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Source: Anthropic is in talks with Blackstone and other PE firms to form a JV selling consulting services for integrating Claude into portfolio companies (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropic-talks-blackston…

Anthropic in Talks With Blackstone, Other PE Firms to Form AI Consulting Venture
Anthropic is in talks with a consortium of private equity firms including Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman about forming an AI-focused joint venture to sell the Claude maker’s technology to companies funded by the investment firms, according to a person involved in the discussions and another ...

Kulturstaatsminister: Streaming-Fairness soll an rundem Tisch kommen
Wie können Musiker von ihrer Arbeit leben? Ein runder Tisch mit Plattformen, Labels und Künstlern soll Lösungen für das seit Jahren diskutierte Problem finden.

Translation: Kaspersky forced to cut staff in France as the Russian antivirus software company continues to pay the price for the collateral damage of the war in Ukraine. Revenue at its French subsidiary fell from nearly €30m in 2021 to €22.4m in 2024, and the workforce was reduced by a fifth.

Antivirus : le russe Kaspersky contraint de tailler dans ses effectifs en France
L’éditeur de logiciels continue de subir les effets de la guerre en Ukraine. Il a perdu de nombreux clients dans les administrations et les grandes entreprises.

France will cut its reliance on extra-EU proprietary tech, favoring open-source and digital sovereignty.
DINUM orders ministries to map dependencies and plan exit from extra-European tech by fall.
France plans to replace Windows with Linux; EU open-source options include openSUSE
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France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, calling US tech dependence a strategic risk
The ministries have until the fall to find a solution.

Underwhelming turnout for 'pro-billionaire' march ... https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/08/san-franciscos-pro-billionaire-march-draws-dozens/

Verwaltungsignoranz der superlative die man so nicht erfinden kann 😵 : Das französische Finanzamt verlangt Strafzahlungen von einem Bürger wegen nicht erfolgter Steuererklärungen. Problem: Der Bürger war für die 3 verspäteten Jahre als Geisel im Iran inhaftiert.

Une réponse "inacceptable" : la Direction générale des Finances publiques regrette la gestion du cas de Benjam
Le Français, détenu pendant trois ans dans une prison iranienne, explique qu'il lui avait été reproché de ne pas avoir déclaré ses revenus pendant sa captivité.

2026 NFL free agency frenzy: Smartest/riskiest signings and trades in opening wave of moves https://www.nfl.com/news/2026-nfl-free-agency-frenzy-smartest-riskiest-signings-and-trades-in-opening-wave-of-moves

Noch ein paar der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Schweizer Franken: Eidgenossen verankern Bargeld in der Verfassung

New 49ers WR Mike Evans: 'I'm that piece' San Francisco was missing https://www.nfl.com/news/new-49ers-wr-mike-evans-i-m-that-piece-san-francisco-was-missing

2026 NFL franchise tag primer: What we're hearing on top candidates and early tag decisions

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2026-nfl-franchise-tag-candidates-primer/