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Silicon Valley’s Next IPO Billionaires Are Coming. Nonprofits Are Ready for Them

Silicon Valley’s Next IPO Billionaires Are Coming. Nonprofits Are Ready for Them

A decade ago, Ryan Carrier was a failed hedge fund manager watching as AI systems began to spin out of control. Facebook’s algorithms shook US elections, a Microsoft chatbot said the Holocaust was “made up,”

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Working to automate nuclear plant operations | MIT News

Working to automate nuclear plant operations | MIT News

In pursuit of autonomous nuclear plant operationsIt turns out the research for the master’s was just the tip of the iceberg. There was still work left to be done.For the future viability of nuclear power,

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Politics Home Article | Government Spent £15m On Digital ID Before Policy Was Scrapped

Politics Home Article | Government Spent £15m On Digital ID Before Policy Was Scrapped

3 min read25 July The government spent around £15m on developing digital ID before the scheme was scrapped by the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Of that £15m, £800,000 was spent on the “People’s Panel”,

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Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, IBM, and others back open-weight AI

Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, IBM, and others back open-weight AI

Two dozen companies and organisations signed an open letter urging US policymakers to protect open-weight AI models.The letter, published today (PDF), carries signatures from a list that spans direct commercial rivals and organisations with little

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Telemundo to air UEFA competitions, including the Champions League, in new rights deal

Telemundo to air UEFA competitions, including the Champions League, in new rights deal

Telemundo’s coverage of elite, global soccer won’t end after the World Cup final. Telemundo has acquired the Spanish-language broadcast rights in the U.S. for all UEFA men’s club competitions for three seasons, beginning in 2027-28,

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11 UK AI Scale-Ups Outside London You Need to Know in 2026

11 UK AI Scale-Ups Outside London You Need to Know in 2026

The UK’s AI ecosystem does not begin and end at the M25. Oxford is producing developer tools and photonic hardware built for AI infrastructure. Edinburgh is home to AI platforms rebuilding financial services compliance and

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God and bitcoin: Why some Christians are going all in on cryptocurrency

God and bitcoin: Why some Christians are going all in on cryptocurrency

Todd and Janet Gatewood launched their Nashville-based radio show “God, Freedom and Bitcoin” in January, blending their passion for cryptocurrency with their strong faith. Then the market crashed. At roughly $69,000 on Thursday, the price

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House Republicans pass DHS funding bill that Democrats call ‘dead on arrival’ in the Senate

House Republicans pass DHS funding bill that Democrats call ‘dead on arrival’ in the Senate

WASHINGTON — House Republicans voted Friday evening to pass a short-term funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security that has no viable path in the Senate and is likely to extend the shutdown stalemate

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Markets plunge and U.S. oil hits $100 as Trump’s ability to reassure Wall Street hits its limit

Markets plunge and U.S. oil hits $100 as Trump’s ability to reassure Wall Street hits its limit

President Donald Trump is used to bending financial markets to his will. But with the war in Iran, he may have reached the limit of his ability to do so. On Friday, the S&P 500

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Insider trading concerns around oil and military moves are on the rise. Can anyone police the bets?

Insider trading concerns around oil and military moves are on the rise. Can anyone police the bets?

A flurry of bets made prior to major announcements about the Iran war has ramped up speculation that individuals or groups with advance knowledge of U.S. military plans are cashing in on insider information. And