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NYC-based Pace, whose AI agents automate back-office operations for insurance companies, raised a $46M series B led by Thrive and Sequoia at a $375M valuation (Anna Tong/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/annatong/2026

Thrive And Sequoia Back Pace With $46 Million To Automate Insurance’s Back Office
Thrive and Sequoia have invested $46 million into Pace, a startup that says its AI agents can handle the dull work insurers have long shipped to offshore operators.

"Increased Sightings of the Two Largest Whale Species Decimated By Hunting Provides New Hope for Survival"
#Whales #Animals

Increased Sightings of World’s Two Largest Whale Species Decimated By Hunting Provides New Hope for Survival
Increased sightings of the world's two largest whale species–the blue and fin—offers new hope for the future of the endangered ocean giants.

"Through this letter, I would like to describe the situation that thousands of immigrants are currently living through…"
— Letter from detained immigrants in #Delaney Hall

At least 4 killed, 25 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over past day: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/28/at-least-killed-injured-in.html

A year after Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida pledged to make his state one of the toughest in the nation on immigration enforcement,
he has largely succeeded:
More immigration arrests were made in Florida in 2025 than any state but Texas,
and there have been few signs of the crackdown easing.
Yet the enforcement machine that the Republican governor hastily built to support the federal crackdown he welcomed
is starting to show cracks, weighed down by a crush of deta…

Florida’s Immigration Crackdown, Led by DeSantis, Is Showing Cracks
Some conservative sheriffs have raised concerns about the aggressive enforcement tactics that Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has embraced.

Number of AI chatbots ignoring human instructions increasing, study says https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/27/number-of-ai-chatbots-ignoring-human-instructions-increasing-stud…

Was kann man tun, um #Wildbienen und regionale #Imker zu unterstützen? 🐝🌼
Am einfachsten ist es sicherlich, #Blumen zu pflanzen und auf bienenschädliche

Aktiv gegen das Bienensterben: Unterstützt die Wildbienen und regionalen Imker
Wie man Bienen und Imker unterstützen kann: Tipps für den Alltag, um das Bienensterben zu stoppen.

Eagles center Cam Jurgens details brutal back injury: 'I don't know how I was playing' https://www.nfl.com/news/eagles-center-cam-jurgens-brutal-back-injury-i-dont-know-how-i-was-playing

Couldn’t they just be off duty ice/cbp/dhs too? On duty we know they hurt, r*pe and kill, so why not off duty too?
“We’re hearing cases of victims subjected to violence or sexual assault by people impersonating ICE or immigration,”
https://www.nbcnew…

ICE impersonators are preying on immigrants amid Trump administration raids
A Noticias Telemundo investigation documented a marked increase in cases of people posing as federal agents to rob, intimidate and even injure and rape immigrants.

"European residential heat pump sales increased in 2025"
#Europe #HeatPumps #Energy

European residential heat pump sales increased in 2025
Analysis across 16 European countries finds an around 240,000 increase in the number of residential heat pump sales year-on-year. The European Heat Pump Association attributes the upward trend to governments stabilizing subsidy schemes.