Matt Mahan, mayor of San Jose, announces run for governor of California
The former tech entrepreneur joins a sprawling but stagnant field to succeed Gavin Newsom
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/matt-mahan-sa…
Les Italiens exagèrent-ils quand ils expriment des doutes Š propos des enquêtes des autorités valaisannes? Clairement, il n’y a rien Š voir.
https://www.rts.ch/info/regions/valais/2026/article/videosurvei…
A newly expanded policy from the Trump administration could require travelers from five World Cup-qualified countries to front a bond of up to $15,000 in order to enter the United States for the tournament.
Visa bonds operate like security deposits:
a one-time payment meant to be refunded after a traveler exits the US under the terms of their visa.
The amounts generally run between $5,000 and $15,000, and are required for passport holders from certain countries to enter the…
Taking up all the remaining oxygen in the room right now is AI hype,
exemplified by Jared Kaplan, who is quoted in this article:
-- ⭐️ --
"I spoke to Jared Kaplan, co-founder of Anthropic, the company behind the chatbot Claude.
He was a physicist the last time we spoke.
As a grad student at Harvard in the 2000s, he worked with the renowned theorist Nima Arkani-Hamed to open up the new directions in amplitude research that are being actively pursued today.
Palantir Sues Swiss Magazine
For Accurately Reporting That
The Swiss Government Didn’t Want Palantir
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/27/palantir-sues-swiss-magazine-for-accurately-reporting-t…