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Sources: Saronic, which is building autonomous warships, is raising up to $1.5B at a ~$7.5B pre-money valuation; Saronic was last valued at $3.4B a year ago (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/autonomous-warship-s…

Autonomous Warship Startup Saronic Raising at $7.5 Billion Valuation
Saronic, a startup that builds autonomous warships, is raising as much as $1.5 billion in a financing that would value the company at about $7.5 billion, before including the investment, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Kleiner Perkins, the storied venture capital firm that ...

WBD says it plans to expand its crackdown on HBO Max password-sharing around the world, after starting enforcement in August 2025 (Kayla Cobb/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/streaming/hbo-max-password-sharing-cracking-when-2026…

HBO Max's Password-Sharing Crackdown Will Expand Globally in 2026
The company announced the plan during its fourth quarter earnings call

Toxic waste from screens ends up in endangered dolphins, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/25/toxic-waste-from-screens-ends-up-in-endangered-dolphins-study-finds

The U.S. patent for mp3 audio was granted on November 26 in 1996. This piece is kinda weird about it in spots, but it gives a decent history about how it laid the foundations for peer-to-peer music sharing, etc.

The U.S. patent for MP3 audio was granted on this day in 1996 — laid the foundations for peer-to-peer music sharing, iTunes, and today's streaming services
The Fraunhofer Institut had been working on its lossy audio compression tech for phone line transmission since 1977.

What Eagles' shrinking middle class may reveal about team's plans in free agency https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7072411/2026/02/26/philadelphia-eagles-shrinking-middle-class/

No Screens
#poetry #poetrycommunity Another morning poem that started as a half-waking image. Today, I am in core reality.No screens, just sunlight, air, and greeneryOn a hill above the reservoir.An ocean sparkles to the south. I amThe center of perspective. I command The view. I …

Liberace Screams About Lawsuit By Preservationists: Stopping My Ballroom Now Would "Devastate" America - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/01/liberace-screams-about-lawsuit-by-preservationists-stopping-my-ballroom-would-devastate-america/

Freitag: Haftstrafen für Spyware-Hersteller, HBO Max gegen Passwort-Weitergabe
Gefängnis nach Abhörskandal Streaming-Dienst gegen Account-Sharing Feature-Verlust bei Disney Lagerroboter als Schneeräumer Verbraucherschutz-Podcast

HBO Max geht stärker gegen Passwort-Weitergabe vor, jetzt auch weltweit
Trotz ungewisser Zukunft von Warners Streaming-Dienst beginnt HBO Max die nächste Phase seines Vorgehens gegen Account-Sharing. Das soll 2026 ausgedehnt werden.

A look at Plucky Wire, a website for local newsrooms to find and share stories with each other for republication; it is now being used by over 200 publishers (Sarah Scire/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/a-scrappy-story-shar…

A scrappy story-sharing tool with local newsroom DNA gains traction
Plucky Wire was incubated in an unlikely place for a journalism technology: the tiny Granite State News Collaborative. Now, it's being used by hundreds of outlets countrywide.