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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

A new Republican House bill proposes sweeping changes to US toxic chemical laws
🔥that would gut protections for consumers, workers and the environment, public health advocates mobilising against the legislation warn.
Among other changes to the
"Toxic Substance Control Act" (TSCA), the bill would
❌limit the type of science that is used to determine health risks,
❌stop legally requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure chemicals won’t harm p…

First stage of the STEP Fusion plant build consultation in the planning process they're intending to get it running in the 2040's; This is an old Coal power station site in West Burton they're reusing:
(I expect others to have got fusion working first, but still promising)
https://stepfusion.com/consultation/

STEP Fusion - Consultation
STEP Fusion’s first stage of public consultation runs from 14 January through to 11 March 2026

Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/10/synthetic-chemicals-food-system-health-burden-report?CMP=Share_Andro…

Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/10/synthetic-chemicals-food-system-health-burden-report?CMP=Share_Andro…

Explosions near Veliky Novgorod chemical plant as Russia reports mass drone attack: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/11/explosions-near-veliky-novgorod-chemical.html

theme from the A-team starts playing
https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/former-special-counsel-jack-smith-to-start-law-firm-with-other-former-prosecutors

Former special counsel Jack Smith will start law firm with other former prosecutors
Former special counsel Jack Smith and three other former prosecutors who investigated President Donald Trump and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol are starting their own law firm, which will launch in January, Law.com reports.

Not so surprising given Starmer's ever greater adoption of Reform's pseudo-policies.
Bolton gets first Reform councillor as former Labour member joins party - Manchester Evening News https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ne

Bolton gets first Reform councillor as former Labour member joins party
Sue Haworth, who quit Labour in August this year, has a new party allegiance

White House Abruptly Cancels Meeting on FEMA’s Future After Leaked Report Revealed Plan to Gut the Agency - Inside Climate News
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11122025/white-house-cancels-fema-meeting-on-proposed-cuts/

I had made an appointment with the car repair place, but I needed to cancel it. So I called there, and an AI answered. Transcript from memory.
AI: "How can I help you?"
Me: "I need to cancel my appointment on Thursday."
AI: "Sure, what is your name and the exact date of your appointment?"
Me: "Vrandečić. That's V-R-A—"
AI: "Thank you. Your appointment has been cancelled. Can I help you otherwise?"
Me: "…