Tootfinder

Sphere, which raised a $4.3M seed as an edtech marketplace, pivots and raised a $21M Series A led by a16z to develop an AI tax compliance software service (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/a16z-leads-21m-series-…

a16z leads $21M Series A into AI-native tax compliance software Sphere | TechCrunch
Sphere helps automate registration, calculation, filing, and remittance obligations for companies.

Eee-hmm,
Der Reifen, für den ich mich gestern Abend so bemüht habe; nachdem ich den vollen Druck (4,5bar) aufgepumpt habe, reißt jetzt an der Flanke auf
ach ach ach
#Winterreifen'wechsel #BikeToWork

All of the following are appropriate protest attire:
- Yellow, as per request from No Kings organizers
- Nudity, as per Portland Naked Bike Ride
- Frog suits and other inflatables, as per Portland again
- Formal attire, as per 60s Civil Rights Movement
- Black Bloc attire, for those concerned about privacy
- Military attire, e.g. camo fatigues etc.
- Clerical attire, for those ordained
- Anything else you can think of that fits the theme
Wear what makes you feel comfortable!

I should probably take a break as the holidays approach. As they say "All work and no play make jack a dull boy"
Okay Hallmark channel - I'm listening.
#ShamelesslyStolenFromSomewhereElseOnTheInternetHonestlyICantKeepTrackOfThisStuffAnymore

Das gute Wetter für Außenarbeiten genutzt #project25 #Uckermark

And you don't need to accept the trap of authoritarian masculinity on logic alone, the proof is right there in male influencers like Andrew Tate and their followers. These dipshits get so obsessed with gatekeeping they don't realize that the gates they're tending keep them in, that the more walls they put up to protect their privilege, the smaller their identity can be. They huddle in tiny pens, terrified of crossing imaginary bounds that they imposed *on themselves.*
They have built their own torture chambers and locked themselves inside, and for what? They turn themselves into dragons, hoarding what they see as valuable while repressing every emotion including joy. And if they let themselves experience joy, they would, perhaps, realize that all these privileges are inconsistent with it. They might, perhaps, recognize that they have built up these privileges so they don't have to admit that their suffering and fear are not, in fact, admirable. They might have to face the fact that they have lived lives that are deeply pathetic, might have to face the fact that only empathy can give one access to deep satisfaction, might have to face the fact that they have lived their whole lives on a treadmill, going nowhere.
But I assume that they won't ever do that, because to do so would force them to face the enormity of the emotional debt, the pain and suffering they have inflicted on the world, and those are big feelings. It's far easier to hide in a hole, forever alone, making up silly rules to keep everyone inside scared and keep everyone outside from seeing in.

Niamh Sweeney, Facebook's former head of public policy in Ireland, is appointed as Ireland's new Data Protection Commissioner, starting October 13 (Peter Flanagan/The Irish Times)
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/09/17/ex-t…

Ex-tech lobbyist named as Ireland’s new Data Protection Commissioner
Niamh Sweeney to take up role in October

Tokyo-based Sakana AI becomes Japan's most valuable unicorn at a ~$2.6B valuation, following a ~$130M raise from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial and US VC firms (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/a…

Sakana AI takes crown as Japan's most valuable unicorn
AI developer valued at $2.63bn in latest funding round