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class="post__logo"> <a href="https://truepic.com/" target="_blank" title="Truepic"> <img decoding="async" width="1600" height="374" src="https://mozilla.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/truepic-logo.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="Truepic" srcset="https://mozilla.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/truepic-logo.png 1600w, https://mozilla.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/truepic-logo-300x70.png 300w, https://mozilla.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/truepic-logo-1024x239.png 1024w, https://mozilla.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/truepic-logo-768x180.png 768w, https://mozilla.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/truepic-logo-1536x359.png 1536w, https://mozilla.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/truepic-logo-1568x367.png 1568w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" style="width:100%;height:23.38%;max-width:1600px;" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="portfolio__grid-item"> <div class="post _portfolio _short"> <div class="post__logo"> <a href="https://www.holisticai.com/" 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