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"Marine protected areas expanded in 2025, but still far from 30% goal"
#Oceans #Environment

Marine protected areas expanded in 2025, but still far from 30% goal
In December 2022, nearly 200 nations committed to protecting 30% of Earth’s lands and waters by 2030. As of 2025, about 9.6% of the world’s oceans are now covered by marine protected areas, according to the latest global tracking data by the World Database on Protected Areas. This marks a 1.2% increase in 2025, up […]

heise | HBO Max im Test: Das bietet der neue Abo-Videostreamingdienst
Der Streamingdienst von HBO startet in Deutschland. Der erste Eindruck ist gut, es gibt aber auch Schwächen.
https://www.

CloudX, which uses Anthropic's Claude to automate mobile ad pricing and inventory optimization for publishers, raised a $30M Series A led by Addition (Trishla Ostwal/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/media/adtech-founders-raise-30-million…

Adtech Founders Raise $30 Million to Automate Mobile Ads for Publishers
CloudX enlists AI agents for ad pricing and optimizing inventory.

We ended up building an “expo”, but for Godot:
https://zirk.us/@Eyelit/115547519055762618

Georgia Republicans want more people killed with stolen guns.
https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/politics/state/2026/01/14/savannah-senator-says-its-ordinance-reduced-gun-thefts-by-30-perc…

Aaron Rodgers, Mike Tomlin tackle questions on futures after ugly 30-6 playoff loss https://www.nfl.com/news/aaron-rodgers-mike-tomlin-tackle-questions-on-futures-after-ugly-30-6-playoff-loss

CloudX, which uses Anthropic's Claude to automate mobile ad pricing and inventory optimization for publishers, raised a $30M Series A led by Addition (Trishla Ostwal/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/media/adtech-founders-raise-30-million…

Adtech Founders Raise $30 Million to Automate Mobile Ads for Publishers
CloudX enlists AI agents for ad pricing and optimizing inventory.

Palantir co-founder #Peter #Thiel has donated 👉$3m to a California lobbying group advocating AGAINST a proposed wealth tax that would target billionaires in the state.
The seven-figure contribution comes as several ultra-wealthy tech moguls have left or threatened to leave California over the tax.
Thiel, worth so…

AURORA, The Colorado city spotlighted by Trump & MAGA as being overrun by Venezuelan gangs, booted the republican council members who echoed the claims, bigly, and elected 2 progressives in their place, tipping the longstanding conservative majority.
Gifted article. #progressivepolitics

Trump said gangs invaded this city. Voters booted the officials who agreed.
Liberals who won in Aurora, Colorado, say voters were focused on affordability, trash and other local issues.

Btw: I do care about every comment under my photos. Even if its just a "wow" or an emoji. All (positive) reactions make me smile.
Please never underestimate the impact of your reactions.

Eine Analyse von Carbonbrief zeigt, dass #China seine #CO2 Emissionen seit 21 Monaten auf einem stabilen oder leicht sinkenden Niveau hält.
2025 sanken die #Emissionen insgesamt um 0,3 Prozent. Rückg…

Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been ‘flat or falling’ for 21 months - Carbon Brief
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the final quarter of 2025, likely securing a decline of 0.3% for the full year as a whole.

#ThursdayFiveList this week is #SlipSlidingAway.
For Love Not Lisa - Slip Slide Melting
https://youtu.be/ZGKTDY_CqMU…

TIL: @… was sold, to the highest bidder. At least one in the EU. It could have been much worse.
#Threema

Teile und Ärsche

Guten Morgen, Hardrocker.

I've learned the ultimate secret to making good (steamed/rolled) oatmeal in the microwave.
2:30 minutes, then let it sit on your desk to absorb all that hot water for 5 or more minutes. Since the grains are precooked and dry, they'll have time to absorb the hot water and get plump. Patience is the secret ingredient (who would have guessed).
The previous method was scooping lava oats into my mouth.

⚡️ THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES WITHOUT POWER! 450 DRONES & 30 MISSILES on Ukraine!: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/13/thousands-of-families-without-power.html

Wer in Berlin nach dem tödlichen antisemitischen Anschlag am Bondi Beach in #Sydney heute dabei sein möchte, wie bei einem Solidaritätsgebet für die Opfer die erste Chanukka-Kerze öffentlich entzündet wird: 17:30 Uhr Pariser Platz/Brandenburger Tor

From single scenes to extended scenarios: The role of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex in the construction of imagery-rich events https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0324764 "perceptual representations in the posterior neoco…

From single scenes to extended scenarios: The role of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex in the construction of imagery-rich events
Mental events are fundamental to daily cognition, including the recollection of past experiences, the anticipation of future scenarios, and engagement in imaginative, fictitious thought. Typically, these temporally extended mental events unfold within coherent spatial contexts, rich in naturalistic scenes and objects. However, there remains a significant gap in understanding how these events are represented in the brain. This study aimed to investigate the neural patterns involved in the constr…

The inner working of parquette/arrow data in R: #rstats

Unpacking Arrow Datasets – Notes from a data witch
A comment on how Datasets work in Apache Arrow. I’m not really sure who the audience for this one. Am I just talking to myself? Probably.

I am sorry, but did anyone at #Microsoft bothered to check how well #Dropbox works in File Explorer and what a pos is #OneDrive compared to it?

From ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨#AnnafromUkraine⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ @AnnafromUkraine@youtube.com
RUSSIAN ARMY AN-22 CRASHES, PUTIN ORDERS MASS MILITARY TRAINING Vlog 1253: War in #Ukraine
A military transport plane #An22 crashed i…

Gloom & Bloom ☁️🌺
黑暗绽放 ☁️ 🌺
📷 Zeiss IKON Super Ikonta 533/16
🎞️ Lucky SHD 400
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite

🇵🇸 To support families facing genocide in Gaza, consider donating to them via Gaza Verified.
#GazaVerified

Gaza Verified
We’ve personally had video conversations on Signal with the people from Gaza whose Mastodon accounts on the fediverse are listed here and we verify that their accounts are genuine. – Joy & Aral Balkan

POL-NOM: Verkehrsunfallflucht in Kalefeld-Düderode Bad Gandersheim (ots) - 37589 Kalefeld-Düderode- Kahlbergstraße, Freitag, 13.02.2026, 08:30 bis Samstag, 14.02.2026, 10:30 Uhr. Kalefeld-Düderode (dur)- Im o.g. Zeitraum wird durch einen bislang unbekannten Fahrzeugführer eines Großfahrzeugs ... https://www.presseportal.…

BRICKSTORM Backdoor
"The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) analyzed eight BRICKSTORM samples obtained from victim organizations. BRICKSTORM is a custom Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) Go-based backdoor. "
MISP standard and STIX files available at the following location:
🔗 https://cti-tra…

gender-affirming kinetic bombardment

I don’t get the urge of Democratic politicians to write condolences when a Republican dies, especially when they did egregious things, repeatedly.
Like you could just not say anything. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Five minutes more exercise and 30 minutes less sitting could help millions live longer
Research finds minor changes in physical activity could hugely reduce number of premature deaths
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/j

Seeing posts gasping that US DHS used a podium with a slogan that alludes to collective punishment. As though collective punishment hasn't been their operational effect for the past year.

So. Everybody knows that "AI" is the future and inevitable and everyone loves it.
That is why Microsoft and Google are paying influencers between 400K and 600K to sell their AI products:
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/google-mic

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.

I have a rough plan for a location already. I hope it isn't too crowded.
"Catalonia proposes 27 safe sites to host over 85,000 people for 2026 total solar eclipse"
https://www.catalannews.com/society-scienc

Catalonia proposes 27 safe sites to host over 85,000 people for 2026 total solar eclipse
Meteorological phenomenon takes place on August 12 at 8:30 pm, with most selected sites located in southern Catalonia

@… @… bf stands for best friend

You might be thinking that this is some unusual incident, that the press is cherry-picking and dramatizing the most sensational events.
I live in Minneapolis. The location in this article is pretty close to me. And I am telling you:
The press is •under•-covering what’s happening here. ICE is doing absolutely batshit stuff all the time, every single day, all over the city.
It is exhausting. 🧵
https://mastodon.social/@AnnaAnthro/115719761333110884

RE: https://flipboard.com/@euronews/europe-news-vn516gnfz/-/a-aXf3u_2SRIGf5tVeUv9CVw:a:89340020-/0
EU President growing tired of Rutte's "We need Daddy" mantra.
"Let’s develop …

i do this https://www.tumblr.com/defokoalbum/786288337579376640/get-ready-with-defoko-and-teto-art-by-salami

Post by @defokoalbum · 5 images
💬 4  🔁 192  ❤️ 462 · get ready with defoko and teto ✦ Art by Salami ✦

"I don't really look for specific types of projects any more. I'm not taking care of a career anymore. I'm just having fun acting."
—Kurt Russell
#acting #coaching #inspiration

I’m glad Star Trek finally incorporated spores into the storyline.

Morgen. #Prüf-Demos.
Ihr wisst was zu tun ist, ne?
#fightfascism

Come on folks,
We can do this here
https://bsky.app/profile/coolsprings.bsky.social/post/3m7vuknidem2n

Texans-Steelers on Wild Card Weekend Monday: What We Learned from Houston's 30-6 win https://www.nfl.com/news/texans-steelers-on-wild-card-weekend-monday-what-we-learned-from-houston-s-30-6-win

ICE, which has no authority to police US citizens, is creepily using data to spy on observers and activists.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/13/ice-using-private-data-to-intimidate-observers-and-activists-advocates-say…

Kommerzialisierung von Forschung: Deutschland droht 1,7 Billionen zu verpassen
Nur rund 30 Start-ups mit Milliardenbewertung: Warum Deutschland laut Experten sein technisches Potenzial bislang kaum nutzt und was auf dem Spiel steht.

Adelaide Festival board resigns and Adelaide Writers’ Week cancelled after 180 authors pull out in protest of Zionist board decision to disinvite Palestinian author.
Remember this, if you’re a Zionist: like the Nazis before you, you are committing genocide, you are on the wrong side of history, and – as long as there are people of good moral character and conscience to oppose you – you will not succeed. Your only allies are the MAGAs of the world and those too spineless to stand up to …

Adelaide Writers' Week cancelled after week of escalating controversy around author Randa Abdel-Fattah
The remaining members of the Adelaide Festival board will step down and this year's Writers' Week event has been cancelled, after days of furore regarding the decision to cancel a scheduled appearance by Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah.

It's Friday the 13ᵗʰ, post your sleep paralysis demons.
Mine is kinda cute :3

With all these UX disasters from Windows 11 to Liquid Glass, it's interesting how UIs from the 90s mostly feel just right to me—and I don't think that's just purely nostalgia or growing up with it.
Things like window borders that are visible so you know where to resize things and scrollbars that indicate the current viewport.

Sources: Samsung raised the prices of some memory chips by 30%- 60% compared to September, amid shortages, adding to stress for companies building data centers (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/samsung-hikes-m…

You folks have a weird taste
https://mastodon.online/@9to5Mac/115709278597814597

9to5Mac (@9to5Mac@mastodon.online)
Attached: 1 image Pluribus becomes Apple TV’s most watched show ever https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/12/pluribus-most-watched-show-ever-on-apple-tv/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

RE: https://mastodon.social/@campuscodi/115719147481715249
Good decision by the GNOME project
Edit: It's not fully true. You can use AI but you will get your extension rejected if it does the usual AI generated code shenanigans.

Where are the rest of the Epstein files, and why is Donald Trump hiding them?

what if ___ (good thing) but instead, ___ (worse thing)

You know these conversations have long been happening in private. To say it in public is to propose a consensus around which EU nations are going to build policy.

There are more guns than people in the United States. Almost twice as many guns as motor vehicles in the US.
And DHS wants us to believe the most hardened criminals in the country, hellbent on destroying ice, aren’t using the weapons of war that so often end up in schools, malls and places of worship.
No, no.
These vicious terrotists instead use their extensive training and networks to try to kill ice agents with… a Honda Odyssey or a Nissan Sentra. That makes perfect se…

It’s not a Star Trek series without a time loop episode!

Italien: Geldstrafe gegen Amazon auf 752,4 Millionen Euro verringert
Die italienische Kartellbehörde AGCM hat die Geldstrafe gegen den US-Konzern Amazon deutlich verringert. Dem war ein Gerichtsurteil vorausgegangen.

“How did it feel for the man who built a home, only to watch it turn to the rubble? How does a farmer stand before the land he tended year after year, now lying barren—no scent of soil, no whisper of harvest? How does a father tell his son the school he loved is gone, that the garden where he played is now only a rumor in the rubble? How does a mother walk through the ghost of a playground, finding a small shoe, a torn notebook, a toy she once mended? How do neighbors look at one another, wo…

Help Sehwel family with their medical treatment
I'm Joe in the UK, I've been in touch with Aseel from the Sehwel family for over a year now and have been following their difficult struggle to afford medication, shelter and food in Gaza. I'm creating this Chuffed campaign for the family to help afford these things and hopefully help them get out of Gaza when the opportunity arises. Here's Aseel's writing:

oh no how could one possibly listen to music without the internet and evil corporations’ streaming services

My first day working at #Verizon
Hope nothing goes wrong...

I shrank down SwiftGodot for those that just want to expose APIs to Godot, but do not need to control Godot, and added a template that you can use to make your own:
This leverages the new "barebones" SwiftGodot work:
https://github.com/migueldeicaza/SwiftGodotAppleT…

GitHub - migueldeicaza/SwiftGodotAppleTemplate: Template project for creating Godot iOS extensions using SwiftGodot
Template project for creating Godot iOS extensions using SwiftGodot - migueldeicaza/SwiftGodotAppleTemplate

Anthropic says its run-rate revenue hit $14B, growing over 10x annually in the past three years, and Claude Code's run-rate revenue hit $2.5B (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/anthropic-closes-30-billion-funding-r…

Anthropic closes $30 billion funding round as cash keeps flowing into top AI startups
After OpenAI raised the largest private tech financing round on record last year at over $40 billion, Anthropic is now second, with its $30 billion raise.

Ich wills ja nicht beschwören, aber ich sitze in einem Zug von Berlin nach Basel, wir sind kurz vor Freiburg und auf die Minute pünktlich. Funktionierende Infrastruktur ist schon auch geil.

@… healthy self care!! 🏆 see you on the flip side.

Same.
https://federate.social/@mattblaze/115718897611725214

Es wird ernst auf dem Weg zurück zum Mond 🌕🚀: Die NASA startet in die finale Phase der Vorbereitungen für Artemis‑2.
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-11137593?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_sou…

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…

“Trump’s America is not merely indifferent to Europe – it’s positively hostile to it. That has enormous implications for the continent and for Britain, which too many of our leaders still refuse to face.
…
The motive hardly matters: whether the US regards the EU as an enemy for transactional or ideological reasons, it now sees it as an enemy.
…
[Mark] Rutte warns of war, urging Europe to prepare itself, yet he has nothing to say about the one-time ally across the Atlantic…

ah yes, a super masculine manly man (Dave Portnoy, the Barstool Sports douchebro) using a hammer, totally nailing it

Only the most refined and sophisticated books make it to my coffee table 🧐

Galaxy S25: Samsung verkauft generalüberholte Smartphones in Deutschland
Samsung verkauft ab sofort auch generalüberholte Smartphones in Deutschland. Den Anfang macht die Galaxy-S25-Reihe. Vor dem Kauf lohnt sich ein Preischeck.

This is a striking statement from somebody in his position. We all know it’s true; the news here is that this person in this context is willing to say it so bluntly.
https://mastodon.social/@eunews/115718839488535199

Anthropic raised a $30B Series G from GIC, Coatue, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Nvidia, and others at a $380B post-money valuation (Anthropic)
https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-raises-30-billion-series-g-funding-380-billion-post-…

Anthropic raises $30 billion in Series G funding at $380 billion post-money valuation
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

Described by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) as “a highly survivable command, control and communications center,” the Los Angeles Times noted that the Thursday landing by the aircraft—a militarized version of the Boeing 747—may have been its first-ever landing at LAX.
The aircraft was carrying Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to Southern California as part of a nationwide “Arsenal of Freedom” tour,
which the administration has described as a
“call to action to revitalize America…

'Doomsday Plane' at LAX Sparks Online Alarm
The appearance of an E‑4B “Nightwatch” aircraft at LAX sparked concern from numerous X users.

🥳 New Kitten Release!
🚨 Breaking change: You can now add arbitrary JavaScript in script blocks in Kitten Markdown Pages front-matter (and the imports property is gone).
You can also use JavaScript string interpolation and all special Kitten tags (e.g., conditional tags, etc.) in Kitten Markdown Pages.
📦 https://kitten.small-web.org

"...detailed how the company would use AI to speed up licensing. In [Microsoft’s] conception, existing nuclear licensing documents and data about nuclear sites data would be used to train an LLM that’s then used to generate documents to speed up the process."
JESUS MOTHERFUCKING CHRIST
https://www.404media.co/power-companies-are-using-ai-to-build-nuclear-power-plants/

Maybe I should start keeping track of my instance kills... :nes_fire:⁠:cloudcomputing:⁠:nes_fire:

Zahlen, bitte! 14 Strafzettel als Keimzelle für die norwegische E-Autowende
Norwegen hat EU-weit die mit Abstand größte Anzahl E-Autos auf ihren Straßen. Den Anfang zu dieser E-Wende schufen die Band a-ha und ein umgebauter Fiat Panda.

Because we all need a good cathartic pain-laugh, I want to make sure you have read this literary masterpiece of an article.
🧵
https://theonion.com/ice-confirms-agents-do-not-have-faces-beneath-masks/

So what's a good alternative to Firefox (I'm using it when I'm not on my Mac). I don't want their new "AI Window" stuff and I don't want to support it.
It has to work on Windows and an iOS version as well, and can sync passwords between those.
Please only suggest things you personally use and like.
I'm ruling out Chrome (spyware) and Brave (homophobic owner).
(Wish Apple would still make Safari for Windows.)

I deleted the "I deleted the post for misinfo" post for misinfo.

Scarcely a week ago, U.S. warplanes and drones were streaking across the Caracas night sky to deliver a swift end to the reign of the Venezuelan strongman Nicolšs Maduro.
The extraordinary display of kinetic violence delivered a stunning reminder about the reach of the world’s most powerful military—and symbolized the start of a new chapter for the man who commands it.
Donald Trump has been emboldened.
The president and his advisers believe that the strike both reignited …

A Breathtaking Week of Pure Trump Id
Military success in Venezuela has emboldened the president to flex his power even more.

Chinesische Software berechnet die Uhrzeit auf dem Mond
Wegen der geringeren Schwerkraft vergeht Zeit auf dem Mond schneller als auf der Erde. Eine neue Software synchronisiert die Uhren auf beiden Himmelskörpern.
h…

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.

Amazon Prime: Nutzer können sich für Sammelklage gegen Preiserhöhung eintragen
Die Verbraucherzentrale NRW führt eine Sammelklage gegen eine aus ihrer Sicht unzulässige Preiserhöhung bei Amazon Prime an. Nun kann man sich dafür eintragen.

tag yourself, I'm coder

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

OpenAI und Anthropic vertiefen Interesse an Gesundheitsdaten
Nach ChatGPT Health übernimmt OpenAI eine Gesundheits-App. Anthropic bietet nun ebenfalls Claude for Healthcare an.
https://www.

Sources: McKinsey pilots an overhaul in how it recruits its next generation, asking candidates to use its AI tool Lilli to analyze a case study during a test (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/de7855f0-f586-4708-a8ed-f0458eb25586

Vor Evakuierung aus medizinischen Gründen: ISS-Kommando übergeben
Am späten Mittwochabend sollen vier Personen vorzeitig die ISS verlassen und zur Erde zurückkehren. Nun wurden Sachen gepackt und das Kommando übergeben.

How Ireland, an early data center winner, missed out on much of the current AI boom, hampered by creaking infrastructure and a strained electricity grid (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-14/ireland-wants-to-get-bac…

Microsoft warnt Chinas Dominanz in Schwellenländern
Microsoft-Präsident Brad Smith warnt vor „KI-Kluft“: China unterbietet US-Anbieter in Schwellenländern durch Subventionen und festigt seine Vorreiterrolle.
https://ww…

Boston- and Tel Aviv-based Converge Bio, which uses AI trained on molecular data to help pharma and biotech companies develop drugs, raised a $25M Series A (Kate Park/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/ai-d

Converge Bio raises $25M, backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta, OpenAI, Wiz | TechCrunch
AI drug discovery startup Converge Bio raised $25 million in a Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with additional backing from executives at Meta, OpenAI, and Wiz.

Das Metaverse muss sparen: Echte Kündidungen bei der virtuellen Realität
Das Metaverse ist jetzt nicht so der Bringer. Das muss auch Mark Zuckerberg erkennen. Bald rollt die Kündigungswelle.
https:…

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

Sources: The Trump administration is drafting a new cyber strategy that would enlist private companies to mount offensive cyberattacks on foreign adversaries (Jamie Tarabay/Bloomberg)

Sources: OneTrust, which sells privacy and compliance software and was last valued at $4.5B in 2023, is exploring a sale, possibly to private equity buyers (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/onetrus…

OneTrust, Privacy Startup Last Valued at $4.5 Billion, Discusses Private Equity Sale
OneTrust, a nine-year-old startup that benefited from a wave of European and U.S. laws regulating how companies collect and share website data, is exploring a sale—possibly to private equity buyers, according to people familiar with the discussions. The Atlanta-based startup, which sells privacy ...

Microsoft signs a deal with a legal advocacy group to resolve claims it denied discounts to conservative religious nonprofits; OpenAI and Asana also made deals (Jeff Green/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

India officially notifies its first data protection law to establish a framework for data processing, protection, and governance, including verifiable consent (The Economic Times)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.c…

India notifies its first data protection law to strengthen privacy, security
India has officially notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, establishing a framework for data processing, protection, and governance. These rules, enforcing the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, introduce verifiable consent, breach notification mandates, and data retention limits. They aim to enhance individual control and foster safer digital ecosystems.

UK police say they banned Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a soccer match in 2025 after Copilot hallucinated a fake West Ham-Maccabi match in an intelligence report (Tom Warren/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/861668/uk-police-microsoft-copilot-error-mistake<…

UK police blame Microsoft Copilot for intelligence mistake
A British police force is blaming Microsoft’s Copilot assistant for an intelligence report mistake. Copilot made up a football match that didn’t exist.

Baidu stock fell as much as 9.8% in Hong Kong on Friday after its latest AI model Ernie 5.0 fails to impress investors (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-14/baidu-slumps-as-latest-ai-model-fails-to-im…