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Glasfaser-Strategiewechsel der Telekom: Auf dem Land ist die Action
Mit einem Strategiewechsel will die Telekom bei Glasfaser angreifen. Auf dem Land ist die Action, sagt der neue Deutschlandchef. Dazu gehört auch der Überbau.
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Sources: Snowflake is in talks to buy app monitoring startup Observe for around $1B; Observe has raised more than $470M (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/snowflake-talks-buy-app-monitoring-startup-observe…

Snowflake in Talks to Buy App Monitoring Startup Observe Inc. For Around $1 Billion
Snowflake is in talks to buy app monitoring startup Observe Inc. for around $1 billion, which would likely be the biggest deal in Snowflake’s history, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. Observe, based in San Mateo, Calif., sells so-called observability tools that help ...

There is a push to allow car traffic back on the Santa Barbara
State Street Promenade.
Now is our chance to stop it!
Send in a public comment now!
What do you enjoy most about the Car-Free State Street Promenade
https://www.strongtownssb.org/initiatives/state…

State Street
There is a push to allow car traffic back on the State Street Promenade. Now is our chance to stop it! Send in a public comment now! What do you enjoy most about the State Street Promenade being Car-Free?

E-Bike-Startup Sushi Bikes ist insolvent
Das Münchner E-Bike-Startup Sushi Bikes hat Insolvenz angemeldet. Der Store ist zurzeit dicht, der Gründer hofft, weiterzumachen.
https://www.heise.de/news/E-B…

Marissa Mayer's new startup Dazzle, which is building next-gen AI personal assistants, raised an $8M seed at a $35M valuation and plans to exit stealth in 2026 (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/mari

Marissa Mayer’s new startup Dazzle raises $8M led by Forerruner's Kirsten Green | TechCrunch
Mayer launched Dazzle after shuttering her photo and contact management startup Sunshine.

Kernfusion: Kanadisches Start-up General Fusion findet neue Investoren
Der kanadische Kernfsusions-Entwickler General Fusion erhält neues Geld durch einen Börsengang. Der gewählte Weg hat einen schlechten Ruf.

Sources: OpenAI staff discussed prioritizing sponsored content in ChatGPT when users ask relevant queries and created mockups with ads in sidebars or as pop-ups (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openais-ads-push-starts-taking-shape<…

OpenAI’s Ads Push Starts Taking Shape
OpenAI executives have kept a tight lid on how the company could show advertisements to users of its popular ChatGPT chatbot, leaving the broader digital ad industry eager for clues. Behind the scenes, staff are working through key details. Employees have discussed ways to tweak AI models to ...

Google acquires Common Sense Machines, whose AI models create 3D assets from 2D images, and was last valued at $15M after raising $10M from a16z and others (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/exclusive-google-acquires-3d-im…

Exclusive: Google Acquires 3D Image Generator Startup
Google has acquired Common Sense Machines, a Cambridge, Mass.,-based startup developing generative artificial intelligence models to create three-dimensional assets from two-dimensional images, a Google spokesperson confirmed. The deal closed this week, according to the spokesperson. The spokesperson declined to provide a price. The company had around a dozen employees, according to its

Isar Aerospace verschiebt zweiten Start der Spectrum-Rakete
Ein technisches Problem hat den zweiten Start der Spectrum-Rakete von Isar Aerospace verhindert. Einen neuen Termin gibt es noch nicht.
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Arbiter, which is using AI to automate healthcare administrative tasks, emerges from stealth with a $52M seed from multiple family offices at a $400M valuation (Rebecca Torrence/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/health-sta

This former Eli Lilly exec just raised a $52 million seed round from family offices to build a new healthcare AI startup.
Thirty Madison's former president is launching her own healthcare AI startup without a drop of VC funding.