‘Formula 1 on Water’: How SailGP Is Making Big Waves in the Racing World
SailGP’s Chief Content Officer Melissa Lawton explains how the elite boat racing league is growing its global audience of adrenaline junkies.
The Download: Early adopters cash in on China’s OpenClaw craze, and US batteries slump
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Hustlers are cashing in on China’s OpenClaw AI craze In January, Beijing-based software engineer Feng Qingyang started tinkering with OpenClaw, a new AI tool that can take over a device and autonomously complete tasks.…
Meet Marqo, an open source vector search engine for AI applications
Vector databases are the unsung heroes of the modern AI movement, storing unstructured data such as images, videos and text to enable people and systems to search uncategorized content. They are particularly integral to large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 (which powers ChatGPT), owing in large part to the databases’ ability to power real-time […]
DynamoFL raises $15.1m to help enterprises adopt ‘compliant’ LLMs
DynamoFL, which offers software to bring large language models (LLMs) to enterprises and fine-tune those models on sensitive data, today announced that it raised $15.1 million in a Series A funding round co-led by Canapi Ventures and Nexus Venture Partners. The tranche, with had participation from Formus Capital and Soma Capital, brings DynamoFL’s total raised […]
The Download: tech’s ethical congregation, and the Inflation Reduction Act’s anniversary
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The rise of the tech ethics congregation Just before Christmas last year, a pastor preached a gospel of morals over money to several hundred members of his flock. But the leader in question…
Netflix’s ‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ anime debuts teaser trailer and premiere date
Netflix released the official teaser trailer for the highly anticipated anime series “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off,” based on the popular “Scott Pilgrim” comic book series. “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off” premieres all eight episodes on November 17. For those unaware of the nearly 20-year-old comic book series, “Scott Pilgrim” was written by Canadian author Bryan Lee […]
Teach me Like I’m 5 with Drew Brees
In this episode of Teach Me Like I’m Five, host Jeff Fenster and guest Drew Brees discuss the importance of curiosity and entrepreneurship.
Are Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) and WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ) Strong ETFs to Own?
With strong retail sales stoking interest rate worries and the growing risk of bank downgrades, the stock market could remain highly volatile in the near term. Amid an uncertain macroeconomic…
Tracking the EV battery factory construction boom across North America
The onshoring of battery manufacturing for EVs started as a trickle during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now it’s a tsunami. In 2019, just two battery factories were operating in the United States with another two under construction. Today, there are about 30 battery factories either planned, under construction or operational in the country. U.S. President Joe […]
The White House’s efforts to combat climate change have sparked a tech arms race with the EU
The Inflation Reduction Act hasn’t sparked a trade war between the U.S. and the EU like some observers predicted, but an arms race instead.
School of Fintech: Managing Your Finances as a College Student
An exciting transformative period awaits you as you brace up for your college life. It’s more than an academic journey, given that more significant social and financial exposure requires you…