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In my series on how venture capital has evolved into something unrecognizable and too-often toxic, I switch from the big-picture view to a practical question: How does this affect founders? Well surprise — it's not good! Here, I break down how the deck gets stacked against founders by the increasingly-centralized power of the Cancer Capital firms, how smaller VC firms factor into the market, and what founders can try to do to fight back.

Insurance software maker Guidewire agrees to acquire Hyperexponential, which makes AI-powered insurance underwriting and pricing software, for $1.7B in cash (Anzar Mehraj/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/g

I’ve been trying to set up a Pixelfed instance and I’m finding it incredibly frustrating. The available tutorials really drive home the value of technical writing.
#pixelfed

Experts have long warned that immigration dragnets will inevitably result not only in the erosion of rights for immigrants
but also for citizens.
Since the start of this Trump administration, we've watched those warnings come true.
https://projects.propublica.org/americ…

Federal Agents Have Detained More Than 500 American Citizens in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
ProPublica has cataloged every case we can find of an immigration agent detaining a citizen during the current Trump administration. Explore our database to learn more about each incident.

The average CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere at Mauna Loa in October was ~426.7 ppm (estimate from daily values). That's ~1.7-1.8 ppm higher than last year; a modest increase compared with the ~2.5 ppm/year average growth over the past decade. El Niño still to kick in, though. The average CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere at Mauna Loa in October was ~426.7 ppm (estimate from daily values). That's ~1.7-1.8 ppm higher than last year; a modest increase compared with the ~2.5 ppm/ye…

Patriots rule out AJ Brown with knee injury. WR to miss his fifth game https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7739278/2026/10/31/aj-brown-out-knee-injury-patriots/

Ledsen #drinkklubben att jag redan bryter schemat men vi hade en kväll ihop idag. God drink, bra smaker och skönt att börja säsongen med lättillgängliga ingredienser.

This Stone Wall Seems to Have Finally Settled Debate About The Town That Became Paris https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/this-stone-wall-seems-to-have-finally-settled-debate-about-the-town-that-became-paris/

Patriots rule out AJ Brown with knee injury. WR to miss his fifth game https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7739278/2026/10/31/patriots-rule-out-aj-brown-with-knee-injury-wr-to-miss-his-fifth-game/

Seahawks RB Zach Charbonnet (knee) off injury report, set for season debut vs. Bears https://www.nfl.com/news/seahawks-rb-zach-charbonnet-knee-off-injury-report-set-for-season-debut-vs-bears