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Trump administration indefinitely pauses immigrant visa processing for 75 nations (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/14/trump-immigration-visa-processing-pause/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzY4MzY2ODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzY5NzQ5MTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NjgzNjY4MDAsImp0aSI6IjgwNmI2ZjI1LWVlNWYtNDBlYS1hNmZhLTcyNzY2ZGU1ZGUwNiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9pbW1pZ3JhdGlvbi8yMDI2LzAxLzE0L3RydW1wLWltbWlncmF0aW9uLXZpc2EtcHJvY2Vzc2luZy1wYXVzZS8ifQ.yK2tzz4Wq0IbYG9zt9mc_Wz4KM09TgPEFBCFQFVpdcs&itid=gfta
http://www.memeorandum.com/260115/p4#a260115p4

10 Years of Let's Encrypt #Certificates
https://letsencrypt.org/2025/12/09/10-years
Mindblowing statistics of this extremely important project, delivering

SuperCircle, which offers an AI-powered reverse logistics and recycling management service for retail brands, raised a $24M Series A led by Foundry Group (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/10/supercircle-raises-24m…

SuperCircle raises $24M+ to scale AI-driven textile waste platform - SiliconANGLE
SuperCircle raises $24M+ to scale AI-driven textile waste platform - SiliconANGLE

Top 10 NFL games of the 2025 season: Which NFC thriller ranked No. 1? https://www.nfl.com/news/top-10-nfl-games-of-the-2025-season-which-nfc-thriller-ranked-no-1

I wish we had more people writing more sophisticated concerns about the harms of AI.
"Slop" criticism is important because I think many of us feel we are being gaslit into believing that generative AI is currently creating quality creative output, while Al (henceforth Alfred) is overwhelmingly creating mediocre quality creative work.
Every past winter, Alfred survives in a more focused and refined form. Eliza was a toy chatbot of the 1960s, but what emerged from that is…

A questão pedia para utilizar derivadas para esboçar o gršfico de uma função de terceiro grau. Como a derivada é uma função de segundo grau, eu esperava que os alunos calculassem as raízes e aí, a partir da concavidade da paršbola, descobrissem aonde a derivada era positiva ou negativa. Mas a aluna, depois de obter os pontos críticos, simplesmente calculou o valor da função em pontos aleatórios entre os pontos críticos. Sem explicação do que estava fazendo. A princípio eu achei que ela estav…

#Kundenglücklichmachungsposteinlieferungsgeräusch in der Abflugzone.

Grünes Licht für Microsoft 365 in Hessens Verwaltung
Microsoft 365 kann laut hessischem Datenschutzbeauftragten datenschutzkonform eingesetzt werden – unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen.
https://www.

Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp that renamed itself in the Metaverse craze less than five years ago, is reducing its Metaverse activity by 10% and laying off some 1500 employees.
https://www.uploadvr.com/meta-reportedly-laying-off-over-10…

RE: https://bewegung.social/@berlinwerbefrei/115892321520729039
Wichtige Initiative welche überall umgesetzt werden kann und soll!

"I don't know anything about Angola...
...but Angola's in trouble."
- Charles Barkley

Präsidentenwahl: Kommt ein Pinochet 2.0?
Bei der Stichwahl in #Chile ist der rechte Kandidat José Antonio Kast Favorit. Er orientiert sich an ökonomischen Positionen aus der Zeit der Diktatur.
https://www.

Yield Sec: the top 10 pirate sports streaming sites in the UK, largely funded by ads from unlicensed gambling operators, had 1.6B views in H1 2025, up 33% YoY (Olivia Solon/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…

Based on the evidence from the Ayatollahs and MAGAs, I’m starting to think that when a person is accused of being a “terrorist” that’s probably evidence that they’re an admirable person.

Not to be alarmist, but VHS will be FIFTY YEARS old next year.
https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/115723856261738924

Das #Rezept des Tages:
Das klassische #Putenfrikassee, das viele nur aus der Tiefkühltruhe als #Fertiggericht kennen, lässt sich auch selbst kochen. 🍲🦃

Putenfrikassee
Viele Leute kennen Putenfrikassee heutzutage nur aus der Tiefkühltruhe oder Dose. Schon mal auf die ganzen Designerchemie in der Zutatenliste geguckt? Braucht mal alles nicht.Meine Oma hat Putenfrikassee und...

“We are f—”: 10 Ukrainians with drones wipe out two NATO battalions in war game - Euromaidan Press
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/13/nato-exercise-reveals-alliance-cant-survive-ukraine-style-drone-warfare/

Redebeitrag zum 12.10.2023 von der Gira Zapatista Gruppe Hamburg
Redebeitrag zum 12.10.2023 von der gira zapatista Gruppe Hamburg
12.10: GLOBALER AKTIONSTAG GEGEN NEOKOLONIALISMUS
Es gibt nichts zu feiern! Seit dem Massenmord durch die spanische Besatzung von Abya Yala, auch Lateinamerika genannt, wird die offizielle Geschichte von 1492 bis heute mit dem Blut indigener Pueblos auf der ganz

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"Indeed, this budget would put ICE as the 14th most well-funded military in the world, right between Ukraine and Israel. "
I think this is just ICE and does not include the FBI or ATF or National Guard or other federal police forces.
https://www.techdirt.com/2…

David Loggan spent 12 years sketching & engraving the town & colleges of Cambridge before publishing his book of plates in 1690 as 'Cantabrigia Illustrata'. Background: https://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/2025/10/david-loggans-views-of-ca…

David Loggan’s views of Cambridge: An extraordinary visual testimony of 17th century Cambridge
By Dr N. Henry The Museum of Cambridge has on display, on the first floor, an antique print of David Loggan’s views of Cambridge from the east and the west. This print was once part of Cantabrigia …

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Here’s the best info I have (which seems to be corroborated despite the scammy “CRIME” account name): now reported to be just one person hit, in the thigh. My guess is that the press will be picking up now and we won’t get really clear info until the dust has settled.
Will stop posting more from the chat rumor mill at this point unless I hear a really important correction.

EEG changes associated with hallucinations caused by Charles Bonnet Syndrome https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2025.1697094/full "reduced α power in occipital electrodes at the onset of the hallucinations&q…

Frontiers | EEG changes associated with hallucinations caused by Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) is characterised by the presence of visual hallucinations following visual loss in many patients. The neuropathophysiology of C...

Russia hits supermarket in Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine, injures at least 6, including child: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/14/russia-hits-supermarket-in-zaporizhzhia.html

npmx
A fast, modern browser for the npm registry.
./ #javascript #npm

npmx - Package Browser for the npm Registry
a fast, modern browser for the npm registry. Search, browse, and explore packages with a modern interface.

"My approach to acting is that I am totally intuitive. I read the script and I get it. If I don't get it, I can't do it."
—Morgan Freeman
#acting #coaching #inspiration

The Paper Factory: How Academia Turned Research into Production — From publish-or-perish pressure to the erosion of creativity in modern science https://research-reviewer.blogspot.com/2025/10/publish-or-perish-research.html

The Paper Factory: How Academia Turned Research into Production — From publish-or-perish pressure to the erosion of creativity in modern science
An in-depth reflection on how the ‘publish or perish’ culture, precarious work, and academic metrics have turned research into a paper factory — an...

In case you ever wondered what it costs to sell an item on Ebay Australia but with a German Ebay account. Yes, that's entirely possible and the system handles it all beautifully. Kudos to the programmers who had to work this out.
As you can probably see, I'm not doing this for profit, but for fun and to prevent waste.
Are you into old Pokémon stuff? Everything is $5 now: …

Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether
two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month,
as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said Friday that
his agency opened a joint probe with the Justice Department after video evidence revealed
“sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements”

Feds investigating if ICE officers lied about a Minneapolis shooting
Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said Friday that his agency had opened a joint probe with the Justice Department after video evidence revealed “sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements” about the shooting of one of t…

Today there’s the virtual birthday 🎁 party 🎉 for the first 25 years of #Wikipedia
You can join!
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Wikipedia_25_Virtual_Celebratio…

If you want to look at digital sovereignty in a structured way, the "Cloud Sovereignty Framework" is a good way to start.
https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/09579818-64a6-4dd5-9577-446ab6219113_en

from my link log —
The Arm64 memory tagging extension in Linux.
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/834289/a8f6c7c67ccca2c3/
saved 2020-10-19 https…

RE: #TheForkiverse is not yet a week old and was intended for a maximum of 2000 users. Before the week is …

STM32MP2 bringup update: after fixing some weird linker things with weak symbols that per documentation should never have worked and yet somehow never bit me until now, I have a C stub running on the M33 out of RAM (no flash boot, you have to JTAG/SWD load it for now).
It turns on three of the four LEDs on the devkit, for reasons currently unknown the fourth LED doesn't work. My only guess is that it's in the VDDIO3 domain and I might not yet have turned that on due to PMIC c…

Inequality is a problem on the scale of climate change, say eminent economists https://www.politico.eu/article/inequality-global-problem-needs-global-answer-say-eminent-economists/

Die Deutsche #Umwelthilfe fordert per Vollstreckungsantrag die Umsetzung des Nitrat Urteils zum Schutz des #Grundwasser.
Trotz klarer Vorgaben des Bundesverwaltungsgerichts liegt kein wirksames Aktionsprogramm vor. Stattdessen schlägt das

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Muss heute beim #mdRzA durch Farbe gefahren sein. 😒 Wenigstens passt sie zur Rahmenfarbe vom #Brompton. 🤪

Spadaro: 10 takeaways from a dominant win over the Raiders https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/raiders-eagles-10-takeaways-from-a-dominant-win-jalen-hurts-brandon-graham

#FotoVorschlag 'Adventliches' / Advent
My wife was gifted two #Lego sets. And this was one of it. It fits super cool to the season and into our appartement.
Happy third #advent if…

"From Denmark to the UK: Why European cities are installing red street lighting"
#Denmark #UK #Europe

Red street lamps are protecting light-shy creatures across Europe
The change in colour is part of a scheme to reduce the effects of light pollution, particularly on nocturnal animals.

Gaur futbola al dago? Ze internet super-ultra-mega-hyper txarto doa...

RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@stefano/115716905758059408
I expect BSDisms to be dropped at some point.
The newer FreeBSD pkgbase is slowly getting to being able to upgrade the whole system, so the mess with many tools is solved. It's catching u…

Tesla is recalling over 10,000 Powerwall 2 batteries due to burn risks https://www.theverge.com/news/820123/tesla-recall-uscpsc-powerwall-2-batteries-overheat-fire-burn-hazard

xAI und X reagieren auf Grok-Kritik: Maßnahmen gegen anzügliche KI-Bilder
Nach anhaltender Kritik an anzüglichen KI-Bildern, die mit Grok erstellt wurden, reagieren xAI und X. Doch es gibt Zweifel an der Unmittelbarkeit der Maßnahmen.

Federal agent shoots man officials say assaulted officer in Minneapolis, prompting protests (CNN)
https://cnn.com/2026/01/14/us/minneapolis-person-shot-federal-agent
http://www.memeorandum.com/260115/p5#a260115p5

Outset, which develops AI agents that help Microsoft and other companies conduct customer research and surveys, raised a $30M Series B led by Radical Ventures (Chris Metinko/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/202…

Exclusive: Customer research startup Outset raises $30M
Radical Ventures led the round.

Unusual GenAI application: Snarky answers to shitty emails.
#genAI

I Hope This Email Finds You Before I Do
I Hope This Email Finds You Before I Do

Only using a CRT and playing from VHS gives you the rich analog sound and picture that the filmmakers intended.
I’m hearing and seeing so many details that get lost in the digital harshness of Ultra HD Blu-ray.

RE: https://flipboard.com/@tagesspiegel/tagesspiegel-nachrichten-s5m3i3qjz/-/a-JxXYCBPnT_2eSsfkotaGgw:a:2598872424-/0
Auch dies ist nicht 'umstritten', sondern in vielen Fäll…

"The Value of Public Domain Day"
a thoughtful piece on the economics and the loss by our overzealous locking up of our culture.
https://www.authorsalliance.org/2026/01/01/the-value-of-public-domain-day/
but please celebra…

Just wrote this:
"Real American citizens would never encounter such an un-American experience, and rest assured if you do get taken, maimed or killed by ICE, or ICE-like forces, you weren't really an American to start with, were you?"
https://stuff.davidaugust.com/ice-didn

Ice Didn’t Do What They Did and Do
A statement from the US Department of Homeland Security: "Guys, guys, except for all the times we have targeted, arrested, unlawfully detained, been violent with, and hurt American Citizens, ICE doesn't do those things to American citizens. We should be grateful that ICE is doing the vital work of culling

Der Bundestag beriet über die Weiterentwicklung der #Treibhausgasminderungsquote im #Verkehrssektor.
Der Entwurf sieht vor, die Minderungspflicht bis 2040 schrittweise auf 59 Prozent zu erhöhen und den Anteil erneuerbarer

Deutscher Bundestag - Weiterentwicklung der Treibhausgasminderungs-Quote
Der Bundestag berät am Mittwoch, 25. Februar 2026, den Entwurf der Bundesregierung für ein Zweites Gesetz zur Weiterentwicklung der Treibhausgasminderungs-Quote (THG-Quote, 21/4083)....

Renner's 2026 NFL mock draft 5.0: Giants trade No. 1 pick as QBs, edge rushers take over top 10

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2026-nfl-mock-draft-gia…

Over 177,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/14/over-russian-soldiers-killed-in.html

Netflix unveils its first two original video podcasts: The White House by Michael Irvin, launching January 19, and The Pete Davidson Show, launching January 30 (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/861971/netflix-original-podcasts-pete…

Netflix’s first original podcasts star Pete Davidson and Michael Irvin
Netflix is planning to debut its first original video podcasts, featuring comedian Pete Davidson and former NFL star Michael Irvin.

"Ministers hielden alarmerend rapport over veiligheid op de Noordzee achter."
https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/ministers-hielden-alarmerend-rapport-over-vei…

Ministers hielden alarmerend rapport over veiligheid op de Noordzee achter
De kans op sabotage van essentiële infrastructuur op de Noordzee, zoals kabels en windmolens, groeit. Maar waar meldingen van sabotage naartoe moeten, is vaak niet helder. Ook wie de leiding heeft als het misgaat, is onduidelijk. Dat staat in een in opdracht van de Kamer opgesteld rapport dat al negen maanden af was, maar pas vorige week werd gepubliceerd.

Journalists of color on being laid off amid Trump’s anti-DEI push:
It's not just a coincidence
Black and brown former employees from CBS, NBC and Teen Vogue talk about the effects of being let go
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/d

"In summary, #AGI, as commonly conceived, will not happen because it ignores the physical constraints of computation, the exponential costs of linear progress, and the fundamental limits we are already encountering. Superintelligence is a fantasy because it assumes that intelligence can recursively self-improve without bound, ignoring the physical and economic realities that constrain all systems. …

Studie: Deutsche Firmen machen 5,5 Prozent des Umsatzes mit Videospielen aus
Der Branchenverband game hat eine Studie zur deutschen Spielebranche veröffentlicht. Sie ist demnach seit 2018 stark gewachsen, hat aber noch Aufholpotenzial.

‘A whole lost culture’: the Irishman reviving the forgotten sport of stone lifting
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/14/stone-lifting-sport-irish-culture-indiana-stones

‘A whole lost culture’: the Irishman reviving the forgotten sport of stone lifting
For centuries in Ireland lifting huge boulders was a way to test strength and bond communities, says Instagram sensation Indiana Stones

A31 durch Schienen ersetzen, do it!

Abortion opponents warn Trump: Hold the line or risk midterms 'devastation' (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/15/abortion-opponents-revamp-their-midterms-plans-as-rift-with-trump-widens-00729224
http://www.memeorandum.com/260115/p6#a260115p6

AWS launches European Sovereign Cloud, creating a new parent company for its sovereign cloud that will be locally controlled in the EU and run by EU citizens (Arjun Kharpal/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/amazon-sovereign-cloud-europe-expansion.html<…

Amazon launches its 'sovereign' cloud in Europe and plots expansion
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) European Sovereign Cloud will be "physically and logically separate" from other AWS regions, the company said.

DLSS 4.5: Nvidia-App mit neuen Funktionen jetzt für alle Nutzer
Mit DLSS 4.5 werden Spiele detailreicher hochskaliert als in vorherigen Versionen. Die neue Version steht jetzt für alle Nutzer der Nvidia-App bereit.

White House 'deeply concerned' about Chinese super-embassy's secret rooms (Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/01/13/us-trump-china-mega-embassy-uk/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260114/p170#a260114p170

Das Projekt #PV4Rail untersucht, wie #Solarstrom direkt in das #Bahnstromnetz der Deutschen Bahn eingespeist werden kann.
Forschende entwickelten einen speziellen

An interview with IMG President Adam Kelly on streaming platforms' increasing share of sports media rights, live sports as an antidote to AI content, and more (Josh Noble/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/d03bef02-0cf6-4aee-a4ab-0455cdca98cd

NFL Week 15: Seven surprises that shaped the 2025 playoff race https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-week-15-surprises-that-shaped-the-2025-playoff-race

A profile of ASML, Europe's most valuable company, as it prepares for a transition to High NA EUV, with high-volume manufacturing expected in 2027 and 2028 (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-1…

Personal Intelligence: Googles Gemini wird noch persönlicher
Gemini wird ein KI-Assistent, der Kontext versteht – basierend auf Gmail, Fotos, Such-Historie und YouTube-Verlauf. Zunächst als Beta-Version.
https:…

Lena Schilling setzt beim Wiener #Opernball ein sichtbares Zeichen für #Klimaschutz und mehr #Gerechtigkeit.
Ihr Kleid mit der Aufschrift tax the rich save the climate lenkt den Blick…

Grüne EU-Abgeordnete mit 'Tax the rich'-Kleid beim Opernball
Beim Wiener Opernball rechnete Lena Schilling mit Österreichs Superreichen ab und forderte die Rückkehr zu einem aus ihrer Sicht fairen Erbschaftssteuermodell.

BNP Paribas analysis: Anthropic saw visits to its site jump 6.5% after its Super Bowl ad and DAUs jump 11% post-game, outperforming other AI companies (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/13/anthropic-open-ai-super-bowl-ads.html

Anthropic got an 11% user boost from its OpenAI-bashing Super Bowl ad, data shows
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticized Anthropic's Super Bowl ad campaign, which took a swipe at the ChatGPT maker's decision to bring ads to the platform.

heise | Homey Pro Mini im Test: Lokale Steuerzentrale als Home-Assistant-Alternative
HomeKit ist Ihnen zu eingeschränkt, Home Assistant zu kompliziert? Dann könnte der neue Homey Pro Mini das Richtige für Ihr Smart Home sein.

Sources: TSMC plans to invest another $100B to build four more US fabs to ensure tariff-free chip sales; analysis: its Arizona site has land for four more fabs (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/b715b003-1d10-46d4-a02d-1c5969d0dbf8

Zum Abend noch einige der heute besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Schuko-Stecker offiziell solartauglich: DIN für Balkonkraftwerke ist fertig

Noch einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Mozilla kündigt "KI-Fenster" für Firefox an
https://www.

India partners with Alibaba.com to help Indian startups and small businesses reach overseas buyers, highlighting its selective engagement with Chinese platforms (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/india-…

India partners with Alibaba.com for export push despite past China tech bans | TechCrunch
India turns to Alibaba.com's B2B network of 50 million buyers in 200 countries to help businesses scale global exports.

Appfigures: global consumer spending in mobile apps on the App Store and Google Play rose 21.6% YoY to $155.8B in 2025, but app downloads dropped 2.7% to 106.9B (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/app-…

App downloads declined again in 2025, but consumer spending soared to nearly $156B | TechCrunch
Global app downloads were down, but consumer spending was up to nearly $156B in 2025.

DTCC: credit default swaps tied to a handful of US tech groups have climbed 90% since early September, as investors seek ways to protect against an AI debt bust (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/c5f9380e-df86-42a9-a387-a0d5e04ad45f

London-based PolyAI, which makes call center AI voice assistants, raised an $86M Series D led by Georgian, Hedosophia, and Khosla, after raising $50M in 2024 (John Reynolds/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2025/12/15/polyai-raises-86m/

PolyAI raises $86M
London-based AI startup PolyAI has raised $86m in a Series D funding round.The funding round in the AI assistant developer for call centres was co-led by existing investors Canadian B2B software investor Georgian, London-based investor Hedosophia and US VC firm Khosla Ventures.Additional investors were NVentures (Nvidia’s VC arm), Sands Capital, Squarepoint Ventures, Citi Ventures, Point72 Ventures and the British Business Bank, which invested £15m ($20.1m). The British Business Bank is also…

Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Mehr als 10.000 Docker-Hub-Images enthalten geheime Zugangsdaten

Filing: Reddit says in its lawsuit against Australia's social media ban that it is "a collection of public fora" and social interaction isn't its "sole purpose" (Lauren Edmonds/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/reddit-leg…

Reddit is arguing it's a 'collection of public fora' and not a social media company. Here's why.
In a lawsuit challenging an Australian law barring children under 16 from having social media accounts, Reddit argues it's not a social media company.

Zum Abend noch einige der heute besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Mehr als 10.000 Docker-Hub-Images enthalten geheime Zugangsdaten

Qargo, which offers a cloud-based transport management service for carriers, freight forwarders, and third-party logistics, raised a $33M Series B led by Sofina (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2025/12/11/qargo-expands-ai-driven-transpor…

Qargo expands AI-driven transport management with $33M Series B
Qargo, an intelligent transport management system (TMS), has raised $33 million in a Series B funding round led by Sofina, with participation from existing investor Balderton Capital. The round follows Qargo’s rapid expansion across key European logistics hubs over the last 18 months. This latest investment brings Qargo’s total funding to $54 million.Founded in 2020, Qargo is a cloud-based transport management platform designed for carriers, freight forwarders, and 3PLs. It helps log…

The US FTC, along with 21 states and DC, files an amended complaint against Uber, alleging deceptive billing and cancellation practices related to Uber One (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-ftc-21-states-file-…

Cloudflare 2025 report: global internet traffic grew 19% in 2025, ChatGPT was the most popular AI service, global traffic from Starlink grew 2.3x, and more (Cloudflare)
https://radar.cloudflare.com/year-in-review/2025

GM is adding native Apple Music to select vehicles, and rolls out support for digital keys, after it started phasing out CarPlay in 2023 (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/transportation/844697/gm-cadillac-chevy-apple-music-native

Cadillac and Chevy are getting native Apple Music
GM is bringing native Apple Music to Cadillac and Chevy vehicles, thanks to its decision to block Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Sources: xAI has created an enterprise AI sales group, but xAI's lack of experience in selling to big businesses is holding potential customers back (Theo Wayt/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/xai-uphill-battle-selling-grok-busine…

Why xAI Has an Uphill Battle Selling Grok to Businesses
Elon Musk’s xAI wants companies around the world to buy its Grok AI models as it tries to build a moneymaking business. To get there, xAI has created an enterprise AI sales group over the past half-year that has expanded to more than a dozen people. But xAI’s lack of experience in selling to big ...

Lidar manufacturer Luminar files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and says it reached a deal to sell its semiconductor subsidiary to Quantum Computing Inc. for $110M (Reshmi Basu/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202…

Volvo Supplier Luminar Files Bankruptcy After Contract Dispute
Luminar Technologies Inc, which manufactures laser-based sensors for cars, filed for bankruptcy shortly after it lost a contract with Swedish carmaker Volvo AB.

Mexico-based fintech Plata raised up to $500M in a financing deal arranged by Nomura Securities International, as it moves toward becoming a full-fledged bank (Prakhar Srivastava/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/plata-raises-up-500…

Google is shutting down its dark web monitoring tool, launched in 2024 to alert users when their personal info is detected on the dark web, on February 16, 2026 (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2025/12/15/google-dark-web-report-shutting-down/<…

Google is shutting down its ‘Dark web report’ tool after just over a year
One of the lesser-known features that Google offers is a “Dark Web Report” monitoring tool, but it’s about to shut...

NY-based Octane, which offers "instant" financing for large recreational and lifestyle purchases, raised a $100M Series F at a post-money valuation of $1.3B (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)
https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/re

Exclusive: Octane Lands $100M Series F At $1.3B Valuation To Help People Finance Large Lifestyle And...
Octane, a startup that offers “instant” financing for large recreational and lifestyle purchases, has raised $100 million in a Series F round with a post-money valuation of $1.3 billion, it tells Crunchbase News exclusively.

Nvidia announces it has acquired SchedMD, the developer of Slurm, an open-source workload management system for HPC and AI (Arsheeya Bajwa/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/nvidia-buys-ai-software-provider-schedmd-expan…

The Trump administration launches US Tech Force to recruit ~1,000 staffers from Apple, Meta, xAI, and others for two-year stints to modernize the government (Natalie Alms/Nextgov/FCW)
https://www.nextgov.com/people/2025/12/tru…

Trump admin launches US Tech Force to recruit temporary workers after shedding thousands this year
Some of the recruits to government service will be on leaves of absence from private sector companies while working for government — a setup that raises ethical questions about conflicts of interest.

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon's rivalry is moving beyond ads with explicit customer poaching efforts and lawsuits; AT&T twice blocked T-Mobile's Easy Switch tool (Patience Haggin/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/busi…

Survey: 41% of US teens aged 13 to 17 support a ban on middle and high school students from using phones in class while 51% oppose it; 73% oppose a full-day ban (Pew Research Center)
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/20

About 4 in 10 teens support cellphone bans in classrooms; fewer back all-day restrictions
About one-in-five teens support banning cellphones during the entire school day, including at lunch and between classes.

Yield Sec: the top 10 pirate sports streaming sites in the UK, largely funded by ads from unlicensed gambling operators, had 1.6B views in H1 2025, up 33% YoY (Olivia Solon/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…