Within the past week, Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)-affiliated staffers have gained unprecedented access to sensitive US financial systems with data on millions of Americans, claimed to shut down one federal agency without an act of Congress, and invaded numerous government agencies. They’ve been opposed by lawsuits, public protests, and resistance … Read more
Unlike the Boox Palma 2, the Bigme Hibreak Pro can fully replace your smartphone. With a 6.13-inch black-and-white E Ink screen, Bigme’s new Hibreak Pro looks similar to the Boox Palma 2 that debuted last October. But while the Palma 2 is positioned as a pocket-sized e-reader, the Hibreak Pro features a more powerful processor … Read more
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man star Hudson Thames left many eyebrows raised last week after his comments about fearing the Disney Plus series would be âannoying and woke.â During a subsequent Reddit AMA, series creator Jeff Trammell was quick to start doing damage control, and he insisted that Thames had misspoken. But even in its most … Read more
Tokyo-based startup ArkEdge Space claims it has snapped what is “probably” the highest quality images of Earth taken by a small CubeSat. The photos were taken 410 kilometers above the Earth’s surface by the company’s CubeSat called ONGLAISAT, co-developed by Taiwan’s space agency TASA. It has precision attitude control, a TASA-developed Korsch off-axis optical system, … Read more
As of Feb. 7, the White House had not issued any statement suggesting that Donald Trump would nominate a CFTC commissioner to replace Rostin Behnam.
Apple has dismissed its lawsuit against the former engineer it sued for leaking information about its Journal app and Vision Pro headset, as reported earlier by 9to5Mac. The former employee, Andrew Aude, issued an apology on X, saying, âLeaking was not worth it. I sincerely apologize to my former colleagues who not only worked tirelessly … Read more
The SEC acknowledged an application for a spot Solana ETF on Thursday, signaling that the agency’s framework for crypto products may shift.
Social network Bluesky will soon give its users more control over who can reply to their posts. Confirmed by Bluesky developer Paul Frazee, Bluesky will add a new “followers only” setting that users can configure to limit replies. In addition, he says, Bluesky will create a way for users to set their default reply settings. … Read more
A former iOS engineer, who was sued by Apple for leaking confidential information to journalists, has issued an apology after the lawsuit against him was dismissed. The lawsuit, which was filed last year, alleged that Andrew Aude sent thousands of messages to journalists at The Wall Street Journal and The Information about more than a … Read more
Just before 2024 ended, engineers from Northwestern University showed the world that quantum teleportation may not require specialized infrastructure as we’ve always thought. Instead, we could use the same fiber optic cables that we utilize in classical communication. Fibre optic cables or optical fibers transmit light particles, signals, or pulses. They contain glass fibers wrapped … Read more
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This first week of February was busy on the geopolitical front, as well as in the world of startups and VC news, with many announcements and significant … Read more
A number of startups are racing to make vehicle inspections faster, easier, and cheaper. Self Inspection, a startup based in San Diego, thinks it has them all beat with its AI-powered service — and now it has convinced outside investors. Self Inspection, founded in 2021, is set to announce Thursday it’s raised $3 million in … Read more
Public safety answering points (PSAPs) — also known as 911 call centers — provide a critical service. While most people hope never to need one, they are essential to society. Since they are so important, it is reasonable to think they are some of the most efficient institutions in the country. However, that assumption could … Read more
France’s public investment bank announced that it plans to invest as much as €10 billion (around $10.3 billion at current exchange rates) in the artificial intelligence ecosystem in France. This announcement comes a few days before heads of state and global tech leaders gather for the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris. Bpifrance has been … Read more
President Donald Trump has paused the removal of the de minimis exemption on goods from China, temporarily putting an end to the confusion and high fees that have plagued both customers and businesses over the past few days. The de minimis exemption allows packages valued at less than $800 to enter the country duty free, … Read more
Whether you’re a small or medium-sized business (SMB) or a managed service provider at the beginning of your cloud journey, you might be wondering how to get started. Questions like “Am I following best practices?”, “Am I optimizing my cloud costs?”, and “How difficult is the learning curve?” are quite common. AWS is here to … Read more
The Actor Model is one of the most interesting models I’ve seen so far. It’s designed for high concurrency, scalability and fault tolerance. Most programming languages have a framework that implements it, but some programming languages like Erlang/Elixir are designed with this model in mind. History The actor model was created in 1973, inspired by … Read more
Hey everyone! I’m super excited to introduce ng-country-select – a high-performance, multilingual country autocomplete built on Angular and Angular Material. If you’ve ever needed a quick and elegant way to select countries in your apps (complete with flags, codes, and translations), look no further! https://github.com/wlucha/ng-country-select ✨ Why ng-country-select? 🚀 Angular 16+ Ready – Fully compatible … Read more
This is a guest post co-written with Tim Krause, Lead MLOps Architect at CONXAI. CONXAI Technology GmbH is pioneering the development of an advanced AI platform for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. Our platform uses advanced AI to empower construction domain experts to create complex use cases efficiently. Construction sites typically employ multiple … Read more
NEVI-funded Tesla Supercharger in Frisco, Colorado. | Image: NEVI The Trump administration’s war on electric cars continues with the halt of a national program that sends money to states to install EV charging equipment. It was the latest move by President Donald Trump to reverse Biden-era EV policies — even as those policies have personally … Read more
Amazon is the latest tech company to remove references to “inclusion and diversity” from its 10-K report. The filing has removed reference to diversity and inclusion as it pertains to the workplace. In its 2023 10-K form, the company had a sentence that read, “As we strive to be Earth’s best employer, we focus on investment and … Read more
Java is one of the most popular programming languages in the world, and for good reason. It’s a versatile, platform-independent language that’s widely used in a variety of industries, from Android app development to enterprise software solutions. However, despite its popularity, Java is often surrounded by myths and misconceptions that can discourage beginners from learning … Read more
Last week, an entrepreneur in my mentorship group shared his “dream life” vision board. Beach houses. Supercars. Private jets. The whole aspirational package. “But how’s your Tuesday looking?” I asked. The silence was telling. The Vision Board Trap We’ve got it backwards in entrepreneurship. We obsess over these massive future milestones while treating our daily … Read more