3 h. ago Fastino trains AI models on cheap gaming GPUs and just raised $17.5M led by Khosla

Tech giants like to boast about trillion-parameter AI models that require massive and expensive GPU clusters. But Fastino is taking a different approach. The Palo Alto-based startup says it has invented a new kind of AI model architecture that’s intentionally small and task-specific. The models are so small they’re trained with low-end gaming GPUs worth […]

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6 h. ago Breeze Airways Expands Across the United States with New Routes to Fort Lauderdale, Salisbury, Akron

Breeze Airways Expands Across the United States with New Routes to Fort Lauderdale, Salisbury, Akron-Canton, Daytona Beach, Jacksonville, Key West, Pensacola, and More Starting This Fall  Travel And Tour World

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6 h. ago BluSmart investors propose $30M in new funding to revive the Uber rival

A group of investors are considering a plan to inject another $30 million into BluSmart in a bid to revive the Indian cab-hailing startup that abruptly halted operations last month, TechCrunch has learned. The proposal from these existing investors has a catch: its contingent on BluSmart co-founder Anmol Singh Jaggi agreeing to resign. The proposed […]

Economics

7 h. ago Seattle startup CueZen raises $5M for personalized health coaching software

Seattle startup CueZen raises $5M for personalized health coaching software  GeekWire

Events

8 h. ago Seattle Schools' plan to replace whiteboards draws teacher ire

Seattle Schools' plan to replace whiteboards draws teacher ire  The Seattle Times

Society

9 h. ago Carta abandons startup shutdown business, instead backs SimpleClosure’s $15M Series A

In February of 2024, equity management startup Carta revealed that it was getting into the startup winddown business with a new offering called Carta Conclusions. By December, the company had decided to “retire” that offering, according to a blog post. And now, SimpleClosure, a startup that has described itself as “the Turbo Tax of shutting […]

Economics

9 h. ago Justin Verlander winless in 8 starts with the San Francisco Giants

Justin Verlander winless in 8 starts with the San Francisco Giants  NBC Sports

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9 h. ago Justin Verlander remains winless after 8 starts with the San Francisco Giants

Justin Verlander remains winless after 8 starts with the San Francisco Giants  CBS News

Politics

9 h. ago Mass. teacher accused of indecently assaulting female students

The Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School teacher has pleaded not guilty and posted bail. The post Mass. teacher accused of indecently assaulting female students appeared first on Boston.com.

Society

9 h. ago Nationals reinstate Michael Soroka to start series finale vs. Guardians

Nationals reinstate Michael Soroka to start series finale vs. Guardians  The Washington Post

Politics

10 h. ago Alaska legislators among state lawmakers trying to roll back sick leave pay

Alaska legislators among state lawmakers trying to roll back sick leave pay  Wrangell Sentinel

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11 h. ago Mistral claims its newest AI model delivers leading performance for the price

French AI startup Mistral is releasing a new AI model, Mistral Medium 3, that’s focused on efficiency without compromising performance. Available in Mistral’s API priced at $0.40 per million input tokens and $20.80 per million output tokens, Mistral Medium 3 performs “at or above” 90% of Anthropic’s costlier Claude Sonnet 3.7 model on “benchmarks across […]

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12 h. ago Game, Sett, Funding: a startup building AI agents for game development emerges from stealth with $27M

Games drove the creation of GPU processors back in the 1990s, so it’s only fitting that artificial intelligence — the technology that GPUs are used to power nowadays — is making its way into nearly every aspect of video game design. In keeping with that trend, on Wednesday a startup called Sett — which is […]

Events

12 h. ago AI data startup WisdomAI nabs $23M with a smart way to avoid hallucinations

Rubrik co-founder Soham Mazumdar has a new data startup called Wisdom AI. It offers an agentic data analyst that works with structured, unstructured, even “dirty” data.

Technology

13 h. ago Kapor Capital’s managing partner Ulili Onovakpuri is leaving the firm

Kapor Capital’s managing partner Ulili Onovakpuri said yesterday that she is leaving the firm.  Onovakpuri started as a principal at Kapor Capital more than a decade ago, and rose through the ranks to become managing partner, and eventually (with Brian Dixon) took over the reins from the firm’s co-founders Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein.  […]

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14 h. ago Column | Carolyn Hax: Parent wants son’s partner to remove piercings for ‘fancy’ event

Column | Carolyn Hax: Parent wants son’s partner to remove piercings for ‘fancy’ event  The Washington Post

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14 h. ago SCOTUS upholds Trump's transgender military ban. And, the papal conclave begins

The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump Administration to start executing its ban on trans military service members. And, the conclave to elect the Catholic Church's new leader begins today.

Politics

14 h. ago Column | Teacher appreciation starts with better pay, not gifts

Column | Teacher appreciation starts with better pay, not gifts  The Washington Post

Politics

15 h. ago President Trump's approval ratings slide, but Democrats' poll numbers hitting new lows

President Donald Trump's approval ratings have slid since the start of his second White House administration, but the Democrats' numbers are faring far worse, dredging new lows.

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16 h. ago Want to Live a Happier Life? Start by Watching the Well Festival Today.

The Times is hosting a day of interviews dedicated to a singular theme: maximizing your happiness. Follow along live.

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