What does it mean when Uncle Sam is one of your biggest shareholders? Chip startup xLight is about to find out

The Trump administration has agreed to inject up to $150 million into xLight, a semiconductor startup developing advanced chip-making technology, marking the third time the U.S. government has taken an equity position in a private startup and further expanding a controversial strategy that has put Washington on the cap tables of American companies. The Wall … Read more

Today on Sky Sports Racing: Exciting debutant Cerelia features at Newcastle among four cards on Tuesday | Racing News

Tuesday on Sky Sports Racing will be jam-packed with top action as Newcastle, Lingfield, Ffos Las and Southwell all host busy cards. 4.45 Newcastle – Wootton Bassett filly Cerelia debuts Wathnan Racing has become a serious outfit with their spending power and Wootton Bassett filly Cerelia makes is an eye-catching debutant in the Win £250,000 … Read more

Apple just named a new AI chief with Google and Microsoft expertise, as John Giannandrea steps down

In a carefully worded announcement on Monday, Apple said John Giannandrea, who has been the company’s AI chief since 2018, is “stepping down” to, well, not work at Apple anymore. He’ll stick around through spring as an advisor. His replacement is Amar Subramanya, a highly regarded Microsoft executive who spent 16 years at Google, most … Read more

Birmingham 2 – 1 Watford

Birmingham climbed to within a point of the Sky Bet Championship play-off places with a 2-1 home victory over Watford. The Blues earned a fourth straight win at St Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park while Watford’s miserable run on the road continued despite a valiant effort in the second half. Watford had their tails up from … Read more

Construction workers are cashing in on the AI boom

The AI boom is proving to be a windfall for construction workers building the massive data centers that power it all. According to The WSJ, workers moving into data-center construction are seeing pay jumps of 25% to 30% compared to their previous jobs — and in some cases, much more. Among them is DeMond Chambliss, … Read more

Korea’s Coupang says data breach exposed nearly 34M customers’ personal information

South Korean e-commerce platform Coupang over the weekend said nearly 34 million Korean customers’ personal information had been leaked in a data breach that had been ongoing for more than five months. The company said it first detected the unauthorized exposure of 4,500 user accounts on November 18, but a subsequent investigation revealed that the … Read more

Varda says it has proven space manufacturing works — now it wants to make it boring

When Will Bruey talks about the future, the timelines are shorter than most might imagine. The Varda Space Industries CEO predicts that within 10 years, someone could stand at a landing site and watch multiple specialized spacecraft per night zooming toward Earth like shooting stars, each carrying pharmaceuticals manufactured in space. Within 15 to 20 … Read more