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Paris-based Pivot, which develops AI tools for procurement and financial workflows, raised a $40M Series B co-led by Forestay Capital and Notion Capital (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2026/05/21/pivot-raises-40m-to-expand-ai-pow…

Pivot raises $40M to expand AI-powered enterprise procurement platform
Paris-based Pivot, an AI-powered procurement and finance operations platform, has raised $40 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by Forestay Capital and Notion Capital, with participation from Greyhound, procurement industry executives and existing investors including Hedosophia, Visionaries Club and Emblem. The latest financing brings the company’s total funding raised since its founding in 2023 to $70 million.Pivot develops an AI operating system designed to help e…

Climate alarm!
This is NOT within normal bounds for the Netherlands: the second half of June is now forecasted to become the warmest in 126 years, beating June 2023 by a margin of over 3°C!
24-hour average of 23.4°C, in this forecast.

Tödlicher Titanic-Tauchgang: Keine Vorschriften für solche Tauchboote
Auf dem Weg zur Titanic implodierte 2023 das Kohlefaser-Tauchboot Titan. Noch immer fehlen verpflichtende Vorgaben für Bau und Betrieb.

Tödlicher Titanic-Tauchgang: Keine Vorschriften für solche Tauchboote
Auf dem Weg zur Titanic implodierte 2023 das Kohlefaser-Tauchboot Titan. Noch immer fehlen verpflichtende Vorgaben für Bau und Betrieb.

Magic Moment (when the view finally opens up)
(On the way to Drachensee, October 2023)
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Alps

The WebDX Community Group surveyed 207 MDN users last month asking if “Baseline widely available” meant a thing works with AT.
30% thought yeah, it does:
https://adrianroselli.com/2023/12/baseline-does-not-really-cover-baseline-support.htm…

Baseline Does Not Really Cover Baseline Support
Yeah, that’s not exactly a helpful title. The relatively new Web Platform Baseline offering does not track browser support for accessibility features built into the web platform. If you need to understand whether browsers support accessibility features as your own base level set of requirements, for legal or other compliance…

Greetings from the World Wide Web

Spanne der Bruttospeicherleistung von #Batteriespeicher​n pro Inbetriebnahmejahr von Privatpersonen in Deutschland mit Stand vom 30.06.2026.
430 Datensätze ohne #Batteriespeichertechnologie herausgefiltert.
Der Datenbestand enthält unplausible Datensätze.

I wish #mypy would slow down with adding new features to mypyc, and instead focused on fixing the train wreck that mypyc is right now (since 2023 at least). Like, if your code crashes hard with assertions enabled, then it's broken, period. Ignoring proper testing and shoving the issue under the carpet doesn't make it right.
#Python

Who suffers when education aid falls?  - World Education Blog https://world-education-blog.org/2026/07/10/who-suffers-when-education-aid-falls/

Who suffers when education aid falls?  - World Education Blog
Last year, the GEM Report warned that, by 2027, aid to education could fall by around a quarter from its peak in 2023. This was a projection based on donor announcements at the time. One year later, new evidence from donors shows that the drop is likely to be even sharper at 30%.  

spanish_highschools: Spanish high schools (2023)
Directed networks of friendships obtained through a social survey of spanish high school students.
This network has 291 nodes and 5535 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Weighted, Metadata
https://networks.skewed.de/net/spanish

from my link log —
The problem with counterfeit people. (paywall)
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/problem-counterfeit-people/674075/
saved 2026-05-05

The Problem With Counterfeit People
Companies using AI to generate fake people are committing an immoral act of vandalism, and should be held liable.

@… @… afair ist das nach zwei Ausgaben 2022 und 2023 eingeschlafen

10 things my wife learned from her first 100 miles e-biking to work
https://electrek.co/2023/12/11/everything-my-wife-learned-from-her-first-100-miles-e-biking-to-work/

Everything my wife learned from her first 100 miles e-biking to work
After my wife's first 100+ miles of riding her e-bike to work, she's learned a lot about the advantages and disadvantages of bike commutes.

🌱 Wie werden landwirtschaftliche Betriebe zu Solawis?
Knapp 30 % der Solawis sind aus bestehenden Höfen entstanden. Meist geht das nicht von heute auf morgen. Viele Betriebe verkaufen ihre Produkte zuerst direkt im Hofladen oder arbeiten nach Bio-Standards. Danach entscheiden sie sich für die Umstellung auf #Solawi.
📖 Du fragst dich, ob Solawi auch für deinen Betrieb ein passender We…

Zugebaute #Batteriespeicherkapazität pro Monat in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 30.06.2026.
430 Datensätze ohne #Batteriespeichertechnologie herausgefil…

The US supreme court struck down a restrictive gun law in the state of Hawaii
that bans people from carrying guns in certain public spaces and on private property without the permission of the property’s owner.
At issue was a 2023 state law that barred carrying a firearm on private property without the owner’s approval
and created a list of more than a dozen “sensitive places” where guns cannot be carried,
such as beaches and restaurants that serve alcohol.
The …

US supreme court strikes down Hawaii’s gun restrictions in major second amendment ruling
The law banned people from carrying guns in most public spaces and private property without owner’s permission

Cost to Build a Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Surges by 66% in two years, BNEF Says. The average project expense for a US gas power plant with combined-cycle turbines, the more efficient CCGT type, rose to $2,157 per kilowatt last year from less than $1,500 in 2023.
https://www.

from my link log —
Serverless functions post-mortem.
https://matduggan.com/serverless-functions-post-mortem/
saved 2023-07-30 https://

Kumulativer Zubau der #Windenergieleistung in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 30.06.2026.
Summen der Inbetriebnahmen minus Stilllegungen.
Der Datenbestand enthält ggf. unplausible Datensätze.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff: Wie Solarparks Biodiversität fördern können

Dane John Gardens, Canterbury, April 2023
#photography #documentaryphotography #documentingplace #Canterbury

Russian oil exports slump as Ukraine hammers ports and refineries, and Russia had to reduce its crude oil production as a consequence. Big success!
https://aje.news/3pptw5

Russian oil exports slump as Ukraine hammers ports and refineries
Despite US sanctions waiver, Russian oil exports could fall to lowest levels since 2023, sources say.

Russian oil exports slump as Ukraine hammers ports and refineries, and Russia had to reduce its crude oil production as a consequence. Big success!
https://aje.news/3pptw5

Russian oil exports slump as Ukraine hammers ports and refineries
Despite US sanctions waiver, Russian oil exports could fall to lowest levels since 2023, sources say.

The Goods Shed, Canterbury West station | April 2023
#photography #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #documentingplace

Canterbury (Kent) | April 2023
#photography #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #bnw

Canterbury Cathedral | April 2023
#photography #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #documentingplace

Canterbury Cathedral | April 2023
#photography #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #documentingplace