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And why not every SPAC is a dog Rover is going private in a $2.3 billion, all-cash sale to Blackstone, the company announced earlier this week. The pet care–focused company raised hundreds of millions of dollars while private, through a Series G, and later went public via a SPAC. Notably, unlike a great many SPAC combinations, Rover is proving that blank-check companies are not merely a way to incinerate wealth. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Read it every morning on TechCrunch+ or get The Exchange newsletter every Saturday. The former startup has a 30-day shopping provision built into…

An officer who searched police computer systems for his own purposes has been sentenced at court following an investigation by Met anti-corruption officers.PC Mohammed Rahman, 39 and attached to North East Command Unit, was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Friday, 1 December to 12 months’ imprisonment (suspended for two years), 100 hours of community service and 20 days of rehabilitation activity,PC Rahman was suspended from duty but has since resigned. Now that criminal matters are complete, a misconduct hearing will still take place.Chief Superintendent Simon Crick, who leads policing in the North East, said: “PC Rahman would have been…

Airport bosses announced on social media that all arrivals and departures have been suspended and urged travellers to check with their airline for updates.  In a post shared on X, formally known as Twitter, they wrote: “Flight operations are currently suspended due to heavier than forecast snow. “Our winter teams have been working through the night and we hope to resume operations as soon as possible. “Please check with your airline for further flight updates.” The city experienced heavy snow fall overnight as temperatures plummeted across the country. Source link

Translink denies £6 Christmas fare is "profiteering" Source link

Much of the Kent woke up to frosty and snowy conditions on Saturday morning Source link

United States District Judge Robert Shelby has cautioned the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawyers, hinting at possible sanctions due to purportedly deceptive statements in a legal action against Digital Licensing Inc., also recognized as DEBT Box, a crypto company.Lodged in the federal court of Utah, the SEC’s legal action alleged that DEBT Box deceived investors by around $50 million via the vending of unregistered securities known as “node licenses.”Judge Shelby’s decision revealed notable discrepancies in the SEC’s case. Initially, the SEC, led by attorney Michael Welsh, had convinced the court to freeze DEBT Box’s assets, arguing the company was…

Researchers have developed a new experiment to better understand what people view as moral and immoral decisions related to driving vehicles, with the goal of collecting data to train autonomous vehicles how to make “good” decisions. The work is designed to capture a more realistic array of moral challenges in traffic than the widely discussed life-and-death scenario inspired by the so-called “trolley problem.” “The trolley problem presents a situation in which someone has to decide whether to intentionally kill one person (which violates a moral norm) in order to avoid the death of multiple people,” says Dario Cecchini, first author…

By the time you read this, I’ll have added thousands to my step count chasing the Santa Bus round Hollingbury. The first Sunday of advent represents hope and the Santa Bus brings it with twinkly music and loud lights. Crowds of families wait, stiff with cold but full of Christmas cheer and generosity when they spy Santa waving from the top deck. I love the Santa Bus, but there’s only so much of my heart I can give you George Michael – my wife disagrees – and you’re not all I want for Christmas Mariah Carey. The Santa Bus has…

Location : The A27 eastbound between the junctions with the A24 North and the A24 South. Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:00 and 09:15 on 2 December 2023. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Image Credit: Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock Jennifer Garner and her boyfriend John Miller reportedly shared a romantic moment at the premiere for her new Netflix holiday comedy Family Switch on Wednesday, November 29. An insider revealed that the Alias alum, 51, gave her boyfriend, 45, a kiss after giving a speech to the audience, according to a report from Us Weekly. While Jennifer and John have been a couple for years now, they tend to keep their relationship very private. A source told the outlet that John and one his daughters attended the premiere, but they didn’t walk the red carpet with Jennifer. After speaking to the audience, the Ghosts of…