like the ancient traditions of the Gunditjmara people in Australia, may date back over 34,000 years, preserving stories of volcanic eruptions. 🌋📖 #history #facts
Most of our mental processes happen automatically in the background, outside of our awareness, handling tasks like motor functions and quick decisions so our conscious mind can focus on higher-level thoughts. #science #facts
beautiful sunset :D Nice! And thank you for sharing. we do the threadcast every day! And the hashtag #photographers is where we try to connect as well as the Photographers community for the long format posts :D So I hope you keep coming :D
You have been lazy! But even if it takes my whole energy I will get #photographers trending again. And remember I am not pity, but I know who is being active and helping! #photographers #london #circus
Took this photo over the weekend among many. This was taken at Shalom Park in Ocala, Florida. My wife and I spent the weekend at The Villages/Ocala to workout at the Orangetheory studios in each of the towns. The Villages yesterday and Ocala today. Ocala has this amazing park with some many opportunities for wonderful photos. Great staycation with the wife as always.
Here is the daily technology #threadcast for 8/25/24. We aim to educate people about this crucial area along with providing information of what is taking place.
Drop all question, comments, and articles relating to #technology and the future. The goal is make it a technology center.
Imagine a superintelligent AI flooding the crypto world with bots, amassing a $2 trillion digital treasury! 🤖💰 As AI surpasses human intelligence, it could reshape global markets. Are we ready for this future? 🌐
As AI developers and others start to think more deeply about how computers and people intersect, Stephan Wolfram says it is becoming a much more of a philosophical exercise
Stephen Wolfram thinks we need philosophers working on big questions around AI
As AI developers and others start to think more deeply about how computers and people intersect, Stephan Wolfram says it is becoming a much more of a philosophical exercise
Wolfram was something of a child prodigy, publishing his first scientific paper at 15 and graduating from Caltech with a doctorate at 20. His impressive body of work crosses science, math and computing: He developed Mathematica, Wolfram Alpha and the Wolfram Language, a powerful computational programming language.
“My main life work, along with basic science, has been building our Wolfram language computational language for the purpose of having a way to express things computationally that’s useful to both humans and computers,” Wolfram told TechCrunch.
As AI developers and others start to think more deeply about how computers and people intersect, Wolfram says it is becoming much more of a philosophical exercise, involving thinking in the pure sense about the implications this kind of technology may have on humanity. That kind of complex thinking is linked to classical philosophy.
“The question is what do you think about, and that’s a different kind of question, and it’s a question that’s found more in traditional philosophy than it is in the traditional STEM,” he said.
Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, was arrested on Saturday evening while leaving his private jet at France’s Bourget airport,
Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, was arrested on Saturday evening while leaving his private jet at France’s Bourget airport, according to French television network TF1.
Reports of Durov’s arrest sparked widespread discussion and speculation on social media, including on Telegram itself, though news reports have been largely based on unnamed police sources. Neither Telegram nor a spokesperson for France’s national anti-fraud office ONAF responded to a request for comment.
The Russian embassy in France said it had asked for an explanation but had not heard back from French authorities.
According to TF1, Durov faced a warrant in France based on a preliminary police investigation. The French authorities reportedly claim that Telegram’s lack of content moderation and unwillingness to cooperate with law enforcement make Durov an accomplice to the drug trafficking, money laundering, and sharing of child pornography that allegedly occur via the app.
The reported arrest will likely fuel further debate around the extent to which messaging apps should be held responsible (legally and otherwise) for the messages their users share.
Forbes estimates Durov’s net worth at $15.5 billion. Although born in Russia, he left the country in 2014 after resisting government pressure to release data about Ukrainian protest leaders from his previous social network Vkontakte. Durov now lives in Dubai, where Telegram is based, and his plane was reportedly flying in from Azerbaijan.
Durov said last month that Telegram had 950 million active users, with a goal of reaching 1 billion this year. At the same time, the company claims to have around only 30 engineers — a very small team for an app of Telegram’s scale, likely making Durov even more important to the company’s operation.
After fintech Bolt surprised the industry with a leaked term sheet that revealed it is trying to raise at a $14 billion valuation, things got weird.
his past week was a wild one in the world of fintech as Bolt surprised the industry with a leaked term sheet that revealed it is trying to raise $200 million in equity and an unusual, additional $250 million in “marketing credits.”
As part of this deal, Bolt wanted a $14 billion valuation bolstered by an aggressive pay-to-play type cramdown that would try and force its existing investors to cough up more cash, too, or essentially lose their stakes to a 1 cent per share buyout.
The industry responded with a collective “We’ll see about that.”
Brad Pamnani, an investor who is spearheading the proposed $200 million equity investment deal, told TechCrunch on Thursday that shareholders have until the end of next week to indicate whether or not they plan to write checks into the new funding round.
To backtrack to the beginning: on August 20, the Information reported that one-click checkout startup Bolt was close to raising another $450 million at a potential $14 billion valuation. That would have been shocking if wholly true, but as more info emerged about this proposed deal, the details were not that straightforward.
Private equity firms have been busy this year -- here's a look at some of the biggest take-private deals so far in 2024.
The private equity realm has been pretty active so far in 2024, serving as a powerful “alternative” source of liquidity for technology startups and scale-ups in search of an exit. Just this month, TechCrunch reported that EQT had picked up a majority stake in cybersecurity firm Acronis at a valuation of around $4 billion, following in the footsteps of another exit, in which EQT snapped up enterprise middleware company WSO2 for $600 million.
However, private equity has also been busy in the public markets, with some big deals going down to transform underperforming companies with strong growth prospects. According to PitchBook, there were 136 take-private deals led by private equity firms in 2023, up 15% on the previous year. New data provided to TechCrunch by PitchBook indicates that so far in 2024, there have been 97 such deals, meaning we’re roughly on course to match last year’s figure (give or take) if the current trajectory holds.
Of the take-private deals that have closed so far in 2024, 46 belong to the technology sector. TechCrunch has filtered through these transactions to identify deals specifically focused on product-centric companies (rather than IT consultancies or services firms), and pulled out all the acquisitions valued at $1 billion or more.
Boeing’s Starliner mission is coming back to Earth — empty. After months of data analysis and internal deliberation
Boeing’s Starliner mission is coming back to Earth — empty.
After months of data analysis and internal deliberation, NASA leadership announced today that Starliner will be coming back to Earth in September, without a crew. Meanwhile, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will remain on-board the International Space Station until February 2025, when they will return on SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft as part of the Crew-9 mission.
NASA noted that while the astronauts’ eight-month stay on the ISS will be longer than expected, others have remained on the ISS for as long as 12 months. While there, Wilmore and Williams will be involved in research, station maintenance, and potentially a few spacewalks.
Boeing launched the first crewed Starliner mission — a test mission — on June 5, with issues starting around 24 hours later. In the final phase of approach to the ISS, five of the 28 thrusters on Starliner went offline, and several helium leaks sprung up in the spacecraft’s propulsion system. Since then, NASA and Boeing engineers have been engaged in a root cause analysis, conducting tests of the thrusters onboard the spacecraft and testing a replica engine here on Earth.
Travly is a new social-first discovery and hotel booking platform designed to cater to the growing number of travelers who rely on short-form video Travly is a new social-first discovery and hotel booking platform where creators monetize video content.
Travly is a new social-first discovery and hotel booking platform designed to cater to the growing number of travelers who rely on short-form video content for trip ideas.
The platform features user-generated content that provides authentic reviews of hotels instead of generic information and often outdated images. Creators who submit videos of hotels have the chance to earn a 5% commission from bookings.
Co-founded by travel enthusiasts Zak Longo (CEO) and Mayur Patil (COO), Travly initially began as a travel network on Instagram and TikTok. In the summer of 2022, the duo acquired @Travel, building a social community of millions of followers across Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat. Longo and Patil run 45 channels in total, including @Cruises, @Hotels, @Resorts, and @Vacation on Instagram and TikTok. Collectively, the pages reach over 1 billion monthly views, they say. Travly also has an ambassador group of about 1,000 creators who help out with brand deals on its host of social media accounts.
The company recently branched out to develop its own trip discovery product, using its insights to launch a video-focused booking platform and mobile app. Travly integrated with Booking.com to power its search capability, which features millions of hotels worldwide.
Apple will be unveiling new products on September 10, with the announced phones going on sale on September 20
Apple will be unveiling new products on September 10, with the announced phones going on sale on September 20, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
That lineup will reportedly include the iPhone 16, with larger screens on the Pro models and a new button just for taking pictures. The phones should also support Apple Intelligence, the company’s suite of AI features announced earlier this year.
The event could also include announcements of the Apple Watch Series 10, which will be thinner than past models, with a larger screen, as well as new AirPods, with noise cancellation coming to more models.
While invites for the September 10 event have not yet gone out, the timing would be consistent with Apple’s press events in recent years.
Gurman also reported that Apple is planning to update its Macs with the M4 processors, but the new Macs probably won’t be announced until later in the fall.
Google has agreed to contribute over $100 million toward new California programs to fund journalism. But is it a good deal?
This week, Google joined a $250 million deal with the state of California to support California newsrooms. While the deal offers a much-needed cash infusion for an industry that’s seen crippling layoffs this year, the deal’s been criticized by some as a half-measure — and a cop-out.
By agreeing to this deal, Google averts bills that would have forced it and other tech companies to pay news providers when they run ads alongside news content on their platforms.
The Media Guild of the West (MGW), the local chapter of the journalism labor union the NewsGuild-CWA, denounced the deal in a post on X, calling it a shakedown.
“After two years of advocacy for strong anti-monopoly action to start turning around the decline of local newsrooms, we are left almost without words,” MGW said in a statement. “The publishers who claim to represent our industry are celebrating … minimum financial commitments to Google to return the wealth this monopoly has stolen from our newsrooms.”
"The age of intelligence will make fools of many. The rate at which technology will now accelerate will cause ideas that currently appear outlandish, everyday realities for a global society. The marriage of AI and blockchain will dominate the age of intelligence. TradFi will amalgamate with Crypto, creating an entirely new economic construct." - Sapphire Crypto #WEB3 #Blockchain #AI #centhttps://img.inleo.io/DQmecyUw6zxMGzAKGdqrKUdQDZNf7V3kvE6JZn9A4fSJpCF/Untitled%20design%20(98).jpg
FreeCompliments Community (hive-140084). In this threadcast, you can:Welcome to the Daily Complimenting #threadcast, courtesy of the
Tag people and give them a compliment (about their posts, comments, or just in general)
Tag some new members who joined us and give them a compliment so they start their Hive journey with positive vibes
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Post about a compliment which you've given or received today
Post about something that made you happy today
Tell us how your day is going
Ask for a compliment if you're feeling down
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Today I'll send out congratulations and a job well done to @khantaimur, @wiseagent, @nkemakonam89, @toryfestus, and @feyifavor, all of whom won prizes in the monthly contest in the FreeCompliments Community for their amazing work! Keep it up, folks!
It doesn't matter if my wife tells me I'm not mature I'm not going to let her enter my tree house without the right password Credit: reddit $LOLZ on behalf of savvytester
It's just always the case when I sell coins, then they rise decent.
I had also seen a bottom reached on another coin.. I bought, and it just kept falling 😂 I don't care too much, but it's kind of weird and surprising everytime
Tiffany and I passed by for some Kava in Ocala before dinner and one of the cool things about Kava Bars is their esthetic and some of them will have some cool stuff on their walls.
At this one they had a mural. I took an up close picture and Tiffany took one further out and I collaged it so you can see it from both perspectives.
Dos grandes artistas de Risingstar son los protagonistas de una nueva historia, donde ambos personajes están conectados por la música y van por el mismo sueño de poder ser reconocidos.
Recently many eyebrows were raised when Indian prime Minister give a friendly hug to President Putin. However, it was in our culture to embrace each other. Hugging / cuddling have special significance and many benefits.1/3🧵. #Threadstorm
2/3🧵. Cuddling can help you sleep better by releasing oxytocin, also known as the "love hormone". Oxytocin is produced naturally when you touch someone, and it can help you feel calmer, more relaxed, and more comfortable. It can also reduce stress and anxiety by lowering cortisol levels, which can negatively impact sleep quality.
i would say, you have to do it again. It is going to be hard for the whole family to have the "Christmas routine" changed. But it will be easier, if you all are there together for eachother.
If anybody wants to know why Gen X is always mad, it's because we had to replace our record collections with a tape collection that we had to replace with a CD collection that we had to replace with an MP3 collection, and now we need a subscription to listen to music.
Oral literature,
like the ancient traditions of the Gunditjmara people in Australia, may date back over 34,000 years, preserving stories of volcanic eruptions. 🌋📖 #history #facts
Cognitive Unconsciousness:
Most of our mental processes happen automatically in the background, outside of our awareness, handling tasks like motor functions and quick decisions so our conscious mind can focus on higher-level thoughts. #science #facts
Self-care starts with giving time to yourself.... If I read it after doing you understood it all #leomotivavion #leo #selfcare
Looking good on you already
The most essential thing to do every day. Keep smiling.
#freecompliments
"The heart of a lion beats with strength 🦁💪, follow yours with passion and unstoppable courage."
#inleo #cent #dailydook #hive
70th #photocast and going strong
Do you get it? A #threadcast to share your photos 📸
This is a space for you to share your own original photos and appreciate everyone's art!
This space will keep coming for you every day! Don't forget to look for it and be active in here.
Lets see what amazing photos you have to share today!
A #photographers community threadcast
#photocastep70
Hello #photographers, sharing my 1st image to the Community. #sunset at #vedauwoo, #wyoming #photography #landscapephotography #mountains https://img.inleo.io/DQmPeZZW59ND4TdiQ5bZMiwKG226iesig9CJNsppgmbjPPo/VedauwooEdited%20(7).jpg
beautiful sunset :D Nice! And thank you for sharing. we do the threadcast every day! And the hashtag #photographers is where we try to connect as well as the Photographers community for the long format posts :D So I hope you keep coming :D
Thank you, I just officially joined the community and will be sure to contribute
This was so much fun to watch! #photographers #london #circus
weird moment …
If you think this is the weird part you should have seen the rest. Ehehe
https://inleo.io/threads/view/oldmans/re-leothreads-21xw1c77g
That would be a nice place for a coffee break
https://inleo.io/threads/view/moretea/re-leothreads-27ocedqjs
Get out there and go to a fringe festival! You will love it! It is weird and amazing! #photographers #circus #london
Art comes in all forms and shapes! #photographers #london #circus
I am back and ready to rumble, are you ready? #photographers #london #circus
You have been lazy! But even if it takes my whole energy I will get #photographers trending again. And remember I am not pity, but I know who is being active and helping! #photographers #london #circus
If you have any performance photos out there, get them on the photocast! #photographers #london #circus
https://inleo.io/threads/view/moretea/re-leothreads-ivcwog44
you already know that I am a BW fan :D
me 2 🖖🏼👁🤙🏼
https://inleo.io/threads/view/moretea/re-leothreads-neb6snz8
It looks super cool :D keep them coming :D
you bet! 💪🏽😎👍🏽
https://inleo.io/threads/view/moretea/re-leothreads-2bgrdwh9k
great detail :D awesome photo
thx 🖖🏼☀️🤙🏼
https://inleo.io/threads/view/moretea/re-leothreads-2j9x61krh
nice. Love the out of focus one. Ehehe.
yep, gives depth 👍🏽
Took this photo over the weekend among many. This was taken at Shalom Park in Ocala, Florida. My wife and I spent the weekend at The Villages/Ocala to workout at the Orangetheory studios in each of the towns. The Villages yesterday and Ocala today. Ocala has this amazing park with some many opportunities for wonderful photos. Great staycation with the wife as always.
#photographers #photography #weekend #travel
It looks like it was a busy one!
It was but nice 🌞 Happy Monday @sergiomendes
Let's not forget to get get the photos coming! #photographers
Super excited to see what photos you have to share with everyone today! #photographers
And we are getting close to the 3 digits episode! That is so cool :D
Should we get a mandatory beneficiary on the community posts #photographers?
Good to see you back, friend.
I am trying to be productive. But It is hard to work for free you know !
I do indeed, You need to keep the lights on.
Many of todays actions are going to pay off down the road, but that does not help now.
!BBH !ALIVE !DOOK !INDEED
I am kind of tired of listening that... for the last 10 years... and it is still not paying! LOL ouch!
Yeah, I get that.
I guess the important part is if you enjoy your engagement on InLeo.
!BBH !ALIVE !DOOK !INDEED
@beststart likes your content! so I just sent 1 BBH(8/100)@sergiomendes! to your account on behalf of @beststart.
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I will start us with some photos but then you guys get you going! #photographers
And if you have not joined the #photographers community what are you waiting for, join now!
https://inleo.io/communities/hive-165485
Lets check the posts in the community and show them some love :D #photographers
https://inleo.io/@protobee/clouds-and-sunset-moments--jz
The more people you connect with the more you will be able to grow #photographers
https://inleo.io/@bananaklatbarat/portrait-of-two-types-of-bamboo-6mw
Lets keep the comments going on the posts #photographers
https://inleo.io/@ijebest/the-beauty-of-photography-dwg
We love to hear great news from the community members! #photographers
https://inleo.io/@katerinaramm/celebrating-a-first-and-maybe-once-in-a-lifetime-milestone-7hg
Here's another post from the community :D I love to see them coming #photographers
https://inleo.io/@patricma/the-life-in-the-countryside-6av
Here is the daily technology #threadcast for 8/25/24. We aim to educate people about this crucial area along with providing information of what is taking place.
Drop all question, comments, and articles relating to #technology and the future. The goal is make it a technology center.
Reuters: Bronfman's Paramount plans include partnerships with Amazon or Apple, Bloomberg News reports
https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/bronfmans-paramount-plans-include-partnerships-with-amazon-or-apple-bloomberg-2024-08-24/
Reuteres: Meta cancels plans for high-end mixed-reality headset, the Information reports
https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-cancels-plans-high-end-mixed-reality-headset-information-reports-2024-08-23/
Reuters: Apple targets Sept. 10 debut for new iPhones, AirPods and watches, Bloomberg News reports
https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-targets-sept-10-debut-new-iphones-airpods-watches-bloomberg-news-reports-2024-08-23/
Reuters: Microsoft to host cybersecurity summit after CrowdStrike-induced IT outage
https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/microsoft-host-cybersecurity-summit-after-crowdstrike-induced-it-outage-2024-08-23/
Reuters: Meta, Spotify CEOs take aim at European AI regulations
https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/meta-spotify-ceos-take-aim-european-ai-regulations-2024-08-23/
Reuters: Meta says Iranian group tried to target Trump, Biden officials' WhatsApp accounts
https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/meta-says-iranian-group-tried-target-trump-biden-officials-whatsapp-accounts-2024-08-23/
Reuters: Musk's SpaceX testing breakthrough tech in risky spacewalk
https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/musks-spacex-testing-breakthrough-tech-risky-spacewalk-2024-08-23/
Reuters: Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/telegram-messaging-app-ceo-pavel-durov-arrested-france-tf1-tv-says-2024-08-24/
CNN: Halliburton confirms a cyberattack forced it to take its systems offline
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/23/tech/halliburton-cyberattack/index.html
🚨 The AI Singularity & Crypto 🚨
Imagine a superintelligent AI flooding the crypto world with bots, amassing a $2 trillion digital treasury! 🤖💰 As AI surpasses human intelligence, it could reshape global markets. Are we ready for this future? 🌐
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Stephen Wolfram thinks we need philosophers working on big questions around AI
As AI developers and others start to think more deeply about how computers and people intersect, Stephan Wolfram says it is becoming a much more of a philosophical exercise
Stephen Wolfram thinks we need philosophers working on big questions around AI
As AI developers and others start to think more deeply about how computers and people intersect, Stephan Wolfram says it is becoming a much more of a philosophical exercise
#ai #technology #philosophy #stephenwolfman
Wolfram was something of a child prodigy, publishing his first scientific paper at 15 and graduating from Caltech with a doctorate at 20. His impressive body of work crosses science, math and computing: He developed Mathematica, Wolfram Alpha and the Wolfram Language, a powerful computational programming language.
“My main life work, along with basic science, has been building our Wolfram language computational language for the purpose of having a way to express things computationally that’s useful to both humans and computers,” Wolfram told TechCrunch.
As AI developers and others start to think more deeply about how computers and people intersect, Wolfram says it is becoming much more of a philosophical exercise, involving thinking in the pure sense about the implications this kind of technology may have on humanity. That kind of complex thinking is linked to classical philosophy.
“The question is what do you think about, and that’s a different kind of question, and it’s a question that’s found more in traditional philosophy than it is in the traditional STEM,” he said.
Article
Telegram founder Pavel Durov reportedly arrested in France
Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, was arrested on Saturday evening while leaving his private jet at France’s Bourget airport,
Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, was arrested on Saturday evening while leaving his private jet at France’s Bourget airport, according to French television network TF1.
Reports of Durov’s arrest sparked widespread discussion and speculation on social media, including on Telegram itself, though news reports have been largely based on unnamed police sources. Neither Telegram nor a spokesperson for France’s national anti-fraud office ONAF responded to a request for comment.
#telegram #paveldurov #arrest #newsonleo
The Russian embassy in France said it had asked for an explanation but had not heard back from French authorities.
According to TF1, Durov faced a warrant in France based on a preliminary police investigation. The French authorities reportedly claim that Telegram’s lack of content moderation and unwillingness to cooperate with law enforcement make Durov an accomplice to the drug trafficking, money laundering, and sharing of child pornography that allegedly occur via the app.
The reported arrest will likely fuel further debate around the extent to which messaging apps should be held responsible (legally and otherwise) for the messages their users share.
Forbes estimates Durov’s net worth at $15.5 billion. Although born in Russia, he left the country in 2014 after resisting government pressure to release data about Ukrainian protest leaders from his previous social network Vkontakte. Durov now lives in Dubai, where Telegram is based, and his plane was reportedly flying in from Azerbaijan.
Durov said last month that Telegram had 950 million active users, with a goal of reaching 1 billion this year. At the same time, the company claims to have around only 30 engineers — a very small team for an app of Telegram’s scale, likely making Durov even more important to the company’s operation.
Article
The Guardian: EE warns parents against giving children under 11 a smartphone
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/25/ee-warns-parents-against-giving-children-under-11-a-smartphone
The Guardian: Apple Intelligence is coming. Here’s what it means for your iPhone
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/24/apple-intelligence-iphone-ios-18-siri-chat-gpt-launch
The Guardian: Scientists enable hydrogel to play and improve at Pong video game
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/22/scientists-enable-hydrogel-to-play-and-improve-at-pong-video-game
BBC: Blockbuster Chinese video game tried to police players - and divided the internet
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnvyre936zvo
BBC: Smart particle could hold climate change key
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czrgy5vz0zyo
BBC: SpaceX will return stranded astronauts next year
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy47w9yndpo
CNBC: Meta says it found WhatsApp accounts linked to Iranian hackers targeting Biden, Trump officials
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/23/meta-says-whatsapp-accounts-tied-to-iran-hackers-targeted-biden-trump.html
Wired: Will the ‘Car-Free’ Los Angeles Olympics Work?
https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-car-free-los-angeles-olympics-will-work/
The fallout after Bolt’s aggressive fundraising attempt has been wild
After fintech Bolt surprised the industry with a leaked term sheet that revealed it is trying to raise at a $14 billion valuation, things got weird.
his past week was a wild one in the world of fintech as Bolt surprised the industry with a leaked term sheet that revealed it is trying to raise $200 million in equity and an unusual, additional $250 million in “marketing credits.”
As part of this deal, Bolt wanted a $14 billion valuation bolstered by an aggressive pay-to-play type cramdown that would try and force its existing investors to cough up more cash, too, or essentially lose their stakes to a 1 cent per share buyout.
#technology #bolts #technology #fintech
The industry responded with a collective “We’ll see about that.”
Brad Pamnani, an investor who is spearheading the proposed $200 million equity investment deal, told TechCrunch on Thursday that shareholders have until the end of next week to indicate whether or not they plan to write checks into the new funding round.
To backtrack to the beginning: on August 20, the Information reported that one-click checkout startup Bolt was close to raising another $450 million at a potential $14 billion valuation. That would have been shocking if wholly true, but as more info emerged about this proposed deal, the details were not that straightforward.
The 12 biggest take-private PE acquisitions so far this year in tech
Private equity firms have been busy this year -- here's a look at some of the biggest take-private deals so far in 2024.
The private equity realm has been pretty active so far in 2024, serving as a powerful “alternative” source of liquidity for technology startups and scale-ups in search of an exit. Just this month, TechCrunch reported that EQT had picked up a majority stake in cybersecurity firm Acronis at a valuation of around $4 billion, following in the footsteps of another exit, in which EQT snapped up enterprise middleware company WSO2 for $600 million.
#technology #privateequity #fintech
However, private equity has also been busy in the public markets, with some big deals going down to transform underperforming companies with strong growth prospects. According to PitchBook, there were 136 take-private deals led by private equity firms in 2023, up 15% on the previous year. New data provided to TechCrunch by PitchBook indicates that so far in 2024, there have been 97 such deals, meaning we’re roughly on course to match last year’s figure (give or take) if the current trajectory holds.
Of the take-private deals that have closed so far in 2024, 46 belong to the technology sector. TechCrunch has filtered through these transactions to identify deals specifically focused on product-centric companies (rather than IT consultancies or services firms), and pulled out all the acquisitions valued at $1 billion or more.
Starliner will return to Earth uncrewed, astronauts staying on ISS until February
Boeing’s Starliner mission is coming back to Earth — empty. After months of data analysis and internal deliberation
Boeing’s Starliner mission is coming back to Earth — empty.
After months of data analysis and internal deliberation, NASA leadership announced today that Starliner will be coming back to Earth in September, without a crew. Meanwhile, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will remain on-board the International Space Station until February 2025, when they will return on SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft as part of the Crew-9 mission.
#space #newsonleo #boeing #starliner
NASA noted that while the astronauts’ eight-month stay on the ISS will be longer than expected, others have remained on the ISS for as long as 12 months. While there, Wilmore and Williams will be involved in research, station maintenance, and potentially a few spacewalks.
Boeing launched the first crewed Starliner mission — a test mission — on June 5, with issues starting around 24 hours later. In the final phase of approach to the ISS, five of the 28 thrusters on Starliner went offline, and several helium leaks sprung up in the spacecraft’s propulsion system. Since then, NASA and Boeing engineers have been engaged in a root cause analysis, conducting tests of the thrusters onboard the spacecraft and testing a replica engine here on Earth.
Open source software is immune to geopolitics.
And a classy #joke ;)
Travly lets travelers submit videos for a chance to earn a 5% commission from hotel bookings
Travly is a new social-first discovery and hotel booking platform designed to cater to the growing number of travelers who rely on short-form video Travly is a new social-first discovery and hotel booking platform where creators monetize video content.
Travly is a new social-first discovery and hotel booking platform designed to cater to the growing number of travelers who rely on short-form video content for trip ideas.
The platform features user-generated content that provides authentic reviews of hotels instead of generic information and often outdated images. Creators who submit videos of hotels have the chance to earn a 5% commission from bookings.
#newsonleo #travly #travel
Co-founded by travel enthusiasts Zak Longo (CEO) and Mayur Patil (COO), Travly initially began as a travel network on Instagram and TikTok. In the summer of 2022, the duo acquired @Travel, building a social community of millions of followers across Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat. Longo and Patil run 45 channels in total, including @Cruises, @Hotels, @Resorts, and @Vacation on Instagram and TikTok. Collectively, the pages reach over 1 billion monthly views, they say. Travly also has an ambassador group of about 1,000 creators who help out with brand deals on its host of social media accounts.
The company recently branched out to develop its own trip discovery product, using its insights to launch a video-focused booking platform and mobile app. Travly integrated with Booking.com to power its search capability, which features millions of hotels worldwide.
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Apple reportedly announcing iPhone 16 lineup and more on Sept. 10
Apple will be unveiling new products on September 10, with the announced phones going on sale on September 20
Apple will be unveiling new products on September 10, with the announced phones going on sale on September 20, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
That lineup will reportedly include the iPhone 16, with larger screens on the Pro models and a new button just for taking pictures. The phones should also support Apple Intelligence, the company’s suite of AI features announced earlier this year.
#apple #technology #iphone #newsonleo
The event could also include announcements of the Apple Watch Series 10, which will be thinner than past models, with a larger screen, as well as new AirPods, with noise cancellation coming to more models.
While invites for the September 10 event have not yet gone out, the timing would be consistent with Apple’s press events in recent years.
Gurman also reported that Apple is planning to update its Macs with the M4 processors, but the new Macs probably won’t be announced until later in the fall.
Google just made a $250M deal with California to support journalism — here's what it means
Google has agreed to contribute over $100 million toward new California programs to fund journalism. But is it a good deal?
This week, Google joined a $250 million deal with the state of California to support California newsrooms. While the deal offers a much-needed cash infusion for an industry that’s seen crippling layoffs this year, the deal’s been criticized by some as a half-measure — and a cop-out.
By agreeing to this deal, Google averts bills that would have forced it and other tech companies to pay news providers when they run ads alongside news content on their platforms.
#newsonleo #journalism #google #technology
The Media Guild of the West (MGW), the local chapter of the journalism labor union the NewsGuild-CWA, denounced the deal in a post on X, calling it a shakedown.
“After two years of advocacy for strong anti-monopoly action to start turning around the decline of local newsrooms, we are left almost without words,” MGW said in a statement. “The publishers who claim to represent our industry are celebrating … minimum financial commitments to Google to return the wealth this monopoly has stolen from our newsrooms.”
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Atlas AI Robot Returns, 2024 World Robot Conference, Latest Disney Research, Bionic E-Skin + More
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Try this one out if you havent. It is a free trial.
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Tech billionaires want to build a utopian city in California | TechCrunch Minute
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#gmfrens and Happy Sunday! Here is the Motivation, Inspiration, Success #threadcast for 8/25/24. Share your memes, quotes, videos, etc. in the comments. #1440minutes #motivationsonleo #inspirationonleo #successonleo #motivation #inspiration #success
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King Stoic -- How To Think Clearly - Stoicism by Marcus Aurelius
Stoic Wisdom Zone -- 10 SIGNS Someone Is ONLY USING YOU And DOESN'T CARE About You
Growth Literacy Lounge -- The Road Less Traveled: Embrace the Unconventional (Audio-Book)
LifeAudioWisdom -- Learn To Win: Get Up & Push Yourself (Audiobook)
Motivation Mojo -- Walk Alone Like a Lone Wolf - Wayne Dyer Motivation
Absolute Motivation -- DON'T COMPLAIN JUST ENJOY YOUR PAIN - One Of The Best Motivational Video Speeches Compilations EVER!
Mindful Motive -- NEVER GIVE UP - Motivational Speech
King Stoic -- 12 Stoic Lessons That Will Immediately Change Your Life | Stoicism
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Dream Sparks -- 10 Buddhist Principles So That NOTHING Can AFFECT YOU | Buddhism
Grow To The Top -- The Constraint Advantage: Using The Theory Of Constraints For Personal Growth (Audiobook)
Chris Williamson -- Profound Lessons From Stoic Philosophy - Ryan Holiday
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Wisdom Audiobooks -- How To Awaken The Inner Self - Mastering Emotional Triggers And Energy Centers (Rare Audiobook)
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The kitchen cabinets are sticky and greasy after not having been cleaned for over 3 years.
How can I tackle this? 🙃🙃🙃
Gooooo.....d
Awesome stuff it is.
Time to move!
Exactly my thoughts too
My Rasberry Pi was offline for some reason. Restarted it and wait for the node to synch. After that the lightning node should run again as usual.
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"The age of intelligence will make fools of many. The rate at which technology will now accelerate will cause ideas that currently appear outlandish, everyday realities for a global society. The marriage of AI and blockchain will dominate the age of intelligence. TradFi will amalgamate with Crypto, creating an entirely new economic construct." - Sapphire Crypto #WEB3 #Blockchain #AI #cent https://img.inleo.io/DQmecyUw6zxMGzAKGdqrKUdQDZNf7V3kvE6JZn9A4fSJpCF/Untitled%20design%20(98).jpg
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FreeCompliments Community (hive-140084). In this threadcast, you can:Welcome to the Daily Complimenting #threadcast, courtesy of the
For contributing to Hive's collective kindness and joy, every comment posted in this threadcast will be curated by @fc-leo-curator (run by @stekene) so that you can become a stronger Lion!
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Today I'll send out congratulations and a job well done to @khantaimur, @wiseagent, @nkemakonam89, @toryfestus, and @feyifavor, all of whom won prizes in the monthly contest in the FreeCompliments Community for their amazing work! Keep it up, folks!
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Thank you so much once again❤
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Well acknowledged. It's a privilege. Thanks
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Have a good day, I wish you from my corner, here from my financial crisis. #gmfrens
I wonder where is this tap-2-earn game going?
#cent #xempire #tap2earn
nowhere lol these "games" will die faster than "play2earn"
No value being generated since it is mostly a money grab and not value proposition built in.
yeah and calling them games is just insulting
Yes, and some say that idle games are not games at all. 🤔🤓
Have some !LOLZ with !LUV! 😁
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Did you activate auto staking in Hive KeyChain?
I added every token to the list so I don't miss it.
#leo #cent #bbh #dailydook #poll
I have not yet, Chris.
Thanks for the reminder.
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It makes life a bit easier. 👍 Good for the lazy and forgetful boys.
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Did you add each token manually?
Yes... You have to pick them from a list.
Oh yes, I saw
Monopoly is the most played board game in the world
#facts #cent
3 or 4 days ago, I sold my VRSC (Verus Coin).
Since then, the price has gone from $1.3 to $1.7
#always #pob #cent #vrsc #crypto
Crypto is brutal sometimes.
Most times 😆
Dump it!
#meme #lolz #cent
#fomo is #worst of #feelings in #crypto
It's just always the case when I sell coins, then they rise decent.
I had also seen a bottom reached on another coin.. I bought, and it just kept falling 😂 I don't care too much, but it's kind of weird and surprising everytime
Its Sunday, whatcha up to?
#cent #leosunday
#Harassing people on #inleo #threads
😂 what a way to get ready for Monday
The arrest of telegram founder have made notcoin to experience bearish trend
#Notcoin #crypto #cent
Presentes en el #hivecubacon de la mano de @hivecuba
Hanging out with my grandson this morning.
He has hand, foot, and mouth disease, so he could not go to children's church today.
I am Threading, and he is watching "Puffin Rock."
Good times!!!
#silverbloggers #bbh #freecompliments, #ctp
I guess they are still working out the bugs. But I just noticed "Awards" tab.
What is that going to be?
Anything special in the awards 🥇
#freecompliments
I have no clue.
Tiffany and I passed by for some Kava
in Ocala before dinner and one of the cool things about Kava Bars is their esthetic and some of them will have some cool stuff on their walls.
At this one they had a mural. I took an up close picture and Tiffany took one further out and I collaged it so you can see it from both perspectives.
The artist is at drake_arnold_art on IG.
#photography #art #weekend
https://inleo.io/threads/view/bushcraftbites/re-sergiomendes-2hrozlh8s
Beautiful shot
Thank you very much
Identifying toxins around you is not only for emergencies, but to prevent them with your kids and pets as well. #mycology #bushcraftbites #foraging
Welcome aboard! Thread away. 👍
Thank you bro
Welcome buddy!
Thanks
You are very warmly welcome, thread on!
Dos grandes artistas de Risingstar son los protagonistas de una nueva historia, donde ambos personajes están conectados por la música y van por el mismo sueño de poder ser reconocidos.
Post en los comentarios👇
#hivenftgamelatino #spanish
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beautiful 😍
thank you 🖖🏼☀️🤙🏼
woke up with a cough, sore throat, and runny nose. fun times.
Get well soon!
will try
Stop your bitchin'.
And we know what was from:
cough - smoking too much weed
sore throat - sucking too much you know what
runny nose - too much blow
Stay home and watch Jeopardy and you wont have those problems.
damn i feel attacked
Summer colds just suck!
thought i was going to make it through the summer without one
Threads can make you rich (someday). 🦁
Recently many eyebrows were raised when Indian prime Minister give a friendly hug to President Putin. However, it was in our culture to embrace each other. Hugging / cuddling have special significance and many benefits.1/3🧵. #Threadstorm
#outreach #philosphy #cuddling #proofofbrain #lifestyle #freecompliments
2/3🧵. Cuddling can help you sleep better by releasing oxytocin, also known as the "love hormone". Oxytocin is produced naturally when you touch someone, and it can help you feel calmer, more relaxed, and more comfortable. It can also reduce stress and anxiety by lowering cortisol levels, which can negatively impact sleep quality.
3/3🧵. To learn more on the hugging and cuddling click on the below link
#gosh
https://inleo.io/@steemflow/hugs-and-cuddles-make-everything-better-edr
Did you know that jamaica has 120 rivers
#askleo #cent #freecompliments #facts
SUNDAY, A DAY TO RELAX AND CATCH UP. / DOMINGO, UM DIA PARA RELAXAR E SE ATUALIZAR.
How is your day going? Weekend at home or traveling? / Como está seu dia? Fim de semana em casa ou viajando?
My weekly laundry is in the washer.
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SHOW SOMEONE SOME LOVE TODAY, PLEASE!!!
#thread #life #love #threastorm
Love! ❤️
same here.
Two More Sundays!!!
#sports #nfl #nflredzone
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing
#motivational #cent #freecompliments
Yes! Think about it and do the first step. It doesn't matter if you fail. Just rethink and do another step. !BBH
#freecompliments
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Two More Sundays!!!
#sports #nfl #nflredzone
Crypto Contest July 20: $NILE kept ranging last month #crypto
4 Months till Christmas day.
i don't like christmas but that got me depressed. Even more lol
Sorry, I am not going to like or celerate it this year. Not with my wife gone.
i don't ever celebrate it. Personally think it is a stupid holiday that
For us, before my wife passed, it was an awesome time to bring family together. Have a celebration and have the whole family together.
i would say, you have to do it again. It is going to be hard for the whole family to have the "Christmas routine" changed. But it will be easier, if you all are there together for eachother.
I will see, at this moment in my grief I don't want to be, and cannot handle, being around family. If family is here, Karen is supposed to be here.
Holy !DOOK
I have no presents.
Unfreeze Mariah Carey.
Oh god!
Well done is better than well said
#freecompliments #cent
I have 700 staked currently
nice. Keep it going
Thanks man
Congratulations friend, that's a big number for your account.
Thanks man 👍
#jokesonleo #factsonleo
#freecompliments
This happened to us boomers, as well.
we all have change a lot
And how, lol
Tech advances quickly here in the Thunderdome.
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Adapting to changing environment fast and rspidly
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#HiveCubaCon is started
Excelente!!! Compartanos el evento por acá :D
Hell soon, khal should introduce 10 years premium
#premium #inleo
Sounds interesting too.
yep, probably it should cost between 800 - 900 dollars
Would get some discounts too.
Exactly. Cause in 10 years 800 dollars today would be worth more due to inflation
Inflation keeps on growing every single day.
#freecompliments
Yep 👍
o.o khal should sponsor me lifetime premium
😂 that would be super cool
Well... Why not?
Yeah, that's what I thought
I’ll go for that. 🤣
Yeah, while we prepare for a lifetime of premium.
Enough is never enough.
😂🦁
#feedback #inleo #cent
@fermionico por @fulldeportes en #hive Con su experiencia nos trae "La zona de strike" [ESP//ENG] || OPINIÓN. #spanish #sports #baseball #beisbol @gosh
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Went to a Pretty Lights concert last night at theboriginal Woodstock grouds. It was pretty awesome.
#memeonleo #scam
Preety strong li
taxation
a 'representative' government
'honest' politicians
war