Month: April 2025

Space solar startup Aetherflux raises $50M to launch first space demo in 2026

Space solar startup Aetherflux raises $50M to launch first space demo in 2026 Aetherflux, the space solar startup founded by Baiju Bhatt, the billionaire co-founder of Robinhood, has raised $50 million in a Series A round as it works to launch its first low Earth orbit demonstration in 2026.  The

Stablecoin issuer Circle takes another stab at a public listing

Stablecoin issuer Circle takes another stab at a public listing Circle, the issuer of USDC, a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, filed to go public on Tuesday. The company, which makes money from interest earned on its reserve assets, reported that its 2024 revenue and reserve income was $1.68

OpenAI’s o3 model might be costlier to run than originally estimated

OpenAI’s o3 model might be costlier to run than originally estimated When OpenAI unveiled its o3 “reasoning” AI model in December, the company partnered with the creators of ARC-AGI, a benchmark designed to test highly capable AI, to showcase o3’s capabilities. Months later, the results have been revised, and they

Epic Games CEO calls Apple and Google ‘gangster-style’ businesses in need of competition

Epic Games CEO calls Apple and Google ‘gangster-style’ businesses in need of competition Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, whose company makes Fortnite and tools for other developers, including Unreal Engine, called out Apple and Google as “gangster-style businesses” engaged in illegal practices while speaking at a Y Combinator event on

You might be following Second Lady Usha Vance on Instagram now

You might be following Second Lady Usha Vance on Instagram now Starting Wednesday, Meta says it will begin combining the Instagram accounts of the Second Lady of the United States, Usha Vance, and the former Second Gentleman of the United States, Doug Emhoff. As a result, the 1.2 million people