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A study of 12K EU companies finds AI adoption increases labor productivity by 4% on average in the EU, with no evidence of reduced employment in the short run (CEPR)
https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/how-ai-affecting-productivity-and-jobs-europe

The U.S. Department of Justice said Sunday it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apparently serves as a pastor.
A livestreamed video posted on the Facebook page of Black Lives Matter Minnesota -- one of the protest’s organizers -- shows a group of people interrupting services at the Cities Church in St. Paul by chanting
“ICE out” and “Justice for Renee Good.”

DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor
The U.S. Department of Justice says it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apparently serves as a pastor. A livestreamed video posted on the Facebook page of Black Lives Matter Minnesota shows a group of people interrupting services at the Cities Church in St. Paul by chanting “ICE out.” The protesters allege that one of the church’s pastors also leads the local ICE fiel…

Analyst predicts Cowboys’ next big payday could fuel Dak Prescott’s MVP run https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/analyst-predicts-cowboys-next-big-payday-could-fuel-dak-prescott-s-mvp-run

Not that you needed another reason but …
https://krcgtv.com/news/nation-world/california-protester-left-blind-in-one-eye-is-among-string-of-violent-run-ins-with-ice

California protester left blind in one eye is among string of violent run-ins with ICE
A 21-year-old college student who said he was blinded in one eye by a projectile fired by a federal officer during a Southern California protest said he faces a

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mobilizes state National Guard amid ongoing protests (CNN)
https://cnn.com/2026/01/17/us/ice-shooting-minneapolis-protests-renee-good-hnk
http://www.memeorandum.com/260117/p42#a260117p42

In Zeiten des sozialen Kahlschlags und der kultivierten Empörung entschleunigt die dänische Serie „Pörni“ und verbreitet Wärme, indem sie konsequent fragt, was wäre, wenn wir helfen würden. Ganz, ganz große #Serienempfehlung, auch und gerade für die Feiertage und für zwischen den Jahren.
(Pörni = Spitzname der Protagonistin)

Compute startup Andromeda raised new funding from Paradigm at a $1.5B valuation, bringing Paradigm's total to $60M; it passed a $100M revenue run rate in 2025 (Upstarts Media)
https://www.upstartsmedia.com/p/andromeda-ai-compute-startup-raises-60m
…

AI Compute Startup Andromeda Raises $60M At $1.5B Valuation
Led by Wil Moushey, the startup is backed by Paradigm and NFDG, the firm founded by Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross, and connects leading AI startups to GPU access.

We picked every game of an NFL March Madness bracket -- and a 6-seed made the Final Four

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-march-madness-bracket-prediction/

💸 Prediction market firms could be making $10 billion in yearly revenue by 2030, Citizens Bank says
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/24/from-niche-to-usd3-billion-run-rate-prediction-markets-eye…

Prediction market firms could be making $10 billion in yearly revenue by 2030, Citizens Bank says
The bank said rising volumes, tighter market structure and early institutional engagement are pushing prediction markets beyond their gambling roots toward a new asset class.

If Democrats in Congress have any chance at
reining in how
Immigration and Customs Enforcement operates
under Trump,
⭐️it’s right now.
Lawmakers in both parties and both chambers are set to work over the weekend
to try to reach a
👉deal for funding the Department of Homeland Security,
which includes ICE.
Like other federal agencies, DHS is set to run out of funding by Jan. 30,
and lawmakers are racing to pass bills to ensure all ag…

Democrats’ Best Hope To Rein In ICE Is Right Now
Even if it’s not by very much.