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Bee Maps, a decentralized mapping project powered by Hivemapper on the Solana blockchain, raised $32M to expand its network by distributing AI-enabled dashcams (CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/10/06/bee-maps-r…

Bee Maps Raises $32M to Scale Solana-Powered Decentralized Mapping Network
The fresh capital will be used to distribute more devices, enhance AI models that process and update map features, and boost contributor incentives.

LLMs are a fundamentally useless technology because their applications (supposedly) boil down to humans not having to think for themselves or do their own writing / drawing / filming.
But if you can do it on your own - why would you need a robot to do it? It’s, at best, a novelty.
That’s why this shit only resonates with executives and capital owners. “Get things done with fewer people and expenses” is at least an actual pitch. “Get things done faster for yourself” isn’t.
The individual angle really works for things you already were trying to avoid doing because you’re either disinterested or don’t have enough time to do things right.
“Avoid your work” as a value proposition doesn’t work when you’re dealing with intellectual labor rather than commodities. Not large scale, not long term.
Sorry for the rant, I saw some Notion ads on the subway and got irritated 😅
#AI #llm #LLMs

What the Steelers' inactivity at the trade deadline signals for their future https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46849585/what-pittsburgh-steelers-trade-deadline-inactivity-signals-future-draft-picks-quarter…

unplanned unemployment event. oops.
well, not an emergency. I have 4mo income in cash and several years income in capitalism collectibles. I can reduce expenses 100% by hibernating everyone. hm, maybe that's a bad idea. I should avoid making major decisions for a week.
so, no rush to get a new job. maybe after Trump is dead. hello Secret Service agent. yes, this is a credible threat. it's not a waste of time to investigate. if you give me a good spanking I'll reveal a…

London-based Sokin, which develops tech for B2B cross-border payments, raised a $50M Series B led by Prysm Capital at a $300M valuation (John Reynolds/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2025/12/01/cross-border-payment-fintech-sokin-lands-50m-funding-round/…

Cross-border payment fintech Sokin lands $50M funding round
Cross-border payment fintech Sokin has received $50m in a funding round, valuing the UK fintech at $300m.UK-headquartered Sokin says it will use the funding to speed up overseas expansion and on product development.The Series B funding round was led by US investment firm Prysm Capital, with Watershed Ventures participating. Existing investors, including investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Aurum Partners, also participated.Founded in 2019 and headquartered in London…

The Optimal Magnitude of Government Spending: Evidence from Cambodia
Leanghak Hok, Zoltan Bartha
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.02368 https://arxiv.org/pdf/251…

The Optimal Magnitude of Government Spending: Evidence from Cambodia
Scholars and policymakers have vigorously debated what the impact of government spending on economic growth is. Some current research and theoretical models suggest that the reaction of economic growth to the extension of government spending can be either positive or negative. This article intends to investigate the inverted-U shaped relationship between output growth and government spending (i.e., government fixed capital formation [GFCF] and government final consumption expenditure [GFCE]). O…

For railway enthusiasts and ruin hunters alike,
these so-called "phantom stations" that have ceased service
offer a glimpse into Tokyo’s past.
Hidden from daily view and often closed to the public, they mark moments of transition in the capital’s transit history
— from the early years of railway and subway construction to the rapid postwar rebuild.
More than curiosities, they stand as weathered industrial records of how Tokyo has expanded, reconfigur…

Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
A sealed 1930s subway platform beneath Shimbashi Station still holds traces of what the capital looked like before the war.

Bears CB C.J. Gardner-Johnson learned valuable lesson during volatile year: 'It's really on me' https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47110200/chicago-bears-cj-gardner-johnson

EvoluteIQ, which offers a low-code AI platform for companies to design, deploy, and scale business processes, raised $53M led by Baird Capital (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2025/09/17/evoluteiq-raises-53m-led-by-baird-capi…

EvoluteIQ raises $53M led by Baird Capital to scale its agentic AI platform
EvoluteIQ, a native AI platform, secured $53 million in minority growth capital from Baird Capital to accelerate global expansion and strengthen its leadership in enterprise-grade agentic AI automation. Baird Capital’s Daina Spedding and Mark Donnelly will join the EvoluteIQ Board of Directors.Founded in 2019, EvoluteIQ develops the EIQ platform for automating complex business processes. Built on its Agentic Mesh Architecture (aMa) and an AI Workbench, EIQ orchestrates end-to-end workflo…

Amazon raises its forecast for capital expenditures to $125B in 2025, up from its earlier estimate of $118B, and says that number will likely increase in 2026 (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/30/amazon-amzn-q3-earnings-report-2025.html

Amazon stock soars 10% as earnings beat estimates, company posts strong cloud growth
AWS revenue accelerated 20.2% to $33 billion, which CEO Andy Jassy said was a pace it hadn't seen since 2022.