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Coinbase says a former customer service agent was arrested in India, following a May breach where hackers bribed contractors to access sensitive customer data (Muyao Shen/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202…

Unlike his predecessors,
Trump does not even pretend that his imperialism serves any purpose nobler than American domination
For Trump, “America first” didn’t imply any legal or moral opposition to foreign invasions.
To the contrary, he criticized Bush for not seizing Iraq’s oil.
He denounced regime change and nation building because they allegedly expended American blood and treasure on behalf of non-Americans.
Instead, Trump promised short wars in which onl…

Pro-Russian hackers claim attack on French postal service operator https://therecord.media/pro-russia-hackers-claim-attack-la-poste

Study reveals hidden 'chemical currency' fueling the ocean's carbon cycle #ocean

Study reveals hidden 'chemical currency' fueling the ocean's carbon cycle
A new study, led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Columbia University, identifies a diverse set of molecules released by marine phytoplankton that fuel microbial life and help drive Earth's carbon cycle. While scientists know that carbon is moved through an invisible network of phytoplankton and other microbes in the surface ocean, the specific compounds have long been a mystery. These compounds are small, chemically difficult to detect in salty seawater, and are rapidly consu…

🥨 Biofilm streamers harden under flow, making bacterial infections harder to treat
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-biofilm-streamers-harden-bacterial-infections.html

Biofilm streamers harden under flow, making bacterial infections harder to treat
Whether in the human body or on surfaces, bacteria protect themselves from outside attackers using biofilms. Physicist Eleonora Secchi is researching how these slime-like protective films are formed, with the aim of making it easier to remove pathogenic bacteria.

Trump’s IRS chief reorganizes tax agency days before filing season
The Internal Revenue Service will reorganize its senior ranks
days before this year’s tax filing season opens
and try to use technology to become more efficient,
the Trump administration’s IRS leader Frank Bisignano told The Washington Post on Tuesday.

Administration officials named Bisignano the IRS’s chief executive,
a role that does not formally exist in the agency’s governing structur…

Trump’s IRS chief reorganizes tax agency days before filing season
The Trump administration’s IRS chief, Frank Bisignano, is reorganizing the tax agency ahead of the upcoming tax filing season.

Ryan Coogler's Sinners breaks the Academy Awards' nomination record with 16 nominations, surpassing the previous record of 14, held by three films (Clayton Davis/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/sinners-oscars-nominations-record…

'Sinners' Breaks Oscar Nominations Record With 16 Nods
"Sinners" breaks the all-time Oscar nominations record with 16 nods.

I don't understand figure skating.
Like, I don't understand how it's physically possible. You're on an extremely slippery surface that you can't even stand on, but you're standing on thin steel blades. And then you're moving _backwards_. And then you're *jumping* and *spinning* without getting dizzy and falling over. And then you're landing without snapping your ankles and still moving.
Most other sports have nothing on that.

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is running into some serious issues while overhauling his financial services company, #Block.
Earlier this month, the company started laying off its staff as part of what Bloomberg characterized as an “efficiency push,”
potentially affecting up to ten percent of the company’s workforce.
It’s been a painful, drawn-out process that could drag on for weeks, sources to…

Jack Dorsey’s New Company Falling Apart as It Forces Employees to Use AI
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is running into some serious issues while overhauling his financial services company, Block.

There are some changes for the 2026 tax filing season that people who are 65 years of age and older should be aware of.
The most recent being the enhanced deduction for seniors
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/2026-filing-season-updates-and-resources-for-…