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Sources and US tax lawyers: the IRS's planned audit of private equity and VC firms is faltering under President Trump, as many senior leaders leave the agency (Jesse Drucker/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/business/irs-private…

Push to Audit Private Equity and Venture Capital Falters Under Trump
Specialists have left the I.R.S. and audits have been abandoned since the president returned to office.

The final (8th) #AAS247 presser #Lazuli, described in detail the paper #ArgusArray to the astronomical community: https://carolinastories.unc.edu/developing-the-worlds-largest-sky-survey-telescope/ and https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/eric-schmidt-will-massively-invest-in-private-telescopes-including-hubble-replacement/ and https://www.astronomy.com/science/eric-and-wendy-schmidt-to-fund-space-telescope-three-ground-based-observatories/ and https://www.space.com/space-exploration/former-ceo-of-google-spearheads-4-next-gen-telescopes-3-on-earth-and-1-in-space and https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/schmidt-sciences-announces-plan-for-lazuli-a-private-space-telescope/

Pete Hegseth Shrugs At Russia Providing Intel To Iran And Mocks "Iranians That Think They're Gonna Live" - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/03/pete-hegseth-shrugs-at-russia-providing-intel-to-iran-and-mocks-iranians-that-think-theyre-gonna-live/

Kein pauschales Handyverbot: Sachsen-Anhalt erarbeitet Leitlinien für Schulen
Um die Nutzung privater Mobilgeräte in Schulen zu regeln, setzt Sachsen-Anhalt auf Leitlinien, die empfehlen, aber nicht flächendeckend verpflichten.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Audioasis
Pure Bathing Culture:
🎵 Pendulum
#PureBathingCulture
https://purebathingculture.bandcamp.com/track/pendulum
https://open.spotify.com/track/4uY8sch0P4EHaTSPKf1ADD

Source: Lambda, which rents access to AI chips and is backed by Nvidia, is in talks to raise $350M led by Mubadala Capital, ahead of an IPO planned for H2 2026 (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-back…

Nvidia-Backed Cloud Provider Lambda in Talks to Raise $350 Million Ahead of IPO
Lambda, an upstart cloud provider that rents out Nvidia AI chips—and whose biggest customer was recently Nvidia itself—is trying to raise at least $350 million before a potential initial public offering this year, according to a person familiar with the discussions. Mubadala Capital, which ...

Trump Is Pushing To Include Risky Assets Like Crypto and Private Equity in 401(k)s | Portside
https://portside.org/2026-02-07/trump-pushing-include-risky-assets-crypto-and-private-equity-401ks

Samsung erwartet historischen Rekordgewinn
Samsung prognostiziert Verdreifachung des Betriebsgewinns. Der Elektronikriese profitiert vom KI-Boom und gestiegenen Computerchip-Preisen.
https://www.hei…

Freiwillige Chatkontrolle: EU-Parlament plant nächste Frist-Verlängerung
Eigentlich sollten anlasslose Scans privater Nachrichten längst Geschichte sein. Doch die EU-Institutionen treiben die nächste Verlängerung der Maßnahme voran.

Finanzüberwachung: Wie die EU-Geldwäsche-Regeln Grundrechte bedrohen
Ein neues EU-Maßnahmenpaket zur Geldwäschebekämpfung verschiebt die Fahndung immer weiter in den privaten Sektor – mit drastischen Folgen für Bürger und NGOs.