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Ownwell, which uses AI to let homeowners appeal property taxes, raised a $30M Series B, bringing its total funding to $54M; it also raised $20M in debt (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)
https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/ownwell-raise-lower-homeowner-propert…

Exclusive: Ownwell Lands $30M To Help Homeowners Lower Their Property Tax Bills
Ownwell, an AI-powered startup that appeals property taxes on behalf of homeowners, has secured $50 million in financing, including $30 million in equity and $20 million in debt, the company tells Crunchbase News exclusively.

800 billion against Kremlin: EU prepares for BIG WAR?: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/20/billion-against-kremlin-eu-prepares.html

One thing I'm interested in is government committing to transparency in service performance. This was one of the original features of the post-2012 approach... that got ignored and shuttered ( www.gov.uk/performance goes to an archive)
https://roadmap-…

Creating a consistent approach to measuring how digital services perform
GDS is establishing a consistent government digital performance framework to measure services, driving evidence-led improvements across departments.

Early winners in 2026 NFL free agency: Eight players making bank with contract-year performances https://www.nfl.com/news/early-winners-in-2026-nfl-free-agency-eight-players-making-bank-with-contract-year-performances<…

Windows: Microsoft will SSD-Performance massiv verbessern
Microsoft erneuert seinen Software-Stack für Datenträger. Zuerst ist Windows Server 2025 dran. Windows 11 folgt hoffentlich.
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Poland prepares to mine Russian border after exit from Ottawa treaty (Malek Fouda/Euronews)
https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/20/poland-prepares-to-mine-russian-border-after-exit-from-ottawa-treaty
http://www.memeorandum.com/260220/p7#a260220p7

UKRAINE PREPARES: new offensive, Kremlin's destroyed $4B air defense and sanctions on "shadow fleet": https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/19/ukraine-prepares-new-offensive-kremlins.html

heise | Besser Essen mit KI: Unterstützung beim Abnehmen und gesunder Ernährung
Mit Fddb und Gemini lassen sich Kalorien schneller zählen und die Ernährung analysieren. Wir probieren, wie gut die KI bei den guten Vorsätzen hilft.

❗️ Russia has prepared for a massive strike and is waiting for the moment to launch it, – Zelenskyy: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/19/russia-has-prepared-for-a.html

Why a Royal's Arrest Exposes Trump's Shameful Perversion of Justice (David Rothkopf/The Daily Beast)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-a-royals-arrest-exposes-trumps-shameful-perversion-of-justice/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260219/p75#a260219p75