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The U.S. lost 92,000 jobs in February and the jobless rate rose to 4.4 percent, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
The February jobs report showed the nation’s labor market rapidly losing steam last month, defying the expectations of experts.
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Weather tracker: February temperature records broken in France and Spain https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/02/weather-tracker-february-temperature-records-broken-in-france-and-spain

U.S. payrolls unexpectedly fell by 92,000 in February; unemployment rate rises to 4.4% one of the highest rates since 2021. https://ground.news/article/us-payrolls-unexpectedly-fell-by-92-000-in-february-unemployment-rate-rises-to-44_1ad65b

Global venture investment hit a record $189B in February, up 780% YoY, amid the AI boom; 83% of the month's total went to OpenAI, Waymo, and Anthropic (Gené Teare/Crunchbase News)
https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/record-setting-global-…

Massive AI Deals Drive $189B Startup Funding Record In February While Public Software Stocks Reel
Crunchbase data shows global venture investment totaled $189 billion in February — the largest startup funding month on record — although 83% of capital raised went to just three companies.

Falcons' James Pearce Jr. will not attend minicamp following February arrest: Source https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7168049/2026/04/06/falcons-james-pearce-jr-minicamp-arrest/

foursquare: Foursquare NYC restaurants (2012)
Two bipartite networks of users and restaurant locations in New York City on Foursquare, from 24 October 2011 to 20 February 2012. In one network, an edge denotes a check-in event of a user at a restaurant. In the other, an edge exists if a user left a tip/comment on a restaurant. Metadata include comments.
This network has 6410 nodes and 10377 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted, Metadata

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 wet January and February, Carrizo Plain National Monument has entered superbloom
The mountain ranges have been flowering for weeks.
The valley floor has begun to follow.
And if the weather holds,
the display could stretch into early April.
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Carrizo Plain in Superbloom as BLM Leadership Change Looms
Winter rains bring an early start to wildflower season at the national monument amid renewed federal debate over public lands.

foursquare: Foursquare NYC restaurants (2012)
Two bipartite networks of users and restaurant locations in New York City on Foursquare, from 24 October 2011 to 20 February 2012. In one network, an edge denotes a check-in event of a user at a restaurant. In the other, an edge exists if a user left a tip/comment on a restaurant. Metadata include comments.
This network has 4936 nodes and 27149 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted, Metadata

The Pentagon's mishandled blacklisting of Alibaba and Baidu in February shows how the Trump administration is often at odds with itself on how to approach China (Kate O'Keeffe/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/20