Dutch online grocery store Picnic raised €430M from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust and others, after raising €355M in January 2024
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Data center proposals face growing opposition from towns across the US, as officials and residents raise concerns about data centers' water and electricity use
Daniel Wu / Washington Post : Bluesky: @justinhendrix and @tweetintheblind Bluesky: Justin Hendrix / @justinhendrix : “It feels like there's been a real shift over the last six months or so in terms ...
The latest version of the Senate's OBBB has a provision that removes the 6 GHz band's protection from spectrum auctions; Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 use the 6 GHz band
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/ ... [image] Corey Quinn / @quinnypig.com : I bet companies can't WAIT to bid on spectrum that currently has millions of devices using it, most of which will never see a f...
Elon Musk calls the Senate tax bill “utterly insane” as it raises taxes on nuclear and geothermal energy and battery storage, which are crucial for AI training
Yet Rachel Frazin / The Hill : Updated Senate bill slashes wind and solar incentives — and adds a new tax Nellius Irene / Cryptopolitan : Elon Musk called Trump's new tax and spending bill “insane” Bl...
The UK passes the Data (Use and Access) Bill, criticized by creatives, without an amendment to force companies to declare using copyrighted material to train AI
A bill which sparked an extraordinary stand-off between some of the UK's most high-profile artists - and their backers in the House of Lords - has finally been passed.
Trump says Elon Musk “went CRAZY” and that canceling his government contracts is “the easiest way to save money”, as their One Big Beautiful bill feud escalates
Musk has gone to war with Donald Trump. What happens next? Dan Milmo / The Guardian : Elon Musk signals he may back down in public row with Donald Trump Wired : Elon Musk's Feud With President Trump ...
On Microsoft's 50th anniversary, company executives reflect on its history and how it responds to challenges, experiments with software and hardware, and adapts
My time at Microsoft has encompassed just shy of 10% of its historic 50-year run. … Joana Vala Pires : Beautiful post from Bill Gates on creating one of the most impactful companies of recent decades,...
Netflix raises prices in the US, Canada, Portugal, and Argentina; the standard US plan rose from $15.49 to $17.99 and standard with ads jumped a dollar to $7.99
entertainment TV and films. — Now, customers are going to be subsidizing Netflix's push into live events like NFL and WWE, whether they want to or not. … @durrell : I swear to God, these MFs raise t...
Australia introduces a bill in Parliament to ban children younger than 16 from social media; companies would face fines of up to AU$50M for systemic violations
www.crikey.com.au/20... Cameron Wilson / @cameronwilson.bsky.social : The Communication Department's analysis of the under 16yo social media ban cites two sources: — a study which has findings that i...
At a Crypto4Harris online event, Mark Cuban, Anthony Scaramucci, and other crypto advocates supporting Kamala Harris urged a reset in Democratic crypto policy
even as Trump goes all-in. Here's why MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC : Schumer says a crypto bill can pass Senate this year; key Dems join ‘Crypto4Harris’ call Bloomberg : Schumer Targets US Crypto Rules by...