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Isar Aerospace verschiebt zweiten Start der Spectrum-Rakete
Ein technisches Problem hat den zweiten Start der Spectrum-Rakete von Isar Aerospace verhindert. Einen neuen Termin gibt es noch nicht.
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Sources: Snowflake is in talks to buy app monitoring startup Observe for around $1B; Observe has raised more than $470M (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/snowflake-talks-buy-app-monitoring-startup-observe…

Snowflake in Talks to Buy App Monitoring Startup Observe Inc. For Around $1 Billion
Snowflake is in talks to buy app monitoring startup Observe Inc. for around $1 billion, which would likely be the biggest deal in Snowflake’s history, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. Observe, based in San Mateo, Calif., sells so-called observability tools that help ...

Glasfaser-Strategiewechsel der Telekom: Auf dem Land ist die Action
Mit einem Strategiewechsel will die Telekom bei Glasfaser angreifen. Auf dem Land ist die Action, sagt der neue Deutschlandchef. Dazu gehört auch der Überbau.
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Yelp acquires Hatch, which charges a monthly fee for AI-powered agents that can respond to customer inquiries and make appointments, for $300M (Laura Mandaro/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/yelp-buy-ai-agent-startup-300-million<…

Yelp to Buy AI Agent Startup for $300 Million 
Recommendation app Yelp on Wednesday said it agreed to acquire AI agent startup Hatch for $300 million, or roughly 12 times the startup’s annual recurring revenue. Hatch charges a monthly fee for AI-powered agents that can respond to customer inquiries and make appointments. Yelp, which has a $1.8 billion market capitalization, said it plans to operate Hatch as a standalone business as well as

Einführung von Starterpacks: X kopiert Bluesky
Die US-Plattform X führt Starterpacks ein. Damit kopiert der Kurznachrichtendienst eine beliebte Funktion von Bluesky.
https://www.heise.de/news/Ei…

Nick Clegg und Yann LeCun: Start-up für Advanced Machine Intelligence
Die Ex-Meta-Leitenden gründen mit AMI ein Start-up, das maschineller Intelligenz statt LLMs verschrieben ist. CEO wird Alex LeBrun.

Marissa Mayer's new startup Dazzle, which is building next-gen AI personal assistants, raised an $8M seed at a $35M valuation and plans to exit stealth in 2026 (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/mari

Marissa Mayer’s new startup Dazzle raises $8M led by Forerruner's Kirsten Green | TechCrunch
Mayer launched Dazzle after shuttering her photo and contact management startup Sunshine.

Sequoia, a16z, and other VC firms invested $1.2B into police and public safety tech startups over the past year, following the success of Palantir and others (Abram Brown/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/a

Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Add to $1.2 Billion Funding Boom for Police Tech Startups
Over the past year, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital and many of Silicon Valley’s other top venture capital firms have funneled at least $1.2 billion in funding to startups selling technology to city police departments and local public safety agencies. Those companies illustrate the technology industry’s growing enthusiasm for making software and hardware for the government and law

Kernfusion: Kanadisches Start-up General Fusion findet neue Investoren
Der kanadische Kernfsusions-Entwickler General Fusion erhält neues Geld durch einen Börsengang. Der gewählte Weg hat einen schlechten Ruf.

Linux: Torvalds startet Entwicklung von Kernel 7.0
Linus Torvalds hat zwei Wochen nach Release von Kernel 6.19 jetzt den RC1 von Kernel 7.0 veröffentlicht. Der soll stabil werden.
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