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SEC filing: Liftoff withdraws its IPO filing without specifying a reason, less than two weeks after the mobile ad platform postponed plans to price its IPO (Anthony Hughes/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-0…

Seahawks trounce 49ers with 'demoralizing' rushing attack, 'unbelievable' defense https://www.nfl.com/news/seahawks-trounce-49ers-with-demoralizing-rushing-attack-unbelievable-defense

SEC filing: WBD says the Ellisons offered David Zaslav a compensation package of several hundred million dollars, which Zaslav said was inappropriate to discuss (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/ins

Inside the Fractious WBD-Paramount Deal Talks Between Ellison, Zaslav
WBD presented a chronology of events and meetings that occurred, leading to its deal to sell Warner Bros. studios and HBO Max to Netflix, following by David Ellison’s hostile takeover bid and the WBD board’s official rejection of the $30/share bid on Dec. 17.

H5N1 bird flu kills more than 50 skuas in first Antarctica wildlife die off #Antarctica

H5N1 bird flu kills more than 50 skuas in first Antarctica wildlife die off
For the first time, deadly H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed as the cause of a wildlife die-off in Antarctica, killing more than 50 skuas during the 2023–2024 summers. Researchers on an Antarctic expedition found the virus ravaging these powerful seabirds, with some suffering severe neurological symptoms—twisted necks, circling behavior, and even falling from the sky. While penguins and fur seals were examined, skuas emerged as the primary victims, especially on Beak Island, where a mass die…

I woke up angry today.
ICE spokesperson Lindsay Williams is a liar, who is bad at lying.
“Asked if the ICE officers chased Lopez, Williams said: ‘Chased? I wouldn’t say that. They followed him until he crashed.’”
Wouldn’t say that? How about: ICE was committing crime (their standard procedure), someone died, they’re the killers. Your people killed a school teacher, Williams.
Have the day you deserve, you apologist scum.

Driver fleeing ICE traffic stop crashes, kills teacher near Georgia school
Authorities in Georgia say a Guatemalan driver fleeing a Georgia traffic stop by federal immigration officers crashed into another vehicle, killing a teacher who was headed to work. Oscar Vasquez Lopez, the 38-year-old driver accused of causing the Monday crash just outside Savannah, remained jailed Tuesday on vehicular homicide and other charges. Court records don't list an attorney for him. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson says officers were looking to enforce a 2024 deport…

2026 is being celebrated by Toho as Mothra Year, as this year marks both 65 years since Mothra first appeared on screen, and also 30 years since the Heisei-era Mothra trilogy.
Mothra's my girl (my wife knows, and she's okay with it). 😍
https://godzilla.com/blogs/news…

Venice, which develops identity security software, emerges from stealth after raising a $25M Series A led by IVP, following an $8M seed round (Meir Orbach/CTech)
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/sk5qcux00we

Rotem Lurie raises $25 million Series A for Venice, an identity security startup backed by Wiz founders
The Israeli company replaces static enterprise permissions with dynamic access control. 

Future free-agent WR Rashid Shaheed 'would love' to re-sign with Seahawks https://www.nfl.com/news/future-free-agent-wr-rashid-shaheed-would-love-to-re-sign-with-seahawks

SEC filing: Peter Thiel and Founders Fund have fully exited ETHZilla, down from a 7.5% stake in August 2025; ether is down 60% from its August 2025 peak (Sidhartha Shukla/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202…

Filing: Gemini says its COO, CFO, and chief legal officer are leaving; Cameron Winklevoss will take on many of the COO's duties; GEMI falls 10% (Olivier Acuna/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/

Gemini ousts COO, CFO and Chief Legal Officer after international exit and 25% staff cuts
Newly public crypto exchange Gemini Space Station Inc. said Marshall Beard, Dan Chen and Tyler Meade are departing effective immediately, days after the company announced plans to shut down U.K., EU and Australia operations and refocus on the U.S. and prediction markets.