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France says it plans to move government computers running Windows to Linux, to further reduce its reliance on US technology, without providing a timeline (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/france-to-ditch-windows-f…

France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech | TechCrunch
France's move to ditch Windows for Linux is its latest effort to reduce its reliance on American tech giants.

"10% of the ocean is protected. Now just 20% more to go"
#Oceans #Environment
https://

10% of the ocean is protected. Now just 20% more to go
More than 10% of the world’s ocean is now protected to some degree, marking significant progress in global ocean conservation efforts, according to an Apr. 1. annoucement from the U.N. Environment Programme’s World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). However, this accomplishment comes six years behind schedule, and experts warn that efforts must pick up speed to […]

**EPA to revoke finding underpinning all climate regulations**
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/epa-revoke-endangerment-finding-climate-regulations.html

❗️"10 ways to turn on a blocked STARLINK": Russians are desperate #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/ampquot-ways-to-turn-on.html

A world at war: Iran conflict goes global (Zachary Basu/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/10/world-war-iran-conflict-countries
http://www.memeorandum.com/260310/p103#a260310p103

US-Hyperscaler bekommen Gegenwind aus den Bundesstaaten
Sechs US-Bundesstaaten wollen den Bau neuer Rechenzentren stoppen. Microsoft bemüht sich um „gute Nachbarschaft“.
https://www.he…

What a surprise 😂
OpenAI Is Walking Away From Expanding Its Stargate Data Center With Oracle - Slashdot https://developers.slashdot.org/story/26/03/10/0510223/openai-is-walking-away-from-expanding-its-stargate…

Lenore Taylor, editor of Guardian Australia, is leaving the outlet after 13 years in senior roles and 10 years as editor; David Munk will serve as acting editor (Amanda Meade/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb

Asteroidal Activity among Meteor Datasets - Confirmed New “Rock-comet” Stream and Search for a Tidal-disruption Signature: #MeteorShower, and it comes from an asteroid getting broken down by the Sun: https://theconversation.com/i-found-a-new-meteor-shower-and-it-comes-from-an-asteroid-getting-broken-down-by-the-sun-277557

“Rule 50.2 of the Olympic Charter states: ‘No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas.’”
https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c309pj8d8qqo

NS Dutch Railways transfers part of its ICT from a Dutch supplier to an American-owned company, which offered a low price.

NS besteedt ict deels uit aan Amerikaanse leverancier
Strategische autonomie: Ondanks alle discussies over strategische autonomie kiest NS een Amerikaanse beheerder voor cruciale IT-diensten. „Als iedereen zo handelt als NS, bouwen we nooit eigen digitale infrastructuur.”

Nevada cites 10-year low for Super Bowl bets https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47888625/nevada-reports-10-year-low-super-bowl-bets

Oppo and OnePlus announce price increases for existing smartphone models starting March 16, citing the rising costs of components such as high-speed storage (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2026/03/10/oneplus-oppo-price-hikes-market-conditions/

OnePlus and Oppo will raise prices for existing smartphones starting next week
In the midst of frankly insane market conditions, Oppo and OnePlus have confirmed plans to raise prices of existing smartphones...

Ted Cruz, Tucker Carlson reignite feud over Iran war (Samuel Benson/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/10/ted-cruz-tucker-carlson-reignite-feud-as-iran-war-heats-up-00821384
http://www.memeorandum.com/260310/p104#a260310p104

Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Instagram & Co. schädlich für Kinder? Prozesswelle in den USA beginnt

The Belarusian woman at the center of Epstein’s final days: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/the-belarusian-woman-at-the.html

Pride Flag Is Taken Down From Stonewall Monument - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/us/pride-flag-stonewall-inn-monument.html

RE: https://esq.social/@SuffolkLITLab/116054463472872585
For Big Tech, “deleted” means setting deleted = false to deleted = true.

Filing: Microsoft files an amicus brief in support of Anthropic and advocates for a temporary restraining order to block the DOD's supply chain risk designation (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/10/microsoft-says-c…

Microsoft says court should temporarily block Pentagon's blacklist of Anthropic
Microsoft threw its support behind Anthropic and advocated for a temporary restraining order to the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation.

Shares of Kyndryl, the US company that will take control of the Dutch DigID digital identity app (if government doesn't prevent this) crash as the CFO leaves and the quarterly report is postponed.

De koers keldert van Kyndryl, het bedrijf dat Solvinity wil kopen
De koers van het Amerikaanse bedrijf Kyndryl is meer dan gehalveerd op Wall Street. Dat volgde op het nieuws dat de financiële topman van de IT-dienstverlener maandag opstapte en het bedrijf zijn volledige kwartaalrapport later indient, melden persbureaus. Kyndryl is een afsplitsing van IBM. Het bedrijf kwam recent in Nederland in het nieuws omdat Kyndryl het van oorsprong Nederlandse bedrijf…

Why even Ayatollah Khamenei opposed his impotent nepo baby son Mojtaba becoming Iran's next supreme leader (New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/03/10/world-news/ayatollah-khamenei-opposed-son-mojtaba-from-becoming-irans-next-supreme-leader/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260310/p105#a260310p105

Etappensieg für WhatsApp: EuGH ebnet Weg gegen Datenschutz-Millionenbußgelder
Unternehmen können direkt gegen Beschlüsse des Europäischen Datenschutzausschusses klagen – ein Erfolg für Meta vor dem EuGH im Streit über Milliardenstrafen.

After a backlash, Google adds a toggle to let Google Photos users return to the "classic" search experience instead of the newer AI-powered "Ask Photos" option (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/goog

Google gives in to users' complaints over AI-powered 'Ask Photos' search feature | TechCrunch
The option appears on the Google Photos Search screen and lets users pick which experience they want.

LIVE | 🚀 BALLISTICS FOR DEEP STRIKES: FP9 shifts the balance of war: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/live-ballistics-for-deep-strikes.html

I would have expected so much more from the Olympics… they always seemed like such a moral bunch. @… https://mastodon.ie/@EugeneMcParland/116056944…

Struggling to navigate the Epstein files? Here is a visual guide | Infographic News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/10/struggling-to-navigate-the-epstein-files-here-is-a-visual-guide?traffic_source=rss

Wegen Visa-Restriktionen: US-Techjobs boomen in Indien
Die restriktive Visa-Politik der Trump-Regierung entfaltet eine ungewollte Wirkung: US-Techkonzerne setzen verstärkt auf Personal in Indien statt den USA.
https:/…

Russia broke the energy ceasefire. The West can enforce one that lasts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/russia-broke-the-energy-ceasefire.html

Nitra, which offers a platform powered by AI agents to manage medical practices, raised a $50M Series B, bringing its total funding to $205M (Catherina Gioino/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/03/10/tim-hwang-nitra-funding-ai-healthcare-platform/

This Harvard dropout took a company public before 30. Now he’s raising $205M to fix the business side of medicine
Tim Hwang, who's also a former Obama campaign staffer, now has his sights set on a $10 billion valuation, and the numbers suggest he might not be bluffing.

Swedish woman files complaint in Paris after recognizing 'rapist' in Epstein files
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/02/10/swedish-woman-files-complaint-in-paris-after-recognizing-rapist-in-epstein-files_6750355_7.html

FDA backs away from RFK Jr.'s claims about drug's promise for autism patients (Carmen Paun/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/10/fda-backs-away-from-rfk-jr-s-claims-about-drugs-promise-for-autism-patients-00820221
http://www.memeorandum.com/260310/p71#a260310p71

Europa will Astronauten zum Mond senden und hat mehr Pläne
Europa liefert Technik für die Mondmissionen und hat eigene Pläne. Wann deutsche Astronauten dabei sein sollen und Europas Vorhaben auf dem Mond.
https:…

EU declines to speculate on Ukraine's entry date amid reports of 2027 push: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/eu-declines-to-speculate-on.html

Sources: Salesforce plans a record debt sale of up to $25B to fund its share buybacks; the company announced a $50B stock buyback program in February (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-10/salesforce-plans…

Wanting ICE to follow the Constitution is a bridge too far,
I guess...
Sen. Johnson hardens opposition to Dem DHS demands as shutdown looms
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/congress-ice-dhs-johnson-government-shutdown.html

Johnson says it's full steam ahead on tariff vote ban (Meredith Lee Hill/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/10/congress/johnson-tariff-vote-ban-00773143
http://www.memeorandum.com/260210/p69#a260210p69

In a preliminary ruling, a US judge orders Perplexity to stop using Comet browser to make purchases on behalf of users from password-protected Amazon accounts (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-10/amaz…

Ukraine moves its power grid underground to shield it from Russian attacks: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/ukraine-moves-its-power-grid.html

Massie hints at identities of alleged Epstein co-conspirators whose names were redacted - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/thomas-massie-epstein/

Capitol agenda: Democrats demand more from GOP on DHS (Calen Razor/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/10/congress/democrats-white-house-dhs-proposal-shutdown-00772903
http://www.memeorandum.com/260210/p68#a260210p68

🔥 A SOLID "GRAY ZONE": What is happening NOW on the ZAPORIZHIA FRONT?: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/a-solid-ampquotgray-zoneampquot-what.html

Oracle reports Q3 revenue up 22% YoY to $17.19B, vs. $16.91B est., and cloud revenue up 44% to $8.9B, vs. $8.85B est.; ORCL jumps 6% after hours (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/10/oracle-orcl-q3-earnings-report-2026.html

Oracle stock jumps 7% on earnings beat and increased guidance as cloud revenue climbs 44%
Oracle delivered fast cloud growth, across applications in infrastructure.

#GiftLink
**When Trump Officials’ Claims About Shootings Unravel in Court**: Before the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, allegations against four others shot at by federal immigration agents failed to withstand scrutiny. - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/us/politics/homeland-security-shootings.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LFA.kAvJ.UgxzNNt72RkR&smid=url-share

Jeffries slams Republican DHS offer as 'woefully inadequate' (Mia McCarthy/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/10/congress/jeffries-slams-republican-dhs-offer-as-woefully-inadequate-00773372
http://www.memeorandum.com/260210/p67#a260210p67

Ukraine’s defense chief aims to move troops from rear to front lines, lawmaker says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/ukraines-defense-chief-aims-to.html

Five members of xAI's 12-person founding team have now left the company, with four of the departures coming in just the last year (Russell Brandom/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/nearly-half-of-xais-founding-team-has-now-left-th…

Nearly half of xAI's founding team has now left the company | TechCrunch
Whatever the cause of the departures, the cumulative impact is alarming. There is a lot of work left to do at xAI, and an IPO will bring more scrutiny than the lab has ever faced before.

😡 Why was Ukraine's skeleton racer BANNED from honoring athletes KILLED by Russia?: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/why-was-ukraines-skeleton-racer.html

House Dem identifies 'wealthy, powerful men' DOJ redacted in Epstein files (Hailey Fuchs/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/10/congress/ro-khanna-names-names-00774551
http://www.memeorandum.com/260210/p101#a260210p101

Amazon expands its healthcare AI assistant Health AI to its website and app; it was previously only available on the app for One Medical (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/amazon-launches-its-healthcare-ai-assistan…

Amazon launches its healthcare AI assistant on its website and app | TechCrunch
Health AI can answer questions, explain health records, manage prescription renewals, book appointments, and more.

Kazakhstan’s constitutional overhaul signals a Ukrainian-style break from Russia: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/kazakhstans-constitutional-overhaul-signals-a.html

Sen. Warren plans bipartisan legislation with Sen. Banks that bans the sale of certain AI chips to China after Dario Amodei met with Warren and other lawmakers (Ashley Gold/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/10/anthropic-ceo-china-chip-ban

Anthropic CEO's Hill blitz boosts China chip ban
Lawmakers are rallying around tougher export controls.

Judges may have found a way to bypass 5th Circuit ruling upholding Trump's mass detention policy (Kyle Cheney/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/texas-immigration-detention-rulings-00774124
http://www.memeorandum.com/260210/p102#a260210p102

Sources: Nielsen's Gracenote sues OpenAI for copyright infringement, saying OpenAI copied Gracenote's data and relational framework used to connect metadata (Sara Fischer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/10/nielsen-gracenote-lawsuit-openai…

Scoop: Nielsen's Gracenote sues OpenAI for copyright infringement
This lawsuit could set a new precedent for how data providers, in the media industry and outside of it, protect their intellectual property.

Analysis: What we know about Zelensky’s 'opening' of Ukraine's drones, weapons exports: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/analysis-what-we-know-about.html

Trump's Iran war messaging is all over the map (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/10/iran-war-trump-strategy-mixed-messages
http://www.memeorandum.com/260310/p106#a260310p106

Sandbar, which is developing the Stream Ring, a $249 AI-powered wearable that transcribes audio notes, raised a $23M Series A, bringing total funding to $36M (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/sandbar-secures-23m-series-a-fo…

Sandbar secures $23M Series A for its AI note-taking ring | TechCrunch
Sandbar aims to ship the Stream, which can be used to take notes, chat with an AI assistant, and for media playback, this summer.

Russia threatens families of Ukrainian POWs to register Starlink terminals, Ukraine says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/russia-threatens-families-of-ukrainian.html

Pete Hegseth's holy war: the militant Christian theology animating the US attack on Iran (Julia Carrie Wong/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/10/pete-hegseth-christianity-iran-war-crusade
http://www.memeorandum.com/260410/p58#a260410p58

Leaked memo: a top Senate administrator gave aides the green light to use ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot for official Senate work, including preparing briefings (Catie Edmondson/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/us/politics/us-senate-chatgpt-a…

ChatGPT, Other Chatbots Approved for Official Use in the Senate
New guidelines said Senate aides could use A.I. tools for official work, including research, drafting and editing documents, and preparing briefings and talking points for lawmakers.

Russian court issues first known fine for YouTube likes under army ‘discreditation’ law: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/russian-court-issues-first-known.html

5 scenarios for how the Iran war could end (Herb Scribner/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/10/iran-war-us-scenarios-trump-hegseth
http://www.memeorandum.com/260310/p101#a260310p101

Newo, which offers AI voice and text agents that act as always-on front desks for SMBs, raised a $25M Series A, bringing its total funding to $32M (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/10/newo-lands-25m-bring…

Newo lands $25M to bring production-ready AI receptionists to small businesses - SiliconANGLE
Newo lands $25M to bring production-ready AI receptionists to small businesses - SiliconANGLE

Ukrainian Intelligence names 21 Russian drone makers, says over half remain unsanctioned: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/ukrainian-intelligence-names-russian-drone.html

Singapore blames Chinese-backed hacking group UNC3886 for a months-long cyber-espionage campaign that targeted its four largest telecommunication companies (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/singapore-…

Singapore says China-backed hackers targeted its four largest phone companies | TechCrunch
The Singaporean government said the China-backed hackers gained "limited access to critical systems" run by the country's top four telecommunication giants, but said they did not disrupt services or steal customers' data.

Trump's peace board faces cash crunch, stalling Gaza plan, sources say (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trumps-peace-board-faces-cash-crunch-stalling-gaza-plan-sources-say-2026-04-10/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260410/p74#a260410p74

EU lawmakers urge urgent ramp-up in military aid to Ukraine ahead of €90 billion loan vote: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/eu-lawmakers-urge-urgent-rampup.html

Vega, which uses AI to detect security threats directly within cloud services, raised a $120M Series B at a $700M valuation, bringing its total raised to $185M (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/vega-rais…

Vega raises $120M Series B to rethink how enterprises detect cyber threats | TechCrunch
Vega Security raised $120 million Series B, bringing its valuation to $700 million, in a round led by Accel. The company aims to rethink how enterprises detect cybersecurity threats.

More arms purchases for Ukraine under NATO-led PURL initiative on the way, US ambassador says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/more-arms-purchases-for-ukraine.html

Matia, which helps enterprises consolidate their data management operations, raised a $21M Series A led by Red Dot Capital, bringing its total funding to $31M (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/10/matia…

Matia raises $21M to help enterprises consolidate their data management operations - SiliconANGLE
Matia raises $21M to help enterprises consolidate their data management operations - SiliconANGLE

'Everyone is waiting for spring' — How Kyiv's hardest hit district is coping with no heating: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/everyone-is-waiting-for-spring.html

UK's FCA adds Blockchain.com to its registry of licensed crypto companies; the company withdrew its initial application in 2022 to pivot operations to Lithuania (Jamie Crawley/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/02/10

Blockchain.com wins UK registration nearly four years after abandoning FCA process
The London-based company elected to withdraw its application for FCA licensing in March 2022 having not won approval ahead of an impending deadline.

Ukraine war latest: Russia threatens families of Ukrainian POWs to register Starlink terminals: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/ukraine-war-latest-russia-threatens.html

Sources: US Social Security's inspector general is investigating claims an ex-DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive to his new private employer (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/10/social-security-data-brea…

Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job
The Social Security inspector general’s office is investigating allegations that the former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive in a major potential security breach, said people familiar with the process.

Putin’s Arctic shipping ambitions falter as Northern Sea Route cargo falls for a second year: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/putins-arctic-shipping-ambitions-falter.html

Cisco launches the Silicon One G300 switch chip, made using TSMC's 3nm technology to compete with Broadcom and Nvidia in the AI infrastructure market (Stephen Nellis/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-tel

Ukrainian missiles destroy Putin’s main training ground — end of Kremlin’s secret weapon?: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/ukrainian-missiles-destroy-putins-main.html

An interview with CEO Tom Conrad about Sonos' new speakers, its first consumer product release since 2024, scrapping set-top box plans, app fiasco, and more (Chris Welch/Bloomberg)

€90 BILLION FOR WEAPONS! As Russia attacks babies in Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s financial battering ram: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/billion-for-weapons-as-russia.html

EU to sanction Georgia’s Kulevi port and Indonesia’s Karimun over Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tankers: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/eu-to-sanction-georgias-kulevi.html

ORBAN'S anti-Ukrainian rhetoric is intensifying! India and the West are finishing off the RF economy: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/orbans-antiukrainian-rhetoric-is-intensifying.html

Sources: crypto exchange Kraken has fired its CFO Stephanie Lemmerman ahead of its long-awaited IPO; Lemmerman joined Kraken from Dapper Labs in November 2024 (Ian Allison/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/

Crypto exchange Kraken fires CFO Stephanie Lemmerman as long-awaited IPO draws closer
Kraken has moved chief financial officer Stephanie Lemmerman to a strategic advisory role, according to a person familiar with the matter.

'Multidimensional crisis' — Kyiv's civil society calls on Mayor Klitschko to give public press conference amid energy crisis: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/multidimensional-crisis-kyivs-civil-society.html

Niantic Spatial partners with Coco Robotics to integrate a visual positioning system trained on data from Pokemon Go and Ingress into a fleet of delivery robots (Will Douglas Heaven/MIT Technology Review)
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/1

How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world
Niantic's AI spinout is training a new world model using 30 billion images of urban landmarks crowdsourced from players.

🤯 ORBAN blames UKRAINE for the drop in HIS RATINGS #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/orban-blames-ukraine-for-the.html

❗️OLYMPICS 2026: Ukrainian athlete seeks JUSTICE #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/olympics-ukrainian-athlete-seeks-justice.html

Sources: General Catalyst is in talks with investors to raise about $10B; it raised $8B in capital in 2024 and had more than $40B in AUM as of last summer (Natasha Mascarenhas/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

🔥 Russian "LANCET" destroyed by Ukrainian CHEAP UAV for $30,000 #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/193004.html

Online DTC luxury brand Quince raised a $500M Series E led by Iconiq at a $10.1B valuation; it recently launched in Canada and its revenue topped $1B in 2025 (James Manso/WWD)
https://wwd.com/business-news/financial/quince-10-1-billion-v…

EXCLUSIVE: Quince Closes $500 Million Series E at $10.1 Billion Valuation
Quince reached a $10.1 billion valuation for its $500 million series E, following 2025 revenues of over $1 billion.

⁉️ PUTIN'S DILEMMA: the number of LIES must exceed the number of "VICTORIES" #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/putins-dilemma-the-number-of.html

In opening statements in a social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, YouTube argues it is an entertainment service like Netflix rather than a social network (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/technology/youtube-social-media-addictio…

Kalshi says it registered over $1B in trades related to the Super Bowl; Piper Sandler analysts say Kalshi and Polymarket saw ~$1.2B in total trading on Sunday (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-10/sup…

Google gains unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $32B acquisition of cybersecurity company Wiz (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/google-secures-eu-antitrust-approval-32-billion-wiz-acquisition-2026-02-10/

Sources: Spain-based Multiverse, which shrinks LLMs to reduce energy and compute costs, is in talks to raise ~€500M at a €1.5B valuation and has hit €100M ARR (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-10/ai…

San Francisco police arrested a suspect for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's home and also making threats outside OpenAI's headquarters (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/sam-altman-home-attack-openai-san-franis…

Suspect Arrested For Allegedly Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Sam Altman's Home
An attacker allegedly threw a molotov cocktail at the OpenAI CEO's residence before making threats outside of the startup's headquarters.

Jury deliberations began Friday in the Live Nation antitrust trial, after state attorneys general continued to pursue the case even as the US DOJ settled (Ben Sisario/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/arts/music/live-nation-ant…

‘We Are Fierce Competitors’: Live Nation Case Reaches Closing Arguments
Thirty-four states accused the concert giant of suffocating competition and driving up ticket prices. The company denies being anything but big.

The Senate confirms Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd to lead the NSA and US Cyber Command, filling a vacancy created when Gen. Timothy Haugh was fired in April 2025 (Martin Matishak/The Record)
https://therecord.media/rudd-confirmed-nsa-cyber-command-chief

Rudd confirmed to head NSA, Cyber Command after near year-long vacancy
Rudd, who was confirmed 71-29 to serve as the “dual-hat” leader of the organizations, takes the reins as the U.S. faces mounting aggression in cyberspace from foreign adversaries at the same time the Trump administration has sought to shrink the size of the federal government.

After an online backlash, Superhuman says experts can now opt out of Grammarly's Expert Review feature by emailing a dedicated address, but fails to apologize (Sean Hollister/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/891822/gramm

Grammarly will keep using authors’ identities without permission unless they opt out
Grammarly has addressed the backlash against it appropriating authors’ names for its Expert Review feature. It will offer an opt out email.

Epic says V-bucks will get more expensive starting March 19, with players getting 800 V-bucks for $8.99, down from 1,000 now, citing Fortnite running costs (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/games/892074/fortnite-v-bucks-price-increase-marc…

Blackstone files for an IPO of a new data center acquisition vehicle to buy already-built and leased properties, and, sources say, plans to raise ~$2B (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-10/blackstone-files-f…