AI nuclear power firm Fermi finally has a new CEO
Lee McIntire, an independent member of Fermi’s board, has been hired as CEO, more than three months since the company fired co-founder Toby Neugebauer from the top post.
Flock is tightening its rules in response to a growing surveillance backlash
The police-tech giant Flock is announcing today that it will change officers’ access to its nationwide network of license plate readers, in an apparent effort to quell a growing backlash and win back contracts lost amid concerns about mass surveillance and police abuse. Several changes aim directly at a problem that has made recent headlines:…
I Dropped Out of Harvard to Build a $2.5 Billion, AI-Powered Company That Paints a Real Picture of Your Health — Including Biological Age
Pranitha Patil’s own health struggles inspired her solution.
Northrop’s robot space mechanic is a new way to keep satellites at work longer
The Mission Robotic Vehicle is making the first attempt to attach a new thruster to an aging satellite.
Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out
“If this was opt-in, nobody would opt in,” Twitch CPO Mike Minton said on a livestream responding to user feedback. “That’s honestly the answer.”
Tired of AI Slop on Your LinkedIn Feed? Here’s How the Company Is Pushing Back.
LinkedIn users now have more freedom to report AI content.
Scientists just created female clones of male mice
Scientists have deliberately turned male mouse embryos into females for the first time. A team based in Japan used a CRISPR-based approach to remove the Y chromosome from male cells and create female clones of male mice. “No one has done this before,” says Monika Ward, a reproductive biologist at the University of Hawaii, who…
Steve Jobs or Warren Buffett? Neither. Here’s How to Find Your Own Leadership Style.
You shouldn’t expect your leadership style to emerge fully-formed from the beginning. But it is important to develop it consciously.
Every Founder Plans for Growth, But Almost None Plan for the Exit. Here’s What I Wish I’d Understood Sooner.
The best time to sell is when you don’t want to. Here’s why.
Grubhub’s $24M FTC settlement is finally reaching diners and drivers
Checks are being mailed from Grubhub’s $23.8 million fine from the FTC after it settled allegations over its business practices.
AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation
Cognition may be looking to raise another mega round just a few months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation.