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UK's FCA adds Blockchain.com to its registry of licensed crypto companies; the company withdrew its initial application in 2022 to pivot operations to Lithuania (Jamie Crawley/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/02/10

Blockchain.com wins UK registration nearly four years after abandoning FCA process
The London-based company elected to withdraw its application for FCA licensing in March 2022 having not won approval ahead of an impending deadline.

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Check out today's issue for the most critical developments you should know, including
--Defense companies face a 'relentless barrage' of cyberespionage, Google,
--Fugitive sentenced to 2 years for pig butchering money laundering,
--Coupang data breach scope was more massive than reported,
--Discord to demand face scans or…

Defense companies face a 'relentless barrage' of cyberespionage, Google
Fugitive sentenced to 2 years for pig butchering money laundering, Coupang data breach scope was more massive than reported, Discord to demand face scans or government IDs, Hacktivist scraped 500k payment records from stalkerware apps, Promotei botnet still excels at stealing passwords, much more

Meta emails advertisers about "location fees" in select European countries to cover digital services taxes, starting July 1; Google and Amazon have similar fees (Gian Volpicelli/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Meta Hikes Fees for Advertisers to Cover Europe’s Digital Taxes
Meta Platforms is asking advertisers to cover the costs of digital services taxes, levies imposed by countries on local sales made by technology firms.

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Trump-Regierung als Lehrstück, Hitler-Regime als Vergleich: Götz Aly zeigt, wie
„Tempo, Tempo – Aktion, Aktion" Bevölkerungen betäubt und gefügig macht.
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Der Historiker Götz Aly über die High-Speed-Politiker Trump und Hitler
Fast-Track-Deportationen, Spezialoperationen, schnell angezettelte Kriege: Der Highspeed-Politiker Donald Trump setzt auf aktionistische Überwältigung. Das kommt einem bekannt vor. Was man aus der nationalsozialistischen Raserei für die Gegenwart lernen könnte.

Pam Bondi lashes out as lawmakers press her on Epstein, cases against Trump foes
Attorney General Pam Bondi combatively defended her leadership at the Justice Department to House lawmakers on Wednesday
amid sharp criticism that she botched the release of the Epstein files and has wielded the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency to heed Donald Trump’s calls to prosecute his political foes.

In exchange after exchange,
Bondi lobbed brash insults when Democrat…

Pam Bondi lashes out as lawmakers press her on Epstein, cases against Trump foes
The attorney general lobbed insults when lawmakers questioned her decisions and portrayed the Justice Department as unfairly maligned by Democrats and Trump critics.

Meta emails advertisers about "location fees" in select European countries to cover digital services taxes, starting July 1; Google and Amazon have similar fees (Gian Volpicelli/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

At a US Senate hearing on ownership caps for local TV stations, Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy opposed lifting the cap, while NAB CEO Curtis LeGeyt supported the move (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2026/02/fcc-ownership-cap-senate-hearing-newsmax-nab/

FCC broadcast TV ownership cap gets hearing on Capitol Hill
Lawmakers showed mixed views, balancing concerns over consolidation against fears that failing to modernize rules will further weaken local TV news.

The FCC approves Amazon's request to launch a second-generation satellite constellation for its Leo system by deploying an additional 4,504 satellites (Michael Kan/PCMag)
https://www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-green-light

Q&A with NYT reporter Tiffany Hsu about AI-generated online influencers, how the volume of synthetic content produces exhaustion for users, and more (Charlie Warzel/The Atlantic)
https:…

How Fake People Became Real Influencers
AI avatars are redefining influence and trust online.