Caltrans will close the southbound Highway 41 onramp at Children’s Boulevard from Friday, Nov. 21, to Saturday, Nov. 22, for pavement marking repairs. The closure will be from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., weather permitting. Maintenance crews will work within the closure limits and may extend hours if bad weather or other factors cause delays. … Read more
Prediction market platform Kalshi has secured a massive $1 billion funding round, valuing it at $11 billion. This comes less than two months after the seven-year-old startup raised $300 million at a $5 billion valuation. The latest round is led by returning investors Sequoia and CapitalG, alongside other notable firms like Andreessen Horowitz and Paradigm. … Read more
Joby Aviation is suing Archer Aviation, alleging that its former employee George Kivork stole trade secrets worth millions of dollars. The complaint claims Kivork shared confidential information with a strategic partner while working at Archer, compromising Joby’s exclusive deal with the same partner. Joby Aviation filed a lawsuit against Archer Aviation and its ex-employee George … Read more
Tanay Kothari, CEO of AI startup Wispr Flow, shares his journey from childhood obsession to an $81 million company. Kothari built Jarvis, a fictional AI assistant inspired by Iron Man, at 10 years old after pulling an all-nighter. He went on to create over 50 apps before receiving a cease and desist from Google at … Read more
A major piracy operation in Spain has been forced to shut down due to a joint effort from the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) and sports streaming service DAZN. Photocall, which illegally restreamed live TV channels from 60 countries, logged over 26 million visits in the past year. The site provided unauthorized access to … Read more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to repeal its cybersecurity rules, which required internet service providers and cellular carriers to issue annual certifications showing they had implemented a cybersecurity risk management plan. The move was met with opposition from Democrats, who argued the rules were necessary to address vulnerabilities exposed by recent cyberattacks. Experts … Read more
The original Zork I, II, and III games are now available for free under the MIT license. This means they can be freely studied, modified, and shared. Microsoft has partnered with Xbox and Activision to preserve the Z-Machine engine that powered these classic games. The move aims to benefit students, teachers, and developers who want … Read more
Paradromics has received FDA approval to study its brain-computer interface, designed to help people with paralysis communicate. The technology aims to send text or synthesized speech through the brain-computer interface, allowing users to express themselves. This development follows multiple breakthrough device designations and regulatory approvals, despite CEO Matt Angle criticizing competitors like Neuralink and Synchron. … Read more