The Canadian company is developing small modular reactors. It previously raised nearly $100 million. Read more: Read More
Tech Crunch – Has GetReal cracked the code on AI deepfakes? $18M and an impressive client list says yes
The proliferation of scarily realistic deepfakes is one of the more pernicious byproducts of the rise of AI, and falling victim to scams based on these deepfakes is already costing companies millions…
Tech Crunch – A new social app is fighting rage-bait
Sez Us, a social app founded by Democratic strategist Joe Trippi, is trying to build a platform without rage-bait. Rage-bait refers to any posts that are intended to stoke controversy. This might…
The Border Chronicle – The Treasury Targets Border Residents: A Q&A with Nicholas Anthony, Finance Policy Expert at the Cato Institute
A casa de cambio in Brownsville, Texas. One of the border cities targeted by the U.S. Department of Treasury. (Photo credit: Najlah Feanny via Getty) Subscribe now With so many changes being…
Tech Crunch – YouTube is changing how YouTube Shorts views are counted
YouTube is changing how it counts views on YouTube Shorts to give creators a deeper understanding of how their short-form content is performing, the company announced on Wednesday. Shorts views will now…
Tech Crunch – Waze removes Google Assistant from iOS due to ongoing issues
Since the integration of Google Assistant for Waze on iOS in 2020, iPhone users have faced ongoing issues that the company has struggled to resolve for “over a year,” Waze wrote in…
Tech Crunch – Amazon’s Alexa Fund is now backing AI startups
Amazon started the Alexa Fund in 2015 to back early-stage voice startups. With the advent of large language models and Amazon launching Gen AI-powered Alexa+ along with a family of multimodal AI…
Texas Monthly – Experts Were Already Worried About Austin’s Fire Risk. Then Came the Crabapple Fire.
For years now, Bob Nicks, president of the Austin Firefighters Association, has been the city’s very own Cassandra, the Greek mythological figure whose prescient warnings go unheeded as doom approaches. Like those…
Tech Crunch – What’s next for ATProto, the protocol powering Bluesky and other apps
It’s getting easier to build new applications on ATProto, the protocol that powers Bluesky’s social network and a growing number of other apps. At ATmosphere, the ATProto community conference held over the…
Texas Monthly – Rep. Wesley Hunt praised in statewide ads as Cornyn kicks off reelection campaign
A seven-figure Texas ad buy is seen as a strong indicator that the Houston congressman may challenge the incumbent senator. Read: Read More