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Town, which develops enterprise AI assistants, raised a $108M Series B at a $1B valuation, after announcing a $55M Series A in June (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/ai-assistant-startup-town-nabs-…

AI assistant startup Town nabs unicorn valuation four months after launch | TechCrunch
AI assistant startup Town nabbed a unicorn valuation on Monday, announcing a $108 million Series B round co-led by Forerunner Ventures and Menlo Ventures.

Nakakahinayang na hindi nahalal na senador si Chel Diokno noong 2019 o 2022. Pero buti na lang nasa lupon siya ng mga taga-usig kasi nilampaso niya ang magkapatid.
#phpol #impeachment #DuterteImpeachment

From the outside, the city of Avenal appears to embody every bit of its motto
– an “oasis in the sun”.
Approaching the community, passing through the dusty yellow hillsides of the Central Valley,
Avenal emerges with a sudden burst of green on the horizon.
Its small-town feel and quiet tree-lined streets offer respite from the bustling Interstate 5 some five miles away. But trouble is brewing here that has brought this lonesome city national attention.
🔸In April,…

This California town booted out its leaders – what happens if they refuse to leave?
Avenal has been rocked by the council’s refusal to accept the results of a recall election – and the repercussions extend far beyond the Central Valley

BC small towns push back on data center
The Tyee reports on how the small northern British Columbia town of Terrace and other cities in rural BC are pushing back against new data centers to fuel the stupid AI boom. York University researcher Lyndsey Rolheiser told the Tyee that supposed job growth in small towns from huge, energy-sucking data center is non-existent: “That evidence is not quite there," Rolheiser said.

RE: https://en.osm.town/@mdione/117121468376435361
Interesting new pedestrian routing comparisons! The one close to the buildings could make sense if shade/temperature is accounted for (or interest in shop windows?), but I doubt this is part of the routing? Lik…

Township Fights Nuclear Weapons Data Center By Passing a Moratorium on Electrical Infrastructure https://www.404media.co/township-fights-nuclear-weapons-data-center-by-passing-a-moratorium-on-electrical-infrastructure/

In my latest article for Inquirer.net, I look at the possible role that #AI and #LLMs might have in the literary world. Should AI be only limited to spellchecking and copyediting? Or could they be used to write entire paragraphs?

The burden of human authorship in the age of ChatGPT
Contest poster courtesy of the F. Sionil Jose Young Writers Award MANILA, Philippines - Exploring authorship in the age of AI and ChatGPT. The F. Sionil Jose Young Writers Award, first

First reaction on seeing the trailer for the new season of #JetLagTheGame: they’ve split Team Badam?!
(Also, good to see @… on Jet Lag again!)

RE: https://mastodon.social/@kottke/117293399540904932
I’ve seen this photo series before and I think it’s sad that East Germany’s famous Ampelmännchen is missing!
It even has its own

Ooh! This is a pretty nice video by Matt Forrest about the geography of #NFL fandom. 🏈🗺️
#GIS…