NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As artificial intelligence reshapes the 21st century, Student B Press has launched Animal Intelligence, a cross-genre publishing project that revives animal fables and editorial cartoons as tools for reflection in the AI era.
Throughout history, moments of technological and social upheaval have given rise to allegory and satire—forms that return when language struggles to keep pace with change. Animal Intelligence reimagines these traditions through a contemporary publishing universe that blends philosophical fables and cartoons.
Observing Humanity in the Age of AI
The project's debut release, Watching Them Humans in the Age of AI, examines the present moment through satire. This short comic collection consists of two- and three-panel cartoons depicting animals as they observe human life shaped by artificial intelligence, ecological collapse, and growing societal anxiety.
Familiar figures from classic fables—such as foxes and turtles—reappear, asking whether humanity stands at a genuine turning point.
A Forgotten History, Told by Extinct Animals
The second volume, Animal Intelligence: The Book of Forgotten History, expands the project into a work of light philosophical fiction. Praised by Kirkus Reviews as "a rich and surprising alternative vision of the past," the book reconstructs human history through the imagined memories of extinct animals.
Spanning deep time to the modern age, the narrative presents histories known only to animals. Extinct animals such as dinosaurs and dodos recount their stories and serve as intellectual predecessors to the living animals who later appear in Watching Them Humans in the Age of AI.
The Animal Intelligence Project
Animal Intelligence is an experimental world-building project that invites readers to pause and reflect on human knowledge, contemporary anxiety, and the possibility of hope.
Published titles to date include Watching Them Humans in the Age of AI (comic collection), Animal Intelligence: The Book of Forgotten History (hybrid philosophical novel), and the Animal Intelligence Guidebook. Upcoming works will include narrative fiction in which animals attempt to save the world by learning from human knowledge.
The series is created by sibling collaborators Will Shin and Alice Shin. Will Shin, trained in artificial intelligence and public policy, believes storytelling is essential to creating space for reflective thinking about AI. Alice Shin leads the project's visual storytelling, adopting a deliberately "cute" illustrative style to lower barriers to engaging with complex subjects.
Contact: contentdirector@student-b.com
Homepage: www.student-b.com
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In the Age of AI, Animal Fables and Editorial Cartoons Return
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NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today's NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins.
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Ashley Mastronardi delivers the pre-market update on February 17th
- Stocks are down Tuesday morning ahead of a shortened trading week after markets were closed yesterday for Presidents Day.
- Leaders from Payments platform, Bolt, and Digital Identity Company, Socure, are set to join NYSE Live to talk about their latest collaboration that they believe will Supercharge E-commerce identity.
- USA Today Co. (NYSE: TDAY) is celebrating its rebrand from Gannett with CEO Mike Reed joining NYSE Live to talk about the move and how it could impact the firm.
- Reckoner Capital Management Co-Founder and CEO John Kim will join Taking Stock this afternoon to share more about the products the firm is offering to investors.
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USA Today Co. (NYSE: TDAY) celebrates its rebrand and ticker change
Closing Bell
Reckoner Capital celebrates the listing of its new ETFs
For market insights, IPO activity, and today's opening bell, download the NYSE TV App: TV.NYSE.com
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NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today's NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins.
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Ashley Mastronardi delivers the pre-market update on February 17th
- Stocks are down Tuesday morning ahead of a shortened trading week after markets were closed yesterday for Presidents Day.
- Leaders from Payments platform, Bolt, and Digital Identity Company, Socure, are set to join NYSE Live to talk about their latest collaboration that they believe will Supercharge E-commerce identity.
- USA Today Co. (NYSE: TDAY) is celebrating its rebrand from Gannett with CEO Mike Reed joining NYSE Live to talk about the move and how it could impact the firm.
- Reckoner Capital Management Co-Founder and CEO John Kim will join Taking Stock this afternoon to share more about the products the firm is offering to investors.
Opening Bell
USA Today Co. (NYSE: TDAY) celebrates its rebrand and ticker change
Closing Bell
Reckoner Capital celebrates the listing of its new ETFs
For market insights, IPO activity, and today's opening bell, download the NYSE TV App: TV.NYSE.com
Video - https://mma.prnasia.com/media2/2905158/NYSE_Feb_17_Market_Update_Video.mp4
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NYSE Content Update: USA TODAY Co. Rings Opening Bell to Celebrate Rebrand
