Don’t Eat The Skin of A ‘Glass Onion’
By JOHN McCARTHY / @ the V.I. Freep Investigative Desk It’s been decades since John Lennon sang about the layers of truth in “Glass Onion,” but the song’s core lesson—that looking through a lens doesn’t…
The State of AI in 2026: Promise, Peril, and a Caribbean Wake-Up Call
By GrokGuest Contributor, Virgin Islands Free PressFebruary 2026 Artificial intelligence isn’t hype anymore—it’s infrastructure. In early 2026, we’re seeing models capable of small scientific discoveries (per OpenAI’s own projections), with bigger ones on the horizon…
WAR OF THE WORDS! Wily reporter pits one AI against the other in ‘staged’ spat
Who comes out on top might just surprise you! Compiled by: JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff “In the escalating battle over truth in the age of generative AI, one ordinary query about a viral “meteor…
Woman pestered by entitled dad on flight for refusing to swap her aisle seat for his middle seat says she got a delightful surprise
A woman who went viral after tweeting about an unpleasant experience she had on a flight has revealed that she made a tidy sum of money from the controversy and engagement that her post received.…
Late-night shows address Jimmy Kimmel suspension with humor and solidarity
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon opened their late-night shows Thursday using a mix of humor and solidarity with suspended ABC host Jimmy Kimmel. Stewart opted for satire to critique ABC suspending “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”…
Musk vs. Modi: Inside the battle over India’s internet censorship
NEW DELHI (Reuters) — In January, an old post on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, became a concern for police in the Indian city of Satara. Written in 2023, the short message from an…
Influencer ‘Nurse Hailey’ dies during C-section … infant son survives
Hailey Okula — a social media influencer better known as Nurse Hailey — has died … her husband revealed in a heartbreaking social media post this week. Matt Okula — Hailey’s husband — shared a video compilation…
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos says opinion pages will defend free market and ‘personal liberties’
The billionaire owner of The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, narrowed the topics covered by its opinion section Wednesday to defending personal liberties and the free market, a pivot away from its traditional broad focus and prompting the…
The U.S. is now the Enemy of the West
The Republican Party has gone from ‘Neo-Cons’ to just plain ‘cons’ With a focus on Ukraine, NATO’s future, and the growing uncertainties surrounding American foreign policy, Wolf outlines a stark reality: the U.S. is drifting…
Lester Holt to step down as anchor of NBC’s flagship ‘Nightly News’ after a decade
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s veteran Lester Holt will step down as anchor of the network’s flagship “Nightly News” broadcast. Holt, who has been been the face of “Nightly News” for a decade, will remain…