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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.

Thoughts on keeping parts (assets *and* #nix code) of your public :nixos: #NixOS config private?
https://dis…

Public, reusable flake with private parts
I am looking for a way to have a public flake that is reusable as inputs in other flakes, but some parts of the flake are private. I think this is a very common thing, people sharing their config, but don’t want to share their secrets of course or some network settings. If those private parts are just plain files, then agenix or sops can be used, encrypted versions of those secrets are published (still kinda meh, but okay). The problem arises if some nix code should be concealed as well. Her…

Nancy Pelosi made $130M in stock profits during Congress career -- a return of 16,930% (New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2025/11/08/us-news/nancy-pelosi-made-130-million-in-stock-profits-in-her-37-years-in-congress-a-profit-of-16930/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251109/p12#a251109p12

Just published 🚀: Private AI Investment is on a GDP-Scale
#musings

Garden ponds provide vital habitats – and a revival is under way in Britain https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/04/garden-ponds-provide-vital-habitats-and-a-revival-is-under-way-in-britain

Vodafone zieht den Stecker bei öffentlichen Internetknoten.
Das bedeutet, dass der Netzbetreiber nicht mehr direkt mit anderen Providern an neutralen Standorten wie dem DE-CIX zusammengeschaltet sein wird.
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-11068819?wt_mc=sm.…

Flooded disused coalmines could be a significant source of energy and provide cheap heat to thousands of homes, a new report argues.
Mine water geothermal heat (MWGH) systems use the water in flooded coalmines,
which is warmed by natural processes,
to supply low-carbon heat.
Heat exchangers and pumps recover the heat,
which is distributed via district heating networks to homes and buildings,
providing low-cost, long-term, stable energy.

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 ...

MetaMask launches in-app perpetual futures trading powered by Hyperliquid, and plans to integrate Polymarket's prediction markets later this year (Danny Park/The Block)
https://www.theblock.co/post/373302/metamask-rolls-out-perpet…