Blis, a location-based adtech startup, has been exploring its exit options in recent weeks, according to multiple sources. After discussions with both private equity and strategic suitors, sources now say the Blis is on the brink of a deal with T-Mobile.
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US Leverage in Mineral Deals Shapes New Tech World Order
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This was inevitable. Because the U.S. holds the leverage. The mineral deal will be signed. Another reminder of the new world order, where technology dominance (and access to resources IE, minerals and energy to ensure that dominance), is what moves the needle. It’s all about
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Perplexity AI reaches 1 million users milestone
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How fast did @perplexity_ai reach 1 million users @AskPerplexity
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Research Funding Cuts Impact Universities and PhD Programs
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Not cutting the budgets of research funding agencies (NIH, NSF, etc) would be a good start to correct one of your many "carelessly ignorant, cruel," stupid, and short-sighted mistakes. Universities are rescinding offers to new faculty and PhD students right now.
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Viant Acquires Lockr Digital for Alternative Ad-Targeting Solutions
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The adtech company @viant_tech has acquired @lockr_digital
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DeepSeek’s Accounting Limitations: Wall Street Analysis
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Wall Street’s Best Ideas: Does DeepSeek even understand accounting? DeepSeek AI apparently doesn’t know the difference between “margin” and “markup,” it’s okay that Tesla deliveries are plunging, it’s hard to be database vendors like Oracle and MongoDB, and CyberArk’s expanding
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Grok’s Predictive Power Across Industries Worth More Than 44B
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Grok predicting all Oscars winners is something only they can do – because X is the largest firehose of information in the world. The real value is predictive power across every industry. Obviously worth far more than 44B.
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Twilio CEO bullish on stock as AI proof points emerge
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I had a nice time talking with Twilio CEO Khozema Shipchandler in NYC a week ago about where the company is headed. Twilio CEO: It’s a great time to buy the stock In a meeting in New York, Twilio CEO Khozema Shipchandler tells me investors are starting to see “proof points”
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Singapore Busts GPU Smuggling Ring to China DeepSeek
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Singapore police bust major ring smuggling Nvidia GPUs to China-based DeepSeek
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Intuit’s Data Architecture Powers Agentic AI with ROI
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Semantic understanding, not just vectors: How Intuit’s data architecture powers #AgenticAI with measurable ROI https://
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derstanding-not-just-vectors-how-intuits-data-architecture-powers-agentic-ai-with-measurable-roi/
… via @VentureBeat