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Rivian spinout Also, which is developing autonomous driving tech, raised a $150M Series D led by Prysm Capital, after announcing a $200M round in March 2026 (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/rivian-spinout-also-raises-another-150…

Rivian spinout Also raises another $150 million | TechCrunch
The round, led by Prysm Capital, will fund the company's expansion beyond pedal-assist electric bikes and commercial cargo quads to autonomous delivery vehicles.

Burnham strikes the right note — but can he possibly deliver? | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/burnham-strikes-right-note-can-he-possibly-deliver

I am saddened by the fact that people seem to think that having their email delivered to someone who does not already know them is some sort of right.
Even mail system operators.
So when the Big Pink T decides to interpret German law broadly to require mail systems offering them email to have a discoverable website with an “Impressum” (Imprint) identifying the responsible party with usable contact info, that is entirely within their rights, even if they are legally incorrect.…

We know from polling that voters want us to be talking about preserving their rights and freedoms (No Kings)
and not just “kitchen table issues”
and that there is nothing more intrinsically American than fighting for freedom and democracy.
We also know from polling, lots and lots of polling, that voters believe that our hearts are in right place
but question our toughness, and whether we are strong enough to be able to fight and deliver for them.
So we should se…

The Importance Of Character And Virtue In The 2026 Elections
Trump has reminded the American people why it is so important to have leaders of virtue and character.......

HTMX and Web Components Instead of React
#webdev

HTMX and Web Components Instead of React
Veteran CTO who built successful companies through empathic leadership and mastery of software delivery - from sustainable code to stakeholder trust. Now exploring the future of empathic and sustainable tech.

Grubhub parent Wonder raised a $650M Series D at a $9B valuation, bringing its total raised to $3B since its founding in 2018, and plans to go public in 2027 (Lily Mae Lazarus/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/07/1…

Exclusive: Marc Lore says Wonder is gearing up for an IPO after raising $650 million at a $9 billion valuation
Wonder, which owns Grubhub and Blue Apron, is betting robotics, AI, and a nationwide expansion can reshape restaurant delivery before going public.

The Grauniad is reporting that Andy#Burnham (almost certainly the UK's next Prime Minister) claims that he will change policy on #Gaza.
If he delivers on this, it could be a very big deal.
Andy Burnham apologises for Labour’s stance on Gaza and says it ‘didn’t get it right’ | Andy Burnham | The Guardian

Andy Burnham apologies for Labour’s stance on Gaza and says it ‘didn’t get it right’
Exclusive: PM-in-waiting says party must ‘do better’ in approach to Middle East and he will put more pressure on Israel

Satya Nadella says "we welcome" the "deliberate pacing needed to get alignment right", and announces a "Code of Conduct" for Microsoft's MAI models (Satya Nadella/@satyanadella)
https://x.com/satyanadella/status/2099220712024408084

Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) on X
Any pursuit of superintelligence has to be grounded in the core principle that if the AI we build is not helping humanity and under human control, it's not worth pursuing. We also need to accelerate and spread the benefits of AI, such that they are diffused broadly across countries, communities, a…

Seattle-based Augmodo, whose AI-powered "Smartbadges" worn by employees track shelf inventory, raised $21M led by TQ Ventures at a $350M valuation (Kurt Schlosser/GeekWire)
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/augmodo-rais

Augmodo raises $21M to push its spatial AI beyond just retail toward the broader physical workforce
Customer demand is pulling the Seattle startup's technology into warehouses, facility maintenance, delivery, and other parts of the physical workforce.