36 m. ago ICE Is Paying Palantir $30 Million to Build ‘ImmigrationOS’ Surveillance Platform

In a document published Thursday, ICE explained the functions that it expects Palantir to include in a prototype of a new program to give the agency “near real-time” data about people self-deporting.

Economics

1 hour ago Final day to submit your speaker application and shape the next wave of startups at TechCrunch All Stage

Today’s the day! The application to speak at TechCrunch All Stage closes tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT — this is your final chance to share real-world insights with 1,200+ startup founders and VCs attending the event. Whether you’ve built or backed startups, battled bottlenecks, or cracked the code on growth, the stage is yours. TC […]

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7 h. ago REAL ID looming deadline prompts TSA travel warning: 'Expect delays'

REAL IDs will be required starting May 7 in order for U.S. air travelers to fly domestically. Travel delays may result for those who are unprepared — and for others as well. Here's why.

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15 h. ago Gearhouse uses outdoor adventures to help build community around Seattle

Gearhouse uses outdoor adventures to help build community around Seattle  KOMO

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17 h. ago Defense tech Theseus landed Y Combinator, the US Special Forces, and $4.3M from a tweet

On February 18, 2024, Ian Laffey posted on X that he and two others he’d just met built a cheap drone at a hackathon that calculated its coordinates simply by using its camera and Google Maps. He and his colleagues, Sacha Lévy and Carl Schoeller, were all engineers under the age of 25. The tech […]

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17 h. ago Elaine Wynn, Who Built Wynn Resorts Empire in Las Vegas, Dies at 82

She and Steve Wynn were known as the king and queen of Las Vegas. After their divorce, Ms. Wynn became a force in her own right.

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19 h. ago Will the Elizabeth Street Garden’s Famous Fans Tank a Plan to Build NYC Housing?

The Elizabeth Street Garden in Lower Manhattan was going to be razed to make way for affordable housing for older New Yorkers. Now the plan may be on hold.

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24 h. ago OpenAI’s Stargate project sets its sights on international expansion

Stargate, a $500 billion project headed up by OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank to build AI data centers and other AI infrastructure in the U.S., is considering investments in the U.K. and elsewhere overseas, according to a Financial Times report.  While Stargate was initially launched as a way to boost U.S. AI infrastructure, the project is […]

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26 h. ago Wasp’s platform is the glue that holds web dev apps together

When Matija Šošić started working in web development, he was surprised by how hard it was to build a full-stack production-ready web application. One of the biggest hurdles Šošić faced was navigating the fragmented dev tooling landscape. Coding a web application required utilizing different tools for developing the front-end versus the back-end, and so on. […]

Politics

30 h. ago A Key Hearing for the Menendez Brothers Starts Today: What to Know.

The defense team for Lyle and Erik Menendez is expected to call witnesses to build a case that they have been rehabilitated. A judge will then decide whether to impose a new sentence.

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33 h. ago Smashing, the reading curation app by Goodreads’ founder, shuts down

Smashing, an AI-powered app that lets users build a curated list of news and posts, is shutting down, because of its inability to scale rapidly enough.

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38 h. ago Body of missing Washington state grandmother found buried under shed partially encased in concrete

Marcia Norman, 82, was found buried in concrete below a shed her handyman, who police say was the last person to see her alive, built a day after her disappearance.

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40 h. ago 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Star Michelle Trachtenberg Cause of Death Revealed

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died as a result of complications from diabetes, New York City’s medical examiner said Wednesday. The post ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Star Michelle Trachtenberg Cause of Death Revealed appeared first on Breitbart.

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41 h. ago Austin churches answer prayers for affordable housing — by building it themselves

As fewer people attend church in the U.S., some religious institutions are wondering what to do with the land they own. In Austin, Texas, the answer is to build affordable housing.

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43 h. ago Eagles GM's NFL Draft process comes to light days before event, reveals why he won't choose certain players

Howie Roseman has built a Super Bowl championship roster in Philadelphia, and he made sure he did so by bringing in "really good people."

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44 h. ago Trump Administration Directs Judges to Deny Asylum Without Hearings

A directive from the Justice Department, which says the move is intended to reduce a backlog in immigration court, would result in rapid deportation orders in many cases.

Politics

47 h. ago ICE partnership will build 'public trust,' vice mayor of town with large Venezuelan community says

Doral, Florida, Vice Mayor Maureen Porras told Fox News Digital that she will support the city's potential agreement to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs.

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49 h. ago Patients Cut Off From Cheaper Obesity Drugs as FDA Halts Sales of Copycats

U.S. regulators are trying to shut down the industry for compounded weight-loss drugs, which could result in higher costs or suspend treatment for patients.

Politics

49 h. ago Capsule captures $12M to build the next version of its AI video editor for brands

Capsule is upgrading its AI-powered video editing assistant for marketing, sales, and media teams following the close of a $12 million round of Series A funding, the company announced on Wednesday. The upgraded editor will include new features like AI suggestions and support for real-time collaboration. The new version of its studio software will feature […]

Politics

51 h. ago A dev built a test to see how AI chatbots respond to controversial topics

A pseudonymous developer has created what they’re calling a “free speech eval,” SpeechMap, for the AI models powering chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and X’s Grok. The goal is to compare how different models treat sensitive and controversial subjects, the developer told TechCrunch, including political criticism and questions about civil rights and protest. AI companies have […]

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