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Messe-Fazit: Veranstalter sehen neues IFA-Konzept bestätigt
Mit einem leichten Zuschauerplus ist am Dienstag die IFA 2026 zu Ende gegangen. Der Messechef ist zufrieden und sieht sein Konzept bestätigt.
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The IETF’s “AI-CONTROL Workshop Report”: https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-iab-ai-control-report-02.html
Where by “AI-CONTROL” they mean “dealing with LLM-building scrapers”.

Sources: Sequoia stands to gain about $2.65B in Klarna's IPO, a six-fold return on its total investment of ~$500M; it is selling ~2% of its stake in the IPO (Katie Roof/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/sequoia-poised-nearly-…

Sequoia Poised for Nearly $3 Billion Gain From Klarna IPO
Klarna’s two-decade journey to a public listing means a lucrative return for its biggest backer—Sequoia Capital. The Silicon Valley firm stands to make about $2.65 billion on paper from its investment in the buy now, pay later lender, which endured boardroom drama and tumbling valuations on its ...

If you’re wondering how you can help…
If you’re in MSP: talk to your neighbors, find the people who are doing organizing work, and get involved. Find something and show up for it. Info & resources here: https://monarcamn.org
If you’re elsewhere in the US: talk to your neighbors •now• about what’s happening, and get your support networks set up •before• this comes to where you live — unless of course it already has, in which case see above.
If you’re not in the US, spread the word about what’s happening here. Make the shame of ICE known internationally.

"[Target] has a new directive for store employees: If a shopper comes within 10 feet of you…smile, make eye contact and greet or wave. If…within four feet — ask whether they need help or how their day is going…"
If shopper comes within 1 foot, store employees must kiss them, gently. If within 2 inches, then the employee must propose, perform and consummate a marriage to the customer.
Bigots are gonna try to deflect while going more broke.

Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.

Such a peaceful man, so peaceful, more peaceful than Jesus or Ghandi.
Did I mention that this peaceful man is in charge of the world's most powerful military and has nuclear launch codes?
So why is Norway in a panic about the retribution that this peaceful many may inflict if he does not get the Nobel Peace Prize?
Perhaps he is not really a peaceful man? (I wonder if he is a man at all.)
"Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize…

"I would like to propose that IPs of [NTP] pool-members should not be allowed to host [Tor exit nodes] simultaneously under the same IP."
or put another way, "my employer paid for this whizzy firewall but it complains when we make it talk to a free service run by a volunteer because of other software the volunteer runs. Please educate your volunteers about how they need to go about providing this free service to us."

The LA Times Media Group announces plans to raise up to $500M selling private shares and is preparing an NYSE IPO in fall 2026 under the ticker symbol LAT (Katie Robertson/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/business/media/la-times-ipo.html
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Los Angeles Times Moves Closer to a Public Stock Offering
The company, which says it plans an initial public offering next fall, announced on Thursday that it would seek to raise up to $500 million selling private shares to investors.

Smart-Home auf der IFA 2025: Mehr KI, mehr Matter, Smart Speaker zum Kuscheln
Videosuche Š la ChatGPT, Kameras mit Matter, Smart Locks mit Aliro und Spielzeugbots mit KI von Nuki, Reolink, Shelly, SwitchBot, TP-Link, Tuya und mehr.

Sources: SpaceX plans an IPO in mid-to-late 2026, seeking to raise far above $30B and targeting a ~$1.5T valuation, potentially making it the largest IPO ever (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-09/spacex-…