Mike Butcher (BlueSky/Threads: @mikebutcher)
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Founder & Editor, @Pathfounders | Formerly @TechCrunch | [email protected] | @mikebutcher.bsky.social | Signal mikebutcher.04 | https://t.co/JepXg7SOFj (MBE)
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Joined November 2006
Founder & Editor, @Pathfounders Former Editor-at-large @TechCrunch Columnist / Speaker / Moderator / Broadcaster Co-Founder: @TheEuropas @Techfugees @TechHub @StartupCltn @TechForUK @tech_vets LI: https://t.co/UmdRWBl8ew Speaking: https://t.co/deHkHNjgHZ
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ALL the songs on Spotify were scraped, and released for free as a 300TB torrent. Artists won't get paid, obviously, so this is hardly true 'activism'. Meanwhile, OpenAI lawyers might well be muttering "sounds legit"...
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A pirate activist group has reportedly scraped and released metadata from Spotify, and intends to release 86 million audio files.
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The first Techmeme headline for @Pathfounders!
Solve Intelligence, which offers generative AI tools to law firms for IP and patent law work, raised a $40M Series B, bringing its total funding to $55M (@mikebutcher / Pathfounders) https://t.co/C6FeIV4G2o
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Masha is free! Today, Maria Kalesnikava was released from prison in Belarus. Every political prisoner must be freed.
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We need to regulate AI before it's too late. Sign the petition now.
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I’m sure this will end well.
Grok AI is now more deeply integrated into @Tesla UI. You can now ask it to handle all your navigation tasks in a very human-like manner. This is a game changer, especially when paired with FSD. Here’s a demo:
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a grim assessment of uk defence procurement woes - and what's need to fix them by @chalmermagne - tour de force work here! "Procurement failure is dangerous. The war in Ukraine has seen swarms of drones, precision strike and pervasive electronic warfare. Iran’s proxies have
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Exclusive: Software marketplace owner acquires The Next Web, plans relaunch by @mikebutcher
https://t.co/pkHRJYRlRl
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From @WSJopinion: For Americans, making money with Russia in the hope of making peace would be a mistake. But helping to make money for Russia while it pursues its aims of undermining Western freedom would be a crime, writes @gerardtbaker. https://t.co/4GegqsR9RT
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Russia and the U.S. talk of peace through profit while Ukraine fights to survive.
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For 10 years, Europe has reacted to every new Trump absurdity with the same response: outrage, handwringing, paralysis. We need to stop staring at the American car crash and finally start driving. Trump serves only himself. Europe must act for itself.👇
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If your hands and feet are cold, your microcirculation is already compromised. It’s one of the first warning signs your blood vessels aren’t opening on demand. Nitric oxide is the molecule that relaxes those vessels, improve flow, and deliver oxygen. This is the one I use:👇
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UK BUDGET: Tech Investors are welcome to email their reaction to the UK Budget via contact@pathfounders.com
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Exclusive: Norrsken, Nvidia, Google and Lovable team up to host the biggest AI-for-good-hackathon The first “Fixathon” hopes to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs to use technology to solve real-world problems @AmeliaKIsaacs
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AltaIR Capital and DVC (an early backer of Perplexity) have invested in Zinit, an AI-powered procurement platform https://t.co/O4gd4N8qhM By @AmeliaKIsaacs
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After building early traction in India and Indonesia, the startup is expanding into the US with backing from AltaIR and DVC
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X released the ability to see the original location of an account and guess what all the major MAGA ones are based in emerging countries because they can make significant cash (for them) by pumping MAGA disinformation. Now check all those pro-Reform accounts.
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I can personally vouch for a dozen of these - from the genius silverware storage, to the perfect leggings with 70+ reviews, to the hands-down best pillows on earth.
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The perfect example of how a bassist can be the beating heart of a band. A legendary player with Primal Scream, the backbone of The Stone Roses' groove. RIP Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield x
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RIP our wonderful brother Mani. The greatest bass player and friend we could ever have wished for. X
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Great conversation at Web Summit with @zcperret, @zachcoelius, @enricomellis & @mikebutcher on what’s shaping fundraising right now: traction, diligence, durable models, talent spend, gov/DOD GTM, red flags, cofounder/team fit. Full video soon. #WebSummit
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This year, over 80 organizations shared how they run ClickHouse in production, from fast-growing startups to global enterprises with massive workloads. Those stories represent just a slice of the thousands of organizations building with ClickHouse today. 📈
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Creators appear to be fighting back against AI companies who used their work for training data. Allegedly.
Today we’re releasing the vinyl of Is This What We Want?, the silent album from 1000+ musicians protesting the UK government’s plans on AI & copyright. Incredibly grateful to Paul McCartney for providing a new (silent) bonus track. And to the many UK musicians involved in the
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