Tootfinder

Re “apply the pressure anyway:” that’s advice I got from…Keith Ellison.
I was part of a citizen group pressuring him to vote for the ACA when he was in the House. He met with us, and gave us an impassioned speech about universal care and how the ACA was a good first step but insufficient, relating it to the less-remembered civil rights acts of the 1950s that laid the groundwork for the big one in 1964.
Somebody from the group finally asked him, “Why are we meeting with you? You’re already convinced!”
He replied (paraphrasing here): “I •need• your pressure. I need it even if I already agree. If you’re pressuring me, then I can get on the floor of the House and say ‘My constituents are beating down the doors of my office! This has tremendous support!’ I can tell my colleagues in private about how agitated voters are. If you apply pressure, I can pass that pressure forward. I need you to do it! •That• is why you’re meeting with me.”
And now Keith Ellison is MN Attorney General. He’s already started doing the right thing. Follow his advice, and apply that pressure!

Sources: Palo Alto Networks is in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi for $400M; Koi has raised $48M to date (Sophie Shulman/CTech)
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hj48m0vebe

Palo Alto Networks in negotiations to acquire one-year-old Israeli startup Koi for $400 million
The deal would extend the cyber giant’s reach in enterprise endpoint protection amid AI-driven market shifts.

Wie wichtig sind #Fließgewässer für unsere Natur? 🌊
Von kleinen Bächen im Oberlauf bis zu mächtigen Strömen im Unterlauf, sie sind wahre #Lebensadern. Im Oberlauf sind sie oft so klar und kühl, dass er sogar

Fließgewässer: Lebensadern der Natur und ihre Bewohner
Entdecke die Vielfalt der Fließgewässer, von ihren Quellen bis zu den Mündungen, und erfahre, wie geologische und ökologische Faktoren das Leben im Wasser beeinflussen.

Cisco in advanced talks to acquire cyber startup Axonius for $2 billion
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bjxge1de11l

Cisco in advanced talks to acquire cyber startup Axonius for $2 billion
Exclusive: The deal would follow a string of major acquisitions as Cisco strengthens its enterprise security portfolio.

Sources: Cisco is in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity company Axonius for $2B; Axonius has raised ~$700M and was valued at $2.6B during earlier rounds (Meir Orbach/CTech)
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bjxge1de11l

Cisco in advanced talks to acquire cyber startup Axonius for $2 billion
Exclusive: The deal would follow a string of major acquisitions as Cisco strengthens its enterprise security portfolio.

Cisco in advanced talks to acquire cyber startup Axonius for $2 billion
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bjxge1de11l

Cisco in advanced talks to acquire cyber startup Axonius for $2 billion
Exclusive: The deal would follow a string of major acquisitions as Cisco strengthens its enterprise security portfolio.

Palo Alto Networks in negotiations to acquire one-year-old Israeli startup Koi for $400 million
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hj48m0vebe

Palo Alto Networks in negotiations to acquire one-year-old Israeli startup Koi for $400 million
The deal would extend the cyber giant’s reach in enterprise endpoint protection amid AI-driven market shifts.

@… As a US citizen, I agree completely.

Sources: Nvidia is in advanced talks to acquire Tel Aviv-based AI21, which is building its own LLMs, for $2B to $3B; the deal would resemble an acquihire (CTech)
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rkbh00xnzl

Nvidia in advanced talks to acquire AI21 in $2-3 billion deal focused on talent
EXCLUSIVE: The move would mark Nvidia’s fourth major Israeli purchase and signal the limits of Israel’s LLM ambitions.

Google's proposed Epic settlement includes reduced app store fees globally and a new program for alternative app stores to become first-class Android citizens (Sean Hollister/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/policy/813991/epic-google-proposed-settlement…

Epic and Google agree to settle their lawsuit and change Android’s fate globally
Google is agreeing to reduce its standard fee to 20 percent or 9 percent and change Android globally in an Epic settlement.