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Indian AI coding startup Emergent raised a $130M Series C at a $1.5B post-money valuation, up from $300M in January, bringing its total funding raised to $230M (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/15/indi

Indian AI coding startup Emergent becomes a unicorn with $130M Series C | TechCrunch
The startup has reached a $120 million annualized revenue run rate and more than 200,000 paying customers.

Democratic congresswoman
Ilhan Omar introduced a resolution on Wednesday
urging the United States to join the international criminal court (ICC),
marking the first congressional pushback against the Trump administration’s pledge to
“systematically disable” the war crimes tribunal through sanctions and diplomatic pressure.
Omar’s bill came two days after Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, vowed to dismantle the court.
“The ICC is a crucial tool for jus…

Ilhan Omar introduces resolution urging US to join international criminal court
Exclusive: bill from Democratic lawmaker comes two days after Marco Rubio vowed to dismantle war crimes tribunal

The #eclipse from the north Devon coast, in Croyde.

Wow, a friend of mine here in Wisconsin got this in the mail... 1/2
"A fake 'newspaper' called The Wisconsin Transcript.
It’s 12 pages of fear-mongering. Fear of foreigners and immigrants, fear of “Socialists”, fear of Medicare fraud, fear of Democrat “extremism”.
Nowhere was there information on who the publisher was, or who paid for it."
#wisconsin

From Moss Back
Vancouver: “low on culture and history”?
A recent poll from a “respected firm” ranked Vancouver, B.C. lower than Seattle in a survey of how tourists feel about cities. According to a Vancouver Sun article by Douglas Todd, Vancouver ranked a “surprising” 70th out of 191 cities whereas Seattle ranked 32nd. Topping the list were Paris and Osaka.

Douglas Todd: Low on 'culture and history,' world's tourists rank Vancouver a surprising 70th
A respected organization that measures how global tourists feel about a destination rated Vancouver much lower than Seattle.

I needed this today *sad trombone*
How to Open a shampoo bottle pump
https://youtube.com/shorts/6Cejtv0eY2A?feature=shared

Škoda že cestovat vlakem je dneska snad dražší než autem. Nepočítal jsem to, ale tak nějak intuitivně mi to tak připadš. Ano, ve vlaku je víc pohodlí (neřídím, trošku víc prostoru...), ale se vším tím dostšvšním se na start a z cíle, přestupy, zpožděními... se to myslím dost vyrovnšvš. #vlakem #cestovani

Qwen-KI für Apple Intelligence: Leak stellt Anbindung in Aussicht
Apple arbeitet in China mit alternativen Sprachmodellen, weil die chinesischen Behörden das so wollen. Nun sickerte kurz eine neue Funktion für den Mac durch.

Qwen-KI für Apple Intelligence: Leak stellt Anbindung in Aussicht
Apple arbeitet in China mit alternativen Sprachmodellen, weil die chinesischen Behörden das so wollen. Nun sickerte kurz eine neue Funktion für den Mac durch.

Eine schöne Kurzgeschichte, für jeden, der schon man im Ruhewagen durch Telefonierer genervt wurde. 😁
Excuse Me, this is the Quiet Car
https://www.castofwonders.org/2022/05/cast-of-wonders-496-excuse-me-this-is-the-quiet-car/

CoreWeave reports Q2 revenue up 112% YoY to $2.58B, vs. $2.56B est., and a $104B revenue backlog, with 1.5 GW of contracted power; CRWV jumps 9% after hours (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/coreweave-crwv-q2-earnings-report-2026.html…

CoreWeave stock pops 10% as revenue doubles on accelerating AI infrastructure demand
CoreWeave's revenue is surging as the AI boom continues, but the company is also sitting on $35 billion in debt.