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‘Shut up and focus on the mission’: Tech workers are frustrated by their companies’ silence about ICE
KPMG citing PitchBook data: UK fintech investment totaled almost $11B in 2025 across 418 deals, down from ~$13.4B in 2024 across 527 deals; Revolut raised $4B (Aisha S Gani/Bloomberg)
Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg:
KPMG citing PitchBook data: UK fintech investment totaled almost $11B in 2025 across 418 deals, down from ~$13.4B in 2024 across 527 deals; Revolut raised $4B — Investment in the UK financial technology world plummeted by more than 20% last year to the lowest levels since the start …
Mewgenics sells 250k copies in 12 hours, smashing Binding of Isaac record
Sources: Amazon, Google, and others plan to skirt Trump's $100K H-1B fee by finding workers in categories that don't include the fee, like existing H-1B holders (Amrith Ramkumar/Wall Street Journal)
Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Amazon, Google, and others plan to skirt Trump's $100K H-1B fee by finding workers in categories that don't include the fee, like existing H-1B holders — Some giant firms are discussing ways to avoid paying, while smaller ones have fewer options — WASHINGTON—The world's biggest …
Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch says the startup's annualized revenue run rate was "north of $400M", up from $20M a year ago, and it is set to hit $1B ARR by 2026-end (Financial Times)
Financial Times:
Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch says the startup's annualized revenue run rate was “north of $400M”, up from $20M a year ago, and it is set to hit $1B ARR by 2026-end — French start-up is riding a growing wave of demand from European businesses for alternatives to US tech