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Sierra acquires Takeoff, which develops "long-horizon" agents, for an undisclosed sum; founded in 2025, Takeoff neared $10M in annualized revenue in early July (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/sierra-acquires…

Sierra Acquires Agent Startup ‘Takeoff’ to Diversify Its Business
In 2020, 22-year-old Aakash Thumaty was a product manager at Salesforce when he wrote an essay, “Value Driven Innovation at Shopify and the Incumbency Trap at Salesforce,” which argued against Salesforce’s subscription-based business model. He sent it to Bret Taylor, who at the time was ...

African swine fever outbreaks increase in pigs and wild boar across the EU https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/african-swine-fever-outbreaks-increase-pigs-and-wild-boar-across-eu

African swine fever outbreaks increase in pigs and wild boar across the EU
In 2025, African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks increased across the European Union in both domestic pigs (+76%) and wild boar (+44%) compared to 2024, according to EFSA’s latest annual epidemiological report. The disease reemerged in Spain after 31 years without detections, raising the number of affected Member States to 14.

A new funding round of the EU's Connecting Europe Facility:
The EV charging budget (AFIF) is €130 million, shared with electrifying airport operations, and this time only for public HDV 🚛🚚 megawatt charging
minimum 4 x 1 Megawatt charging 🔌, but site can have a lower overall ⚡ connection

CEF Transport: €1.1 billion available for infrastructure projects across the EU
CEF Transport: €1.1 billion available for infrastructure projects across the EU

NFL Network: Falcons TE Kyle Pitts agrees to three-year, $54M contract https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-network-falcons-te-kyle-pitts-agrees-to-three-year-54m-contract

Et si, finalement, c'était ça ce fameux "éco-terrorisme" ?
La Coordination rurale, galvanisée par l’adoption de la loi d’urgence agricole, appelle les agriculteurs Š ne pas respecter les restrictions d’eau
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La Coordination rurale, galvanisée par l’adoption de la loi d’urgence agricole, appelle les agriculteurs à ne pas respecter les restrictions d’eau
Les appels à ne pas respecter les restrictions des arrêtés sécheresse des préfectures se sont multipliés de la part de responsables locaux de la CR dans le Sud-Ouest, au grand dam des autorités.

Vance says Iran agrees to nuclear inspections, as under Obama deal (Isaac Arnsdorf/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/22/vance-says-iran-agrees-inspections-nuclear-talks-move-ahead/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260622/p35#a260622p35

Source: Penske Media is in talks to acquire Vox Media's unsold brands, including Eater, The Verge, SB Nation, Popsugar, and The Dodo, in an all-or-nothing deal (Mark Stenberg/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/media/penske-media-acquires-vox-media-brands/

Penske Media Is in Talks to Acquire Unsold Vox Media Brands
The deal would transfer the remaining portfolio as a single package, with president Ryan Pauley moving to PMC

Rivers across the European continent,
including some of its most important waterways,
are drying up as an unrelenting heatwave refuses to go away.
The Danube, Rhine, Elbe and Loire have all dried up
as the continent has baked through this summer,
leaving a question mark on drinking water supplies, trade via navigation and even recreational activities.
The Danube, the second-longest river in Europe after the Volga, has fallen to its lowest level in 30 years…

Rhine, Danube, Elbe, Loire. Some of Europe’s biggest rivers are going dry this summer
Europe’s major rivers – the Rhine, Danube, Elbe and Loire – are drying up amid a relentless summer heatwave, threatening drinking water supplies, disrupting trade routes and halting ferry and cargo traffic across the continent.

Meta says Meta Glasses are its first AI glasses to launch with Meta AI powered by Muse Spark from day one, and come in 26 styles across a range of colors (Meta Newsroom)
https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/meta-essilorluxottica-partner-launch-meta-glasses/

We’re Partnering With EssilorLuxottica to Launch Meta Glasses
We're launching Meta Glasses with 26 styles across a range of colors, lenses, and frames, so there's a pair for just about any style.

The United Nations reported this week that
more than 117.8 million people were forcibly displaced due to conflict and violence worldwide in 2025.
One in every 70 people in the world are now forcibly displaced..
Disaster relief agency ShelterBox USA is delivering vital supplies across the globe as the United Nations recognizes refugees forced to flee due to conflict, persecution and violence on
World Refugee Day, Saturday June 20.  
“On World Refugee Day, we hon…