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The high on Monday to the low on Tuesday night is going to be a wild ride!
30°C drop ↓
Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week
Costco defied Trump’s DEI directive as Target and Walmart scaled back. Business is booming
https://fortune.com/2026/02/13/costco-defies-trump-on-dei-business-booming/
> Many companies have dialed back their DEI programs since January 2025, but not Costco.
US trade deficit widens by the most in nearly 34 years in November
> The U.S. trade deficit widened by the most in nearly 34 years in November amid a surge in capital goods imports, likely driven by an artificial intelligence investment boom, which could prompt economists to trim their economic growth estimates for the fourth quarter.
Deepfake ‘Nudify’ Technology Is Getting Darker—and More Dangerous
https://www.wired.com/story/deepfake-nudify-technology-is-getting-darker-and-more-dangerous/
How this German village got dirt-cheap energy prices
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NW_ThUR7Wus&si=LdxpbJMvbW964c_m
> Germany’s Feldheim went from an agricultural village to a clean energy role model — with its own renewable electricity grid and heating network. Here’s how i...
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/18/tech-ai-bubble-burst-reverse-centaur
FBI fights leaks by seizing Washington Post reporter’s phone, laptops, and watch
> FBI searches home and devices of reporter who has over 1,100 government contacts.
The Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts
https://apnews.com/article/trevor-project-mackenzie-scott-fcb6187f61943fd63ad559b5e2a23a57
> The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025.
How Indigenous nations from the Klamath to the Okanagan brought the salmon home
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/okanagan-salmon-9.7016486
> The Klamath River begins in southern Oregon, winds through Northern California and empties into the Pacific, a watershed the Yurok people have lived along since time immemorial. Along the Klamath, salmon, which hold a sacred place in Yurok life, are rebounding after a historic dam removal.
