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• [New] Platform companies are required to contribute their share, and their rates will increase by up to 3.5 percentage points a year until 2029. ST
• [New] The snowpack crisis, which could mean a drier, more wildfire-prone summer, is coming as states are racing unsuccessfully against a deadline to agree on terms to share water in the Colorado River Basin, the source of water for 40 million people across seven states in the West. Wired
• [New] City representatives and experts from around the world will share practical solutions for decarbonising transport, promoting active and inclusive mobility, and leveraging digital tools for smarter, more connected urban travel. Regional and Urban policy
• [New] The US administration expects European allies to be stronger and to share the burden of European security with the United States and ultimately take over the conventional defence of the European continent. The Guardian
• [New] Even if OpenAI says it will not share user data directly with advertisers, targeted advertising more broadly has been criticized for exploiting users' vulnerabilities. The Guardian
• [New] Meeting the demand growth across North America will require building far more generation than is currently planned, a task complicated by supply-chain constraints, fuel infrastructure needs and the growing share of wind and solar power. Global News
• [New] Europe is expected to hold more than 22% share by 2026, shaped by strong regulatory oversight and a fragmented, multi-country legal landscape. Persistence Market Research
• [New] The share of renewables and nuclear in the global power mix is forecast to reach 50% by the end of this decade as electricity demand accelerates. reNEWS - Renewable Energy News
• [New] CrowdStrike and CSIS will share insights into how attackers are leveraging AI to scale their operations and how modern security teams can respond with smarter, more efficient defences. Cybersecurity Conferences 2026 - 2027 | Over 3.4K Event
• [New] The price pullback was due to a merger with Indonesian ride-share competitor Go To, which has yet to be finalized, as well as potential for significant legislative change in Indonesia. investing.com
• [New] As demand continues to grow, rising temperatures and lower precipitation caused by the climate crisis are taking an increasingly larger share of declining supplies, a trend only expected to worsen as the world warms. The Guardian
• [New] By end-users, the BFSI segment holds the maximum revenue share and is predicted to maintain growth from 2026 to 2035. Precedence Research
• [New] India's current share of global trade in labour-intensive manufactured goods is less than 2%, if it could get to 10%, even, that would be a significant step forward. Financial Times
• [New] Agentic AI's share of GenAI budgets will rise from 18% in 2025 to 29% in 2026. IDC
• [New] Globally, data centers already account for a significant share of total electricity use, a figure expected to rise sharply with the growth of AI. Vision Times
• [New] While e-commerce continues to grow at a faster pace than brick & mortar, around 80% of all shopping still takes place in a physical store; even by 2030, Kantar forecasts that stores will maintain a 76% share of sales. Greenhouse Grower
• [New] Leading Component: AI software solutions are expected to dominate with an estimated 63.5% revenue share in 2026, reflecting strong demand for predictive project management, computer vision, and BIM-integrated analytics. Persistence Market Research
• [New] As operating margins climb toward the levels sustained by AWS over many quarters - and as Azure continues to benefit from software contribution - we expect Google to keep expanding profitability while it builds share. SiliconANGLE
• [New] By 2026, the biggest innovations will relate to how organizations coordinate, transact, and share data. Blockchain App Factory
• [New] As more sports migrate toward streaming, TV advertisers in categories like auto, beer, QSR, finance, and tech will shift a growing share of their sports budgets into CTV buys on YouTube, Prime Video, Disney, and others. AI Digital
• New alerts: US agencies now share specific debris reentry risk corridors with airlines and air traffic control. Kpubs.org
• The Department of Labor wants to force pharmacy benefit managers to share more information about their compensation and business practices with their employer clients, in the latest bet from the Trump administration that better price transparency will lower healthcare costs. Healthcare Dive

Last updated: 16 February 2026