Resonant, the sequel to Remedy's mind-bending, third-person adventure that introduced us to Jesse Faden and the Federal Bureau of Control. At today's State of Play event, we got to see the first extended bit of gameplay from Control Resonant — and the combat looks as inspired as ever, though the setting is completely new.

As we learned in December, the next Control games doesn't focus on Jesse Faden; instead, you'll primarily play as her brother Dylan who Jesse was trying to find for much of the first game. Dylan's out in a warped version of New York City trying to track the game's Resonant creatures that are responsible for whatever calamity has taken place. We knew this already, but the change of setting from the Bureau of Control building into the more open city setting should go a long way towards making this game feel fresh.

Dylan's capabilities are also completely different than what we saw from Jesse in the original. There's a much bigger emphasis on melee combat, as Dylan has a shapeshifting weapon called the Aberrant. You can switch from hammer to blades to other various forms, much in the way that Jesse's firearm in the first game could morph between different types of guns.

But the thing that stood out the most to me in the brief preview was the way that NYC completely disobeyed the laws of physics. Buildings and streets would just head into the sky at 90-degree angles — and Dylan's powers let him completely which surface is the "ground" for him.

There's still no firm release date for Control Resonant, but that's not unreasonable — the game was only announced a few months ago. Remedy says they're still on target to launch in 2026. And, at the end of today's PlayStation blog post, they promise that "things are going to get weirder." Just what I was hoping for!

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/the-first-control-resonant-gameplay-trailer-shows-dylan-defying-physics-in-a-sideways-nyc-224746545.html?src=rss

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Sony's first State of Play stream of the year included an update on Mina the Hollower, the latest title from Shovel Knight studio Yacht Club Games. It's now slated to arrive sometime this spring. The developer initially planned to release the retro-style action-adventure platformer on Halloween last year, but delayed it to "to apply some final polish and balancing to make the game truly shine."

While Mina the Hollower didn't make its original Halloween release date, at least the new demo, which will be available for a limited time, is getting a eerily timed debut. It'll hit PS5 tomorrow i.e. Friday, February 13. Y'know… Friday the 13th?

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/mina-the-hollower-resurfaces-with-a-spring-2026-release-window-224327165.html?src=rss

When it launched in 2021, Kena: Bridge of Spirits was an early example of the graphical power of the PS5 thanks to its Pixar-adjacent animation and over-the-top effects. Based on a surprise trailer at Sony's latest State of Play, it seems like its sequel, Kena: Scars of Kosmora, could up the ante when it launches later this year.

Scars of Kosmora follows spirit guide Kena to a mysterious island called Kosmora, where a powerful spirit breaks her staff and forces her to embrace a new style of spirit guiding (and presumably a collection of new game mechanics). Like the first game, Scars of Kosmora looks to be filled with lush visuals and cute Spirit Companions, but also a surprising amount of boss battles. Developer Ember Lab's new trailer heavily emphasizes the game's updated combat, which seems like it'll play a big role in the sequel.

According to a post on the PlayStation Blog, it sounds like manipulating the elements will also be a major focus. "We've added new elemental gameplay to bring strategy and depth when facing the threats of Kosmora," developer Ember Lab says. "These new combat skills, elemental infusions and use of your Spirit Companions will be key to overcoming challenging encounters and epic boss fights."

Kena: Scars of Kosmora is coming to PlayStation 5 and PC in 2026.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/kena-scars-of-kosmora-is-coming-out-later-this-year-224006963.html?src=rss

Ghost of Yotei's forthcoming Legends multiplayer expansion will arrive early next month, Sony announced today during its latest State of Play presentation. As in Ghost of Tsushima, you'll be able to play the mode with up to three other people online. Players can each choose from one of four classes — samurai, archer, mercenary and shinobi — who excel in different combat scenarios. All four classes can wield a katana and bow, but then they also have access to special weapons and skills. For example, the samurai can wield the odachi, giving them a sweeping move set against groups of enemies. You'll need to use teamwork and your class's abilities to take down demonic versions of the Yotei Six.

The mode will arrive alongside the game's 1.5 patch, and will be free for all Ghost of Yotei owners. At launch, players can look forward to three different mission types. In survival, you'll be tasked with fighting off increasingly difficult enemies. In story mode, meanwhile, you and one other player will need to complete a series of 12 missions to unlock the expansion's incursion mode, which will see you siege a fortress belonging to a member of Yotei Six. At first, there will be four strongholds for players to conquer, with a later April patch adding the final bosses.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/ghost-of-yoteis-multiplayer-expansion-arrives-march-10-223842684.html?src=rss

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For thirty years, internet users have benefited from a key federal law that allows everyone to express themselves, find community, organize politically, and participate in society. Section 230, which protects internet users' speech by protecting the online intermediaries we rely on, is the legal support that sustains the internet as we know it.

Yet as Section 230 turns 30 this week, there are bipartisan proposals in Congress to either repeal or sunset the law. These proposals seize upon legitimate concerns with the harmful and anti-competitive practices of the largest tech companies, but then misdirect that anger toward Section 230.

But rolling back or eliminating Section 230 will not stop invasive corporate surveillance that harms all internet users. Killing Section 230 won't end the dominance of the current handful of large tech companies—it would cement their monopoly power. 

The current proposals also ignore a crucial question: what legal standard should replace Section 230? The bills provide no answer, refusing to grapple with the tradeoffs inherent in making online intermediaries liable for users' speech.

This glaring omission shows what these proposals really are: grievances masquerading as legislation, not serious policy. Especially when the speech problems with alternatives to Section 230's immunity are readily apparent, both in the U.S. and around the world. Experience shows that those systems result in more censorship of internet users' lawful speech.

Let's be clear: EFF defends Section 230 because it is the best available system to protect users' speech online. By immunizing intermediaries for their users' speech, Section 230 benefits users. Services can distribute our speech without filters, pre-clearance, or the threat of dubious takedown requests. Section 230 also directly protects internet users when they distribute other people's speech online, such as when they reshare another users' post or host a comment section on their blog.

It was the danger of losing the internet as a forum for diverse political discourse and culture that led to the law in 1996. Congress created Section 230's limited civil immunity because it recognized that promoting more user speech outweighed potential harms. Congress decided that when harmful speech occurs, it's the speaker that should be held responsible—not the service that hosts the speech. The law also protects social platforms when they remove posts that are obscene or violate the services' own standards. And Section 230 has limits: it does not immunize services if they violate federal criminal laws.

Section 230 Alternatives Would Protect Less Speech

With so much debate around the downsides of Section 230, it's worth considering: What are some of the alternatives to immunity, and how would they shape the internet?

The least protective legal regime for online speech would be strict liability. Here, intermediaries always would be liable for their users' speech—regardless of whether they contributed to the harm, or even knew about the harmful speech. It would likely end the widespread availability and openness of social media and web hosting services we're used to. Instead, services would not let users speak without vetting the content first, via upload filters or other means. Small intermediaries with niche communities may simply disappear under the weight of such heavy liability.

Another alternative: Imposing legal duties on intermediaries, such as requiring that they act "reasonably" to limit harmful user content. This would likely result in platforms monitoring users' speech before distributing it, and being extremely cautious about what they allow users to say. That inevitably would lead to the removal of lawful speech—probably on a large scale. Intermediaries would not be willing to defend their users' speech in court, even it is entirely lawful. In a world where any service could be easily sued over user speech, only the biggest services will survive. They're the ones that would have the legal and technical resources to weather the flood of lawsuits.

Another option is a notice-and-takedown regime, like what exists under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. That will also result in takedowns of legitimate speech. And there's no doubt such a system will be abused. EFF has documented how the DMCA leads to widespread removal of lawful speech based on frivolous copyright infringement claims. Replacing Section 230 with a takedown system will invite similar behavior, and powerful figures and government officials will use it to silence their critics.

The closest alternative to Section 230's immunity provides protections from liability until an impartial court has issued a full and final ruling that user-generated content is illegal, and ordered that it be removed. These systems ensure that intermediaries will not have to cave to frivolous claims. But they still leave open the potential for censorship because intermediaries are unlikely to fight every lawsuit that seeks to remove lawful speech. The cost of vindicating lawful speech in court may be too high for intermediaries to handle at scale.

By contrast, immunity takes the variable of whether an intermediary will stand up for their users' speech out of the equation. That is why Section 230 maximizes the ability for users to speak online.

In some narrow situations, Section 230 may leave victims without a legal remedy. Proposals aimed at those gaps should be considered, though lawmakers should pay careful attention that in vindicating victims, they do not broadly censor users' speech. But those legitimate concerns are not the criticisms that Congress is levying against Section 230.

EFF will continue to fight for Section 230, as it remains the best available system to protect everyone's ability to speak online.

Reposted from EFF's Deeplinks blog.

Yesterday, Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the House Judiciary Committee. Among the more notable exchanges was when Rep. Pramila Jayapal asked some of Jeffrey Epstein's victims who were in the audience to stand up and indicate whether Bondi's DOJ had ever contacted them about their experiences. None of them had heard from the Justice Department. Bondi wouldn't even look at the victims as she frantically flipped through her prepared notes.

And that's when news organizations, including Reuters, caught something alarming: one of the pages Bondi held up clearly showed searches that Jayapal herself had done of the Epstein files:

A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress's searches of the unredacted Epstein files.Just wow.

— Christopher Wiggins (@cwnewser.bsky.social) 2026-02-11T23:06:45.578Z

The Department of Justice—led by an Attorney General who is supposed to serve the public but has made clear her only role is protecting Donald Trump's personal interests—is actively surveilling what members of Congress are searching in the Epstein files. And then bringing that surveillance data to a congressional hearing to use as political ammunition.

This should be front-page news. It should be a major scandal. Honestly, it should be impeachable.

There is no legitimate investigative purpose here. No subpoena. Nothing at all. Just the executive branch tracking the oversight activities of the legislative branch, then weaponizing that information for political culture war point-scoring. The DOJ has no business whatsoever surveilling what members of Congress—who have oversight authority over the Justice Department—are searching.

Jayapal is rightly furious:

Pam Bondi brought a document to the Judiciary Committee today that had my search history of the Epstein files on it. The DOJ is spying on members of Congress. It's a disgrace and I won't stand for it.

— Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (@jayapal.house.gov) 2026-02-12T01:14:57.174494904Z

We've been here before. Way back in 2014, the CIA illegally spied on searches by Senate staffers who were investigating the CIA's torture program. It was considered a scandal at the time—because it was one. The executive branch surveilling congressional oversight is a fundamental violation of separation of powers. It's the kind of thing that, when it happens, should trigger immediate consequences.

And yet.

Just a few days ago, Senator Lindsey Graham—who has been one of the foremost defenders of government surveillance for years—blew up at a Verizon executive for complying with a subpoena that revealed Graham's call records (not the contents, just the metadata) from around January 6th, 2021.

"If the shoe were on the other foot, it'd be front-page news all over the world that Republicans went after sitting Democratic senators' phone records," said Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who was among the Republicans in Congress whose records were accessed by prosecutors as they examined contacts between the president and allies on Capitol Hill.

"I just want to let you know," he added, "I don't think I deserve what happened to me."

This is the same Lindsey Graham who, over a decade ago, said he was "glad" that the NSA was collecting his phone records because it magically kept him safe from terrorists. But now he's demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars for being "spied" on (he wasn't—a company complied with a valid subpoena in a legitimate investigation, which is how the legal system is supposed to work).

So here's the contrast: Graham is demanding money and media attention because a company followed the law. Meanwhile, the Attorney General is actually surveilling a Democratic member of Congress's oversight activities—with no legal basis whatsoever—and using that surveillance for political theater in a manner clearly designed as a warning shot to congressional reps investigating the Epstein Files. Pam Bondi wants you to know she's watching you.

Graham claimed that if the shoe were on the other foot, it would be "front-page news all over the world." Well, Senator, here's your chance. The shoe is very much on the other foot. It's worse than what happened to you, because what happened to you was legal and appropriate, and what's happening to Jayapal is neither.

But we all know Graham won't speak out against this administration. He's had nearly a decade to show whether or not the version of Lindsey Graham who said "if we elected Donald Trump, we will get destroyed… and we will deserve it" still exists, and it's clear that Lindsey Graham is long gone. This one only serves Donald Trump and himself, not the American people.

But this actually matters: if the DOJ can surveil what members of Congress search in oversight files—and then use that surveillance as a weapon in public hearings—congressional oversight of the executive branch is dead. That's the whole point of separation of powers. The people who are supposed to watch the watchmen can't do their jobs if the watchmen are surveilling them.

And remember: Bondi didn't hide this. She brought it to the hearing. She held it up when she knew cameras would catch what was going on. She wanted Jayapal—and every other member of Congress—to see exactly what she's doing.

This administration doesn't fear consequences for this kind of vast abuse of power because there haven't been any. And the longer that remains true, the worse it's going to get.

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A delve into a few notable topics ahead of MotoGP landing in Thailand for Round 1 of what's set to be another compelling campaign.

Here we go then. The Sepang Shakedown and Official Test kicked off proceedings as another MotoGP season bursts into life, with 2026 the last of its kind before a new era begins in 2027.

With the opening Grand Prix of the year in Thailand now rapidly approaching, what's to know ahead of another stint of enjoying the most exciting sport on earth? If you're a familiar face around here, then you'll have a very good idea already. But, if you're a new fan (welcome, first and foremost), then this should give you a good leg up as we strap in for MotoGP to go racing in 2026.

 

Marc Marquez (93) quickest on day 1 at Sepang. Photo courtesy Dorna.

 

• Chasing the eighth

Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team), having completed the greatest sporting comeback in 2025, now sets out to clinch an eighth MotoGP World Championship title in 2026.

And despite undergoing another winter of rehabilitation following the shoulder injury sustained in October's Indonesian Grand Prix, the #93 will land at the Thai Grand Prix as the rider to beat. After all, Marc Marquez lines up on the grid at Round 1 as the reigning World Champion for the first time since 2020. The target will be on his back, with the numerous chasers setting out to try and beat one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time. A tough ask.

 

Two-time MotoGP World Champion Francesco Bagnaia testing at Circuito de Valencia, November 2025. Photo by Michael Gougis.

 

• A quintet of MotoGP World Champions

It's not just the 73-time MotoGP winner who knows how to climb to MotoGP's summit and conquer the world. Marc Marquez is joined on the 2026 grid, as he was last season, by four other MotoGP Champions. 2024 king Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing), 2023 and 2022 number one Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), 2021 ruler Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), and 2020 master Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) have all tasted title-winning success between Marquez's last two championship wins in 2019 and 2025.

Will a new name be added to that illustrious list in 2026?

 

Toprak Razgatlioglu (7) at Sepang. Photo courtesy Prima Pramac Yamaha

 

• The arrival of Toprak

Another name who is well known for World Championship title victories is MotoGP rookie Toprak Razgatlioglu. The three-time WorldSBK champion links up with Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP in 2026 and is set to become the first Turkish rider to compete in MotoGP, and while a title victory isn't likely to come this season, Razgatlioglu's arrival into the Grand Prix paddock is properly exciting. The #07 is without doubt one of the most talented motorcycle riders on the planet, so once he's in his groove, expect fireworks from the 29-year-old.

 

Diogo Moreira (11) during the first test day at Sepang. Photo courtesy Dorna

 

• Bem-vindo de volta, Brasil!

While we welcome our first-ever Turkish MotoGP rider to the grid, we also get ready to witness Brazil's Diogo Moreira (Pro Honda LCR) enter the fray. The 2025 Moto2 World Champion became the first from his country to win a Grand Prix title last season, as Moreira picks up the baton left by our last Brazilian rider Alex Barros, who last raced in MotoGP back in 2007.

Oh, and what about that for timing? Because Round 2 takes us back to Brazil for the first time since 1992, and back to Goiânia for the first time since 1989.

 

Raul Fernandez (25) and Ai Ogura (79) at Sepang. Photo courtesy Trackhouse Team

 

• Hunting a debut victory

Five riders on the 2026 grid are all dreaming of clinching their first MotoGP win this season. There's of course our two rookies, Razgatlioglu and Moreira. Then there's 2024 Moto2 World Champion Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team), Honda HRC Castrol's Luca Marini, and the one most will be talking about… Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing).

Is 2026 the year Acosta finally clinches his maiden MotoGP win? The Spaniard is a 10-time podium finisher in the class and finished P4 in the Championship in 2025, and having risen through the ranks as a leading star, Acosta will want nothing more than to collect a Sunday 25-point haul.

 

Some MotoGP riders during the Sepang test. Photo courtesy Dorna.

 

• Awakening sleeping giants

Honda HRC Castrol are hunting their first victory in five long years. And after Mir was able to climb onto the podium twice in the last six races, coupled with a positive pre-season, HRC are becoming a force once again.

Then there's Yamaha. There may have been a hiccup or two in pre-season, but the Iwata marque are now armed with a bold new V4 engine. A mammoth task still lies ahead in what is a huge change in philosophy for the Japanese manufacturer, but the foundations for success are being laid.

 

• The last dance of MotoGP's 1000cc era

Contracts expiring, new regulations looming. There's an almighty shake up coming for 2027 and already, things are getting very, very interesting. Big name moves. Shocks on the cards. Keep your eyes firmly fixed on what's about to unfold both on and off track in MotoGP.

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The fate of the 2,787 people arrested for terrorism offences for peacefully holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action" in silent vigils in towns and cities in all four nations of the UK, will be decided on Friday 13 February at 10am in Court 4 of the Royal Courts of Justice when the long-awaited Judicial Review ruling will be finally read into court.

Outside the court, supporters of the Lift The Ban campaign will again risk arrest by holding the same signs in a display of the ongoing defiance of the government's authoritarian attempt to treat protest as terrorism. The Lift The Ban campaign - which aims to de-proscribe Palestine Action and end government complicity in genocide - has become the largest UK-wide campaign of nonviolent civil disobedience in recent history.

A spokesperson for Defend Our Juries said:

The Filton 6 verdicts show that only a Judicial Review ruling that strikes down the Palestine Action ban as unlawful will be in tune with the public's understanding of justice. Unlike the government, the public knows the difference between protest and terrorism.

The Filton 6 verdicts have been a huge blow to government ministers who have tried to portray Palestine Action as a violent group. They have repeatedly referred to the single incidence of alleged harm to an individual in the case as justification for banning Palestine Action before the allegation was proven in court.

Yet Palestine Action never advocated causing harm to people and never caused unlawful violence to a person in over 400 actions. Their aim was always to save lives by causing damage to companies like Elbit Systems whose made-in-Britain quadcopter drones have been killing innocent civilians in Gaza.

Our action outside the Royal Courts of Justice will create yet another dilemma for the police - will they arrest us as the result of the Judicial Review is being read out? If the appeal against the proscription is successful, their action looks ridiculous.

If it is unsuccessful, more people will be added to the queue for prosecution in the courts - and people of conscience who want to defend our fundamental rights and freedoms will have no option but to continue to resist this unjust, unnecessary and unenforceable law.

Lobbyists for proscription

As the Channel 4 documentary Palestine Action - The Truth Behind The Ban showed, home secretary Yvette Cooper held meetings with lobbyists for arms companies and Israel that were revealed by Freedom of Information requests. Even the government's own adviser on terrorism legislation, Jonathan Hall KC, condemned Cooper's "nudge, nudge, wink, wink" approach to justifying the ban.

We also know about pressure from arms companies and lobbyists for Israel that was put on the government, and that in March 2025 Keir Starmer took two phone calls from Donald Trump about Palestine Action after the group painted "Gaza is not for sale" on Trump's golf course in Scotland.

The decision was made despite warnings that the move would backfire, and despite deep and widespread concerns amongst civil servants, international experts, human rights observers and civil society.

Impacts of the proscription

The decision to proscribe has not only led to 2,787 people being arrested for sitting peacefully, holding signs in front of the world's press. It has also resulted in the the misapplication of counter-terror resources, international condemnation, the exhaustion and lowering of morale of police officers and the possibility that people might be criminalised for showing support for the Palestinian people.

But it has not stopped people taking direct action against the properties of the companies who are complicit in genocide.

The judicial review grounds

Huda Ammori was granted four grounds on which to challenge the proscription in a judicial review which was heard at the Royal Courts of Justice over three days between 26 November and 2 December 2025.

On 30 July 2025 Mr Justice Chamberlain granted two grounds: that the proscription was a disproportionate interference with Article 10 and Article 11 rights Convention Rights, namely the rights to expression and assembly; and that Palestine Action should have been consulted.

Two additional grounds were granted by the Court of Appeal on 17 October 2025: that the home secretary failed to have regard to domestic public law principles and that she did not apply her own policy including the proportionality of the proscription.

Allegations of a judicial stitch-up

Avaaz launched a petition demanding an explanation from justice secretary David Lammy MP as to why the judge overseeing the case was removed just days before it was about to begin. The lack of an explanation has meant the Judicial Review has been dogged by allegations of a 'stitch-up' with questions about the suitability and independence of the three replacement judges demanding to be answered. A former British ambassador suggested the result had been to "load the dice for Israel".

The judicial review

On the opening day of the Judicial Review, Raza Husain KC, representing Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori, noted that the group was the: "first direct-action civil disobedience organisation that does not advocate for violence ever to be proscribed as terrorist." He said the ban was an "ill-considered, discriminatory, due process-lacking, authoritarian abuse of statutory power … that is alien to the basic tradition of common law and the European Convention on Human Rights."

Defend Our Juries' Lift The Ban campaign was cited as evidence of mass civil society disagreement with the proscription.

Intervening in the Judicial Review, United Nations Special Rapporteur Ben Saul warned the ban makes the UK "out of step with comparable liberal democracies" and "sets a precedent" for further crackdown on other protest movements in the UK such as climate protesters.

Amnesty International UK said it represented a substantial departure from established responses to protest movements which use direct action tactics and that it breached our fundamental rights to protest and free speech.

Liberty argued the ban was disproportionate because counter-terror powers have historically been directed at groups whose modus operandi includes intentional violence against people

Best-selling author Sally Rooney told the hearing how she may no longer be able to sell or publish her books in the UK due to her support for Palestine Action.

On the final day of the Judicial Review - Tuesday 2 December 2025 -  the government presented part of its defence using the secret court system known as Closed Material Procedure. This method has come under criticism for allowing evidence to be presented without challenge and has been described by Angus McCullough KC as being a system "in meltdown".

Government would have let hunger strikers die

During a rolling hunger and thirst strike running from November to January, Lammy refused to meet lawyers for the families and loved ones of hunger strikers, or even to reply directly to the several letters that they sent. This was despite warnings from medical professionals that participants had passed the point where there was a high risk of death and serious permanent injury.

UN experts said any death and injury would be the government's responsibility:

The State's duty of care toward hunger strikers is heightened, not diminished … Preventable deaths in custody are never acceptable. The State bears full responsibility for the lives and wellbeing of those it detains.

The conditions of Palestine Action-connected prisoners held without trial were earlier criticised by the UN in a letter to the UK government.

Government complicity in crimes against humanity and genocide

Evidence of UK complicity in crimes against genocide continues to mount. In October 2025 the UN issued its draft report Gaza Genocide: A Collective Crime detailing the complicity of states including the UK in the destruction of Gaza. Amongst other things, the UK continued to supply arms including components for F-35 stealth bombers, undertook daily surveillance flights over Gaza for Israel, maintained normal trade relations, and allowed Israel to undertake international crimes with impunity.

In December Declassified UK released its film Britain's Gaza Spy Flight Scandal, investigating the hundreds of RAF intelligence flights conducted on behalf of Israel.

The genocide continues but the government is silent

The genocide continues to unfold in Gaza. Since the 11 October 2025 "ceasefire", Israel has killed at least 556 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded 1,500. The total recorded death toll since 7 October 2023 is now 71,824.

In October 2025 the UN reported that 81% of buildings in Gaza had been either damaged or destroyed rendering the vast majority of the population homeless and relying on temporary shelters. Israel continues to destroy buildings in Gaza.

Israel recently banned 37 aid groups from working in Gaza. UN experts said:

Banning life-saving organisations from operating in Gaza marks a new phase in a policy that renders life unbearable for a population already devastated by genocide. This strategy will create conditions that force Palestinians into chronic deprivation, threatening their very survival as a group and further violating the Genocide Convention - it must be stopped …

We have entered a new phase in which Israel and its supporters have reached the genocide without witness stage. With journalists being killed, denied access, or forced out, humanitarian organisations paralysed or expelled, and a misleading global sense of 'ceasefire', atrocities are being committed without public scrutiny.

Featured image via Defend our Juries

By The Canary

And hey, maybe the overseas remote operators senators fret about won't be needed quite so often

Waymo is rolling out its sixth-generation autonomous driving system, saying it's designed to avoid a repeat of past weather-related snafus. It's also causing controversy by putting the new kit on vehicles built by a Chinese automaker. …

Surveillance pricing already has its own page in Wikipedia. It also has its own authority: Abbey Stemler, Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics and Weimer Faculty Fellow in Business Law & Ethics at Indiana University's Kelly School of Business. And she'll be speaking about her work a week from now:

As you see, she'll be speaking in both the natural and the digital worlds, so you can join us on Zoom if you're not in the former. Meanwhile, put it in your calendar: February 19, 4 PM Eastern.

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You're not gonna believe this but it reflects common human biases.

It should be SO EASY to share + collaborate on Markdown text files. The AI world runs on .md files. Yet frictionless Google Docs-style collab is so hard… UNTIL NOW, and how about that for a tease.

If you don't know Markdown, it's a way to format a simple text file with marks like \*\*bold\*\* and \# Headers and - lists… e.g. here's the Markdown for this blog post.

Pretty much all AI prompts are written in Markdown; engineers coding with AI agents have folders full of .md files and that's what they primarily work on now. A lot of blog posts too: if you want to collaborate on a blog post ahead of publishing, it's gonna be Markdown. Keep notes in software like Obsidian? Folders of Markdown.

John Gruber invented the Markdown format in 2004. Here's the Markdown spec, it hasn't changed since. Which is its strength. Read Anil Dash's essay How Markdown Took Over the World (2026) for more.

So it's a wildly popular format with lots of interop that humans can read+write and machines too.

AND YET… where is Google Docs for Markdown?

I want to be able to share a Markdown doc as easily as sharing a link, and have real-time multiplayer editing, suggested edits, and comments, without a heavyweight app in the background.

Like, the "source of truth" is my blog CMS or the code repo where the prompts are, or whatever, so I don't need a whole online document library things. But if I want to super quickly run some words by someone else… I can't.

I needed this tool at the day job, couldn't find it… built it, done.

Say hi to mist!

• .md only
• share by URL
• real-time multiplayer editing
• comments
• suggest changes.

I included a couple of opinionated features…

• Ephemeral docs: all docs auto-delete 99 hours after creation. This is for quick sharing + collab
• Roundtripping: Download then import by drag and drop on the homepage: all suggestions and comments are preserved.

I'm proud of roundtripping suggested edits and comment threads: the point of Markdown is that everything is in the doc, not in a separate database, and you know I love files (2021). I used a format called CriticMark to achieve this - so if you build a tool like this too, let's interop.

Hit the New Document button on the homepage and it introduces itself.

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Also!

For engineers!

Try this from your terminal:

curl https://mist.inanimate.tech -T file.md

Start a new collaborative mist doc from an existing file, and immediately get a shareable link.

EASY

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Anyway -

It's work in progress. I banged it out over the w/e because I needed it for work, tons of bugs I'm sure so lmk otherwise I'll fix them while I use it… though do get in touch if you have a strong feature request which would unlock your specific use case because I'm keep for this to be useful.

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So I made this with Claude Code obv

Coding with agents is still work: mist is 50 commits.

But this is the first project where I've gone end-to-end trying to avoid artisanal, hand-written code.

I started Saturday afternoon: I talked to my watch for 30 minutes while I was walking to pick my kid up from theatre.

Right at the start I said this

So I think job number one before anything else, and this is directed to you Claude, job number one before anything else is to review this entire transcript and sort out its ordering. I'd like you to turn it into a plan. I'll talk about how in a second.

Then I dropped all 3,289 words of the transcript into an empty repo and let Claude have at it.

Look, although my 30 mins walk-and-talk was nonlinear and all over the place, what I asked Claude to do was highly structured: I asked it to create docs for the technical architecture, design system, goals, and ways of working, and reorganise the rest into a phased plan with specific tasks.

I kept an eye at every step, rewinded its attempt at initial scaffolding and re-prompted that closely when it wasn't as I wanted, and jumped in to point the way on some refactoring, or nudge it up to a higher abstraction level when an implementation was feeling brittle, etc.

And the tests - the trick with writing code with agents is use the heck out of code tests. Test everything load bearing (and write tests that test that the test coverage is at a sufficient level). We're not quite at the point that code is a compiled version of the docs and the test suite… but we're getting there.

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You know it's very addictive using Claude Code over the weekend. Drop in and write another para as a prompt, hang out with the family, drop in and write a bit more, go do the laundry… scratch that old-school Civ itch, "just one more turn." Coding as entertainment.

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The main takeaway from my Claude use is that I asked for a collaborative Markdown editor 5 months ago:

app request

- pure markdown editor on the web (like Obsidian, Ulysses, iA Writer) - with Google Docs collab features (live cursor, comments, track changes) - collab metadata stored in file - single doc sharing via URL like a GitHub gist

am I… am I going to have to make this?

My need for that tool didn't go away.

And now I have it.

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Multiplayer ephemeral Markdown is not what we're building at Inanimate but it is a tool we need (there are mists on Slack already) and it is also the first thing we've shipped.

A milestone!

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So that's mist.

xx

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In what is considered one of the most serious estimates since the outbreak of war in October 2023, the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights has suggested that Palestinian deaths in Gaza may have exceeded 200,000. The estimate is based on data indicating a population decline of more than 10% in recent months.

If confirmed, the figure would call into question current casualty estimates. It would also raise serious concerns about the gap between published statistics and the reality on the ground.

Gaza's population decline opens the door to shocking possibilities

Stuart Casey-Maslen, head of the Academy's International Humanitarian Law Focus Project, told Anadolu Agency that the recorded population decline could indicate the loss of around 200,000 people. He stressed that the figures announced so far "do not reflect the full extent of human losses."

He explained that the officially documented toll includes only bodies that have been found or registered. An unknown number of victims may remain under rubble or in inaccessible areas. He said

We will need time to know the exact number. But it is clear that we are facing a huge human loss, and it is necessary to know how these people were killed.

According to Gaza's Ministry of Health, documented deaths have reached 72,037, with more than 171,000 injured. The ministry notes that thousands of victims have not yet been recovered due to ongoing destruction and limited rescue access.

International report monitors Gaza among 23 armed conflicts

Maslen's comments were included in the Academy's War Watch report, which assessed Gaza and the West Bank alongside 23 other global conflicts over the past 18 months.

The report states that conditions in Gaza remain extremely dangerous. This is despite a decline in large-scale clashes compared to the most intense periods of fighting.

Maslen said the absence of widespread hostilities seen before last year's ceasefire "does not mean that the suffering of the population has ended." He stressed that people "are still dying in Gaza."

He added that wounded civilians in need of urgent evacuation face severe shortages of food, water, shelter, and healthcare. He called for a significant increase in humanitarian aid and guaranteed, unhindered access.

Exceptional destruction and years of reconstruction

Turning to reconstruction, Maslen described the scale of destruction as "exceptional." He said returning life to pre-October 2023 levels will take years, not months, and require billions of dollars in investment.

He emphasised that rebuilding critical infrastructure demands long-term international commitment. This must go beyond emergency relief to comprehensive development planning.

Legal characterisation and pending accountability

In legal terms, Maslen noted that the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry previously concluded that genocide had taken place in Gaza, though it did not specify a timeframe.

He also pointed out that in November 2024, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant. The charges relate to alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Maslen criticised sanctions imposed on several ICC judges in connection with those warrants. He argued that such measures undermine international justice rather than support it.

He concluded that the attacks carried out by Hamas on 7 October 2023 cannot justify the scale of human losses that followed. He called for genuine legal accountability for events over the past two years.

Between limited official figures and alarming population estimates, the situation in Gaza remains unresolved. The true scale of human loss may be far greater than current records suggest.

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By Alaa Shamali

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has issued the lowest, most serious rating for social housing landlords, after its inspection uncovered "very serious failings".

The RSH inspects all social housing providers as part of its regulatory inspection programme. It takes into account all four consumer standards. These are: Neighbourhood and Community Standard, Safety and Quality Standard, Tenancy Standard, and the Transparency, Influence and Accountability Standard.

The judgment on Northumberland County Council ruled:

Our judgement is that there are very serious failings in the landlord delivering the outcomes of the consumer standards. The landlord must make fundamental changes so that improved outcomes are delivered.

Social housing — 'Significant inconsistencies'

The RSH also based the judgment on the "scale of the issues" and the "significant impact" on tenants.

Social housing providers are required to have accurate, up-to-date, and evidence-based information about the condition of their homes. This should:

reliably inform their provision of quality, well maintained and safe homes for tenants and to ensure that their tenants' homes meet the requirements of the Decent Homes Standard.

Shockingly, Northumberland CC only had up-to-date information on the condition of around 3% of its homes. The council last conducted its stock condition survey in 2012. However, it only completed it for 10% of its houses. This means the RSH does not have assurance that homes meet the decent homes standard.

Additionally, the RSH requires Northumberland CC to meet all legal requirements related to the safety of tenants in its homes.

The judgment states:

Through our inspection we found very serious failings in Northumberland CC delivering this required outcome. We identified significant inconsistencies in reported information relating to health and safety obligations, and limited evidence that Northumberland CC is assured that it identifies and meets all legal requirements that relate to the health and safety of tenants in its homes and communal areas. We found no evidence to support that health and safety assessments are accurately recorded, are routinely monitored or that actions are being addressed within appropriate timescales.

The RSH also found weaknesses in Northumberland CC's ability to undertake repairs and maintenance effectively and in a timely manner. It states:

We found no evidence that it has considered the needs of tenants in the delivery of its repairs service or that Northumberland CC keep its tenants informed with clear and timely communication.

Transparency, Influence and Accountability

The Transparency, Influence and Accountability Standard sets out how landlords must be open with tenants and treat them with fairness and respect, so that tenants can access services, raise complaints, influence decision-making, and hold their landlord to account.

The RSH found that Northumberland CC was also massively failing on this standard, too.

It was discovered that it does not provide meaningful opportunities for tenants to scrutinise or influence services. Additionally, it did not respond to complaints on time.

On the subject of tenancy agreements, the RSH found:

Northumberland CC could not provide evidence that it was offering tenancies or terms of occupation that were compatible with the purpose of its accommodation, the needs of individual households, the sustainability of the community, and the efficient use of its housing stock.

Furthermore, it did not provide any evidence that it was taking appropriate action in response to anti-social behaviour and hate crimes.

Ultimately, the RSH ruled that:

Although Northumberland CC has indicated a willingness to address these very serious failings, and has started the work in some areas, we do not yet have assurance that it understands the potential risks to tenants, and that it has the ability to put matters right.

Based on our assessment of the seriousness of the failings, the risks tenants are exposed to as a result of these failings, and the fundamental changes needed to improve outcomes for tenants, we have concluded a C4 grade for Northumberland CC.

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By HG

Writing in the Guardian, renowned economists Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis make the case that tackling the climate crisis first requires dismantling capitalism and its interests.

Hickel and Varoufakis astutely point to the 'extraordinary paradox' we find ourselves. One where we have the technology and resources to produce more than we could ever possibly need. At the same, time inequality is increasing rapidly, leaving millions of people suffering through severe deprivation.

Supporting their argument, they state:

Capitalism cares about our species' prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb's. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp

"Our existing economic system, capitalism, is incapable of addressing the social and ecological crises we face in the 21st century." https://t.co/nbKPcpnaVr

— Jason Hickel (@jasonhickel) February 12, 2026

Capitalism: the cause of this paradox

Hickel and Varoufakis are sounding the alarm over our continued adherence to capitalist structures and principles. In this piece, they argue that we "have an urgent responsibility" to chart a different course. As they state, we've all learned it makes no difference who we vote for if we don't have systemic change.

Additionally, they point out it's ludicrous to tinker around the edges of a system that works against the interests of the 99%.

Quite aptly, they describe capitalism as:

an economic system that boils down to a dictatorship run by the tiny minority who control capital - the big banks, the major corporations and the 1% who own the majority of investible assets. Even if we live in a democracy and have a choice in our political system, our choices never seem to change the economic system. Capitalists are the ones who determine what to produce, how to use our labour and who gets to benefit. The rest of us - the people who are actually doing the production - do not get a say.

The latest situation in Argentina under far-right Trump-ally Milei only reinforces their claim that ordinary people's quality of life is consistently sacrificed for billionaire profits:

This is what the far right calls 'freedom': turning workers into slaves—12-hour workdays, no severance pay, punished for striking. A country pushed back centuries in just a few years while working people lose their rights.
Milei is a monster. pic.twitter.com/7SzlWyukzh

— Alejandro

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Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (YMUS) has announced its official, factory-supported teams for the 2026 MotoAmerica season, and four teams go to the fore, including Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing, Strack Racing Yamaha, Liberty Yamaha Racing, and Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing.

"Yamaha Racing is pleased to announce our official teams for the 2026 MotoAmerica season," commented Jeff Sidlovsky, Yamaha Racing Assistant Department Manager for YMUS. "We're proud to continue our partnerships with a strong group of teams competing across four MotoAmerica classes, showcasing the strength of the YZF-R1, YZF-R9, and YZF-R7. We're also excited to continue our involvement in the MotoAmerica Talent Cup, a series that aligns well with our BLU CRU initiative by developing young riders and creating a pathway to the highest levels of competition. With a great rider lineup that blends emerging talent and championship-proven experience, we're looking forward to an exciting 2026 MotoAmerica season."

 

 

Entering its seventh season as an official YMUS Superbike team, Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing will feature a strong, two-rider lineup that includes incumbent Bobby Fong and returning fan favorite JD Beach, who will both be aboard Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbikes.

Fong is coming off a standout debut season with the team. Earning six Superbike victories and finishing third in the standings last year, he looks to contend for another championship in 2026. Joining the team this year is Beach, who returns to Yamaha where he has enjoyed a lot of success in both road racing and flat track, including two MotoAmerica Supersport Championships and two Superbike victories.

 

 

Strack Racing Yamaha returns for 2026 with its championship-proven, tandem of Mathew Scholtz and Blake Davis. In addition to making another run at a MotoAmerica Supersport title, the team will expand its efforts to Superbike. Following a highly successful two-year campaign with the team that yielded 19 wins and 31 podiums en route to back-to-back Supersport titles, Scholtz will head the team's efforts in Superbike. Before his tenure with the team, the South African enjoyed success aboard the Yamaha YZF-R1, including five Superbike victories and the 2017 MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 Championship.

Davis returns for his second season with Strack Racing Yamaha to lead the team's Supersport title defense and continue the development of Yamaha's YZF-R9 next-generation Supersport platform. The 2022 and 2023 Twins Cup Champion earned three wins and 10 podiums last season, finishing third in the championship aboard his #22 R9.  

 

 

Also competing for top honors in MotoAmerica Supersport is Liberty Yamaha Racing, formerly known as Giaccmoto Yamaha Racing. Liberty St. Development returns for a second year to support the program and assumes title sponsorship for the 2026 season. Dominic Doyle returns to lead the team aboard the Liberty Yamaha YZF-R9. The 24-year-old South African brings multiple wins across MotoAmerica support classes and was the 2020 Junior Cup Championship runner-up. Following strong results in Twins Cup and the Super Hooligan National Championship over the past few seasons, Doyle is poised to challenge for Supersport victories in 2026.

 

 

Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing returns in 2026 with an expanded, two-class effort in Twins Cup and Talent Cup. Already a championship-proven program as an official YMUS American Flat Track team, Estenson Racing became an official YMUS MotoAmerica Talent Cup team in 2025. Sam Drane returns to the team after an impressive rookie season in the series, finishing third overall in the inaugural Talent Cup Championship. The young Australian earned one victory and nine podiums across seven rounds and now sets his sights on the Talent Cup title, while also making his Twins Cup debut aboard the Yamaha YZF-R7.

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