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12 February 2026 Vol 19

In one swoop, Trump kills US greenhouse gas regulations

In one swoop, Trump kills US greenhouse gas regulations

The Trump administration just eliminated the landmark finding that has underpinned federal regulations on planet-heating pollution since 2009. For nearly…
Didero lands $30M to put manufacturing procurement on “agentic” autopilot

Didero lands $30M to put manufacturing procurement on “agentic” autopilot

Tim Spencer realized just how complicated manufacturing procurement can be while running Markai, an e-commerce startup in Asia, during the…
Waymo Asks the DC Public to Pressure Their City Officials

Waymo Asks the DC Public to Pressure Their City Officials

Waymo needs some help, according to an email message the self-driving developer sent to residents of Washington, DC on Thursday.…
Hacker linked to Epstein removed from Black Hat cyber conference website

Hacker linked to Epstein removed from Black Hat cyber conference website

Vincenzo Iozzo, a renowned hacker linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is no longer listed on the website of…
Our Favorite TV Is Still Almost Half Off

Our Favorite TV Is Still Almost Half Off

Last week I covered the best TV deals you could find ahead of Bad Bunny’s halftime show, and one of…
Spotify says its best developers haven’t written a line of code since December, thanks to AI

Spotify says its best developers haven’t written a line of code since December, thanks to AI

Has AI coding reached a tipping point? That seems to be the case for Spotify at least, which shared this…
Aurora’s driverless trucks can now travel farther distances faster than human drivers

Aurora’s driverless trucks can now travel farther distances faster than human drivers

Aurora’s self-driving trucks can now travel non-stop on a 1,000 mile route between Fort Worth and Phoenix — exceeding what…
More US investors sue South Korean government over handling of Coupang data breach

More US investors sue South Korean government over handling of Coupang data breach

Coupang’s massive data breach in South Korea has now become a geopolitical flashpoint as a growing number of the company’s…
How Gorilla Tag is weathering the VR winter

How Gorilla Tag is weathering the VR winter

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The…
The Download: AI-enhanced cybercrime, and secure AI assistants

The Download: AI-enhanced cybercrime, and secure AI assistants

Just as software engineers are using artificial intelligence to help write code and check for bugs, hackers are using these…