Source: Chime's IPO is expected to price at ~$11B, down from its $25B private valuation in 2021; every VC-backed IPO in the past 12 months has been a down round (Cory Weinberg/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/every-vc-ba…
Kreml schlägt der Ukraine neue Verhandlung am Montag vor
Im Ringen um ein Ende des Ukraine-Kriegs schlägt Russland der Regierung in Kiew eine weitere direkte Gesprächsrunde über eine Waffenruhe an diesem Montag vor. Die Verhandlungen sollten wieder in Istanbul stattfinden, sagte Außenminister Sergej Lawrow nach Angaben der Staatsagentur Tass. Die russische Delegation sei bereit, dort dem ukrainische…
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M’enfin! Non, ce n’est pas l’IA qui ment et manipule… Mais apparemment ça joue.
https://www.rts.ch/info/sciences-tech/2025/article/l-ia-devient-menteuse-les-scientifiques-s-inquietent-des-no…
Iran could resume uranium enrichment in 'months,' says IAEA chief (Ellen O'Regan/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-resume-uranium-enrichment-months-iaea-rafael-mariano-grossi/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250629/p20#a250629p20
Time for Raiders to Catch Up to Their Star’s Championship Mindset https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/maxx-crosby-thunder-mindset/?adt_ei=[email]
A while ago the media reported that most of the long-distance "suburban" trains between #Wrocław and #Poznań will be discontinued, and instead one will have to change trains midway. Irrespective of whether it's actually going to happen, let's consider it.
As you can probably tell by now, I'm not a stranger to changing trains. In fact, there are some direct connections that I do criticize. For example:
• Poznań — Szczecin — Świnoujście, where arriving at Szczecin Główny and turning back to leave the city is a waste of time. It's better to change trains at Szczecin Dąbie.
• Poznań — Krzyż — Kostrzyn, where instead of using a single railbus, you can use a larger EMU for the Poznań — Krzyż segment, and a smaller DMU for Krzyż — Kostrzyn (in fact, only recently the "direct" Poznań — Kostrzyn train involved just that, but it was supposed to be temporary).
However, good matches are the key. Say:
1. Max 10 minutes (when there are no delays) from one train to the other.
2. "Door-to-door" transfer — without having to carry all your luggage across platforms.
3. Reliable connection — if one train is delayed, the other train waits for it (or there are so many alternatives that it doesn't have to).
Can such a thing happen on Poznań — Wrocław route? I have my doubts.
I've been using these trains for years, and I can say this: there is no effort to match train from/to Poznań with other trains in Wrocław. Sometimes the trains depart 10 minutes before the first train from Poznań arrives, sometimes I need to transfer in 10 minutes, and sometimes I have to wait over an hour. And the same in the other direction.
Perhaps things would actually improve if the route is split. Perhaps people would actually care. Maybe even the trains would be fitted better to the timetable in Wrocław. But I find it hard to believe.
EDIT: One final thought — since there is no real reason to split these connections (except for profiteering), why make travellers' lives harder?
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Minister finally admits that working-age benefits spending is stable, despite months of ‘spiralling’ claims
and suggested that the government needed to cut spending on PIP, even though disabled people were only claiming it because they were struggling due to the cost-of-living crisis.
– Disability News Service
Iran will likely be able to produce enriched uranium 'in a matter of months', IAEA chief says (Agence France-Presse)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/29/iran-will-likely-be-able-to-produce-enriched-uranium-in-a-matter-of-months-iaea-chief-says
http://www.memeorandum.com/250629/p6#a250629p6