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Canadian children's media company WildBrain acquires child-focused generative AI startup Personality AI in a cash-and-stock deal worth up to $69M (Corbin Bolies/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/wildbrain-acquires-kid-safe-ai-…

Wildbrain Acquires ‘Kid Safe’ Generative-AI Platform Personality AI
WildBrain, the Canadian media company, has purchased the child-focused generative AI startup Personality AI in a deal worth up to $69 million.

#IndustrialAgriculture maybe has taken us down the wrong path?
Nutrients in our food are declining. Can regenerative agriculture save it?
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Nutrients in our food are declining. Can regenerative agriculture save it?
Approach focuses on rebuilding soil health, increasing biodiversity and restoring natural ecosystems

#IndustrialAgriculture maybe has taken us down the wrong path?
Nutrients in our food are declining. Can regenerative agriculture save it?
https://www.

Nutrients in our food are declining. Can regenerative agriculture save it?
Approach focuses on rebuilding soil health, increasing biodiversity and restoring natural ecosystems

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 ...

Regional and Seasonal Effects of #GeomagneticStorms on Terrestrial Weather: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025GL121097 -> Powerful Solar Storms May Change Weather Patterns Across North America: https://www.unh.edu/news/powerful-solar-storms-may-change-weather-patterns-across-north-america - UNH scientist discovers the sun’s outbursts may briefly weaken rain and snow events.

Trump's motorcade drove directly across the drained Reflecting Pool while it was being painted.
On May 7, Trump paid a visit to the Reflecting Pool to meet with reporters and inspect the new paint personally.
To get there, the motorcade drove across the drained Reflecting Pool from the Washington Monument side.
It made an impressive spectacle,
but may have damaged the bottom of the pool in the process.
Not that this administration cares much about science, …

Trump's Motorcade Driving Across The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool May Have Contributed To Damage
With several heavy vehicles driving across the empty reflecting pool, the motorcade may have caused damage to the structure underneath the new blue liner.

Why are they attacking the Nobel laureate who defends the working class?
What happens when a mainstream economist uses mainstream tools to reach conclusions the mainstream cannot accept.
By Alberto Garzón (sorry, it's on substack, but worth a read).
https://agarzon.substack.com/p/why-are

Why are they attacking the Nobel laureate who defends the working class?
What happens when a mainstream economist uses mainstream tools to reach conclusions the mainstream cannot accept

Superhuman acquires AI detection startup GPTZero, which has 19M registered users and $30M in annual recurring revenue; PitchBook: GPTZero is valued at $88M (Geoff Weiss/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/superhuman-acquires-gptzero-ai…

Superhuman acquires GPTZero to enhance AI authenticity tools
Superhuman is acquiring GPTZero, the AI detection startup founded by 26-year-old Princeton grad Edward Tian.

Canada-based logistics software company Descartes acquires Tai, a California-based transportation management system provider, for $100M in cash (Colin Campbell/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/supply-chain-deals/2026/08/24/desc…

Descartes acquires transportation management system Tai for $100M
Transportation management is a hot spot for Descartes and other supply chain tech dealmakers.