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Insurance brokerage Harper, which uses AI to automate submission routing and follow-up, raised $46.8M in combined Series A and seed led by Emergence Capital (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/25/ai-insurance-brokerag…

Y Combinator grad and AI insurance brokerage Harper raises $47M | TechCrunch
Harper is an AI-native insurance brokerage that just raised a $45 million combined Series A and seed, after a member of YC's Winter 2025 cohort.

Amnesty International
and dozens of U.S. civil and human rights groups issued a
“World Cup travel advisory” Thursday,
warning tournament visitors of
“rising authoritarianism and increasing violence” in the United States
during Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement.

Amnesty International warns World Cup visitors of US authoritarianism
Amnesty International and U.S. civil rights groups have issued a “World Cup travel advisory," warning visitors about “rising authoritarianism and increasing violence" in the U.S. under President Donald Trump's immigration policies. The advisory Thursday highlights potential arbitrary entry denials and invasive searches. It cites aggressive immigration enforcement in cities like Los Angeles and Chicago, which have led to accusations of racial profiling. Tourism officials have condemned the a…

Democrats launch new inquiry into Corey Lewandowski (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/democrats-launch-new-inquiry-corey-lewandowski-rcna264690
http://www.memeorandum.com/260323/p120#a260323p120

Forskning visar att små ökningar av salter i dricksvattnet påverkar blodtrycket negativt. Samtidigt så köper folk "elektrolyter" från influensers och tror att det ska optimera deras hälsa 🤷‍♂️
Salty drinking water could be increasing your blood pressure – people living in coastal areas are most at risk

Salty drinking water could be increasing your blood pressure – people living in coastal areas are most at risk
As sea levels rise, increasing amounts of salt water are leaking into freshwater supplies worldwide.

At least 1 killed, 9 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/25/at-least-killed-injured-in.html

Incarcerated Texas Women Raised $11,000 for a Sick Senior Cat https://thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/13/i-didnt-know-so-many-people-cared-how-incarcerated-texas-women-raised-11000-for-a-sick-senior-cat/

‘I Didn’t Know So Many People Cared.’ How the Daughter of an Incarcerated Woman Raised $11,000 for a Sick Prison Cat.
OJ is a lifeline for the incarcerated women at the Patrick O’Daniel Unit.

Sources: China's top chipmakers, with strong government backing, aim to increase advanced chip production capacity fivefold to 100K wafers within two years (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/techno…

China aims for 5-fold increase in advanced chip output to meet AI demand
Backed by Beijing, Huawei and SMIC lead efforts on 7-nm and 5-nm-like production tech

At least 5 killed, 18 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/25/at-least-killed-injured-in.html

Dozens of immigrant families protested Saturday
behind the fences of a Texas detention facility where
a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent this week
after being detained in Minnesota.
Aerial photos taken by The Associated Press
showed children and parents at the
"South Texas Family Residential Center"
clad in jackets and sweaters,
some of them holding signs that included
“Libertad para los niños,”
or “Libe…

Immigrant families protest Texas detention of Minnesota boy and father
Dozens of immigrant families protested behind the fences of a Texas detention facility where a 5-year-old boy Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent this week after being detained in Minnesota. Aerial photos taken by The Associated Press on Saturday showed some of the detainees coordinating to form “SOS." They were standing outside the residence areas of the South Texas Family Residential Center in the rural town of Dilley. One detainee told AP families inside sought to send a message that t…

The Senate voted 54-45 to confirm Sen. Markwayne Mullin as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security late Monday,
installing the Oklahoma Republican at the embattled national security agency amid global instability and frustration over immigration enforcement.
https://www.

Senate confirms Mullin as Homeland Security secretary
The Oklahoma Republican portrayed himself as an experienced lawmaker ready to restore DHS’s credibility after a surge in immigration enforcement resulted in the killing of two U.S. citizens.