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Coupa, a Thoma Bravo-owned supply chain tech company, acquires procurement tech startup Scoutbee, with the deal expected to close by the end of October (Colin Campbell/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/supply-chain-dea

Exclusive: Thoma Bravo-backed supply chain tech firm Coupa acquires Scoutbee
Supply chain technology is increasingly consolidating as AI transforms firms' capabilities and draws additional investor interest.

FPF releases Issue Brief on Brazil’s Digital ECA: new paradigm of safety & privacy for minors online
https://fpf.org/blog/fpf-releases-issue-brief-on-brazils-digital-eca-new-paradigm-of-safety-privacy-for-minors-online…

from my link log —
Evaluating TCP BBRv2 on the Dropbox edge network.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.07699
saved 2020-08-19 https://dotat.at/:/FHLM3.html

Evaluating BBRv2 on the Dropbox Edge Network
Nowadays, loss-based TCP congestion controls in general and CUBIC specifically became the de facto standard for the Internet. BBR congestion control challenges the loss-based approach by modeling the network based on estimated bandwidth and round-trip time. At Dropbox, we've been using BBRv1 since 2017 and are accustomed to its pros and cons. BBRv2 introduces a set of improvements to network modeling (explicit loss targets and inflight limits) and fairness (differential probing and headroom for…

I'm listening to this while #knitting an Arne & Carlos bauble for my sister in law, while rain and wind batter at the window. Proper wintry! 🎄🌬️❄️
The Three Ravens Podcast: Vasilisa The Brave: Part 3 - Every Second Woman Is A Witch
Episode webpage: https…

Three Ravens Podcast | English History, Myths and Folklore
Three Ravens is an independent podcast dedicated to folklore, folktales, and folk culture, hosted by award-winning writers Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux.

Just realised that after relaunching my personal site last month, the Webmentions stopped working … 🤔 #brb

Series D, Episode 03 - Traitor
AVON: Ah well. Tarrant is brave; young; handsome. [Chuckles] There are three good reasons for anyone not to like him.
SOOLIN: He has a point all the same.
AVON: About Tarrant?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/403/109 B7B2

Frank Gehry,
one of the most influential architects of the 20th century,
has died aged 96.
Renowned for his deconstructivist style,
Gehry designed many iconic structures such as L.A.'s Walt Disney Concert Hall and the titanium-covered Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain.
He died at his Santa Monica home after a brief respiratory illness, Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners LLP, said in a statement.

Frank Gehry Dead At 96: Renowned Architect Dies At Home After Brief Illness
Frank Gehry, one of the most influential architects of the 20th century, has died aged 96.

Unicorn barf PC is fully back into action!

Destroy this toot when no longer needed.

Paris-based CRM unicorn Brevo, formerly known as Sendinblue, raised €500M and says it surpassed €200M in ARR in 2025 (Anna Heim/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/new-unicorn-brevo-raises-583m-to-challenge-crm-giants/

New unicorn Brevo raises $583M to challenge CRM giants | TechCrunch
Brevo, a customer relationship management company headquartered in Paris, is now a unicorn.