The AdvancingCities program, which launched in 2022, saw the launch of accelerator programs across the nation in cities like Oakland, New York, Miami and Washington, D.C. with the goal of backing more diverse founders. J.P. Morgan sponsored the program with a commitment through December, but the relationship between the bank...

Techstars is laying off 17%, ending its J.P. Morgan-backed programs

SoundHound is paying $80 million in cash and equity for Amelia. It’s not clear what the latter’s valuation was prior to the deal, but according to PitchBook, Amelia had raised at least $189 million, including a $175 million investment in March 2023 from BuildGroup (PitchBook lists several investments, including two of undisclosed value).

SoundHound acquires Amelia AI for $80M after it raised $189M+

The Motley Fool

Which of these AI-driven stocks is a better buy right now?

Better AI Stock: Lumen Technologies vs. Broadcom

They were on the streaming giant’s brand and editorial teams and found that their skills complemented each other. “We are also both from Minnesota,” Watson said. “We just go together.”. The duo moved on to Clubhouse, where Watson was employee number 13 and Nisita was employee...

Ex-Clubhouse employees take another swing at a social networking startup

Business Insider

Former Google DeepMind AI researchers Misha Laskin and Ioannis Antonoglou founded Reflection AI.

Sequoia invests in Reflection AI, a startup founded by Google DeepMind alum, at $100 million valuation, sources say

Los Angeles, CA

Community Voices represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program but not yet verified their accounts. Community Voices are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

community_voice

Herbie J Pilato

Dennis the Menace actor Jay North is now 73 years old. This is his story. On August 3, 1951, Jay North was born Jay Waverly North, Jr., in Los Angeles, and seven years later, began acting on TV on shows like Wanted: Dead or Alive, and 77 Sunset Strip.

Former Childstar Jay North (TV's 'Dennis the Menace') Turns 73

Philadelphia, PA

Run by Danae Mobley, Coded By Kids is a nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia that trains teenagers to become IT industry leaders, whether they are in the C-suite or leading their startups. The organization was started in 2014 by Danae’s husband, Sylvester Mobley. She was most recently elevated to the...

Meet the CEO making it possible for Black youth to own multimillion-dollar tech startups

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

Entrepreneur

Anish Dhar, co-founder and CEO of Cortex, got the idea for the project management platform while he was an engineer at Uber.

He Spent a Weekend Working on His Side Hustle in an Airbnb. Then a 'Big Breakthrough' Led to $53 Million — and Counting.

Polk County, FL

Contributors represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. They have also demonstrated their experience writing hard news for other outlets. Contributors are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

contributor

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

When Instagram gained popularity, the app was all about getting that single, perfect photo to share with your followers. As the years passed, the idea of “photo dumps” gained popularity, as users started posting a collection of photos and videos in a carousel format instead of stressing over selecting a singular image.

Instagram is embracing the ‘photo dump’

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

The home security company did not say when the cyberattack and data breach occurred, but disclosed that the attackers accessed the company’s databases containing customer home addresses, email addresses and phone numbers. In a brief regulatory filing published late Wednesday, ADT said it has “no reason to believe” that...

Home security giant ADT says it was hacked

The most interesting of the trio, however, has to be the $299 Looking Glass Go. Pricing has always been the biggest barrier to entry for the company’s holographic displays. While scaling production will continue to bring per-unit costs down, the technology has been largely price prohibitive. Looking Glass first...

Looking Glass’ new lineup includes a $300 phone-sized holographic display

Chicago, IL

Writers represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. Writers are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

writer

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

As one of the drivers of the generative artificial intelligence boom, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang is looking to a future in which everyone has their own AI. The next wave, Huang said, is enterprise AI, where everyone at a company “will have an AI assistant.”. “We hope that...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang teased what AI's next wave will be — and we may all end up with robot assistants

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

WWE Vice President of Talent Relations Operations Kristin Altman was let go from her role after 17 years with the company. The news was broken by PWInsider.com. According to her LinkedIn profile, Altman started in 2007 as a receptionist before moving to the talent relations department as a coordinator in 2008. In 2012 she received a promotion to a manager and three years later to senior manager. In 2017, Altman was promoted Director of Talent Development before getting the Senior Director role in 2019.

WWE VP of Talent Relations Operations Kristin Altman let go after 17 years of service

Anyone paying even a little bit of attention to Tesla has probably heard about Dojo. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has referenced Dojo repeatedly over the years, oftentimes noting that the AI supercomputer is essential to the company’s future. But what is Dojo really? TechCrunch reporter Rebecca Bellan dug into...

Lyft ‘opens a can of whoop ass’ on surge pricing, Tesla’s Dojo explained and Saudi Arabia pumps $1.5B into Lucid

NewsBreak

Mechanical Orchard, led by ex-Pivotal CEO, scores $50M round led by Alphabet’s GV

Rob Mee, previously the CEO of Pivotal, says that he was inspired to tackle the challenges around digital transformation after spending years working with enterprises dealing...

Mechanical Orchard, led by ex-Pivotal CEO, scores $50M round led by Alphabet’s GV

Comments / 0