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Notch, which is developing an OS designed for high-compliance sectors, raised a $30M Series A led by Headline, after pivoting from being a specialty insurer (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2026/03/25/notch-raises-30m-…

Notch raises $30M to expand AI operating system for regulated industries - SiliconANGLE
Notch raises $30M to expand AI operating system for regulated industries - SiliconANGLE

Glimpse, which uses AI agents to let 200 brands automate financial deduction processes, raised a $35M Series A led by a16z, bringing its total raised to $52M (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/a16z

After pivoting, Y Combinator grad Glimpse raises $35M led by a16z | TechCrunch
Glimpse announced on Wednesday a $35 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from 8VC and YC.

Rajoja hakkuille ja turvaa luonnolle: Vihreiden ehdotukset metsä- ja vesilakien päivittämiseksi https://www.vihreat.fi/ajankohtaista/rajoja-hakkuille-ja-turvaa-luonnolle-vihreiden-ehdotukset-metsa-ja-vesilakien-pai…

Rajoja hakkuille ja turvaa luonnolle: Vihreiden ehdotukset metsä- ja vesilakien päivittämiseksi - Vihreät
Suomen metsät ovat ratkaisevassa roolissa ilmastokriisin torjunnassa ja luontokadon pysäyttämisessä. Valitettavasti nykyinen metsälaki sekä metsien käsittelyä myös sääntelevä vesilaki heijastelevat pitkälti aikaa, jolloin metsien luonnontilan ja hiilinielujen taantumista ei tunnettu ja haluttu tunnustaa samalla tavoin kuin nykyisin.  Metsien voimakas käyttö on johtanut metsäluonnon merkittävään ja edelleen pahenevaan ahdinkoon. Metsäluontotyypeistä kolme neljäsosaa on uha…

AI chip company Kandou AI raised $225M from SoftBank, Synopsys, and others at a $400M valuation after pivoting from consumer hardware to AI infrastructure (Nino Paoli/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-23…

The world is pivoting to solar in a big way. A new report shows we still have a shot at limiting warming to 2C this century—if we follow through on net zero commitments.
Solar is projected to become the world's largest electricity source by 2032, helping countries cut emissions while boosting energy independence.
https://carbon-pulse.…

Catching up on news of the past week... I saw the posts go by about show company AllBirds pivoting to be an #AI company... er... "a fully integrated GPU-as-a-Service and AI-native cloud solutions provider"... but I hadn't read the story... and now I'm just sitting here smiling and laughing! We live in strange times! 😃

Allbirds Is an AI Company Now… Seriously
The $2.2 billion wool sneaker darling that became a $39 million cautionary tale would now like to talk to you about its GPU infrastructure vision

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I’m pivoting to my agentic era*
*rewatching James Bond movies

Hangzhou-based Manycore shares rose 187% early in its Hong Kong debut after raising $156M in its IPO; it is pivoting to selling AI training data to robot makers (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-16/nvid…