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Edtech startup Physics Wallah closed up 44% in its Indian IPO, giving it a ~$5B market cap; it was last valued at $2.8B in 2024 when it raised a $210M Series B (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/phys

Physics Wallah enjoys a rosy IPO day, bucking the broader slowdown in Indian edtech | TechCrunch
The Indian edtech startup ended its first day as a public company on a high, with its shares closing 44% higher than they were listed for, indicating that the country's edtech sector may still recover after years of gloom.

Illegal fishing, other maritime threats cost Western Indian Ocean $1b a year: Report https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/illegal-fishing-other-maritime-threats-cost-western-indian-ocean-1b-a-year-report/…

Illegal fishing, other maritime threats cost Western Indian Ocean $1b a year: Report
Maritime threats in the Western Indian Ocean cost the region more than $1.1 billion annually, with illegal fishing, trafficking, piracy, migration and pollution undermining economies, ecosystems and coastal livelihoods, a new U.N. report finds.

❗Russian assaults intensify, losses explode – US compares Putin to Hitler: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/16/russian-assaults-intensify-losses-explode.html

I want to reiterate, per my earlier thread, that what the ACLU is bringing to court is a small fraction of what’s actually happening on the ground. These are only the incidents for which they have the best documentation, the ones most presentable in court.
You don’t even hear about 95% of the illegal stuff ICE is doing in MN — not in court, not on social media, certainly not on the news. This is the tip of the illegal action iceberg (pun intended, no apologies).
https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/115720161014479157

Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love announces intentions to enter 2026 NFL Draft https://www.nfl.com/news/notre-dame-running-back-jeremiyah-love-announces-intentions-to-enter-2026-nfl-draft

Shares of Super Bank Indonesia, a Grab-backed digital lender, rose by 24% during their stock market debut in Jakarta, after the company raised ~$168M in its IPO (Ismi Damayanti/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/marke

Superbank trading halted after 24% jump in Indonesia market debut
Grab-backed lender's IPO rides interest in booming digital banking business

Ukraine's 81st brigade: fighting intensifies near Dronivka as Russia attempts Siverskyi Donets river crossings: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/17/ukraines-st-brigade-fighting-intensifies.html

Would Curt Cignetti ever leave Indiana for the NFL? Hoosiers coach 'made that decision a long time ago'

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/curt-cignetti-ind…

Customer engagement service MoEngage raised $180M in a follow-on Series F, split into a $57M primary and $123M secondary round, weeks after raising $100M (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/16/week…

Weeks after raising $100M, investors pump another $180M into hot Indian startup MoEngage | TechCrunch
The deal valued MoEngage at "well over" $900 million post-money.

'No intimidation or threat will influence us' — Europe hits back at Trump tariff warning: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/17/no-intimidation-or-threat-will.html