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💥 Russian losses exceed the number of new recruits – Moscow resorts to extreme measures #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/17/russian-losses-exceed-the-number.html

Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress
Legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote was only the beginning
as the G.O.P. presses to sharply limit voting in line with Trump’s false claims of widespread fraud
MAGA rep Bryan Steil’s "Make Elections Great Again "bill would ban universal voting by mail
and prohibit the counting of ballots received after Election Day.
It would ban ranked-choice v…

Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress
Legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote was only the beginning as the G.O.P. presses to sharply limit voting in line with President Trump’s false claims of widespread fraud.

Glaciers rapidly declining, with extreme losses in 2025 #environment

Glaciers rapidly declining, with extreme losses in 2025
Earth's glaciers are continuing to shrink at alarming rates, with new international research revealing that 2025 was among the worst years on record for global ice loss. Published in the Climate Chronicles collection of Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, the study provides the latest global assessment of glacier mass change, showing an accelerating trend driven by rising temperatures.

FBI: More than 700 ATM jackpotting incidents with losses over $20 million occurred in 2025 https://therecord.media/fbi-atm-jackpotting-2025-report

Claros, which aims to cut data center energy losses by using voltage regulators that provide power directly to servers' main processors, raised a $30M seed (Ben Geman/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/19/claros-seed-data-center-energy-loss

Exclusive: $30M in seed money to cut data center energy loss
The AI industry is desperate for every electron, and regulators don't want data center boom to strain grids.

Grading Patriots in free agency: Defending AFC Champions make key additions ahead of NFL Draft

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/patriots-free-agency-grades-nfl/

Matthew Ball's State of Video Gaming 2026 report: global video game content sales grew 5.3% YoY to $195.6B in 2025; job losses fell 40% YoY to 9,200 people (Sophie McEvoy/GamesIndustry.biz)
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/global-game-content-sales-rose-53-…

Global game content sales rose 5.3% to $195.6bn in 2025
Private funding fell a further 55% last year, according to Epyllion's latest State of Video Gaming report

Cost of the offensive - CATASTROPHIC! Russia suffers critical losses near Pokrovsk: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/17/cost-of-the-offensive-catastrophic.html

Wall Street ended higher on Tuesday, with gains in Delta Air Lines and other travel stocks, while the Federal Reserve began its ​two-day policy meeting amid investors' worries about high oil prices and the Middle East conflict
Fed expected to keep rates unchanged
Financials rebound from prior losses
Delta and American raise revenue guidance
S&P 500 0.25%, Nasdaq 0.47%, Dow 0.10%

Wall Street ends up as traders turn to Fed — Reuters
Wall Street ended higher on Tuesday, with gains in Delta Air Lines and other travel stocks, while the Federal Reserve began its ​two-day policy meeting amid investors' worries about high oil prices and the Middle East conflict.

I have no idea how or why but on Sunday, I accidentally deleted hundreds of lines in my contact management.
I was notified by my setup and was able to revert the problematic change within minutes. 👍
"git: post-commit hook for determining large number of deleted lines in Org-mode" https://

The UK's GB News reports revenue up 66% YoY to £26M in the year to May 2025, annual pre-tax losses down 34% YoY to £22M, and TV viewership up 18% YoY to 3.7M (Dominic Ponsford/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/gb-news-losses-2025/

GB News grows revenue by two thirds to £26m as losses narrow
GB News losses fell in the year to May 2025 as it posted strong revenue growth. Total losses now stand at £131m+.

The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for the second time this year,
a widely expected move amid turmoil in the Middle East and rising energy prices.
Fed officials faced a confluence of issues to consider in their meeting this week:
soaring oil and gas prices,
fluctuating inflation that still remains above the Fed’s target of 2%,
and a weakened job market that unexpectedly saw 92,000 losses last month.
All but one of the 12 voting members of th…

Crops Swing to Losses as Trump Signals Possible End to Iran War | Financial Post
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/crops-swing-to-losses-as-trump-signals-possible-end-to-iran-war

whoever told you that markets are rational was lying

Ukraine has said its offensive cyber operations last year inflicted $220 million worth of damage on Russia, and indirect losses exceeding $1.5 billion.
https://tvpworld.com/92030219/ukraine-cyber-ops-caused-220-mln-damage-to-russia

Cyber attacks inflicted $220 mln losses on Russia, says Kyiv
Both Ukraine and Russia now deploy hacking and digital disruption alongside conventional military operations.

Polar Bears are in Better Physical Shape than 25 Years Ago, Despite Sea Ice Losses https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/polar-bears-are-in-better-physical-shape-than-25-years-ago-despite-sea-ice-losses/

Polar Bears are in Better Physical Shape than 25 Years Ago, Despite Sea Ice Losses
Polar bears are healthier, with more fat reserves, than they were 25 years ago, despite a decrease in Arctic sea ice around Svalbard islands.

Raiders 2026 Free Agency Tracker: Latest Signings, Losses, News, Rumors https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-2026-free-agency-latest-signings-losses-news-rumors

Ukraine war latest: Russian losses in Ukraine 'astonishing,' former MI6 chief says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/11/ukraine-war-latest-russian-losses.html

DOJ is dropping its appeals of losses in the law firm order cases. What does it mean? (Chris Geidner/Law Dork)
https://www.lawdork.com/p/doj-to-drop-its-appeals-of-losses
http://www.memeorandum.com/260303/p72#a260303p72

GovAI and Brookings: many of the people most at risk if AI transforms work are also the best placed to find new jobs, as researchers disagree over AI's impact (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2026/jobs-mo…

I cannot concur…
It’s not realistic to ask people to *never* click a link in email. We’ve got 30 years of experience with that advice not working because MUA developers have never stopped making links active & aggressively looking for anything in email that might be a link, regardless of URL conformance. That’s why SpamAssassin treats so many non-URLs as if they are URLs. Users will click clickable things. Telling them not to do so is unreasonable.
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Donald Macleod follows the irresistible rise of Italian opera composer Gaetano Donizetti. Today, antagonising censors, two tragic losses and the writing of his most iconic scene.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sdg6

Africa’s forests have flipped from carbon sink to carbon source #Africa

Africa’s forests have flipped from carbon sink to carbon source
Africa’s forests have undergone a shocking reversal, switching from carbon absorbers to carbon emitters after 2010. Researchers found that heavy deforestation in tropical regions has led to massive biomass losses, far outweighing any gains from regrowth elsewhere. This change could seriously undermine global efforts to slow climate change. Scientists warn that protecting forests is now more urgent than ever.

“Don’t tell me what you value,” Joe Biden was fond of saying.
“Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.”
The ever-expanding budget for bombing Iran makes one thing clear:
the US government doesn’t value its own citizens a bit.
Watching money that should go towards schools and infrastructure and healthcare being spent on death and destruction should make every US taxpayer apoplectic.
Operation Epic Fury indeed.

The Sun reports pre-tax losses of £53M in the year to July 2025, up from £18M in 2024; phone-hacking legal costs more than doubled to £36.7M (James Warrington/Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/04/14/murdoch-loses-more…

"Panama’s golden frogs return to the wild after 17-year battle with deadly fungus"
#Panama #Frogs #Animals

Panama’s golden frogs return to the wild after 17-year battle with deadly fungus | The Optimist Daily
After 17 years in captivity, Panama’s golden frogs are being reintroduced to the wild following devastating losses from chytrid fungus.

Oh look, tax cheats. #epstein

Q&A with Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana on accidents, why autonomous vehicles won't lead to job losses, plans to license Waymo tech to other companies, and more (Jordyn Holman/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/business/waymo-ceo-robotaxi.html

Waymo Co-CEO Tries to Make a Case for the Safety of Driverless Cars
Waymo’s co-chief executive, Tekedra Mawakana, knows she needs to earn the public’s trust. It won’t be easy.

Yandex Maps blurs cemeteries to hide record Russian losses in Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/16/yandex-maps-blurs-cemeteries-to.html

Gorton and Denton - a rough vote analysis.
Green vote gain (10,200) was 2,000 short of Lib/Left reductions
Reform vote gain (5400) 3250 more than Tory reduction.
Suggests broadly that Greens got the Lib/Left votes and Reform the Tory ones, but some Labour went to Reform.
However the stay at homes likely to have been different population each time, with Greens mobilising former abstentions and Labour having more abstensions this time.
Very similar turnout 2024 and 2…

Joel Glazer defends retaining Todd Bowles, points to Buccaneers injuries, close losses: 'This team plays hard for Todd' https://www.nfl.com/news/joel-glazer-defends-retaining-todd-bowles-points-to-b…

Bengaluru-based C2i Semiconductors, building a "grid-to-GPU" power system for datacenters, raised a $15M Series A led by Peak XV, bringing total funding to $19M (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/15/as-a

As AI data centers hit power limits, Peak XV backs Indian startup C2i to fix the bottleneck | TechCrunch
C2i has raised $15 million as it tests a grid-to-GPU approach to reducing power losses in AI data centers.

The good news is US forces rescued the F-15 crew member (WSO). The bad news is the enormous amount of material losses in planes and helicopters. Iran can claim a “win” in some way. It also shows the Iranian regime is not defeated. Future ground operations will not be easy.
#iran #usa

The Hungarian government family currently up for reelection wants to send #Hungary 's soldiers to the #Chad and expects half of them to die there, according to this report:

Denmark's electricity stats 2025 are in.
Total domestic supply (incl. grid losses) was 40.5 TWh, of which:
47.2% wind (onshore 24.3% offshore 22.9%)
11.1% solar PV
23.4% thermal power plants (central decentral industrial, incl. bio)
18.3% net imports from Sweden and Norway (mostly hydro)

TelevisaUnivision reports Q4 revenue down 2% YoY to $1.32B, US revenue down 7% YoY to $777M, and a net loss of $234.7M, down from an $809.7M loss in Q4 2024 (Brian Steinberg/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/televisaunivsion-narrows-losses-q4-123667108…

TelevisaUnivsion Narrows Losses in Q4
TelevisaUnivsion Narrows Losses in Q4

from my link log —
The Wendelstein 7-X fusion stellarator proves its efficiency.
https://www.ipp.mpg.de/5125328/05_21
saved 2021-08-17 https://dota…

The Wendelstein 7-X concept proves its efficiency
One of the most important optimisation goals underlying the Wendelstein 7-X fusion device at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Greifswald has now been confirmed. An analysis by IPP scientists in the journal Nature shows: In the optimised magnetic field cage, the energy losses of the plasma are reduced in the desired way. Wendelstein 7-X is intended to prove that the disadvantages of earlier stellarators can be overcome and that stellarator-type devices are suitable for power plants.

Russia’s Losses in Ukraine Are Reshaping the Middle East: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/05/russias-losses-in-ukraine-are.html

Every business venture in history ever, even those with the most devastatingly high losses, was still more profitable than Open AI

SoftBank Group reports Q3 net profit of $1.6B after its Vision Fund posted a $2.4B gain, as a jump in the value of its OpenAI investment helped offset losses (Arjun Kharpal/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/softbank-vision-fund-openai.html

SoftBank Vision Fund books $2.4 billion quarterly gain boosted by OpenAI bet
SoftBank posted a $2.4 billion gain at its Vision Fund as a jump in the value of its OpenAI investment helped offset losses in some of its other bets.

As Russian losses in Ukraine mount, the Kremlin strains to avoid full mobilization: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/05/as-russian-losses-in-ukraine.html

RE: #midterms2026 #Democracy

Remembering Them Podcast
A podcast for guests to speak about their losses, experiences with grief, and to share stories of their loved ones...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/remembering-dad/

Sources: Jeff Bezos said "I don't care" after WaPo leaders told him changes to the Opinion section could turn off subscribers; 60K canceled their subs in Feb. (New York Times)
https://www.nytim…

How Jeff Bezos Upended The Washington Post
The billionaire newspaper owner, dissatisfied by years of losses, wants the newsroom to double productivity with half its budget.

The gaming industry is shaping up to be one of the AI boom's biggest casualties, from job losses to rising console prices due to the global RAM shortage (Helen Vogelsong-Donahue/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/gamers-ai-nightmares-are-coming-true/

Gamers’ Worst Nightmares About AI Are Coming True
From the global RAM shortage driving up console prices to job loss in the industry, gaming is shaping up to be one of the AI boom's biggest casualties.

Ukraine reports record Russian losses in January, including 1,099 artillery systems: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/03/ukraine-reports-record-russian-losses.html

Financial figures shared with prospective investors: Anduril expects its revenue to grow 100% in 2026 to ~$4.3B, and its operating loss to rise by ~50% to $1.2B (Cory Weinberg/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anduril-forecast…

Anduril Forecasts More Than $4 Billion in Sales, $1 Billion in Losses
Weapons maker Anduril expects to roughly double revenue this year to about $4.3 billion, while its operating loss would rise by nearly half to $1.2 billion, according to confidential financial figures shared with prospective investors. The privately held company is raising $4 billion, valuing it ...

Falcons agree to deal with veteran DT Da'Shawn Hand: Source https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7115607/2026/03/13/falcons-dashawn-hand-nfl-free-agency-2026/

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, due to potus’ war of choice, cuts off sulfur shipments, and so endangers *checks notes* the United States’ ability to wage war. Behold: the self defeating military!
“Chemicals like sulfuric acid…can determine whether the US military can maintain industrial base production of electrical and digital systems needed to sustain the fight as munitions are expended and combat losses mount.”

The Chokepoint We Missed: Sulfur, Hormuz, and the Threats to Military Readiness
The cascading effects of disrupted maritime chokepoints are no longer the subject of simulations; they are an active crisis. As the US-Israeli military operation against Iran and Tehran’s regional military response continue, missile attacks, drone swarms, airstrikes, and maritime threats complicate commercial shipping across the region. The ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz affects

33-38 thousand Russian servicemen – these are Russia's MONTHLY losses #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/15/thousand-russian-servicemen-these-are.html

Packers seven-round 2026 NFL mock draft: Green Bay reinforces defense after free agency losses

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/packers-nfl-mock-draft-2026/

"Casualty Cover-Up": The Pentagon Is Hiding U.S. Losses Under Trump in the Middle East (Nick Turse/The Intercept)
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/01/iran-war-us-casualty-numbers-trump-hegseth/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260401/p83#a260401p83

MEAT GRINDER: Russian losses surge in war against Ukraine #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/30/meat-grinder-russian-losses-surge.html

Watch the moment Ukrainian drones tear into Russia’s airfields, destroying 15 aircraft and causing $1bn in losses | LBC
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/ukraine-drone-attack-russia-5HjdRYg_2/

The US' February jobs report shows the tech sector's post-2022 job losses are now outpacing past downturns in 2008 and 2020 (Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-jobs-getting-demolished-great-recession-dot-com-era-2026…

Tech jobs are getting demolished in ways not seen since 2008 and the dot-com bust
It's a rough time to be looking for a tech job. Economist Joseph Politano said losses in the industry outpaced those in the last two recessions.

After a volatile morning, European stock markets are still in the red – but off their earlier lows – after steep losses in Asia-Pacific markets overnight.
The oil price is still trading over the $100 mark, on track for its highest close since 2022.
Here’s the situation:
UK’s FTSE 100 share index: down 112 points or -1.1% at 10,172 points
Germany’s DAX share index: down 350 points or -1.5% at 23,241 points
France’s CAC share index: down 152 points or 1.9% at 7,840…

Russia has suffered 'more losses than any major power' since World War II, report says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/28/russia-has-suffered-more-losses.html

The US IRS is yet to issue guidelines on whether prediction market gains should be taxed as derivatives, gambling winnings, or income, worrying accountants (Kate Knibbs/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/nobody-knows-how-to-file-taxes-on-predi…

Nobody Knows How to File Taxes on Prediction Market Wins
Americans flocked to prediction markets last year. Now, it’s time to pay taxes on winnings. How do you do that? Great question.

Meta begins removing dozens of Facebook and Instagram ads that trial lawyers placed to reach eligible plaintiffs, after social media addiction trial losses (Dan Primack/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/09/meta-social-media-addiction-ads

Scoop: Meta removes ads for social media addiction litigation
This comes just two weeks after Meta and YouTube were found negligent in a landmark case about social media addiction.

"The aim of the Ukraine government, the EU, the US government, the multilateral agencies and the American financial institutions now in charge of raising funds and allocating them for reconstruction is to restore the Ukrainian economy as a form of special economic zone, with public money to cover any potential losses for private capital."
Ukraine- Russia four years on – Michael Roberts Blog

Ukraine- Russia four years on
Today marks the end of the fourth year of the Ukraine-Russia war. After four years, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused staggering damage to Ukraine’s people and economy. There are wildly varyi…

50,000 losses monthly – Fedorov’s algorithms drain Russia’s forces: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/30/losses-monthly-fedorovs-algorithms-drain.html

US Congressional Joint Economic Committee report: US consumers lost $20.9B nominally to identity theft from four major data broker breaches over the past decade (Dell Cameron/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/data-broker-breaches-fueled-do…

Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses
A report copublished by WIRED sparked a probe into opt-out pages hidden by data brokers. Now congressional Democrats say breaches tied to the industry have cost people tens of billions of dollars.

Strike on Volgograd hits Russia’s rear; 1.3M losses, NATO signals collapse: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/12/strike-on-volgograd-hits-russias.html

Starz reports Q4 revenue fell to $322.8M vs. $344.5M a year ago, net loss narrowed to $20.7M vs. $31.8M a year ago, and US streaming subs hit 12.7M, up 370K QoQ (Jennifer Maas/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/starz-subscribers…

Starz Subscribers Reach 17.6 Million, Losses Narrow Post-Lionsgate
Starz ended 2025 with things looking up post-Lionsgate split the now-standalone company narrowed its losses to $20.7 million vs. $31.8 million in 2024.

Ravens, Eagles, Steelers awarded 4 comp picks https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48156633/ravens-eagles-steelers-awarded-4-compensatory-picks

Trump said the Navy will escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz, if necessary.
Per reports the Navy has no timeline for this hazardous maneuver
and Trump himself has just demanded convoys begin "as soon as possible"
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 301 points, or 0.6%.
The 30-stock index was down more than 1,200 points, or around 2.6%, at its low of the session.

Stocks dramatically pare losses after Trump offers Gulf shipping safety; oil retreats from highs: Live updates
Traders watched rising geopolitical tensions and worried the U.S.-Iran conflict could go on longer than anticipated.

Why Iran does not appear ready to give in, despite heavy losses (Susannah George/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/22/iran-war-talks-trump-strikes-hormuz/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260322/p48#a260322p48

Lionsgate reports a Q3 net loss of $46.2M, vs. a $21.9M loss a year earlier, $724.3M in revenue, vs. $705.9M est., motion picture revenue up 35% YoY to $421.2M (Etan Vlessing/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

Lionsgate Quarterly Losses Widen After Starz Spin Off
The Hollywood major unveiled its latest financial results as a standalone film and TV studios company after splitting from its Starz streaming platform.

Syrskyi touts second phase of corps reform, citing rising Russian losses: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/11/syrskyi-touts-second-phase-of.html

Meta begins removing dozens of Facebook and Instagram ads that trial lawyers placed to reach eligible plaintiffs, after social media addiction trial losses (Dan Primack/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/09/meta-social-media-addiction-ads

Scoop: Meta removes ads for social media addiction litigation
This comes just two weeks after Meta and YouTube were found negligent in a landmark case about social media addiction.

Russia’s December toll in Ukraine was about twice Soviet Afghan war losses, former MI6 chief says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/11/russias-december-toll-in-ukraine.html

What's next for Rams after NFC Championship defeat? Matthew Stafford decision, potential staff losses loom

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/whats-next-for-ra…

Mohammad Javad Zarif’s new Foreign Affairs essay is being read as a peace overture.
It is better understood as an attempt to convert Iran’s battlefield losses into a narrow U.S.-Iran bargain:
nuclear limits and maritime access in exchange for sanctions relief and regional reintegration.
Beneath the triumphalist framing lies an offer to cap enrichment below 3.67 percent, ratify the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Additional Protocol, transfer all enriched material to…

How Iran Should End the War
A deal Tehran could take.

Ruling in the LA bellwether case could impact Meta and other platforms, opening up a flood of litigation challenging product design and bypassing Section 230 (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/do-back-to-back-courtroom-losses-her…

US federal regulators say banks don't need extra capital against losses when dealing with blockchain-based securities, calling their rules "technology neutral" (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/u

Iran's official TV networks and aligned social media accounts are blending fact and fiction about the war, often using unproven claims and fake AI videos (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/business/media/iran-state-tv-social-media…

Iranian TV and Social Media Project Defiant and Distorted View of the War
State media and online propagandists are striking a confident posture, despite heavy losses. Some of the content was generated by artificial intelligence.

Ruling in the LA bellwether case could impact Meta and other platforms, opening up a flood of litigation challenging product design and bypassing Section 230 (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/do-back-to-back-courtroom-losses-her…

WPP names Nancy Hall as CEO of WPP Media US; Brian Lesser, WPP Media's global CEO, served in the role on an interim basis after the departure of Sharb Farjami (Kendra Barnett/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/agencies/exclusive-wpp-elevates-nancy-hall-ceo…

EXCLUSIVE: WPP Elevates Nancy Hall to CEO of WPP Media U.S.
Hall’s promotion arrives a week after WPP announced a substantial reorg designed to recover steep financial losses.

We’re still just starting to fully understand NIH funding losses from 2025,
still worrying about whether 2026 funds will be disbursed,
and are already bracing for further attempts to cut the next budget.
One thing is very clear:
the cuts, clawback, and chaos are disproportionately impacting researchers who aren’t white men.
Now, a new analysis of grant terminationsin the first half of 2025 highlights the toll on women,
especially early career resea…

Year 2, Week 13
Mar 21-27, 2026 - work the problem

Gold and silver retreated from record highs
and the dollar strengthened
on reports that Trump may appoint a more hawkish-than-expected Federal Reserve chair.
Trump said on Thursday that he intended to announce his pick to replace Jerome Powell on Friday,
with growing speculation that the role will go to the former Fed governor #Kevin

Gold falls, dollar gains on talk Trump wants Kevin Warsh as Fed chair
Precious metals eased off record highs and the US currency clawed back some of its losses this week ahead of an announcement from the president

Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters says he is "nervous" about severe job cuts after Paramount's WBD acquisition and "a bunch of people are going to lose their jobs" (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/16df7df4-6863-43d1-a8cb-2f7afe320ab4

Netflix warns Paramount-Warner Bros deal will lead to job losses
Co-chief Greg Peters is ‘nervous for the industry’, days after streaming group cedes WBD tie-up to David Ellison’s company

The price of silver smashed through the $90 mark Wednesday morning
for the first time in weeks
as the metal recoups gains it lost after a late January crash,
though the precious metal remains far from the record highs it previously hit above $120.
KEY FACTS
The price of silver is $90.68 as of 9:25 a.m. EST, up nearly 4% but down slightly from a high of $91.18 reached earlier in the morning.

Silver Breaks $90 Mark Again—Fueled By Tariff Uncertainty, Iran Tensions
Silver has recouped some of the losses that it suffered following a price crash in late January.

Ukrainian Defense Minister launches audit of combat losses, expands role of private air defense groups: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/ukrainian-defense-minister-launches-audit.html

Filing: Chinese AI chip designer Cambricon reports a $316M net profit in 2025, its first profitable year; rivals Moore Threads and MetaX narrowed their losses (Coco Feng/South China Morning Post)
https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-t…

Profits rise for China’s semiconductor firms on AI boom, tech self-reliance push
Domestic A-share companies in the sector are forecast to achieve substantial growth in their 2025 results, according to Donghai Securities.

Ukraine stalls Russian push near Hulyaipole amid heavy losses: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/02/ukraine-stalls-russian-push-near.html

Sources: Oracle has cut ~10,000 jobs in India, or ~20% of its Indian workforce, as part of a restructuring that has reportedly affected 30,000 staff worldwide (The Economic Times)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/t

Oracle layoffs: AI pivot triggers 10,000 job cuts in India
Oracle has cut around 10,000 jobs in India, sources told ET. This is part of a global restructuring affecting 30,000 employees. The company is reducing roles in its tech divisions. Oracle Financial Software Services also saw job losses. Employees are concerned about increased workloads. This follows similar tech industry layoffs this year.

Syrskyi says Ukraine held firm in winter campaign, inflicting heavy Russian losses and regaining territory: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/03/syrskyi-says-ukraine-held-firm.html

🔥 Russian aviation's CRASH: Su-30 & Su-34 DOWN in ONE DAY! Putin's "TRUCE" and FRONTLINE losses: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/03/russian-aviations-crash-su-ampamp.html

Sources: WaPo lost $100M in 2025, after losing ~$100M in 2024 and $77M in 2023; its publisher told staff that expenses surpassed revenue between 2022 and 2025 (Alexandra Bruell/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business/m…

Meta reports Reality Labs Q4 revenue of $955M vs. $940.8M est. and a $6.02B operating loss vs. $5.67B est.; Reality Labs now has $75B in losses since late 2020 (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/28/metas-reality-labs-pos…

Meta’s Reality Labs posts $6.02 billion loss in fourth quarter
Meta’s Reality Labs posts $6.02 billion loss in fourth quarter.

Pony AI reports 2025 revenue up 20% YoY to ~$90M, total annual losses down 72% YoY to ~$76.8M, and a $75.5M net income in Q4, its first profitable quarter ever (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-26/pon…

Morgan Stanley: UK companies reported that AI led to 8% net job losses over the past 12 months, above Japan's 7%, Germany's 4%, Australia's 2%; the US added 2% (Irina Anghel/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Iskander missile collapse and 1.26 million occupiers eliminated: Russia's 4-year losses summarized!: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/25/iskander-missile-collapse-and-million.html

Verizon offers $10.99 credits to Fios subscribers in Boston, Pittsburgh, and Providence, RI, to cover the loss of Fox and NBC affiliates amid a dispute with Cox (Dan Primack/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/23/verizon-refund-customers-boston-pittsburgh<…

Verizon to refund customers in Boston and Pittsburgh for TV channel losses
Verizon FIOS customers in the Boston and Providence, R.I. markets lost access to their local Fox affiliate on Dec. 15.

💥AFU destroy air defense near Kachi; 1.23M Russian losses, 105 battles in 24 hours: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/28/afu-destroy-air-defense-near.html

Russia rejects peace – gets KARMA: "friendly fire" missiles & record troop losses: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/25/russia-rejects-peace-gets-karma.html

Syrskyi says Russia’s 2025 offensive failed as losses outpace recruitment: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/22/syrskyi-says-russias-offensive-failed.html

❗️220 occupiers dead in one day – record losses for Russia in Kupyansk #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/20/occupiers-dead-in-one-day.html