Fortnite has returned to Google Play worldwide after Epic Games and Google updated billing policies, restoring access for millions of players. Meanwhile, in the tech investment world, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed that the company's $30 billion investment in OpenAI may be their last, ruling out a $100 billion commitment due to OpenAI's upcoming IPO.

In sports, security concerns arose as two curling stones were stolen from the Cortina venue just hours before the Winter Paralympics competition, casting a shadow over the games' start. On the geopolitical front, debris from a recent NATO interception of an Iranian ballistic missile was found in Turkiye, highlighting ongoing regional tensions.

Developing: The investigation into the stolen curling stones and potential impact on Winter Paralympics events is ongoing.