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Sources: Index Ventures dropped plans to invest in AI assistant Town after Instinct, which Index is backing, complained about a potential conflict of interest (Alex Konrad/Upstarts Media)
https://www.upstartsmedia.com/p/scoop-town-fundraise-vc-reshuffle

Scoop: Conflict With Instinct Knocks Index Out Of Town’s Raise At $1B
Exclusive details on Town’s new $90M fundraise at a $1B valuation, and the eleventh-hour cap table reshuffling behind it, per Upstarts sources.

RE: #UnitedNations General Assembly held a vote yesterday on the anti-

„Silent Hill: Townfall“ angespielt: Neuer Blick auf das Grauen im Nebel
Mit „Silent Hill: Townfall“ steht Ende September der nächste Eintrag in Konamis beliebter Horror-Reihe an. Die Gamescom-Demo zeigt: Vorfreude ist berechtigt.

„Silent Hill: Townfall“ angespielt: Neuer Blick auf das Grauen im Nebel
Mit „Silent Hill: Townfall“ steht Ende September der nächste Eintrag in Konamis beliebter Horror-Reihe an. Die Gamescom-Demo zeigt: Vorfreude ist berechtigt.

OK, this is really cool and relevant for the folks in Europe
People are flagging/tagging in OpenStreetBrowser, businesses and locations that have Air Conditioning!
https://en.osm.town/@openstreetbrowser/116812743205454603

OpenStreetBrowser (@openstreetbrowser@en.osm.town)
Attached: 1 image The current heat wave in Europe (and https://mastodon.social/@amapanda@en.osm.town/116794723694094321) inspired a really "cool" category in OpenStreetBrowser: Air conditioning. This special category lists all entered map features which have an air_conditioning tag, whether positive (icy blue) or negative (hot red). -> https://www.openstreetbrowser.org/#categories=air_conditioning #OpenStreetMap

A case for the giant toxic goo pit https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-case-for-the-giant-toxic-goo-pit-i-want-to-build-in-the-center-of-town

A Case for the Giant Toxic Goo Pit I Want to Build in the Center of Town
“I am a humble man. I made my fortune the old-fashioned way, through grit, determination, and a small multi-million-dollar loan from my father. And now I’m t...

#TIL that #Firefox v153 (the current version) has a new Local Mode feature. 🎉
https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.or

Resect AI, which is developing open-source tech to catch AI hallucinations before they happen, emerges from stealth with $25M from private equity investors (Kurt Schlosser/GeekWire)
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/startup-take

Startup takes on AI hallucinations with $25M and an HQ rooted in a small town south of Seattle
Resect AI, an artificial intelligence startup led by a team of scientists and engineers in Washougal, Wash., launched out of stealth Thursday.

#TuneTuesday (Aug 4)
“Never imagined, like an assassin / Yeah, one look took me down”
I became really aware of Canadian electronic music duo Sultan Shepard a few years ago and I instantly loved their 2021 song “Assassin” when I heard it. While it is technically EDM, the song’s vibe is a lot more chill and uplifting especially with the quiet breakdown in the middle.

Awesome video by Daniel Steiner about the origin of the famous Swiss topo maps. 🇨🇭🗺️
https://youtu.be/ueGkCEz1S8A
Also he’s very lucky that because of his excellent geography videos, this latest video was in collaboration with the Swiss government. (I definitely recommend subscribing to his channel.)