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India's updated startup framework doubles deep-tech startup eligibility to 20 years and triples the revenue cap for tax, grant, and regulatory benefits to ~$33M (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/07/india-has-changed-its-startup…

India has changed its startup rules for deep tech | TechCrunch
India is adjusting startup rules to help more of its deep tech startups with funding and long-term success.

I'm with the auditors on this one! Companies deploying AI need more expert human auditing, not less, at least until fundamental flaws in 'AI' are addressed and it's reliably accurate
'KPMG gets money off its own audit by arguing AI makes accounting cheaper'

Court orders Samsung to stop "spying" on Texans through its TVs
https://www.sammobile.com/2026/01/07/court-orders-samsung-to-stop-spying-on-texans-through-its-tvs/

Court orders Samsung to stop “spying” on Texans through its TVs
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had filed lawsuits against Samsung and other TV manufacturers last month, alleging that they're spying on Texas residents through their TVs. A preliminary relief has been granted, as a Temporary Restraining Order has been granted by the District Court, which stops Samsung from doing what it was doing. Similar lawsuits

This should be a legal requirement for being allowed to sell networked devices.
(Original title: Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life)
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/0

Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life
If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.

Malaysia lost 20% of its coral reefs in three years https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/malaysia-lost-20-of-its-coral-reefs-in-three-years/

Malaysia lost 20% of its coral reefs in three years
Malaysia’s coral reefs are shrinking at a pace that is hard to ignore. According to the latest national survey by Reef Check Malaysia, about one-fifth of the country’s coral cover has been lost since 2022, a decline compressed into just three years. What had been gradual erosion now looks more like a slide. The 2025 […]

🦫 California learns from its beaver reintroductions
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/california-learns-from-its-beaver-reintroductions/

California learns from its beaver reintroductions
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Tásmam Koyóm, a high Sierra meadow in California, U.S. returned to the Mountain Maidu people in 2019, is once again wet where once it had been dry. Rivulets now snake through hip-high grasses and willow thickets, feeding a […]

As Bitcoin prices continue to plummet and electricity costs climb,
it’s become tough out there for a crypto miner.
The hash price index, which is used to determine how much revenue miners can make by mining crypto,
reached its lowest point on record this week, according to mining services company Luxor Technology.
According to Coindesk, the average cost to mine one Bitcoin is currently around $87,000
— far higher than its current going rate,
making it an e…

Miners are being squeezed as bitcoin’s $70,000 price fails to cover $87,000 production costs
Bitcoin is now approximately 20% below its estimated average production cost, historically a feature of a bear market.

"We did not leave because we wanted to.
We were forced to leave.
Pushed away from our own doorsteps, from our quiet mornings, from dreams that were growing gently inside us.
We did not abandon our homeland, we are still within it.
But we became displaced inside its borders, moving through its wounds, searching for a place where the heart could breathe without fear, only to find that no corner felt safe, and every space we turned to seemed empty" --

We carry our homeland in our eyes, even as we walk away from the cities that...
We did not leave because we wanted to. We were forced to leave. Pushed away from our own doorsteps, from our quiet mornings, from dreams that were growing gently inside us. We did not abandon our homeland, we are still within it. But we became displaced inside its borders, moving through its wounds, searching for a place where the heart could breat...

"Royal Mail has launched its first fleet of eight electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) at its Midlands and North West Parcel Hubs. The vehicles will operate 24 hours a day, handling ‘middle-mile deliveries between hubs and mail centres.
[..]
The company already operates the UK’s largest electric delivery fleet, with more than 7,000 vans charged on-site with renewable electricity."

Royal Mail launches new fleet of electric HGVs
Royal Mail has launched its first fleet of eight electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) at its Midlands and North West Parcel Hubs. The vehicles will operate 24 hours a day, handling ‘middle-mile deliveries between hubs and mail centres.

Ford plans to launch an AI voice assistant on its apps this year before expanding to its vehicles in 2027, and aims to debut Level 3 autonomous driving in 2028 (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/transportation/857400/ford-ai-as…

Ford’s AI voice assistant is coming later this year, L3 driving in 2028
Ford announced an AI voice assistant will be coming to its cars in 2027, followed by Level 3 autonomous driving in 2028.