π₯ Hot Takes Tuesday for 2024-12-10
Two hot takes on investments in the $40M range!
Two hot takes on two stories that caught my eye on Tuesday.
π° + π«π· Again, if you arenβt investing in France then you arenβt taking advantage of unique IP protections β and this time, $48M worth of reasons to consider quantum computing has entered the chat.
https://www.techmeme.com/241210/p9#a241210p9
π° + π If you had told me there would be $40M seed round for detecting sassy responsesβ¦ Iβd assume you were funding a dystopian trope.
https://www.techmeme.com/241209/p17#a241209p17
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