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It's finally Friday, but don't leave for the weekend before checking out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including
--Microsoft bets $10 billion on Japan’s AI buildout and cyber defenses,
--EU pins EC attack on TeamPCP,
--Iowa AG sues UnitedHealth over 2024 attack,
--Residential proxies pose problems for IP reputation systems,
--Him & Hers report Feb. data breach,
--TA416 refocuses efforts back t…

Microsoft bets $10 billion on Japan’s AI buildout and cyber defenses
EU pins EC attack on TeamPCP, Iowa AG sues UnitedHealth over 2024 attack, Residential proxies pose problems for IP reputation systems, Him & Hers report Feb. data breach, TA416 refocuses efforts back to Europe, Former engineer admits to hacking employer in $750k extortion bid, much more

Auch tropische Pflanzen reagieren auf die #Klimakrise.
Eine Auswertung von #Herbarien-Daten aus 1794 bis 2024 zeigt: Der #Blühbeginn verschiebt sich im Schnitt um zwei Tage pro Jahrze…

Tropische Pflanzen: Blüh an einem anderen Tag
Die Klimakrise verschiebt auch die Jahreszeiten, klar. Jetzt zeigt sich: Sogar in den immergrünen Tropen geraten Pflanzen aus dem Takt – und zwar ziemlich gewaltig.

Stephon Gilmore retires: Ex-Patriots CB, former Defensive Player of the Year last played in 2024

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/stephon-gilmore-retires-patriots/

"Digital Technologies and Reading Habits of Students: A Scoping Review"
https://doi.org/10.1515/opis-2025-0040
"This scoping review aims to map the literature on the types of digital technologies and the purposes of using digital technologies by secondary school students."

Cowboys’ Dak Prescott Delivers New Health Update https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/dak-prescott-delivers-new-health-update/

Nifty Gateway, the NFT trading platform which had facilitated $300M in sales by mid-2021, enters withdrawal-only mode and plans to shut down on Feb. 23, 2026 (CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/01/

One of the oldest NFT trading platform which facilitated over $300 million in sales at its peak shuts down
The platform, which once facilitated over $300 million in sales, had shifted its focus to building onchain creative projects in 2024, but will now close.

@… Behold this thing of beauty! Possibly the only thing that could tempt me to own a TV set again! https://www.retroghosttown.com/blog/2024/8

The Comet - a space age retro rocket spaceship inspired TV — GHOST TOWN
The Comet

📢 Merz mit 91,2 Prozent als CDU-Chef wiedergewählt
Der CDU-Parteitag hat den Parteivorsitzenden Friedrich Merz erneut zum Parteichef gewählt. Er erhielt 91,2 Prozent der gültigen Stimmen. Der Kanzler erzielte damit ein besseres Ergebnis als 2024.
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Merz mit 91,2 Prozent als CDU-Chef wiedergewählt
Der CDU-Parteitag hat den Parteivorsitzenden Friedrich Merz erneut zum Parteichef gewählt. Er erhielt 91,2 Prozent der gültigen Stimmen. Der Kanzler erzielte damit ein besseres Ergebnis als 2024.

(YouTube, 2024) Towards a smart bionic eye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhEEEyYAegA on the Orion I brain implant and AI, with Jason Esterhuizen; "It's sort of like learning a new language. And the closest I could explain what I see is like looking up at the stars at night."

Civil war is now a possibility in the US. All thanks to Trump
"We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start | Claire Finkelstein" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/21/ice-minnesota-trump…

We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start
Developments in Minnesota closely mirror a scenario explored in a 2024 exercise conducted at the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania, which I direct

Assimilation of Ground and Satellite Magnetic Observations Unravels the Ionospheric, Magnetospheric, and Induced Fields During the May and October 2024 #GeomagneticStorms: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025GL116964 -> How does an ice satellite detect a geomagnetic storm? https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/CryoSat/How_does_an_ice_satellite_detect_a_geomagnetic_storm

Jährlicher Zubau und Rückbau der #Windenergieleistung in #Deutschland. Stand: 17.02.2026.
Summen der Inbetriebnahmen und Stilllegungen pro Jahr.
Der Datenbestand enthält ggf. unplausible Datensätze.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Daft Punk:
🎵 Fresh
#DaftPunk
https://manuelm.bandcamp.com/track/daft-punk-fresh-manuel-m-2024-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/78H72MElkOY9cRnaudxZFY

“Apple Vision Accessibility: The 2025 AppleVis Report Card”
https://www.applevis.com/blog/apple-vision-accessibility-2025-applevis-report-card
“Overall satisfaction with VoiceOver accessibility on Apple products decreased compared to 2024.”

Spanish police say four self-proclaimed members of Anonymous are in custody after allegedly carrying out several cyberattacks on public authorities in the wake of the 2024 DANA floods.
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/23/anonymous_…

Suspected Anonymous members detained in Spain over post-flood DDoS blitz
: Quartet accused of attacking public institutions, claiming the government was responsible for 2024 tragedy

Réfutation des affirmations de Soteria International sur la "communauté bouddhiste persécutée OKC" et son fondateur Robert Spatz
https://blog.rmendes.net/2024/12/15/rfutation-des-affirmations.html

Source: Benchmark's 2020 fund is now worth 10x and 2024 fund is 3x what investors put in, based on cash distributions and the paper value of its investments (Natasha Mascarenhas/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Worldwide, sales of new cars with a fossil fuel combustion engine dropped to the level of 2004, by 2024. And sales of new cars that use fossil fuels (100% or partially, in hybrids) dropped to the level of 2012. EVs are on the march.
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean

Me, 2021, on Max Verstappen: Pfft. Crashstappen is a valid name.
Me, 2022-2024, on Max: He’s good, but… he knows people are scared
Me, 2025, on Max: A Goat. He’s on another level
Me, 2026, on Max: can he be in every racing series? dudes got skills.

Luminate's 2025 report: the global music industry hit 5.1T streams, up 9.6% YoY; on-demand US streams hit 1.4T, up 4.6% YoY; Christian/gospel music grew 18.5% (Maria Sherman/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/music-liste

Global music streams hit 5 trillion in 2025
The global music industry hit 5.1 trillion streams in 2025. That’s a new single-year record, up 9.6% from 2024. That’s according to a 2025 Year-End Report from Luminate. They are an industry data and analytics company that provides insight into changing behaviors across music listenership. In the U.S., on-demand audio streams hit 1.4 trillion. That’s a 4.6% increase from last year. But attention is on older music. Less than half all U.S. on-demand audio streams were from tracks released i…

The Linebacker Archetype the Cowboys Have Missed Since 2024 https://insidethestar.com/the-linebacker-archetype-the-cowboys-have-missed-since-2024

Anzahl der installierten #Windkraftanlagen pro Jahr in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 17.02.2026.
Der Datenbestand enthält ggf. unplausible Datensätze.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff: 14 Tipps zum #Energiesparen

Google handed over a trove of personal data about a student and journalist to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in response to a subpoena that had not been approved by a judge, according to a report by The Intercept.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/goo…

Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE | TechCrunch
The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena powers to target people critical of the Trump administration.

Warum dieser Artikel über eine Konferenz in China 2024 erst jetzt erscheint, who knows, aber lots of spannendes Zeug drin. (I myself had politely declined an invitation.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-education/how-china-learned-to-love-th…

How China Learned to Love the Classics
The Chinese Communist Party has embraced the study of Greek and Latin—as, in some ways, an antidote to the modern West. Chang Che writes.

CZ returned to the US for the first time since his release from prison in 2024, to attend a WLF event at Mar-a-Lago attended by Brian Armstrong and others (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/pardon…

Leistung der installierten #Windkraftanlagen pro Jahr in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 17.02.2026.
Der Datenbestand enthält ggf. unplausible Datensätze.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff: 14 Tipps zum #Energiesparen

Odell Beckham Jr. hopes flag football is a 'starting point' to NFL return https://www.nfl.com/news/odell-beckham-jr-hopes-flag-football-is-a-starting-point-to-nfl-return

Roku reports Q4 revenue up 16% YoY to $1.39B, vs. $1.35B est., and an $80.5M net income, vs. a $35.5M loss in Q4 2024; ROKU jumps 9% after hours (Lucas Manfredi/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/business/roku-earnings-q4-2025/

Roku Shares Pop 13% After Swinging to $80.5 Million Profit in Q4
The streaming hardware maker forecasts 16% revenue growth in 2026

Jährlicher Zubau und Rückbau der #Windenergieleistung in #Deutschland. Stand: 10.03.2026.
Summen der Inbetriebnahmen und Stilllegungen pro Jahr.
Der Datenbestand enthält ggf. unplausible Datensätze.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:

Second-Year WR Named Cowboys’ Most Underrated Impact Player https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/second-year-wr-named-dallas-cowboys-most-underrated-impact-player

KPMG citing PitchBook data: UK fintech investment totaled almost $11B in 2025 across 418 deals, down from ~$13.4B in 2024 across 527 deals; Revolut raised $4B (Aisha S Gani/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…

E.W. Scripps is expected to make layoffs in the near future as it seeks to grow adjusted earnings by up to $150M over three years; in 2024, it had 5K staff (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/scripps-layoffs-cos…

Scripps Layoffs Loom as Local TV Company Sets Cost-Cutting Plan
E.W. Scripps is expecting to make layoffs in the near future as the company, which operates more than 60 local TV stations in the U.S., has embarked on a plan aimed at boosting adjusted earnings by up to $150 million over the next three years.

Cowboys Could Lose Coach to Dolphins After Jeff Hafley Hire https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/steve-shimko-qb-coach-dolphins-jeff-hafley-connection/

Coinbase reports Q4 revenue down 22% YoY to $1.78B, vs. $1.84B est., transaction revenue down 37% to $983M, a net loss of $667M, vs. a $1.3B profit in Q4 2024 (André Beganski/Decrypt)
https://decrypt.co/357925/coinbase-q4-miss-667-million-loss-bitcoin-retreat

Coinbase Reports Q4 Miss With $667 Million Loss Amid Bitcoin Retreat
Coinbase reported a down quarter for the end of 2025, with its investment portfolio plunging alongside Bitcoin and other crypto assets.

Gross, stark und erst noch viel zu grosszügig, das sind die USA und ihre Wirtschaft – wenn es nach dem Präsidenten geht. In Tat und Wahrheit zahlen wir ihre Defizite und all die Rekorde an der Wall Street werden weggefressen vom Wertzerfall des Dollars.
Wer in der Schweiz 100 Franken anlegte, der hat heute 111. Wer dasselbe in den USA tat, hat heute nur gerade 102.
Rechnet man das BIP in Franken, so schrumpfte die US-Wirtschaft im Vergleich zu 2024 um über 9 Prozent.
https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/trump-in-davos-usa-leben-auf-kosten-der-schweiz-682776061961

Jährlicher Zubau und Rückbau von #Balkonsolarleistung in Deutschland mit Stand vom 10.03.2026.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage ersetzt.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:

Kumulativer Zubau von #Balkonsolarleistung in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 10.03.2026.
Die summierte Leistung aller offiziell registrierten #Steckersolaranlagen beträgt b…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #6MusicsJukebox
Gruff Rhys:
🎵 Celestial Candyfloss (6 Music Session, 21 Feb 2024)
#GruffRhys
https://gruffrhys.bandcamp.com/track/celestial-candyfloss
https://open.spotify.com/track/0drFirwZCpz2frsJILGmzU

Source: the 2024 cyber-attack by the Scattered Spider group on Transport For London resulted in the theft of personal data of ~10M people (Joe Tidy/BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0ggkr2g77o

2024 TfL hack affected around 10 million people, BBC can reveal
TfL insists it has "kept customers informed throughout this incident and will continue to take all necessary action".

Eine neue Untersuchung zeigt, dass sich weltweit die Zahl der Tage mit hohem #Waldbrandrisiko seit 1979 fast verdreifacht hat.
2023 und 2024 traten über 60 solcher Tage auf. Forschende führen mehr als die Hälfte dieses Anstiegs auf die #Erderwärmung.