Lyft launches teen accounts in the US more than two years after Uber, with safety features such as PIN verification, real-time tracking, and audio recordings (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/09/lyft-teen-accounts-uber-rideshare-waymo.html…
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https://theconversation.com/our-study-shows-younger-siblings-spend-more-time-on-screens-than-big-sisters-and-brothers-27390…
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More Immigrants Than Ever Are Challenging Detention
An analysis of habeas cases since 2009 shows that
immigrants have filed more challenges to their detention in the first 13 months of Trump’s second term
than in the last three administrations combined
— and the number keeps rising.
The Trump administration’s push for mass deportations has resulted in more than 18,000 challenges in federal court
from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal,
mor…
London-based Tem, which uses AI to optimize energy transactions for businesses, raised a $75M Series B led by Lightspeed, a source says at a $300M valuation (Tim De Chant/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/tem-raises-75m-to-remake-electric…
Taiwan's data shows the US became its top export destination in 2025 over China, including Hong Kong, the first time since 1999, partly driven by AI tech demand (Hideaki Ryugen/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/trade/taiwan-…
Five members of xAI's 12-person founding team have now left the company, with four of the departures coming in just the last year (Russell Brandom/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/nearly-half-of-xais-founding-team-has-now-left-th…