In this week's News Roundup, Bridget and Producer Mike cover the tech news stories you might have missed.

The story behind Hallow, the Christian app hawked by Gwen Stefani: https://mashable.com/article/hallow-prayer-app-gewn-stefani-jd-vance-peter-thiel 

Elon Musk's Grok doxes adult performer on X: https://www.404media.co/grok-doxing-real-names-birthdates-siri-dahl/ 

Sleazy facial recognition app unmasks cam girls and sells their images: https://www.404media.co/underground-facial-recognition-tool-unmasks-camgirls/ 

New UK law requires platforms to remove deepfake nudes and revenge porn within 48 hours: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/18/tech-firms-must-remove-revenge-porn-in-48-hours-or-risk-being-blocked-says-starmer 

The two DOGE bros in charge of cutting National Endowment for the Humanities grants literally just asked ChatGPT what to do: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/19/doge-bros-grant-review-process-was-literally-just-asking-chatgpt-is-this-dei/ 

US civil rights agency sues Coca-Cola distributor for excluding men from casino work trip: https://apnews.com/article/dei-coca-cola-eeoc-lawsuit-andrea-lucas-867fd98ec6d05ab52e7e0a3711e9d492

White Men Learn the Hidden Cost of Suing for Discrimination: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/social-justice/white-men-learn-the-hidden-cost-of-suing-for-discrimination 

A WIN FOR DEMOCRACY: Trump admin rescinds rule banning discussion of DEI in schools after losing court ruling. https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/department-of-education-backs-down-on-unlawful-directive-targeting-educational-equity 

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In this week's News Roundup, Bridget and Producer Mike cover the tech news stories you might have missed.
The story behind Hallow, the Christian app hawked by Gwen Stefani: <a href="https://mashable.com/article/hallow-prayer-app-gewn-stefani-jd-vance-peter-thiel">https://mashable.com/article/hallow-prayer-app-gewn-stefani-jd-vance-peter-thiel</a>&nbsp;
Elon Musk's Grok doxes adult performer on X: <a href="https://www.404media.co/grok-doxing-real-names-birthdates-siri-dahl/">https://www.404media.co/grok-doxing-real-names-birthdates-siri-dahl/</a>&nbsp;
Sleazy facial recognition app unmasks cam girls and sells their images: <a href="https://www.404media.co/underground-facial-recognition-tool-unmasks-camgirls/">https://www.404media.co/underground-facial-recognition-tool-unmasks-camgirls/</a>&nbsp;
New UK law requires platforms to remove deepfake nudes and revenge porn within 48 hours: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/18/tech-firms-must-remove-revenge-porn-in-48-hours-or-risk-being-blocked-says-starmer">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/18/tech-firms-must-remove-revenge-porn-in-48-hours-or-risk-being-blocked-says-starmer</a>&nbsp;
The two DOGE bros in charge of cutting National Endowment for the Humanities grants literally just asked ChatGPT what to do: <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/19/doge-bros-grant-review-process-was-literally-just-asking-chatgpt-is-this-dei/">https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/19/doge-bros-grant-review-process-was-literally-just-asking-chatgpt-is-this-dei/</a>&nbsp;
US civil rights agency sues Coca-Cola distributor for excluding men from casino work trip: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/dei-coca-cola-eeoc-lawsuit-andrea-lucas-867fd98ec6d05ab52e7e0a3711e9d492">https://apnews.com/article/dei-coca-cola-eeoc-lawsuit-andrea-lucas-867fd98ec6d05ab52e7e0a3711e9d492</a>
White Men Learn the Hidden Cost of Suing for Discrimination: <a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/social-justice/white-men-learn-the-hidden-cost-of-suing-for-discrimination">https://news.bloomberglaw.com/social-justice/white-men-learn-the-hidden-cost-of-suing-for-discrimination</a>&nbsp;
A WIN FOR DEMOCRACY: Trump admin rescinds rule banning discussion of DEI in schools after losing court ruling. <a href="https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/department-of-education-backs-down-on-unlawful-directive-targeting-educational-equity">https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/department-of-education-backs-down-on-unlawful-directive-targeting-educational-equity</a>&nbsp;
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