Sean Astin’s takes on the threat of AI, Fran Drescher and a ‘Goonies’ sequel
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Day: February 9, 2026
Databricks raised $5B in funding and $2B in new debt at a $134B valuation and says its annualized revenue exceeded $5.4B for the January quarter, up 65% YoY (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
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Databricks raised $5B in funding and $2B in new debt at a $134B valuation and says its annualized revenue exceeded $5.4B for the January quarter, up 65% YoY — Databricks said Monday it has raised $5 billion in f…
UK’s Starmer loses second key aide in fallout from Epstein scandal
Keir Starmer’s communications chief, Tim Allan, resigned on Monday, saying he was making way for a new team to be built to support the British leader who is under fire over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States. Al…
Ransomware group breached SmarterTools via flaw in its SmarterMail deployment
SmarterTools, the company behind the popular Microsoft Exchange alternative SmarterMail, has been breached by a ransomware-wielding group that leveraged a recently fixed vulnerability in that solution. How did the SmarterTools breach happen? Derek Curt…
Vice President J.D. Vance looks to seal peace deal, transit corridor in historic visit to Armenia
Vice President J.D. Vance landed Monday in Armenia, making him the first sitting president or vice president to visit the landlocked country in the Caucasus region of western Asia.
Not only in India, US embassy in London denying visas to executives citing ‘minor offences’ of 1970s
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San Francisco teachers begin first strike in nearly 50 years
Thousands walk out after talks with district failed to reach agreement on wages, healthcare and resources for special needs studentsThousands of public schoolteachers in San Francisco went on strike on Monday, the first public schoolteachers strike in …
Starmer vows to remain as UK PM amid Epstein fallout
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Why the EU wants to end the price cap on Russian oil and move to the next stage – Euronews.com
Why the EU wants to end the price cap on Russian oil and move to the next stage Euronews.comEurope’s big week of crisis diplomacy politico.euAs West goes after Russia’s oil fleet, Moscow fears for its war funding The Wa…
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