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A profile of Eric Migicovsky's Core Devices, a five-person company that he says is "not a startup" and aims to be "sustainable", as it builds new Pebble devices (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/12/pebble-f…

Pebble founder says his new company is 'not a startup' | TechCrunch
Pebble's founder talks about how his new company is doing things differently.

Most people believe climate change primarily affects others #environment

Most people believe climate change primarily affects others
Research conducted by researchers at the University of Gothenburg shows that people tend to rate their own risk of being affected by climate change as lower than that of others. This perception may reduce individuals' willingness to act and slow down necessary climate measures.

The IRS erroneously shared the taxpayer information of thousands of people with the Department of Homeland Security, as part of the agencies’ controversial agreement to share information on immigrants for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the US.
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Taxpayer data wrongly shared with DHS, court filing says
The IRS has erroneously shared the taxpayer information of thousands of people with the Department of Homeland Security, according to a new court filing. It was part of the agencies’ controversial agreement to share information on immigrants for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S. A declaration filed Wednesday by IRS Chief Risk and Control Officer Dottie Romo stated that the IRS was only able to verify roughly 47,000 of the 1.28 million names requested by U.S…

QuitGPT
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/10/1132577/a-quitgpt-campaign-is-urging-people-to-cancel-chatgpt-subscriptions/amp/

The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement arm
is requesting unfettered access to what is considered to be the most comprehensive government database of people in the United States
and their most private information,
including sensitive details about individual children, according to six current and former federal officials.
It is called the "Federal Parent Locator Service", and it’s meant for finding people who owe child support.
Granting acc…

DHS Seeks Access to Massive Employment, Salary and Family Database Legally Restricted to Use in Child Support Cases
The Trump administration’s immigration enforcers are requesting unfettered access to the government’s “most powerful people-finder system,” which contains sensitive information on children and victims of domestic violence.

We need to inconvenience the right people about ICE
https://www.forwardky.com/we-need-to-inconvenience-the-right-people-about-ice/

David Bowie’s single 'Cat People (Putting Out Fire)' came out this week in 1982 for the horror movie 'Cat People'. And I highly recommend seeing this ridiculous flick, as I did recently 😹
#Bowie

Mastercard unveils a Crypto Partner Program with 85 companies, including Binance, PayPal, and Ripple, to link blockchain tech with its payments infrastructure (CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/03/

Binance, PayPal, and Ripple join Mastercard’s massive new push into blockchain payments
More than 85 partners will work with Mastercard to connect on-chain payments with banks, merchants and global commerce as part of the payment giant's recent crypto program.

“This is all being read inside of Iran as a war on the Iranian people.”
As oil prices threaten to spike to $200 a barrel amid Iran’s pressure campaign against the U.S. and its allies,
professor Narges Bajoghli returns to Democracy Now! with an update on the war on Iran and its place in the modern history of U.S.-Iran relations.
Bajoghli explains how the combination of harsh sanctions and an insidious propaganda campaign has created a deep political divide within Iran and it…

“War on the Iranian People”: Nationalism Grows in Iran in Defiance of Deadly U.S. and Israeli Strikes
“This is all being read inside of Iran as a war on the Iranian people.” As oil prices threaten to spike to $200 a barrel amid Iran’s pressure campaign against the U.S. and its allies, professor Narges Bajoghli returns to Democracy Now! with an update on the war on Iran and its place in the modern history of U.S.-Iran relations. Bajoghli explains how the combination of harsh sanctions and an insidious propaganda campaign has created a deep political divide within Iran and its diaspora, as …

Tinder unveils updates designed to reinvigorate its product, bolster safety, and harness AI, including an Events tab and a virtual speed dating test in LA (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/12/tind

Tinder tries to lure people back to online dating with IRL events, virtual speed dating | TechCrunch
Tinder just got a major revamp as it attempts to re-engange its user base and attract younger daters. This includes in-person events, AI enhancements, and even virtual speed dating.