π Check out this trending post from TechCrunch π π **Category**: Hardware,IQM,PASQAL,quantum computing,SPACs β
**What Youβll Learn**: Amid investors' continued appetite for all things quantum, another European company in this space is exiting the private markets. Just two weeks after Finnish quantum unicorn IQM announced it would go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), its French rival Pasqal is doing the same. Accompanied by a separate $200 million private financing round, Pasqal's SPAC deal will see it merge with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp II and subsequently list on the Nasdaq. The merger values ββPascal at $2…
π Discover this must-read post from BBC Sport π π **Category**: π **What Youβll Learn**: The opening ceremony was held at the Arena di Verona, a 2,000-year-old amphitheater and UNESCO World Heritage Site, although no competitions were held in the city.More than 660 athletes from 56 countries in six sports will take part in the games, which run until March 15, with Great Britain sending a 25-strong team to compete.No Great Britain athlete attended Friday's ceremony, for logistical rather than political reasons, as several members of the team competed across the Dolomites on Saturday morning.In all, only 28 of the…
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**What Youβll Learn**: Tell HN: I'm 60 years old. Claude Code has ignited a passion again134 points by shannoncc 2 hours ago | hide | past | favorite | 73Β commentsIβm ready to retire. In my younger days, I remember a few pivotal moments for me as a young nerd. Active Server Pages. COM components. VB6. I know these are laughable today but back then it was the greatest thing in the world to be able to call server-side commands. It kept me up nights trying to absorb…
β¨ Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics π π **Category**: Barack Obama,in memoriam,Jesse Jackson π **What Youβll Learn**: Former President Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump, without mentioning him by name, at a recent public tribute to the late civil rights leader, the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Watch Obama's remarks in the video player above. Obama said Jackson's run for president in the 1980s paved the way for other black leaders, including his successful presidency and re-election in 2009. He watches: Full eulogy for Barack Obama at Rev. Jesse Jackson's memorial service in Chicago βWe live in…
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**What Youβll Learn**: As the quarter-hour mark passed, it looked as if the first Premier League meeting between these two teams would be very one-sided.Stone, Thewlis and the impressive Kai Taylor and Ray gave the visitors the perfect start with three quick goals, with Wolves twice breaking down the home side's defense either side of Taylor and Ray collecting a brilliant pass to go beyond the corner.Fifteen minutes later, Warrington found themselves incredibly behind after a strong comeback from the home side.Ben Jones-Bishop got the Knights on the…
π Explore this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Art and design,Culture,Painting,Photography,Art,Exhibitions π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: Exhibition of the weekStubbs: Picture of a HorseGeorge Stubbs' sentimental and mesmerizing Whistlejacket is truly one of the best-loved paintings in the National Gallery. This exhibition takes a closer look at what makes his paintings of horses so memorable. National Gallery, London, from 12 March to 31 Mayalso appearDavid HockneyImages from his time in Normandy, reflected in the Bayeux Tapestry and more. Serpentine North Gallery, London, from 12 March to 23 AugustSir John Vanbrugh A look at the stunning imagination…
β¨ Discover this awesome post from TechCrunch π π **Category**: Startups,Venture,IPO,Robinhood π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: Retail investors are notoriously locked out of the startup world. Robinhood is trying to change that by allowing the general public to invest in a portfolio of what it calls "some of the most exciting private companies operating today." To do this, the company that pioneered the commission-free brokerage model secured access to eight startups β including Databricks, Stripe, Mercor and Ora β and pooled them into a vehicle called Robinhood Ventures Fund I. The fund, which also includes Ramp, Airwallex, Revolut and Boom, launched…
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**What Youβll Learn**: There are several names - including those of two former club champions - vying to take the reins TottenhamWhile Italian League champion Napoli looks to secure Scott McTominay's future.Tottenham He had conversations with the former Marseille Team coach Roberto De Zerbe talks about appointing him in the summer if he stays in the Premier League. (Telegraph - subscription required), externalManager and former player Glenn Hoddle has offered to guarantee this Tottenham Avoid relegation if interim coach Igor Tudor is sacked after losing their first three…
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**What Youβll Learn**: One of the simplest tests you can run on a database:Doing a primary key lookup on 100 rows.SQLite takes 0.09 ms. An LLM-generated Rust rewrite takes 1,815.43 ms.Itβs not a misplaced comma! The rewrite is 20,171 times slower on one of the most basic database operations.The thing is though: The code compiles. It passes all its tests. It reads and writes the correct SQLite file format. Its README claims MVCC concurrent writers, file compatibility, and a drop-in C API. On first glance it reads…
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**What Youβll Learn**: Amna Nawaz: Well, it's been about a week since the US and Israel launched those attacks on Iran. Meanwhile, new job numbers add to the economic uncertainty.To discuss all this, we now turn to Brooks and Capehart's analysis. These are The Atlantic's David Brooks and MS NOW's Jonathan Capehart.It's great to see you both. Jonathan Capehart: Hey, safe. Amna Nawaz: So, before we get into how Americans view this war, which we need to talk about, I just want to…
