Capgemini sells controversial US government unit

Mels Dees / techzine - Capgemini has begun the process of selling its US subsidiary, Capgemini Government Solutions. Capgemini came under pressure after it emerged that the subsidiary had signed a contract with ICE. This is according to a press release issued by the company on …

Anthropic's $200M Pentagon Contract at Risk Over Objections to Domestic Surveillance, Autonomous Deployments

EditorDavid / slashdot - Talks "are at a standstill" for Anthropic's potential $200 million contract with America's Defense Department, reports Reuters (citing several people familiar with the discussions.") The two issues? - Using AI to surveil Americans- Safeguards against depl…

#robotics #techpolicy #defensetech #anthropic #aiethics #genai #government #us #security #regulation

Anthropic's $200M Pentagon Contract at Risk Over Objections to Domestic Surveillance, Autonomous Deployments

4 wks / slashdot / EditorDavid

Pentagon and Anthropic Clash Over AI Weapons Safeguards

4 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

WhatsApp End-to-End Encryption Allegations Questioned By Some Security Experts, Lawyers

EditorDavid / slashdot - Several security experts have "questioned the lack of technical detail" in that lawsuit alleging WhatsApp has no end-to-end encryption, reports the Washington Post:"It's pretty long on accusations and thin on any sort of evidence," Matthew Green, a crypto…

#cybersecurity #techpolicy #meta #us #apps #instantmessaging #encryption #litigation #digitalprivacy

WhatsApp’s Privacy Promise Under Federal Scrutiny After Whistleblower Allegations Surface

4 wks / reddit / /u/Haunterblademoi

US Government Also Received a Whistleblower Complaint That WhatsApp Chats Aren't Private

4 wks / slashdot / EditorDavid

US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages | A lawsuit filed last week alleges tech firm ‘can access virtually all’ private communications, a claim the company has denied

4 wks / reddit / /u/Hrmbee

WhatsApp End-to-End Encryption Allegations Questioned By Some Security Experts, Lawyers

4 wks / slashdot / EditorDavid

US reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages

4 wks / ycombinator

Pentagon and Anthropic clash over AI weapons and surveillance safeguards

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - The Pentagon wants unrestricted access to AI technology. Anthropic is demanding guarantees against autonomous weapons control and domestic surveillance. A $200 million contract hangs in the balance.The article Pentagon and Anthropic clash over AI weapons …

#ai #techpolicy #defensetech #anthropic #aiethics #genai #government #us #safety #regulation

Pentagon and Anthropic clash over AI weapons and surveillance safeguards

5 wks / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Pentagon and Anthropic Battle Over Claude AI Military Deployment Terms

5 wks / parameter / Trader Edge

Anthropic’s Throwdown on AI Safety Almost Got Lost in a Crazy News Cycle. It Demands Our Attention.

5 wks / newcomer / Jonathan Weber

Pentagon and Anthropic at Odds Over Military AI Applications

5 wks / eweek / eWEEK Staff

Comcast Keeps Losing Customers Despite Price Guarantee, Unlimited Data

BeauHD / slashdot - Comcast's attempt to slow broadband customer losses still isn't stopping the bleeding as fiber and fixed wireless competition intensifies. In Q4 2025 alone, Comcast lost 181,000 broadband subscribers, even as it leans harder into wireless bundling and oth…

#business #broadband #internet #us #wireless #pricing #technology #telecommunications

Comcast Keeps Losing Customers Despite Price Guarantee, Unlimited Data

5 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Comcast keeps losing customers despite price guarantee and unlimited data | Comcast overhauled Internet plans to stop customer losses. It isn’t working yet.

5 wks / reddit / /u/mepper

Comcast keeps losing customers despite price guarantee and unlimited data

5 wks / arstechnica / Jon Brodkin

Fed holds interest rates steady, crypto markets shrug as focus shifts to new chairman

Kyle Baird / theblock - Attention is shifting beyond rate moves, with investors focused on Fed leadership and political signals shaping the 2026 policy outlook.

#crypto #banking #stockmarket #business #us #economy #crypto

CNBC Daily Open: Investors expected the Fed to hold rates — it was Powell's comments that drew interest

5 wks / cnbc

CNBC Daily Open: Fed expectedly keeps rates steady — the intrigue was elsewhere

5 wks / cnbc

Bitcoin remains subdued as gold races to new record above $5,400 following Jerome Powell remarks

5 wks / coindesk / Krisztian Sandor

US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady

5 wks / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

Fed holds interest rates steady, crypto markets shrug as focus shifts to new chairman

5 wks / theblock / Kyle Baird

Bitcoin, Ethereum Steady as Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged

5 wks / decrypt / André Beganski

Federal Reserve holds policy steady as early rate cut bets vanish and bitcoin stalls

5 wks / coindesk / Sam Reynolds

Apple CEO Tim Cook Responds After ICE Shootings in Minneapolis

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple CEO Tim Cook has responded to events in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after two people were shot and killed by U.S. federal immigration agents this month.In an internal memo to Apple employees, obtained by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Cook said he is "heartbr…

#apple #government #business #DHS #us #comments #community #law #media #timcook

Apple CEO Tim Cook says it's 'time for de-escalation' in Minneapolis

5 wks / qz / Ben Kesslen

Apple CEO Tim Cook Calls for “Deescalation” After ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

5 wks / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Apple CEO Tim Cook Responds After ICE Shootings in Minneapolis

5 wks / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

I thought Tim Cook was a total creep for going to Trump’s movie party after Alex Pretti was murdered by his death squads but Cook has now released a statement to let me know that no no, he is very nice and Trump is very nice and we all need to be nice.

5 wks / bsky / @scottdagostino.ca / scottdagostino.ca

How does that boot taste, bitch?

5 wks / bsky / @orso-xl.bsky.social / orso-xl.bsky.social

After increased criticism of his silence, an internal memo from Apple CEO Tim Cook sent to employees says he spoke with the President about the shooting of Alex Pretti and hopes for "deescalation."

5 wks / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Tim Cook Wants ‘Deescalation’ in Minneapolis

5 wks / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

Apple CEO Tim Cook Responds After ICE Shootings in Minneapolis

5 wks / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

Apple CEO Tim Cook 'heartbroken' after repeated ICE killings in Minneapolis

5 wks / appleinsider

Tim Cook Says He Is ‘Heartbroken by the Events in Minnesota,’ Calls for De-Escalation

5 wks / wsj / Tim Higgins

TikTok’s US Handover Spirals Into Chaos

Chris Hauk / idropnews - TikTok’s transition to US ownership hits a crisis as server outages, censorship claims over a Minneapolis shooting, and a Gavin Newsom probe drive users to UpScrolled.Read More...

#techpolicy #business #internet #us #apps #tiktok #bytedance #censorship #contentmoderation

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Google’s Low-Cost AI Plus Plan Launches in 35 New Countries Including the US

Laurent Giret / thurrott - Google's AI Plus is coming to the US and 34 other new countries today, and it's available at just $3.99/month for the first two months for new subscribers.The post Google’s Low-Cost AI Plus Plan Launches in 35 New Countries Including the US appeared first…

#ai #google #genai #business #alphabet #us #apps #pricing #technology

Google launches another, cheaper AI subscription in Canada

5 wks / mobilesyrup / Jonathan Lamont

Gemini 3 Pro and other AI tools are now available globally through the Google AI Plus plan, which is $7.99 per month in the United States.

5 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Google AI Plus Officially Launches in Canada with New 50% Off Promo

5 wks / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Google’s Low-Cost AI Plus Plan Launches in 35 New Countries Including the US

5 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Google’s more affordable AI Plus plan rolls out to all markets, including the U.S.

5 wks / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Google AI Plus is now available in the US for $8 a month

5 wks / engadget / Mariella Moon

Google Brings Cheaper $7.99 'AI Plus' Plan to 35 Countries, Including U.S.

5 wks / macrumors / Juli Clover

Tether Launches US-Regulated USAT Stablecoin Issued By Anchorage Digital

André Beganski / decrypt - Tether debuted USAT in partnership with Anchorage Digital, representing the El Salvador-based firm's first GENIUS Act-compliant product.

#blockchain #fintech #crypto #banking #finance #us #payments #tether #wallet #crypto

Tether will become ‘gold central bank’ in post-dollar world, CEO Ardoino says

5 wks / theblock / Danny Park

Pi Network Integrates Tether USD Transactions on Testnet for DeFi Testing

5 wks / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

Circle faces first major 'threat' for institutional dollars from Tether’s USAT

5 wks / coindesk / Krisztian Sandor

Stablecoin Fragmentation Creates New Risks for Businesses

5 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

The Daily: Tether launches ‘Made in America’ USAT stablecoin, what gold’s surge and Clarity Act limbo mean for crypto, and more

5 wks / theblock / James Hunt

Tether Launches Dollar-Backed Stablecoin Designed to Comply With GENIUS Act

5 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Tether Launches US-Regulated USAT Stablecoin Issued By Anchorage Digital

5 wks / decrypt / André Beganski

Tether officially launches ‘Made in America’ USAT stablecoin as mass TradFi adoption looms

5 wks / theblock / RT Watson

Tether debuts federally regulated USAT stablecoin via Anchorage Digital

5 wks / coindesk / Will Canny

Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold Will Cost $2,900 in the US

msmash / slashdot - Samsung said today that its Galaxy Z TriFold, the first tri-fold smartphone to ship in the U.S., will be available starting January 30 at a price point of $2,899 -- substantially more expensive than any other phone on the U.S. market, including Samsung's …

#mobiletech #samsung #android #us #pricing #technology #gadgets #smartphone #foldable

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US TriFold launch and price details

Good news, bad news: Samsung Galaxy TriFold finally has a U.S. release date and price tag

5 wks / mashable

Samsung's $2,900 triple-fold phone is already dead on arrival

5 wks / pocket-lint / John Kanellakos

You're Going To Hate How Much The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold Costs In The U.S.

5 wks / bgr

Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold finally gets a US launch date and a jaw-dropping price tag

5 wks / digitaltrends

Samsung’s $2,899 Galaxy Z TriFold Launches in the US on January 30

5 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Samsung’s TriFold phone will cost $2,899 in the US

5 wks / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold Will Cost $2,900 in the US

5 wks / slashdot / msmash

You Can Finally Buy The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold In The US For A Measly ~$2,900

5 wks / wccftech / Rohail Saleem

Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold Goes on Sale in Days, but Its $3,000 Price Is Unhinged

5 wks / cnet / David Lumb

Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold U.S. Price Is Not at All Surprising

5 wks / gizmodo / Raymond Wong

The Samsung Trifold will cost nearly three grand

5 wks / theverge / Allison Johnson

The Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold will cost $2,900 in the US

5 wks / engadget / Anna Washenko

Wide Fold production ahead of Apple

Samsung to Produce 1 Million 'Wide Fold' Smartphones Ahead of Apple's Foldable iPhone [Report]

5 wks / iclarified

Crypto Market Structure Bill Delayed as Winter Storm Halts Senate Plans

Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR The Senate Agriculture Committee postponed its crypto market structure bill hearing from Tuesday to Thursday due to a severe winter storm. Lawmakers were scheduled to debate amendments and vote on the bill before weather disruptions forced a delay. S…

#crypto #techpolicy #banking #government #agriculture #us #economy #law #sec #crypto

O’Leary Believes Crypto Legislation May Clear Congress by May 15

5 wks / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

Crypto Market Structure Bill Delayed as Winter Storm Halts Senate Plans

5 wks / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

Senate Crypto Bill Markup Delayed By Snowstorm, But May Still Get Hit With Partisan Vote

5 wks / decrypt / Sander Lutz

Snowstorm delays Senate Agriculture Committee’s crypto bill markup to later in the week

5 wks / theblock / Sarah Wynn

Senate Agriculture panel delays market structure hearing to Thursday after winter storm

5 wks / coindesk / Nikhilesh De

TikTok uninstalls are up 150% following U.S. joint venture

cnbc - TikTok's daily average U.S. app uninstalls have increased nearly 150% over the past five days compared to the previous three months, Sensor Tower told CNBC.

#mobile #business #us #apps #tiktok #bytedance #ux #acquisitions #bugs

TikTok technical glitches and soaring uninstalls (3)
US ownership sparks policy and censorship questions (2)
Users flocking to competitors amid TikTok crisis (6)
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TikTok technical glitches and soaring uninstalls

TikTok’s New US Owners Are Off to a Very Rocky Start

5 wks / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

TikTok uninstalls are up 150% following U.S. joint venture

5 wks / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

TikTok uninstalls are up 150% following U.S. joint venture

5 wks / cnbc

US ownership sparks policy and censorship questions

What does TikTok's new ownership mean for users in the U.S.?

5 wks / npr / Hosts

TikTok investigating why some users can't write "Epstein" in messages

5 wks / npr / Bobby Allyn

Users flocking to competitors amid TikTok crisis

TikTok Backlash Fuels Sudden Surge in Little-Known Australian Social App

5 wks / decrypt / Jason Nelson

TikTok Alternative 'Skylight' Soars To 380K+ Users After TikTok US Deal Finalized

5 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

People are uninstalling TikTok and downloading an indie competitor

5 wks / engadget / Karissa Bell

Social network UpScrolled sees surge in downloads following TikTok’s US takeover

5 wks / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

TikTokers are heading to UpScrolled following US takeover

5 wks / reddit / /u/Nodistractzens

TikTokers are heading to UpScrolled following US takeover

5 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

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トランプ類は「消すと増える」ネットの法則を知らんのかな “これは、TikTokが米国における同社の事業の支配権を主にアメリカ人投資家のコンソーシアムに与える売却を完了したわずか数日後に起こった。この取引により、中国の親会社に関連する国家安全保障上の懸念による同アプリの全国的な禁止は回避された。” www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...

5 wks / bsky / @3wo-chan.bsky.social / 3wo-chan.bsky.social

Xもそのうち“検閲”されそう “ネット上では多くの人がTikTokの新経営陣を非難し、Xでハッシュタグ「#TikTokCensorship」を掲げて結集した。これらの苦情には、ミネアポリスでの致命的な銃撃事件や移民捜査に関する動画がアプリ上で正しく読み込まれないことが含まれていた。TikTokは、コンテンツモデレーションのルールに変更はないと述べた。” www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...

5 wks / bsky / @3wo-chan.bsky.social / 3wo-chan.bsky.social

“TikTokの新経営陣がコンテンツルールやアプリのアルゴリズムをどのように作り変えるかはまだ明らかではないが、新経営陣が就任して以来、同プラットフォームのプライバシー規約は変更されており、アプリが正確な位置情報を収集するようになったこともその一つだ。一部のユーザーはこれに不安を抱きましたが、この種の侵入的なデータ収集はソーシャルメディアアプリでは一般的です。例えば、Snap、Instagram、Xなどは、いずれもユーザーの居場所に関する同様のデータを収集しています。” www.npr.org/202

5 wks / bsky / @3wo-chan.bsky.social / 3wo-chan.bsky.social

Officials at TikTok say they are looking into why many users have been unable to send the word "Epstein" in direct messages, an issue that garnered widespread attention on social media Monday and prompted California Gov. Gavin Newsom to announce

5 wks / bsky / @stevefm20.bsky.social / stevefm20.bsky.social

TikTok’s New US Owners Are Off to a Very Rocky Start

5 wks / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

TikTok attributes recent glitches to a power outage at a U.S. data center

Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - The timing of these outages lines up with the long-awaited creation of a separate U.S. TikTok entity last week.

#cloud #mobile #business #datacenter #internet #us #tiktok #bytedance #ux #bugs

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US ownership tensions and censorship (5)
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Data center outage impact

TikTok blames data center outages for U.S. app problems, denies censorship claims

5 wks / cnbc

All the ways TikTok is broken: here’s what’s real and what’s not

5 wks / theverge / Richard Lawler

TikTok apologises after thousands in US report issues

5 wks / bbc

TikTok attributes recent glitches to a power outage at a U.S. data center

5 wks / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

TikTok says a power outage is causing issues with the app in the US

5 wks / engadget / Karissa Bell

Data center power outage took out TikTok first weekend under US ownership

5 wks / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

TikTok blames its US problems on a power outage

5 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

TikTok USA is broken

5 wks / reddit / /u/Well_Socialized

US ownership tensions and censorship

New TikTok US joint venture faces first major technical crisis

5 wks / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

TikTok Data Center Outage Triggers Trust Crisis for New US Owners

5 wks / reddit / /u/Well_Socialized

TikTok Faces Outage and Censorship Concerns Days After U.S. Ownership Deal Closes

5 wks / macrumors / Juli Clover

US ownership of TikTok off to a rocky start as outage continues into second day

5 wks / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

TikTok is shaky after US ownership shift, reigniting censorship debate

5 wks / appleinsider

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can… data center outages… be this specific…? www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/t...

5 wks / bsky / @lorak.bsky.social / lorak.bsky.social

“CNBC confirmed that messages containing the word "Epstein" triggered an error message Leavitt shared a screenshot of videos on his profile that had been flagged as "Ineligible for Recommendation," and claimed TikTok had begun censori

5 wks / bsky / @southerngayteacher.bsky.social / southerngayteacher.bsky.social

TikTok Faces Outage and Censorship Concerns Days After U.S. Ownership Deal Closes

5 wks / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

The timing of these outages lines up with the long-awaited creation of a separate U.S. TikTok entity last week.

5 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

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5 wks / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

very innovative

5 wks / bsky / @karlbode.com / karlbode.com

Bitcoin slides near $87,000 as US government shutdown fears weigh on crypto

Timmy Shen / theblock - Bitcoin fell on Sunday evening as a broad risk-off mood weighed on the crypto market amid rising uncertainty in the US.

#crypto #banking #government #stockmarket #finance #bitcoin #us #commodities #economy #crypto

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Macro Safe Haven & Gold Rally (7)
Operational & Security Issues (4)
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Industry & Investment Moves

Bitcoin income windfall drives Metaplanet to revise full-year revenue forecast upward

5 wks / coindesk / Francisco Rodrigues

Metaplanet sees $680 million in unrealized losses on bitcoin holdings in 2025

5 wks / theblock / Danny Park

Ark Invest bought $21.5 million of crypto company shares as bitcoin fell under $90,000

5 wks / coindesk / Jamie Crawley

Fed rates decision, Tesla earnings, Bybit roadmap: Crypto Week Ahead

5 wks / coindesk / Francisco Rodrigues

Macro Safe Haven & Gold Rally

Bitcoin stuck near $88,000 as gold's and silver's record-breaking rallies show exhaustion signs

5 wks / coindesk / Krisztian Sandor

Bitcoin in Focus as Yen Surges on NY Fed Rate Check: What's Next?

5 wks / decrypt / Akash Girimath

Gold Reaches Record $5,000 as Bitcoin Drops to $86,000

5 wks / parameter / Trader Edge

Bitcoin trails gold as yen intervention concerns weigh on risk assets

5 wks / coindesk / Francisco Rodrigues

Gold hits US$5K and crypto bleeds: What comes next?

5 wks / e27 / Anndy Lian

Bitcoin slides near $87,000 as US government shutdown fears weigh on crypto

5 wks / theblock / Timmy Shen

Gold tops $5,000 as bitcoin stalls near $87,000 in widening macro-crypto split: Asia Morning Briefing

5 wks / coindesk / Sam Reynolds

Operational & Security Issues

Bitcoin block time slows as sweeping US winter storm strains power grid, prompting miner curtailments

5 wks / theblock / Naga Avan-Nomayo

Bitcoin hash rate slides during U.S. winter storm while markets shrug off mining disruption

5 wks / coindesk / Sam Reynolds

Crypto Crime Hits Record Levels as Nation-States Dodge Sanctions

5 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Matcha Meta sees $16.8 million drained in SwapNet incident: PeckShield

5 wks / theblock / Brian Danga

Trading & Market Movements

Crypto Liquidations Spike to $750M Amid Bitcoin's Weekend Slide

5 wks / decrypt / Akash Girimath

Bitcoin risks fourth straight monthly loss, a streak not seen since 2018

5 wks / coindesk / James Van Straten

Bitcoin rebounds from one-month low while derivatives flash near-term stress: Crypto Markets Today

5 wks / coindesk / Oliver Knight

Global crypto ETPs log $1.7 billion in weekly outflows as bearish macro sentiment spurs largest withdrawal since November: CoinShares

5 wks / theblock / Naga Avan-Nomayo

Key bitcoin price levels to watch as downward pressure builds

5 wks / coindesk / James Van Straten

Tech CEOs including Tim Cook, Eric Yuan, attend Amazon-funded "Melania" screening at White House

/u/iamapizza / reddit - submitted by /u/iamapizza [link] [comments]

#techpolicy #amazon #movies #entertainment #government #business #us #media #advertising #timcook

Tech CEOs seem to believe there will never be consequences for palling around with the Trump regime

5 wks / bsky / @paleofuture.bsky.social / paleofuture.bsky.social

Apple CEO Tim Cook Visited White House for 'Melania' Documentary Screening

5 wks / macrumors / Juli Clover

Tim Cook Attends White House Screening of ‘Melania’ Movie, Prompts Calls for Apple Boycott

5 wks / gizmodo / Matt Novak

Apple CEO Tim Cook attended a private White House screening of a documentary about Melania Trump, and the timing of the event has seen him facing a vitriolic backlash from critics and customers.

5 wks / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Tim Cook slammed for attending 'Melania' screening on night of Alex Pretti killing

5 wks / appleinsider

Aside From That, Mr. Cook, What Did You Think of the Movie?

5 wks / spyglass / M.G. Siegler

Tech CEOs including Tim Cook, Eric Yuan, attend Amazon-funded "Melania" screening at White House

5 wks / reddit / /u/iamapizza

Tech CEOs attend Amazon-funded "Melania" screening at White House

5 wks / ycombinator

Orbital raises $60M Series B to automate real estate law with AI

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Orbital, an AI platformfor real estate law, has raised $60 million in a Series B funding round tosupport continued growth in the US and UK. The round was led by Brighton Park Capital andincluded parti...

#ai #vc #automation #saas #enterprise #genai #business #uk #us #law

Orbital raises $60M to modernize real estate law with AI

5 wks / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

Orbital: UK AI legal platform sets sights on US with £44m

5 wks / uktech / Oscar Hornstein

Orbital Secures $60M To Transform Real Estate Legal Work With AI

5 wks / ventureburn / Clinton

Orbital Raises $60M in Series B Funding

5 wks / finsmes / FinSMEs

London’s LegalTech Orbital raises €50 million Series B to expand AI platform for real estate law

5 wks / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Orbital secures $60M Series B To Automate Real Estate Legal Work With AI

5 wks / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Orbital raises $60M Series B to automate real estate law with AI

5 wks / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Orbital raises $60M to automate real estate’s outdated legal workflows

5 wks / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

ICE has killed another person in Minneapolis

Terrence O’Brien / theverge - Federal agents in Minneapolis repeatedly punched a man, forced him to the ground, and then shot him multiple times. The man was later pronounced dead. This is just the latest incident of deadly violence involving ICE, which has grown increasingly frequent…

#aclu #government #doj #judiciary #us #security #law #media #emergencyservices #regulation

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Agent Violence & Confrontation

ICE has killed another person in Minneapolis

5 wks / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

Person shot in federal agent confrontation in South Minneapolis

5 wks / axios / Torey Van Oot

Investigations & Judicial Oversight

Judge blocks feds from destroying evidence in Minnesota shooting

5 wks / axios / Avery Lotz

Minnesota Gov. Walz vows state investigation into DHS "lies" about shooting

5 wks / axios / Torey Van Oot

Media Narratives & Public Response

Gun rights groups challenge shooting of legally armed Minneapolis man

5 wks / axios / Avery Lotz

"We’re not trying to recreate social media”: How Minnesota’s Star Tribune navigates a local crisis

5 wks / semafor / Max Tani

The day of the second killing

5 wks / theverge / Gaby Del Valle

The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti

5 wks / wired / David Gilbert

Minnesota activist releases video of arrest after manipulated White House version

5 wks / reddit / /u/RewardEquivalent553

Political Fallout & Shutdown Fears

National Guard activated in Minneapolis after Border Patrol agent kills man

5 wks / ycombinator

Second Minnesota shooting by ICE raises chances of a partial government shutdown

5 wks / semafor / Burgess Everett

Minneapolis shooting hardens Democrats on government shutdown

5 wks / axios / Hans Nichols

Furious Democrats float national guard, government shutdown over latest Minneapolis shooting

5 wks / axios / Andrew Solender

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Minnesota takes rare legal steps to ensure probe of Alex Pretti shooting

5 wks / axios / Kyle Stokes

CEOs call for ‘de-escalation’ after Minneapolis shooting

5 wks / semafor / Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson

This is fascism. MAGA America is like Nazi Germany Border Patrol chief praises agents who killed Alex Pretti www.axios.com/2026/01/25/m...

5 wks / bsky / @joepublic.bsky.social / joepublic.bsky.social

Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino praised federal agents who fatally shot Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti, insisting without explanation or evidence Sunday that Pretti was "there for a reason." www.axios.com/2026/01/25/m...

5 wks / bsky / @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social / laurenmeidasa.bsky.social

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5 wks / bsky / @brs1621.bsky.social / brs1621.bsky.social

Some of us had a real problem with the killing of an unarmed woman, too. www.axios.com/2026/01/25/g...

5 wks / bsky / @jefferycowlick.bsky.social / jefferycowlick.bsky.social

www.axios.com/2026/01/25/g...

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Right to publicly carry weapons is a centerpiece of 2nd Amendment advocacy and has emerged as a key issue in the shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti, who had a permit to carry, Axios reported. Videos show him holding a cell phone, not his gun,

5 wks / bsky / @kenbazinet.bsky.social / kenbazinet.bsky.social

Impeach Noem, fly to Minnesota: What House Democrats discussed on their private call

5 wks / axios / Andrew Solender

Documenting Terror on the Streets of Minneapolis

5 wks / techpolicy

It doesn’t matter if Alex Pretti had a gun

5 wks / theverge / Sarah Jeong

Border Patrol chief praises agents who killed Alex Pretti

5 wks / axios / Avery Lotz

Judge blocks feds from destroying evidence in Minnesota shooting

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5 wks / bsky / @pescado70.bsky.social / pescado70.bsky.social

The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti ->WIRED | #Pretti #IceMurder | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai

5 wks / bsky / @bigearthdata.bsky.social / bigearthdata.bsky.social

Soon after the killing of Alex Pretti, some Senate Democrats who supported the bipartisan deal to reopen the government in November said they would oppose a six-bill funding package if it includes DHS. www.semafor.com/article/01/2...

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Minnesota Gov. Walz vows state investigation into DHS "lies" about shooting

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Minnesota Gov. Walz vows state investigation into DHS "lies" about shooting https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/24/tim-walz-investigation-border-patrol-shooting-minneapolis https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2026/01/24/tim-walz-

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Minnesota Gov. Walz vows state investigation into DHS "lies" about shooting www.axios.com/local/twin-c...

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday that the state will conduct its own investigation into the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by federal immigration agents. www.axios.com/local/twin-c...

5 wks / bsky / @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social / laurenmeidasa.bsky.social

Yes, the state of Minnesota should take over the investigation of this latest murder by ice because letting DHS investigate is like allowing the criminal to investigate himself. That’s not good. www.axios.com/local/twin-c...

5 wks / bsky / @humble2024.bsky.social / humble2024.bsky.social

Furious Democrats float national guard, government shutdown over latest Minneapolis shooting https://www.axios.com/2026/01/24/ice-cbp-shooting-minneapolis-democrats-reaction https://www.axios.com/2026/01/24/ice-cbp-shooting-minneapolis-democrats-reaction

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Democrats in Congress erupted in fury Saturday after federal agents fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, with some calling to deploy the National Guard and partially shut down the government in response. www.axios.com/2026/01/24/i...

5 wks / bsky / @rosesbloom24.bsky.social / rosesbloom24.bsky.social

#Abolish DHS! Contact your Senators to block the funding! 202 224-3121 www.axios.com/2026/01/24/i...

5 wks / bsky / @darnich.bsky.social / darnich.bsky.social

www.axios.com/2026/01/24/i...

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BREAKING: Man who was shot in confrontation with federal agents in South Minneapolis this morning has died

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TikTok In America Is Now US-Owned With Major Changes Coming

bgr - TikTok USDS Joint Venture now runs TikTok in the United States, as the popular video sharing app avoids being banned following threats from the US government.