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Quebec-based telecom software startup Gaiia raised a CA$54.8M Series B led by JMI Equity, bringing its total funding to ~CA$90M from backers including YC (Madison McLauchlan/BetaKit)
https://betakit.com/telecom-software-startup-gaiia-secures-40-milli…

Telecom software startup Gaiia secures $40-million USD Series B round | BetaKit
The Québec City spin-out of Oxio sells software for challenger telecoms.

ceux qui se servent d' #IA au travail en dressent un profil nuancé. 75 % en tirent des gains de productivité, Š titre individuel, mais seuls 13 % estiment que leur entreprise en profite également. Le temps passé au contact des modèles est par ailleurs consacré aux deux tiers Š baby-sitter l’IA, contre 36 % Š s’en servir réellement.

Botsitting, botshitting : quand l’IA au travail crée plus de travail qu’elle n’en supprime
Si l’IA est souvent présentée comme une forme de « technosolutionnisme » permettant d’obtenir des réponses à ses questions et problèmes, ceux qui s’en…

Logitech erweitert G3-Serie um leichte Gaming-Maus und anpassbare Tastatur
Logitech legt die Budget-Maus G305 neu auf und macht sie leichter und schneller. Eine neue mechanische Tastatur für knapp über 100 Euro kommt ebenfalls.

Logitech erweitert G3-Serie um leichte Gaming-Maus und anpassbare Tastatur
Logitech legt die Budget-Maus G305 neu auf und macht sie leichter und schneller. Eine neue mechanische Tastatur für knapp über 100 Euro kommt ebenfalls.

AIdipus complex https://betakit.com/ai-godfather-geoffrey-hinton-says-we-must-convince-ai-that-its-our-mother/

It would be stupid to build a #CRBox with these RGB pc fans, right? https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-P12-Pro-RGB-Pack/dp/B0DJD8MJ5S

It was a plan House G.O.P. leaders hoped would satisfy everyone in their party:
With a special budget bill, they would bypass Democratic opposition and provide tens of billions for the Iran war while imposing new election restrictions Trump has demanded.
Instead, a day after the leaders released the plan, which hews closely to a spending request the White House sent to Capitol Hill last month,
it became clear it is a product that no one really likes.
The measure, whic…

Republican Rifts Deepen Over $95 Billion Budget Plan for Iran War and SAVE Act
A House panel approved the measure. But Republicans are divided over its size, cost and policy provisions, and many are concerned about the timing before the midterm elections.

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Email: BBC says commissioning spend will be reduced by £80M by March 2028 and TV development budget will be slashed by 15% annually (Jake Kanter/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/06/bbc-slash-development-spend-1236958327/

BBC Tells Producers About Plans To Slash TV Development Spend By 15% Annually
BBC content chief Kate Phillips has written to producers to explain that the corporation's TV development budget will be slashed by 15% annually.

50 years ago tonight, the grateful dead at the orpheum in san francisco, their 5th of 6 nights, with one of my go-to ’76 sequences. no donna in the 2nd set.
now on “dave’s picks 18” with lively piano mix: https://youtu.be/K0-YN5ENfZ4
menke audience tape:

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signs a state budget with new taxes on social media giants, digital ads, and prediction and crypto markets, all likely facing lawsuits (Mitchell Armentrout/Chicago Sun Times)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/springfie

Gov. JB Pritzker signs $55.9B affordability-focused state budget with tax on social media companies
The eighth state spending plan of Pritzker's tenure includes additional funding for food assistance in the wake of deep federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump.