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400,000 gallons of radioactive water leaked from a nuclear power plant in Minnesota; made public after 4 months
Quick Brief In November 2022, 400,000 gallons of radioactive water was leaked at Xcel Energy’s Monticello nuclear power plant in Minnesota The leak was detected by routine groundwater monitoring systems and confirmed on Nov. 22, 2022, but it wasn’t made
Quick Brief In November 2022, 400,000 gallons of radioactive water was leaked at Xcel Energy’s Monticello nuclear power plant in Minnesota The leak was detected by routine groundwater monitoring systems and confirmed on Nov. 22, 2022, but it wasn’t made […]
Microsoft launches Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) Express, an OpenAI tool to make it easier for doctors to take notes
Less than a week after unveiling a new AI office “Copilot” for Microsoft 365, Microsoft Microsoft and its Nuance Communications subsidiary today announced the launch of Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) Express, a clinical notes application for healthcare workers that is
Less than a week after unveiling a new AI office “Copilot” for Microsoft 365, Microsoft Microsoft and its Nuance Communications subsidiary today announced the launch of Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) Express, a clinical notes application for healthcare workers that is […]
Bitcoin surges past $$28,000 as Federal Reserve printed $300 billion out of thin air in one week to save failed banks
Investors are turning to Bitcoin after the realization that the US Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) just printed $300 billion out of thin air last week to bail out the banks. Bitcoin topped $28,380 on Sunday and jumped 5.19%, adding $1,400
Investors are turning to Bitcoin after the realization that the US Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) just printed $300 billion out of thin air last week to bail out the banks. Bitcoin topped $28,380 on Sunday and jumped 5.19%, adding $1,400 […]
Twitter ‘just exceeded 8 billion user-minutes per day,’ Elon Musk says
Though naysayers continue to predict the death of Twitter after Elon Musk bought the company last year, the social media platform continues to grow leaps and bounds and attracts millions of new users who felt left before the acquisition. Now,
Though naysayers continue to predict the death of Twitter after Elon Musk bought the company last year, the social media platform continues to grow leaps and bounds and attracts millions of new users who felt left before the acquisition. Now, […]
Elon Musk: “I paid more income tax than anyone ever in the history of Earth for 2021 and will do that again in 2022”
In December 2021, we wrote about Elon Musk after a report that the world’s richest man (until recently), was about to pay over $15,000,000,000 in taxes in 2021, the largest in American history. Fast forward more than a year later,
In December 2021, we wrote about Elon Musk after a report that the world’s richest man (until recently), was about to pay over $15,000,000,000 in taxes in 2021, the largest in American history. Fast forward more than a year later, […]
The Top 25 Largest Private Equity Firms in the World
Did you know that about half of all daily newspapers in the country are owned by private equity firms or hedge funds? You’ve probably heard of private equity (PE) and have no idea what it is and why they’re the
Did you know that about half of all daily newspapers in the country are owned by private equity firms or hedge funds? You’ve probably heard of private equity (PE) and have no idea what it is and why they’re the […]
The unethical business of ad blockers and why Google is happy you’re using Adblock
Online ads are everywhere. It’s almost impossible to find any website without some kind of ad because most online publishers depend on ads to keep the light on. But if you’re like me, I hate annoying ads. So in the early
Online ads are everywhere. It’s almost impossible to find any website without some kind of ad because most online publishers depend on ads to keep the light on. But if you’re like me, I hate annoying ads. So in the early […]
SVB Financial Group, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, files for bankruptcy
SVB Financial Group, the company that owned the failed Silicon Valley Bank, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to seek buyers for its assets. The news comes just a week after its former unit Silicon Valley Bank was taken over
SVB Financial Group, the company that owned the failed Silicon Valley Bank, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to seek buyers for its assets. The news comes just a week after its former unit Silicon Valley Bank was taken over […]
Walmart invests $200 million in India’s most valuable fintech startup PhonePe
Indian fintech platform PhonePe has raised $200 million in primary capital from its majority owner Walmart even as other startups struggle to raise new funding amid fallout from Silicon Valley Bank. In this funding round, PhonePe has raised $650 million
Indian fintech platform PhonePe has raised $200 million in primary capital from its majority owner Walmart even as other startups struggle to raise new funding amid fallout from Silicon Valley Bank. In this funding round, PhonePe has raised $650 million […]
FinTech startup Stripe raises $6.5 billion in down round; valuation plunges to $50 billion from $95 billion 2 years ago
On February 24, we wrote about Stripe after the fintech giant announced it was close to raising $4 billion in fresh funding that will push the company’s valuation to about $55 billion, a massive discount from its record valuation of
On February 24, we wrote about Stripe after the fintech giant announced it was close to raising $4 billion in fresh funding that will push the company’s valuation to about $55 billion, a massive discount from its record valuation of […]