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Insurance tech company Ethos, last valued at $2.7B in 2021, files for a US IPO ; its revenue rose 54.9% YoY to $183.7M in H1, with net income up 64% to $30.7M (Lucinda Shen/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/fintech-deals/2025/09/26/sequoia-accel-ethos-ipo…

Sequoia, Accel-backed Ethos files for IPO
The life insurance tech company was last valued at $2.7 billion.

IAB lowers its 2025 US ad spend forecast to 5.7% growth, down from 7.3%, citing tariffs and economic headwinds; digital channels including CTV remain resilient (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2025/09/iab-lowers-h2-2025-ad-forecast-tariffs/

IAB: Tariffs cause pullback on ad spending in H2 2025
IAB lowered its 2025 U.S. ad spend forecast based on concerns about tariffs and further economic headwinds.

New (very minimal) Internet-Draft submitted: ASN Prefix-based Addressing for IPv6
"This document describes a method and policy for ASN prefix-based addressing for IPv6."
If this goes anywhere I expect it will change, and grow, markedly.
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/dra…

Also so was wie der Monolith aus 2001? Nur halt in klein und dumm?
https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/11/25/006212/jony-ive-and-sam-altman-say-they-finally-have-an-ai-hardware-prototype

Highly recommend not to identify yourself with any technology.
Doesn’t matter if it’s AI, bicycles, cars, video games, old computers, photography or Hi-Fi equipment.
If someone says something bad about it (doesn’t matter if true or not) and you feel personally attacked—take a step back and think long and hard about your feelings.
Can you be “into” something? Yes, of course. But don’t lose yourself.

And yet another post talking about mapping my bike rides... this time looking at the very interesting wanderer which is open source and uses ActivityPub!
https://rasterweb.net/raster/2025/09/26/mapping-bike-rides-part-iv/

Mapping Bike Rides (Part IV)
An open source, self-hosted route mapping solution...

🏃‍♀️ Yes, You Can Resurface Cylinder Heads with a Treadmill… If You’re Brave
https://www.thedrive.com/news/yes-you-can-resurface-cylinder-heads-with-a-treadmill-if-youre-brave

Yes, You Can Resurface Cylinder Heads with a Treadmill… If You’re Brave
This guy built his own head resurfacing machine for less than $500 with a treadmill and an old medical gurney.

Source: cryptocurrency exchange Kraken quietly closed a $500M funding round at a $15B valuation, including from co-CEO Arjun Sethi's Tribe Capital (Jeff John Roberts/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/09/25/kraken-ipo-ceo/

Kraken quietly closes $500M round as its unusual CEO pushes toward the IPO finish line
Arjun Sethi shared his thoughts on Kraken's unorthodox management structure, and how the company is ready for the fusing of crypto and traditional finance.

A look at some California tech regulation bills, including one banning AI use in firing or disciplining workers, that await Gov. Newsom's signature or his veto (Brian Merchant/Blood in the Machine)
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/were-about-to-find-out-if-silico…

We're about to find out if Silicon Valley owns Gavin Newsom
A guide to the AI and tech bills that have passed the California legislature, and await the governor's signature — or veto.