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Sierra acquires Takeoff, which develops "long-horizon" agents, for an undisclosed sum; founded in 2025, Takeoff neared $10M in annualized revenue in early July (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/sierra-acquires…

Sierra Acquires Agent Startup ‘Takeoff’ to Diversify Its Business
In 2020, 22-year-old Aakash Thumaty was a product manager at Salesforce when he wrote an essay, “Value Driven Innovation at Shopify and the Incumbency Trap at Salesforce,” which argued against Salesforce’s subscription-based business model. He sent it to Bret Taylor, who at the time was ...

Canadian children's media company WildBrain acquires child-focused generative AI startup Personality AI in a cash-and-stock deal worth up to $69M (Corbin Bolies/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/wildbrain-acquires-kid-safe-ai-…

Wildbrain Acquires ‘Kid Safe’ Generative-AI Platform Personality AI
WildBrain, the Canadian media company, has purchased the child-focused generative AI startup Personality AI in a deal worth up to $69 million.

I know nothing about LabX Media Group. Is my decades-old subscription to Scientific American about to bring me enshittified content instead? Anyone have experience with LabX Media Group beyond what I can find on its site?
“LabX Media Group Acquires Scientific American, Expanding Global Science Media Portfolio”

LabX Media Group Acquires Scientific American, Expanding Global Science Media Portfolio
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- LabX Media Group today announced that it has acquired Scientific American, one of the world's most established and respected science...

#IndustrialAgriculture maybe has taken us down the wrong path?
Nutrients in our food are declining. Can regenerative agriculture save it?
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Nutrients in our food are declining. Can regenerative agriculture save it?
Approach focuses on rebuilding soil health, increasing biodiversity and restoring natural ecosystems

#IndustrialAgriculture maybe has taken us down the wrong path?
Nutrients in our food are declining. Can regenerative agriculture save it?
https://www.

Nutrients in our food are declining. Can regenerative agriculture save it?
Approach focuses on rebuilding soil health, increasing biodiversity and restoring natural ecosystems

Aires agresivos | Columna de Paula Escobar
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Why are they attacking the Nobel laureate who defends the working class?
What happens when a mainstream economist uses mainstream tools to reach conclusions the mainstream cannot accept.
By Alberto Garzón (sorry, it's on substack, but worth a read).
https://agarzon.substack.com/p/why-are

Why are they attacking the Nobel laureate who defends the working class?
What happens when a mainstream economist uses mainstream tools to reach conclusions the mainstream cannot accept

The #HawkFire stands at a little over 15,000 acres burned,
prompting expanded evacuation orders across northwest #Reno and the North Valleys.
Approximately close to 90,000 residents live within the mandatory evacuation and evacuation warning zones.
The fire was listed at 0% containment as of 5:30 a.m. M…

Reno Hawk Fire updates Monday: 10,000 without power
The Hawk Fire continues to burn in northwest Reno on Monday, canceling classes for Reno-Sparks K-12 schools and at TMCC. Here's what to know Monday.

Canada-based logistics software company Descartes acquires Tai, a California-based transportation management system provider, for $100M in cash (Colin Campbell/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/supply-chain-deals/2026/08/24/desc…

Descartes acquires transportation management system Tai for $100M
Transportation management is a hot spot for Descartes and other supply chain tech dealmakers.

Progress Software agrees to acquire Domo's AI and data platform business for $400M; Domo will remain publicly listed and change its name after the deal closes (Larry Dignan/Constellation Research)
https://www.constellationr.com/insights/ne

Progress Software buys Domo's AI and data platform business for $400 million | Constellation Research
Progress Software said it will acquire Domo's AI and data platform business for $400 million. According to Progress Software, the plan is to take Domo's platform and combine it with the Progress Data Platform to expand the total addressable market. The deal is structured as an asset purchase meaning Progress Software acquires Domo's assets and only certain liabilities. Domo will remain publicly listed and change its name and ticker after the close of the deal.