Google rolls out Gemini 3.1 Pro, which it says is "a step forward in core reasoning", for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers; the .1 increment is a first for Google (Abner Li/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2026/02/19/google-announces-gem…
Ukraine announces political boycott of 2026 Paralympics over Russia and Belarus competing under national flags: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/19/ukraine-announces-political-boycott-of.html
Sony’s TV business is being taken over by TCL
The two companies are planning to form a new joint venture that will carry the ‘Sony’ and ‘Bravia’ branding.
https://www.theverge.com/news/864263/sony-tcl-tv-business-partnership-takeover-announc…
Veteran WR DJ Chark announces retirement after seven NFL seasons https://www.nfl.com/news/veteran-wr-dj-chark-announces-retirement
Bluesky announces $100M Series B after CEO transition | TechCrunch
"The round, led by Bain Capital Crypto, was closed in April 2025 but had not been disclosed until now."
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/bluesky-announces-100m-series-b…
An Open Letter to Georgetown Students, In Response to Recent Announcements by the University about “Generative AI”
https://medium.com/center-on-privacy-technology/an-open-letter-to-geor…
Past/Present: Former Cowboys WR T.Y. Hilton announces retirement https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/past-present-former-cowboys-wr-t-y-hilton-announces-retirement
Bluesky raised a $100M Series B led by Bain Capital Crypto in April 2025, following a $15M Series A in 2024 and an $8M seed in 2023; it now has over 43M users (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/bluesky-announces-100m-series-b-af…
Past/Present: Former Cowboys WR T.Y. Hilton announces retirement https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/past-present-former-cowboys-wr-t-y-hilton-announces-retirement
The US Department of Energy announces a partnership with SoftBank and its affiliate SB Energy to develop a 10 GW data center with its own power supply in Ohio (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/ai-data-center-ohio-uranium-enrichme…