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LMArena reached a valuation of $1.7 billion four months after launching its product

LMArena reached a valuation of $1.7 billion four months after launching its product

✨ Discover this insightful post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Startups,TC,Venture,Felicis Ventures,ai benchmarks,lm arena πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: LMArena, a startup that originally launched as a UC Berkeley research project in 2023, announced Tuesday that it has raised a $150 million Series A at a post-money valuation of $1.7 billion. The round was led by Phyllis and university fund, UC Investments. The startup broke out of the gate as a venture with a $100 million seed round in May at a valuation of $600 million. This new round means it has raised $250 million in about seven months. LMArena is…
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x011/smtp-tunnel-proxy: A high-speed covert tunnel that disguises TCP traffic as SMTP email communication to bypass Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) firewalls.

x011/smtp-tunnel-proxy: A high-speed covert tunnel that disguises TCP traffic as SMTP email communication to bypass Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) firewalls.

πŸš€ Explore this awesome post from Hacker News πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: A high-speed covert tunnel that disguises TCP traffic as SMTP email communication to bypass Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) firewalls. β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β” β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β” β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β” β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β” β”‚ Application │─────▢│ Client │─────▢│ Server │─────▢│ Internet β”‚ β”‚ (Browser) β”‚ TCP β”‚ SOCKS5:1080 β”‚ SMTP β”‚ Port 587 β”‚ TCP β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ │◀─────│ │◀─────│ │◀─────│ β”‚ β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜ β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜ β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜ β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜ β”‚ β”‚ β”‚ Looks like β”‚ β”‚ Email Traffic β”‚ β–Ό β–Ό β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β” β”‚ DPI Firewall β”‚ β”‚ βœ… Sees: Normal SMTP Session β”‚ β”‚ ❌ Cannot see: Tunnel…
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LeBron James’ ‘Unnatural’ GOAT Tendencies Revealed by $8,000,000 Jazz Veteran

LeBron James’ ‘Unnatural’ GOAT Tendencies Revealed by $8,000,000 Jazz Veteran

✨ Check out this trending post from Sportskeeda πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Basketball πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: It's safe to assume that many consider LeBron James to be the greatest of all time ahead of Michael Jordan. James has earned recognition for all the things he has accomplished on and off the field. Utah Jazz veteran and former teammate Kevin Love has revealed his unusual GOAT tendencies. Speaking on a recent episode of The Old Man and the Three podcast, Loew was asked who the smartest player he has ever been on the field with. He was easily 'the king', and…
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Nico Carrillo destroys Luke Lacey in the ultimate Muay Thai attack

Nico Carrillo destroys Luke Lacey in the ultimate Muay Thai attack

✨ Explore this trending post from Sportskeeda πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: MMA πŸ’‘ **What You’ll Learn**: Scottish striker Nico Carrillo is settling in well in the featherweight division, dominating his first two fights in the new weight division. The 'King of the North', who has long competed at bantamweight, made it 2 of 2 in the 155lb division after dismantling American Luke Lacey in his last bout at ONE Fight Night 37 in November last year. He dominated Muay Thai competition, which saw him stop β€œThe Chef” by TKO in the second round. Carrillo had difficulty early in the match, having…
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News of Meta’s Manus is getting mixed receptions in Washington and Beijing

News of Meta’s Manus is getting mixed receptions in Washington and Beijing

πŸ”₯ Check out this insightful post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: AI,Beijing,manus,Meta βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: Not surprisingly, Meta's $2 billion acquisition of assistive AI platform Manus has caught up in a regulatory tug of war β€” but not because of US regulators. They appear confident in the legitimacy of the deal despite previous concerns about Benchmark's investment in Manus. However, China's regulators are reportedly not entirely optimistic, according to the Financial Times. When Benchmark led a funding round for Manus earlier this year, the investment sparked immediate controversy. US Senator John Cornyn complained about the deal involving Company X,…
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PassSeeds – Hijacking Passkeys to Unlock Cryptographic Use Cases

PassSeeds – Hijacking Passkeys to Unlock Cryptographic Use Cases

πŸ’₯ Explore this insightful post from Hacker News πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: In my time at Microsoft, I worked on the team responsible for the development and standardization of Passkeys. Passkeys have made standard, secure, cryptographic authentication accessible to all users, but the model is tightly restricted to website/app login. Even with a deep, code-level understanding of passkeys and WebAuthn, it wasn’t until now, six years later, that I realized a set of properties and behaviors present within Passkeys could be hijacked to make this post possible. This β€˜feature’ was sitting right there and feels so obvious…
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NFL fans react as Kevin Stefanski is seen traveling to New York to interview with Giants HC

NFL fans react as Kevin Stefanski is seen traveling to New York to interview with Giants HC

πŸ”₯ Discover this awesome post from Sportskeeda πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: NFL βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: Kevin Stefanski has begun his job search in the 2026 season, and his first destination is making fans sick. On Tuesday, one day after he was fired by the Cleveland Browns, the six-year head coach reportedly interviewed with the New York Giants on Wednesday. Tik Tok personality The Skoo even posted this photo of himself at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, waiting for his flight to New York: Thanks for submitting! β€’ There was a lot of negativity towards the development: Looking to predict NFL playoff…
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Executives at McKinsey and General Catalyst say the era of β€œlearn once, work forever” is over

Executives at McKinsey and General Catalyst say the era of β€œlearn once, work forever” is over

πŸ”₯ Check out this awesome post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: AI,Startups,General Catalyst,Jason Calacanis,Jobs,labor βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: If there's one point of agreement among the keynote speakers at CES 2026, it's that AI is reshaping technology at a speed and scale unlike any previous technological revolution. In a live Tuesday recording of the All-In podcast, co-host Jason Calacanis interviewed Bob Sternfels, global managing partner of McKinsey & Company, and Hemant Taneja, CEO of General Catalyst. Their discussion focused on how AI will transform investment and workforce strategies. β€œThe world has completely changed,” Taneja said of the unprecedented growth of…
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Premier League: Is the new coach’s regression real or a myth?

Premier League: Is the new coach’s regression real or a myth?

✨ Check out this awesome post from BBC Sport πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: Of the last 30 appointments, Graham Potter has the best record, picking up 11 points from his first five games after replacing Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea.The Englishman's time at Chelsea ultimately only lasted six months and he made 22 Premier League appearances, picking up just 17 points from his last 17 league games.David Moyes (Everton), Roy Hodgson (Crystal Palace), Unai Emery (Aston Villa) and Ralf Rangnick (Manchester United) all returned 10 points. Under Rangnick, United picked up two points in each of their first…
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Jason Eckert’s Website and Blog

πŸ’₯ Read this trending post from Hacker News πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: Back in October 2024, I got my hands on a Snapdragon Dev Kit. With a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite ARM64 CPU (the fastest model!), 32GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD, it ran Windows 11 for ARM lightning fast. So I made it my daily driver, and it stayed that way until very recently. I even wrote a review of it one year later back in October. Since the first boot, it’s been rock-solid and reliable every single day. And as someone who has used…
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