Proxima Fusion raises $21M to build on its ‘stellarator’ approach to nuclear fusion
www.techcrunch.com Venture capitalists’ appetite for fusion startups has been up and down in the last few years. For instance, the Fusion Industry Association found that while nuclear fusion companies had attracted over $6 billion in investment in 2023, $1.4 billion more than in 2022, the 27% growth proved slower than
Morgan Wallen's Ex-Fiancée Says His Arrest Has Nothing To Do With Her
www.huffpost.com The country star was arrested in Nashville on three felony counts of reckless endangerment on Sunday.… Read More
Cambium is building a recycled wood supply chain
www.techcrunch.com The global demand for wood could grow by 54% between 2010 and 2050, according to a study by the World Resources Institute. While some building materials like steel get consistently recycled back into the supply chain, wood does not. Cambium hopes to fix that. … Read More
True Anomaly CEO finds the silver lining in the startup’s anomalous first mission
www.techcrunch.com True Anomaly’s first mission didn’t go as planned by any stretch of the imagination, but the space and defense startup’s CEO, Even Rogers, said he doesn’t consider it a failure. Providing new details on what went right and wrong, he explained how they’re turning this anomaly into a “success
X automatically changed 'Twitter' to 'X' in domain names, breaking legit URLs
www.mashable.com It might be easy to forget at times, but technically, Twitter is no more. Elon Musk changed the name of the company to “X” last summer. Yes, the main domain name for Musk’s X is still Twitter.com. Yes, there are multiple official pages on the platform where the company
Poe introduces a price-per-message revenue model for AI bot creators
www.techcrunch.com Bot creators now have a new way to make money with Poe, the Quora-owned AI chatbot platform. On Monday, the company introduced a revenue model that allows creators to set a per-message price for their bots so they can make money whenever a user messages them. The addition follows
Faraday Future faked early sales, lawsuits claim
www.techcrunch.com Two internal whistleblowers at Faraday Future claim the troubled EV company has been lying about some of the few sales it has announced to date. They also claim founder Jia Yueting has “weaponized” the EV startup’s HR department to retaliate against anyone who speaks up about these alleged misrepresentations.
Tori Spelling Explains How A Baked Potato Played Into Her Divorce From Dean McDermott
www.huffpost.com The actor recalled how she smashed a Wendy’s baked potato “on the ground” during an argument with her ex-husband, Dean McDermott, on her podcast.… Read More
Apple Vision Pro: I tried it on a plane and it was chaotic
www.mashable.com Mashable’s tech editor Kimmie G put Apple’s Vision Pro to the test on her JetBlue flight from JFK to Juan Santamaría International Airport in Costa Rica. Here’s how it went. … Read More
Cruise robotaxis are back in Phoenix — but people are driving them
www.techcrunch.com Cruise is redeploying robotaxis in Phoenix after nearly five months of paused operations, the company said in a blog post. The catch? The cars will be in so-called “manual mode,” so they won’t be driving themselves. … Read More