March 14, 2025

Republican Congressman Jim Jordan asks Big Tech if Biden tried to censor AI

On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 16 American technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, asking for past communications with the Biden Administration that might suggest the former President “coerced or colluded” with companies to “censor lawful speech” in AI products. The Trump Administration’s top technology advisers previously signaled it would pick […]

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Agile Space Industries fires up Animas test stand to meet soaring demand

April 3, 2024

Despite the space industry’s incredible growth over the past ten years, there are still few places in the United States dedicated to testing rocket and spacecraft engines. This isn’t a problem for large companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin, which can afford to build their own; but almost everyone else is stuck with long wait […]

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GV invests in Home From College, a career platform for Gen Z

April 3, 2024

Home From College, a career platform for young professionals and college students looking for their first job or internship, announced Wednesday that it raised $5.4 million in a seed round led by GV (formerly Google Ventures). The new capital will go toward building out the platform’s main offering, “Gig,” a marketplace for companies to list […]

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How to reopen a nuclear power plant

April 3, 2024
A shut-down nuclear power plant in Michigan could get a second life thanks to a $1.52 billion loan from the US Department of Energy. If successful, it will be the first time a shuttered nuclear power plant reopens in the US.   Palisades Power Plant shut down on May 20, 2022, after 50 years of generating…

Stock Q1 Recap & Future Outlook

April 3, 2024
The first quarter of 2024 brought with it even more impressive gains helping to push the S&P 500 (SPY) to new heights. That is then…this is now. Meaning that there…

Opera allows users to download and use LLMs locally

April 3, 2024

Web browser company Opera announced today it will now allow users to download and use Large Language Models (LLMs) locally on their computer. This feature is first rolling out to Opera One users who get developer stream updates and will allow users to select from over 150 models from more than 50 families. These models […]

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Threads is giving Taiwanese users a safe space to talk about politics

April 3, 2024
This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. Like most reporters, I have accounts on every social media platform you can think of. But for the longest time, I was not on Threads, the rival to X (formerly Twitter) released…

Full Glass Wine raises $14M to continue acquiring DTC wine marketplaces, buys Bright Cellars

April 3, 2024

Full Glass Wine, a brand acquisition management startup that specializes in acquiring wine marketplaces, has raised $14 million in a Series A round to continue acquiring DTC (direct-to-consumer) wine marketplaces, aiming to lead the DTC wine market.  The outfit recently acquired Bright Cellars, a subscription-based wine service provider in Wisconsin, for an undisclosed price. The deal […]

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