Washington ran a $95B deficit in January, about 26% smaller than last year, thanks to a surge in government revenue that beat spending growth. The biggest driver was tariffs, which pulled in nearly four times more than a year ago as Trump’s trade policies kicked in. Tax receipts are hitting records, but interest on the national debt is still climbing fast, keeping the long-term math uncomfortable. (Reuters)

French AI startup Mistral just announced a €1.2B ($1.4B) investment to build massive AI data centers in Sweden, its first big infrastructure push outside France. The goal is to give Europe its own homegrown AI cloud instead of relying on OpenAI, Microsoft, or Google. With big backers like Nvidia and Microsoft already on board, Mistral is trying to turn European “AI sovereignty” into actual hardware. (CNBC)

Uber Eats just rolled out Cart Assistant, a new AI chatbot that turns grocery lists into filled carts in seconds. Users can paste a list, upload a photo of one, or even drop in a recipe screenshot, and the bot adds everything for you, prioritizing brands you usually buy. It’s Uber’s latest move to keep up with rivals like Instacart and DoorDash, which are also racing to make AI the new personal shopper. (TechCrunch)

Instagram boss Adam Mosseri took the witness stand in a landmark lawsuit claiming the app hooked a teen and harmed her mental health, and told the court users can’t be clinically addicted, only stuck in what he called problematic use. The case is the first of more than 1,500 similar suits against Meta and YouTube and could help decide whether social platforms can be held liable for how their features affect kids. (CNN)

Microsoft is rushing out emergency fixes after hackers started actively exploiting hidden flaws in Windows and Office to break into people’s computers. The bugs are so simple they only require one click on a bad link or file to quietly install malware, bypassing built-in protections like SmartScreen. Security researchers say some of the attacks give hackers deep system access, raising the risk of ransomware and data theft for millions of users. (TechCrunch)

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