3 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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3 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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4 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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4 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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10 h. ago As Deadline Approaches, Few Insurance Companies Obey CA Insurance Commissioner Lara on Paying out Personal Property to Fire Victims

Few insurance companies are complying with California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara's request that they cover 100% of the personal property lost by policy holders in the Los Angeles fires by the February 28 deadline. The post As Deadline Approaches, Few Insurance Companies Obey CA Insurance Commissioner Lara on Paying out Personal Property to Fire Victims appeared first on Breitbart.

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11 h. ago WA power companies prepare to help people left in the dark following windy night

WA power companies prepare to help people left in the dark following windy night  FOX 13 Seattle

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17 h. ago 1,000 artists release ‘silent’ album to protest UK copyright sell

The U.K. government is pushing forward with plans to attract more AI companies to the region through changes to copyright law that would allow developers to train AI models on artists’ content on the internet — without permission or payment — unless creators proactively “opt out.” Not everyone is marching to the same beat, though. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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18 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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19 h. ago These are the best Washington companies to work for in 2025, according to Forbes ranking

These are the best Washington companies to work for in 2025, according to Forbes ranking  Tacoma News Tribune

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20 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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20 h. ago Novel system optimizes the electrical, thermal and mechanical behavior of 3D printed materials

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), in collaboration with the University of Oxford, Imperial College London and the BC Materials research center in the Basque Country, has developed an innovative computational model that makes it possible to predict and improve the behavior of multifunctional structures manufactured using 3D printers. This breakthrough, recently published in the journal Nature Communications, opens the door to new applications in sectors such as biomedicine, soft robotics and other branches of engineering.

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21 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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22 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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24 h. ago DeepSeek: Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot app

DeepSeek has gone viral. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek broke into the mainstream consciousness this week after its chatbot app rose to the top of the Apple App Store charts (and Google Play, as well). DeepSeek’s AI models, which were trained using compute-efficient techniques, have led Wall Street analysts — and technologists — to question whether the U.S. can maintain its […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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24 h. ago Erotica, gore and racism: How America's war on 'ideological bias' is letting AI off the leash

Badly behaved artificial intelligence (AI) systems have a long history in science fiction. Way back in 1961, in the famous Astro Boy comics by Osamu Tezuka, a clone of a popular robot magician was reprogrammed into a super-powered thief. In the 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey," the shipboard computer HAL 9000 turns out to be more sinister than the astronauts on board think.

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26 h. ago Recall alert: Chicken Caesar wraps in Washington State office vending machines

Recall alert: Chicken Caesar wraps in Washington State office vending machines  KHQ Right Now

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28 h. ago Cambium is building an AI that helps turn waste wood into usable lumber

Cambium uses data on timber and lumber transactions in a bid to make salvage wood appealing to a range of companies. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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29 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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29 h. ago Apple commits $500B to US manufacturing, including a new AI server facility in Houston

The U.S. government is leaning hard on tech companies to make more commitments to building their businesses in the country, and Big Tech is falling in line. On Monday, Apple laid out its own plans in that area: it will spend $500 billion over the next four years in areas like high-end manufacturing, engineering, and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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34 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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