4 h. ago Colorado puppy thieves fake seizure to steal dogs from pet store in heist caught on video: police

Colorado puppy thieves faked a seizure to create a distraction during a heist at a Denver-area pet store that was captured on video, police say.

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4 h. ago Mitico raises $4.3M seed round to capture CO2 using ‘prehistoric chemistry’

Mitico thinks that it has found a way to slash the cost of carbon capture using a simple salt that’s been tweaked for industrial duty. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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5 h. ago Quantum Machines raises $170M, says it’s working with more than half of all quantum computing companies

Quantum computing remains a holy grail in the world of technology, but with some important breakthroughs in the last several months, investors are betting on the more promising startups in the space to make the concept of super-efficient particle- and electron-based computing a reality. In the latest development, Quantum Machines, an Israeli startup that provides […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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5 h. ago Serverless cloud platform Koyeb now lets developers spin up Tenstorrent’s AI accelerators

Just a few weeks after chipmaker Tenstorrent raised nearly $700 million in funding, developers can now try out Tenstorrent’s AI accelerators on Koyeb. Tenstorrent sells AI processors built around the RISC-V instruction set architecture, and has developed its own open-source neural network library, TT-NN, and open-source low-level programming model, TT-Metalium. Tenstorrent is part of a […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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5 h. ago U.K. to Raise Defense Spending to 2.5% of G.D.P. by 2027, Starmer Says

Prime Minister Keir Starmer set out a timeline to increase British spending on defense, now 2.3 percent. He is scheduled to meet with President Trump this week.

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19 h. ago Geno Smith raises questions about Seahawks future with cryptic social post

Geno Smith raises questions about Seahawks future with cryptic social post  Sports Illustrated

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21 h. ago Apple exec Phil Schiller testifies that he raised concerns over App Store commissions on web

Apple Fellow Phil Schiller, the executive in charge of leading the App Store, testified in court on Monday that he had originally raised concerns about the 27% commission the iPhone maker planned to charge app developers on any purchases made outside the App Store. In addition to being a potential compliance risk, he suggested that […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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22 h. ago This pediatric ICU nurse is running Boston for the children at MGH

Emily Weimer continues to run and raise funds to support pediatric cancer. The post This pediatric ICU nurse is running Boston for the children at MGH appeared first on Boston.com.

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23 h. ago Research Team Led by Wuhan's 'Batwoman' Finds Bat Coronavirus in China

Researchers have discovered a bat coronavirus in China that is raising concerns, but the risk of it infecting humans is reportedly low. The post Research Team Led by Wuhan’s ‘Batwoman’ Finds Bat Coronavirus in China appeared first on Breitbart.

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30 h. ago Small Business Owners Tackle Rising Prices of Eggs, Supply Issues

Small business owners across the United States are facing ongoing struggles related to the increase in egg prices, with many expressing that they've found themselves having to raise prices on certain items or purchase their eggs through different vendors. The post Small Business Owners Tackle Rising Prices of Eggs, Supply Issues appeared first on Breitbart.

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35 h. ago Congestion Pricing Reduced Traffic. Now It’s Hitting Revenue Goals.

Revenue figures from the Manhattan tolling plan showed that the program is on track to raise billions for mass transit repairs.

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38 h. ago Hensen Captures Two Gold Medals at Centennial Swimming Championships

Hensen Captures Two Gold Medals at Centennial Swimming Championships  WashingtonCollegeSports.com

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44 h. ago 80 years ago Marines raised flag over Iwo Jima in iconic moment

On this day in 1945, six U.S. Marines raised the American flag over the island of Iwo Jima on the fourth day of what would become over a monthlong brutal battle.

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64 h. ago Boonsboro captures its first Washington County wrestling team title

Boonsboro captures its first Washington County wrestling team title  Herald-Mail Media

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3 d. ago Officials Are Fired at Traffic Safety Agency Investigating Musk’s Company

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has raised questions about crashes involving Tesla’s self-driving technology.

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3 d. ago Officials Fired at Traffic Safety Agency Investigating Musk’s Company

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has raised questions about crashes involving Tesla’s self-driving technology.

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3 d. ago New England barbecue joint makes radical menu change amid MAHA movement

Barbecue restaurant Walrus Alley in Westport, Connecticut, has announced it will be going completely seed-oil free and switching to healthier alternatives as restaurants jump on the MAHA train.

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3 d. ago Georgia Woman Sues IVF Clinic for Implanting Wrong Embryo After She Gave Birth to Another Couple’s Baby

A Georgia woman filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against an IVF (in vitro fertilization) clinic that implanted the wrong embryo, resulting in her giving birth to another couple's biological child. The woman ultimately lost custody of the baby boy after raising him for five months. The post Georgia Woman Sues IVF Clinic for Implanting Wrong Embryo After She Gave Birth to Another Couple’s Baby appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 d. ago Sakana walks back claims that its AI can dramatically speed up model training

This week, Sakana AI, a Nvidia-backed startup that’s raised hundreds of millions of dollars from VC firms, made a remarkable claim. The company said it had created an AI system, the AI CUDA Engineer, that could effectively speed up the training of certain AI models by a factor of up to 100x. The only problem […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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4 d. ago Kapta Space, a Seattle startup working with the Department of Defense, raises $5M

Kapta Space, a Seattle startup working with the Department of Defense, raises $5M  GeekWire

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