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Thrive Capital's Thrive Holdings, which acquires traditional service businesses and adds AI, raised $2B from SoftBank, D1, and others at a $12B valuation (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/business/dealbook/thr…

Thrive Holdings, A.I.-Focused Buyer of Service Firms, Raises $2 Billion
The company, Thrive Holdings, acquires businesses to infuse them with artificial intelligence and drew interest from backers like SoftBank.

Nobody who depended on Log4j had budgeted for that moment, because nothing about using a free logging library had ever felt like a financial decision. It was one anyway. https://www.getgrist.com/blog/stop-saying-open-source-sustainability/

Stop saying "open source sustainability" | Grist
Why we need to ask if open source projects have a way to thrive, and if so, who's paying for it?

Source: Thrive Capital spinoff Thrive Holdings seeks to raise around $2B from SoftBank, Altimeter, D1, and others, after previously raising $1B (Julia Hornstein/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/softbank-altimete…

SoftBank, Altimeter, D1 to Invest in Thrive Holdings’ $2 Billion Financing
Some of the biggest backers of OpenAI and its rivals are pooling their money in an offshoot of Thrive Capital that buys controlling stakes in accounting and other services firms and aims to transform them with AI. Thrive Holdings, a one-year-old holding company started by OpenAI investor Thrive ...

The words “open source sustainability” seem to imply that the whole open source ecosystem has a systemic problem. #business

Stop saying "open source sustainability" | Grist
Why we need to ask if open source projects have a way to thrive, and if so, who's paying for it?

"Introduced fish thrive amid Kasmir’s freshwater habitat degradation"
#India #Fish #Animals

Introduced fish thrive amid Kasmir’s freshwater habitat degradation
Native fish in the lakes and rivers of India’s Kashmir Valley are under increasing pressure from pollution, habitat loss, dam construction and other human activities, a recent review finds. These same threats are also likely giving exotic fish introduced to these freshwater habitats an edge, researchers say. “Our indigenous fishes are becoming vulnerable, endangered and […]

So if you’re the one inside your organization who gets to decide whether to adopt an open source tool for something that matters, the question was never “is this free?” It’s who is going to own those three jobs (features, security, continuity) for as long as we depend on this thing? https://www.getgrist.co…

Stop saying "open source sustainability" | Grist
Why we need to ask if open source projects have a way to thrive, and if so, who's paying for it?

More than 80% of North America’s forests are entering dangerous territory https://www.earth.com/plants/more-than-80-of-north-americas-forests-are-entering-dangerous-territory/

More than 80% of North America’s forests are entering dangerous territory
Warming temperatures are reshaping where tree pests and diseases can thrive, leaving some forests far more vulnerable than others.

Investor letter: Thrive's 2022 early-stage $516M fund that invested in OpenAI and SpaceX was worth $3.7B as of the end of June, net of fees and other charges (Natasha Mascarenhas/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Stop saying “open source sustainability” #business

Stop saying "open source sustainability" | Grist
Why we need to ask if open source projects have a way to thrive, and if so, who's paying for it?

Bob Iger, Joshua Kushner to buy Lakers from Mark Walter’s ownership group for $12 billion
Less than a year after Dodgers owner Mark Walter bought the Lakers for a record-breaking sum,
L.A.’s iconic NBA franchise is now being sold to Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger for at least $12 billion,
-- $2 billion more than the reported number when Walter bought the team in October from the Buss family.
Joshua Kushner is the founder of venture capital firm Thrive Capital and younge…

Bob Iger, Joshua Kushner to buy Lakers from Mark Walter for $12.5 billion
Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger were eyeing an NBA expansion team bid in Las Vegas but pivoted to buying the Lakers from Mark Walter, who bought a controlling interest in the team last year.

Lumping together behemoth projects like Kubernetes with VLC and XZ Util is a mistake that confuses users and customers: the differences cannot be ignored. https://www.getgrist.com/blog/stop-saying-open-source-sustainability/

Stop saying "open source sustainability" | Grist
Why we need to ask if open source projects have a way to thrive, and if so, who's paying for it?

Klint Kubiak’s system could fuel Ashton Jeanty’s breakout https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/news/klint-kubiaks-system-could-fuel-ashton-jeantys-breakout/7ff0269d4fdb55499e7f6375…

Interessante Antwort noch von @mondinspace.bsky.social, leider nicht gebridged anscheinend:
They forget that third places need organic culture to thrive, not just a couple of benches.
Man müsste also evtl. mit Anbietern von Dritten Orten (Vereine, Gemeinden etc.) das "Bespielen" von solchen potentiellen Treffpunkten anleiern?

Sources: Palo Alto Networks paid $500M in cash and stock to acquire agentic IT support startup Console; PitchBook: Console was valued at $157M before the sale (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/palo-alto-networks…

Palo Alto Networks paid $500M for Thrive-backed Console, sources say | TechCrunch
The acquisition also leaves Sequoia-backed Serval as the de facto startup leader in AI IT service automation, industry watchers believe.

FIFA-Chef Infantino plant den Verkauf von bis zu 20 % der WM-Anteile an private Investoren – angeführt von Thrive Capital, der Firma von Joshua Kushner, Bruder von Jared Kushner, dem Schwiegersohn von Donald Trump. DFB-Präsident Neuendorf spricht von einem „fatalen Zeichen", Vize Watzke sieht „eine Grenze überschritten". #FAZ (€)

Gianni Infantino und die FIFA: Werden Teile der WM verkauft?
FIFA-Präsident Gianni Infantino will Anteile der Fußball-WM in eine Vermarktungsfirma auslagern – auch das Trump-Umfeld könnte davon profitieren. Die UEFA spricht von einem Tabubruch. Kommt es zum großen Knall?

"Adding to concerns, some scientists think the pests could potentially transmit the antibiotic-resistant superbug MRSA."
Bedbug infestations are increasing - and the pests thrive this time of year | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bedbugs-infestations-increasing-treatment-symptoms-mrsa-b3033647.html

For #FootpathFriday I wanted to remind me about a really cool hike we did a while ago.
Enjoy
#photography #mountains

Google invests in independent movie studio A24 as part of a new AI partnership; sources say Google is investing $75M, equal to what Thrive invested in 2024 (Ben Fritz/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/google-investi

[OT] Anthropic's best AI model struggles to attract users as cheaper tools thrive https://archive.ph/ZLojz (archived from https://www.

A marine heat wave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-off https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/a-marine-heat-wave-caused-seabird-deaths-off-california-el-nino-could-…

A marine heat wave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-off
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Many seabirds are starving to death as a marine heat wave lingers off California and fish seek deeper, cooler waters. That’s according to scientists who say a persistent marine heat wave has shrunk the band of cold, nutrient-rich surface water where krill, anchovies and sardines thrive near the shore. Scientists fear […]

Thanks to Sino-Russian psyops and homegrown AI doomers, America is livestreaming another self-inflicted gunshot to the head—turning pathological fear of AI and data centers into a campaign against the infrastructure it needs to thrive. As if Trumps attack on green energy wasn't enough!

FIling: Lone Palm Labs, the startup behind friend-focused photo sharing app Retro, raised a $21M Series A from Thrive Capital and others (Sydney Bradley/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/alternative-social-media-ap…

Instagram alternative Retro raises $21M for close friends sharing
In 2023, ex-Instagram employees launched a new app called Retro. It's one of many new social media apps taking on Big Tech platforms.

These bushes will thrive in this heat, one way or the other. I demand it.

Sources: Cognition is generating ~$900M in annualized revenue, up more than 3x since the start of the year, and executives project it will end 2026 with $1.5B (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-cognitions-booming-growth-h…

Inside Cognition’s Booming Growth, High Cash Burn
Revenue is surging at Cognition and several other AI application providers, previously unreported data show, offering some reassurance to investors and hardware suppliers that startups can thrive despite competition from Anthropic and OpenAI. Cognition, which makes the Devin coding assistant, is ...

Google invests in independent movie studio A24 as part of a new AI partnership; sources say Google is investing $75M, equal to what Thrive invested in 2024 (Ben Fritz/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/google-investi

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Malls were once symbols of American consumerism. Now, some are dying as others thrive | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/malls-usa-decline-consumerism-b3024082.html

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