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Elon Musk announces an xAI reorganization that "required parting ways with some people", after two xAI co-founders announced they were leaving this week (Lora Kolodny/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/musk-announces-xai-re-o…

Musk announces xAI re-org following co-founder departures, SpaceX merger
The reorganization "required parting ways with some people," Elon Musk said Wednesday on X.

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--CISA warns US infrastructure owners following Russian attack on Poland's power grid,
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CISA warns US infrastructure owners following Russian attack on Poland's power grid
Russia throttles Telegram accusing it of failing to protect personal data or combat crime, N. Korean hackers targeted crypto company with unique malware and multiple scams, Israel claims it foiled hundreds of Iranian cyberattacks, Microsoft issued fixes for six zero day flaws, much more

Following federal cuts to history-focused organizations, the president of the Canadian Historical Association, Colin Coates, sent this letter to Marc Miller, the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture.
One thing might not be obvious: Coates's reference to Carney's recent Quebec City speech suggests Canadians' need for historical context right now. He doesn't agree with Carney's claims. In fact, most Canadian historians would dispute them.

Canada-U.S.: why some snowbirds* are flying farther south
https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/article/didnt-like-us-canadians-snowbirds-say-tensions-between-canada-us-led-to-changes-in-travel-itinerary/
* “Snowbird” refers to Canadians who spend their winters in sunny climates, which include Florida, Arizona, Texas, as well as other sunny U.S. locales.
The climate has changed ...

Now the US has chosen an admirer of Putin as president, who subsequently halted aid to Ukraine, Europe stepped up, filling most of the gap.
https://www.kielinstitut.de/publications/news/ukraine-support-after-4-years-of-war-europe-steps-up/…

Coinbase plans to move its incorporation from Delaware to Texas, saying Delaware "once provided companies with consistency" but now has "unpredictable outcomes" (Ari Levy/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/12/coinbase-m

Coinbase moves incorporation to Texas from Delaware, following Musk's lead
Coinbase's legal chief wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that the crypto platform is moving its state of incorporation to Texas.

xAI co-founder Tony Wu says he "resigned", following co-founder Igor Babuschkin's exit in August 2025; Wu was in charge of reasoning and reported to Elon Musk (Juro Osawa/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/another-cofound…

Another Cofounder of Elon Musk’s xAI Resigns
Tony Wu, one of xAI’s cofounders, said he has resigned from Elon Musk’s AI company. Wu’s exit follows the departure last year of another xAI cofounder, Igor Babuschkin. “I will deeply miss the people,  the warrooms, and all those battles we have fought together,” Wu said in a post on X. “It’s time for my next chapter.” Wu, a computer scientist who got his doctorate from the University of

Sources and filings: Peter Thiel donated $3M to a group to beat California's wealth tax, the first of several expected major donations by tech leaders in 2026 (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/us/politics/peter-thiel-california-weal…

Thiel Gives $3 Million to Group Seeking to Block California Wealth Tax
More large donations from wealthy Silicon Valley figures are expected as they try to marshal opposition to a proposed ballot measure that would impose a new tax on billionaires.

Disney agrees to pay $2.75M to settle California AG Rob Bonta's 2024 lawsuit alleging Disney violated CCPA by failing to honor consumers' data opt-out requests (Alyssa Ray/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/publ

Disney Settles Streaming Data Suit From CA Attorney General for $2.75 Million
Disney settled the streaming data suit brought about by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, with the entertainment conglomerate set to make a $2.75 million payout.

Anthropic says its run-rate revenue hit $14B, growing over 10x annually in the past three years, and Claude Code's run-rate revenue hit $2.5B (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/anthropic-closes-30-billion-funding-r…

Anthropic closes $30 billion funding round as cash keeps flowing into top AI startups
After OpenAI raised the largest private tech financing round on record last year at over $40 billion, Anthropic is now second, with its $30 billion raise.