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Bengaluru-based grocery delivery startup FirstClub raised a $55M Series B co-led by Peak XV and Sofina at a $255M valuation, up from $120M in September 2025 (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/03/firstcl…

Quick commerce FirstClub doubles valuation to $255M in nine months | TechCrunch
The Bengaluru startup has crossed 1 million orders and reached a $50 million annualized GMV run rate within a year of launch.

"A “good year” for forests changes less than it seems"
#Forests #Environment
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A “good year” for forests changes less than it seems
The rate of tropical primary forest loss fell sharply in 2025, reversing the record highs of the year before. On paper, it looks like progress. In reality, the dip is likely only a temporary reprieve. The decline followed an exceptional year for wildfires. In 2024, drought helped drive some of the largest fire-related losses on […]

Why forest loss is making our watersheds leak rain #environment

Why forest loss is making our watersheds leak rain
It's a well-established fact that forests and water are deeply connected. For decades, paired-watershed experiments—a scientific method for evaluating land-use impacts on water quantity or quality—have shown that when we lose forests, the total amount of water flowing through our rivers tends to rise.

The U.S. Forest Service is closing 57 of its 77 research facilities in 31 states
under a reorganization plan announced this week,
threatening science that looked at how wildfires, drought, pests and global warming are putting pressure on forests.
The agency plans to consolidate its research division into a centralized office in Fort Collins, Colo.,
and move field researchers to locations in nearby states.
But employees said they feared the move would lead many s…

Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk
Scientists say their work on fires and climate change could be lost as the agency moves its headquarters to Utah from Washington and shuts 57 research stations.

Forget America First—Under Trump, It's Corporations First - In These Times #CorporateCapture

Most likely to win first Super Bowl in 2026 NFL season? Ranking 12 teams that lack Lombardi Trophy https://www.nfl.com/news/most-likely-to-win-first-super-bowl-in-2026-nfl-season-ranking-12-teams-that-lack-lombardi-trophy…

Poke, which lets users access AI agents via text message, becomes the first AI agent approved for Apple's Messages for Business platform (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/04/apple-approves-poke-as-th…

Apple approves Poke as the first AI agent on its Messages for Business platform | TechCrunch
Poke, the startup that lets people use AI agents through simple text messages, has become the first AI agent approved for Apple’s Messages for Business platform.

2026 NFL Draft first-round pick contract tracker: Dillon Thieneman, Akheem Mesidor among recent signees

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2026-nfl-draft-first-round-pick-contract-t…

Medvi, glorified by the NYT as a two-employee startup with $1B in revenue, is a warning about how AI can be misused for shady business and marketing practices (Gary Marcus/Marcus on AI)
https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/the-back-story-behind-the-first-18

The back story behind the first “$1.8 Billion” dollar “AI Company”
AI isn’t the only thing behind Medvi

Coinbase and Better fund the first Fannie Mae-backed mortgage that uses bitcoin as collateral, with a nationwide rollout planned in the coming months (Yogita Khatri/The Block)
https://www.theblock.co/post/403640/coinbase-better-first-…