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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-08-18 15:26:07

Francisco Partners plans to take patient engagement software company Weave Communications private for ~$650M; Weave went public at a ~$1.5B valuation in 2021 (Brock E.W. Turner/Axios)
axios.com/pro/health-tech-deal

Francisco Partners to acquire Weave Communications for $650M
The deal comes less than five years after Weave went public at a $1.5 billion valuation.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-07-15 10:15:57

India pledges $13.3B to boost domestic chipmaking, building on a $10B incentive program from 2021, which attracted investments from companies like Micron (Sankalp Phartiyal/Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@fanf@mendeddrum.org
2026-08-26 08:42:03

from my link log —
Simulating the PIN cracking scene in Terminator 2.
bert.org/2021/01/04/t2-pin-cra
saved 2021-01-06

Simulating the PIN cracking scene in Terminator 2
In the beginning of Terminator 2: Judgement Day, John Connor uses a laptop to crack the PIN of a stolen debit card.

@profcarroll@federate.social
2026-08-26 19:39:51

The Mega Meta settlement bundles the outstanding Cambridge Analytica lawsuits as well.

K. “Cambridge Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses” means any attomeys’ fees, costs, and expenses of any kind or description incurred by the Cambridge Settling States in connection with the Cambridge Complaints. L. “Cambridge Complaints” shall mean (i) Complaint, People v. Meta Platforms, Inc., No. 25-631678 (Cal. Super. Ct., S.F. Cnty. Dec. 18, 2025); (ii) Complaint, State of New Mexico ex. rel. Raul Torrez v. Facebook, Inc., No. D-101-CV-2021-00132 (N.M. Ist Jud. Dist. Ct., Santa Fe Cnty. Jan. 21, 2…
@sauer_lauwarm@mastodon.social
2026-08-26 15:01:21

Im Rahmen des Citizen-Science-Projekts "Beweisstück Unterhose" ließen sie im Jahr 2021 tausend Freiwillige mehr als 2000 Unterhosen und 12.000 Teebeutel an rund tausend Standorten in der ganzen Schweiz vergraben.

@theodric@social.linux.pizza
2026-09-02 12:38:26

"No AI used" doesn't = good, or creative, or non-derivative, it only means that it's at worst the kind of meritless meatslop the world was full of in 2021. We still need to have standards. "Democratizing" anything floods the market.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-08-05 02:15:53

The AI frenzy has divided the VC market, as the gap between top and bottom performers has more than doubled for 2024 funds compared to funds from 2017 to 2021 (Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/features/20