Aspora, which makes financial tools like remittance services for the Indian diaspora, raised a $50M Series B co-led by Sequoia and Greylock at a $500M valuation (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/15/aspora-ge…
Sur trois prises de position éthiques de Bibliosuisse
La récente prise de position de la commission Éthique professionnelle1 de Bibliosuisse concernant la neutralité des bibliothèques m'a rappelé l'existence de précédents documents du même type, et j'ai eu l'envie de les commenter en tant que professionnel et citoyen. Avant de commencer, je précise que la commission fait globalement du très bon travail, mais que certains détails suscitent chez moi des questions…
Does anyone have an IEEE DataPort subscription through your work or institution and would be open to sharing some files?
I'd love to get https://ieee-dataport.org/documents/cloud-telescope-internet-background-radiation-may-2023…
@… Got an email this morning telling me I could log in and download my HESTA statement so I could complete my HCC renewal. Estimated completion 16-23 July. Current HCC expires 12 July. I'm hoping ruefully that the notes on my account (from 2023) after might speed it up a little especially as I have been known to contact the minister after it too…
I'm now with my buddy Shaun who sadly recently lost his girl Dotty. I looked after the two of them this time last year, so this time it's just me and the old boy. I've still got my work cut out for me though: Shaun normally likes to walk about 15km per day!
#Greyhounds #AdoptDontShop
Sources: Substack is pitching investors on a round between $50M and $100M that would value it above its ~$700M last round price, and is generating ~$45M in ARR (Eric Newcomer/Newcomer)
https://www.newcomer.co/p/scoop-substack-in-talks-to-raise
AI-powered virtual physical therapy startup Sword Health raised $40M led by General Catalyst at a $4B valuation, up from its $3B valuation from June 2024 (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/17/sword-h…
On a podcast, Sam Altman said Meta made "giant offers to a lot of people on our team", like $100M signing bonuses, and "none of our best people" have accepted (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/17/sam-