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Ankar, which develops LLM-powered AI tools to streamline the process of drafting patent applications for patent attorneys, raised a $20M Series A led by Atomico (Jeremy Kahn/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2025/12/17/exclusi

Exclusive: Palantir alums using AI to streamline patent filing secure $20 million in Series A venture funding
Palantir alumni Tamar Gomez and Wiem Gharbi founded Ankar which counts L'Oreal and Vorys among early customers

The privately funded National Trust for Historic Preservation last week asked the U.S. District Court to block Trump’s project.
“No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever
— not President Trump, not President Biden, and not anyone else,” the lawsuit states.
“And no president is legally allowed to construct a ballroom on public property without giving the public the opportunity to weigh in.”
Trump had the East W…

Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security
The Trump administration says in a court filing that the president’s White House ballroom construction project must continue for unexplained national security reasons. It also says a preservationists’ organization that wants it stopped has no standing to sue. The court filing Monday was in response to a lawsuit filed last Friday by the National Trust for Historic Preservation asking a federal judge to halt President Donald Trump’s project until it goes through multiple independent reviews…

NFL Films' deleted Branch video draws Lions' ire https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46629777/nfl-films-deleted-video-brian-branch-draws-lions-ire

Two Ukrainian films shortlisted for 98th Academy Awards nominations: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/17/two-ukrainian-films-shortlisted-for.html

Am Anfang dachte ich ja "Ein paar Fans für den Sticker wird's geben, denen schenk ich welche gegen Porto."
Dann wurden's immer mehr.
Seit vorgestern hab ich einen Etsy-Shop, und nun schon 60 Sticker verkauft.
https://floheinstein.etsy.com

SEC filing: WBD says the Ellisons offered David Zaslav a compensation package of several hundred million dollars, which Zaslav said was inappropriate to discuss (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/ins

Inside the Fractious WBD-Paramount Deal Talks Between Ellison, Zaslav
WBD presented a chronology of events and meetings that occurred, leading to its deal to sell Warner Bros. studios and HBO Max to Netflix, following by David Ellison’s hostile takeover bid and the WBD board’s official rejection of the $30/share bid on Dec. 17.

NFL Films deletes video detailing Brian Branch's struggles ahead of Lions-Chiefs brawl https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6726192/2025/10/17/brian-branch-detroit-lions-nfl-films-kansas-city-chiefs/

I just woke up from light shining in my face. I assumed it was the rise of the moon, so while reaching for my glasses I swore "What do you want, you moon-faced assassin of joy?"
Turns out it was a streetlamp.
#Babylon5

This Week in Sports Trivia: October 16, 2025 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6720263/2025/10/16/this-week-in-sports-trivia-october-16-2025/