This Startup Is Using AI to Unearth New Smells
Google Research spinout Osmo wants to find substitutes for hard-to-source aromas. The tech could inspire new perfumes—and help combat mosquito-borne diseases......»»
Fisker has hired restructuring advisors for a possible bankruptcy filing — report
The Wall Street Journal reports the struggling EV startup hired financial adviser FTI Consulting and law firm Davis Polk to work on a potential filing. Fisker said it had no comment on the report......»»
Meta sues “brazenly disloyal” former exec over stolen confidential docs
Meta's former exec allegedly shared data center secrets with a shadowy startup. Enlarge (credit: Boris Zhitkov | Moment) A recently unsealed court filing has revealed that Meta has sued a former senior employee for "braz.....»»
Scientists Are Inching Closer to Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth
De-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences claims it has found a way to reprogram elephant cells, a technical breakthrough that could lead to the return of the long-lost mammals......»»
Struggling EV startup Fisker seeks U.S. manufacturing partner to make Alaska pickup
Fisker doesn't have a factory, but instead relies on contract manufacturing in Europe. It's now in talks with an automaker — possibly Nissan — to build future models together in the U.S., according to a report......»»
Archaeologists unearth abandoned townsite at Washington on The Brazos
A short walk from the banks of the Brazos River in Washington County, members of a small crew dressed in sun hats and gardening gloves push buckets of mud through metal sieves, picking out nails, bits of glass and ceramic, and other traces of a log c.....»»
Battery startup Our Next Energy lays off 37 more employees
Battery startup Our Next Energy Inc. is again trimming headcount following months of struggles. Crain’s Detroit Business has learned that the Southeast Michigan-based company has cut another 37 jobs — 24 of which were located in Michigan — w.....»»
The US Buried Nuclear Waste Abroad. Climate Change Could Unearth It
A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from US nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands......»»
Battery startup Our Next Energy lays off another 3 dozen employees
Battery startup Our Next Energy Inc. is again trimming headcount following months of struggles. Crain’s Detroit Business has learned that the Southeast Michigan-based company has cut another 37 jobs — 24 of which were located in Michigan — w.....»»
Week in review: LockBit leak site is back online, NIST updates its Cybersecurity Framework
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Overcoming the pressures of cybersecurity startup leadership In this Help Net Security interview, Kunal Agarwal, CEO at Dope Security, offers a look.....»»
Alibaba Leads Record Deal to Mint $2.5 Billion China AI Firm
The Chinese tech giant led a $1 billion funding round in Moonshot AI, valuing the year-old firm at $2.5 billion. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. led the largest single financing round for a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, the la.....»»
Elon Musk Sues OpenAI, Sam Altman for Breaching Firm’s Founding Mission
Musk alleges they breached the firm's founding agreement by putting profit ahead of benefiting humanity. Elon Musk sued OpenAI and its Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, alleging they violated the artificial intelligence startup&rs.....»»
Tesla designer Peter Blades departs for air-mobility startup
Peter Blades has spent much of his career in the auto industry, working at Tesla, General Motors, Kia and Nissan. Now he's looking skyward......»»
EV startup Fisker signs two more U.S. dealers, Bul Auto Sales and Karma Indy
Fisker said the two new partners plan to open three locations in New York, Florida and Indiana. The EV maker switched from direct sales to franchised dealers in January......»»
EV startup Lucid Motors gets $6 million state grant for Detroit area R&D center
Lucid plans a 30,000-square-foot office space in Southfield, Mich., initially, with intentions to expand with an additional 50,000-75,000 square feet......»»
EV startup Lucid Motors gets $6M state grant for Detroit area R&D center
Lucid plans a 30,000-square-foot office space in Southfield, Mich., initially, with intentions to expand with an additional 50,000-75,000 square feet......»»
Overcoming the pressures of cybersecurity startup leadership
In this Help Net Security interview, Kunal Agarwal, CEO at Dope Security, offers a look into the CEO’s leadership philosophy, the process of building a high-caliber team, and the unique challenges of navigating a startup in the tech industry. D.....»»
EV startup Lucid plans $10M R&D center, 260 jobs in Detroit area
Company representatives are expected to bring a prototype of the Lucid Gravity – the automaker’s planned new crossover vehicle – to Lansing, Mich., for a show-and-tell with public officials Tuesday......»»
Silicon Valley EV startup plans $10M engineering center in Southeast Michigan
Electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors is planning to invest $10 million and create 250 jobs at a new engineering research and development center in metro Detroit......»»
A New Startup Wants to Turn the Sugar You Eat Into Fiber
Americans eat too much sugar. Food tech company Zya is developing a substance to add to sweet foods that can convert some of that sugar into fiber in the digestive system......»»
Test flights on tap for Space Perspective’s luxury high-altitude balloon
This Florida-based startup wants to fly thousands of customers up to 100,000 feet. Enlarge / Space Perspective's first test capsule, Excelsior, has a diameter of approximately 16 feet (4.9 meters). (credit: Space Perspective).....»»