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The Iranian sailors weren't offered the chance to surrender,
and there were no US attempts to rescue the survivors
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-submarine-torpedoes-iranian-frigate-in-indian-ocean-in-f…

U.S. Submarine Torpedoes Iranian Frigate in Indian Ocean in First Wartime Strike of its Kind Since World War II
An Iranian Navy warship has been sunk by a U.S. Navy attack submarine in the Indian Ocean, marking what U.S. officials say is the first time since World War II...

Why forest loss is making our watersheds leak rain #environment

Why forest loss is making our watersheds leak rain
It's a well-established fact that forests and water are deeply connected. For decades, paired-watershed experiments—a scientific method for evaluating land-use impacts on water quantity or quality—have shown that when we lose forests, the total amount of water flowing through our rivers tends to rise.

Disney setzt auf Freizeitpark-Chef D'Amaro als neuen Boss
Disney hat einen neuen Chef: Josh D'Amaro übernimmt die Führung des Konzerns. Der Manager leitete bereits jahrelang den gewinnträchtigsten Geschäftszweig.

Ab 2027 kann man in #Sachsen endlich #Bildungsurlaub beantragen:

Gesetz über den Anspruch auf Freistellung zur Qualifizierung im Freistaat Sachsen beschlossen
Der Sächsische Landtag hat heute das Gesetz über den Anspruch auf Qualifizierungszeit im Freistaat Sachsen beschlossen. Damit schafft Sachsen ab dem 1. Januar 2027 erstmals einen gesetzlichen Anspruch auf drei Tage bezahlte Freistellung pro Kalenderjahr für berufliche, politische oder ehrenamtliche Weiterbildung. Wirtschafts- und Arbeitsminister Dirk Panter sieht in dem Beschluss einen wichtigen Schritt für Beschäftigte […]

“We had no way of knowing man forced to resign twice for corruption would be corrupt” insists Starmer – NewsThump
https://newsthump.com/2026/02/05/we-had-no-way-of-knowing-man-forced-to-res…

“We had no way of knowing man forced to resign twice for corruption would be corrupt” insists Starmer
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has reminded everyone that there was no way of knowing that a man who was forced to resign from government office twice for corruption would turn out to be corrupt.

Medvi, glorified by the NYT as a two-employee startup with $1B in revenue, is a warning about how AI can be misused for shady business and marketing practices (Gary Marcus/Marcus on AI)
https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/the-back-story-behind-the-first-18

The back story behind the first “$1.8 Billion” dollar “AI Company”
AI isn’t the only thing behind Medvi

Ad tech company Consumable acquires Radio.com and Mark Cuban's Fireside platform and plans to develop a streaming platform to help creators deepen audience ties (Jennifer Maas/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/streaming/news/radio-com…

Radio.com, Mark Cuban's Fireside Acquired by Consumable
Radio.com and Mark Cuban's interactive creator operating platform Fireside platform have been acquired by ad tech company Consumable Inc.

Ukraine exports electricity for first time since last year: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/05/ukraine-exports-electricity-for-first.html

Anthropic says Claude Opus 4.6 supports a 1M context window, scored 90.2% on BigLaw Bench, the highest for any Claude model, and boosts agentic capabilities (David Gewirtz/ZDNET)
https://www.zdnet.com/article/anthropic-claude-opus-4-6-first-try-work-deliv…

Anthropic says its new Claude Opus 4.6 can nail your work deliverables on the first try
The frontier model can handle complex, end-to-end enterprise workflows and take on the autonomous tasks you usually do yourself.

Russian frigate Admiral Essen’s electronic warfare and radar systems damaged by drone strike in Novorossiysk Bay: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/04/russian-frigate-admiral-essens-electronic.html