Unexpected Outage: The Challenges of Decentralized Social Networks
It turns out that decentralized social networks can go down, too. On Thursday evening, the decentralized social network Bluesky experienced a significant
Innovative Electric Pickup Truck Launches with a Unique Approach
A new American electric vehicle startup called Slate Auto has made its debut, and it’s about as anti-Tesla as it gets. It’s affordable, deeply
Greek Prime Minister to Speak at Upcoming Tech Event in Athens
Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, will join StrictlyVC’s stage in Athens on Thursday night, May 8. Register your ticket here.
Investigation into Vandalism Targeting Michigan Leaders’ Residences
April 24, 2025 The Michigan attorney general’s office revealed Thursday that the police searches Wednesday in Ann Arbor, Canton and Ypsilanti were part of a yearlong investigation into “evidently…
Court Rulings Halt Education Department’s Anti-DEI Directives
Several colleges scrubbed their campuses and websites of DEI-related language and shuttered offices in order to comply with the letter’s sweeping demands.
New Image Generation Models and Enhanced Web Application Unveiled
Adobe on Thursday launched the latest iteration of its Firefly family of image generation AI models, a model for generating vectors, and a redesigned web
Adobe’s Initiative for Image Attribution in AI Training
For years, websites included information about what kind of crawlers were not allowed on their site with a robots.txt file. Adobe, which wants to create a
UK Startup Secures $9M to Revitalize Local Manufacturing for Key Industries
Geopolitical pressures are accelerating a demand in many countries and regions to reshore — that is, to redevelop critical industry infrastructure, and
A New Tool to Measure the Energy Consumption of Chatbot Interactions
A Hugging Face engineer has built an open source tool to help estimate how much energy AI chatbot models consume.
Collaboration to Launch Autonomous Electric Microbus Taxi Service in the U.S.
Volkswagen of America and Uber on Thursday unveiled an ambitious plan to launch a commercial robotaxi service — using autonomous electric VW ID. BUZZ