Washington state is launching a major effort to tackle the high cost of sustainable aviation fuel. The Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator, funded with $20 million, brings together Amazon, Boeing, and airlines to try and build a new market from scratch.
A year-long series from CRN highlights five critical leadership lessons from women in cybersecurity. The core message? Strong security is built on people-first leadership, not just technical control.
In a stunning rebuke, Tesla investors voted to reinstate Elon Musk’s $56 billion compensation plan. They also rejected advice from major proxy firms, signaling a major shift in corporate governance.
Bitcoin mining hardware maker Canaan is launching a two-year pilot in Manitoba, Canada, to recover waste heat from its servers. The 3MW facility will use 360 liquid-cooled machines to preheat water for a commercial greenhouse, targeting year-round tomato cultivation.
Alpenglow Biosciences is moving its 3D imaging tech from research labs to patient diagnostics. A new partnership with lab network PathNet aims to modernize prostate and bladder cancer testing. The startup also secured fresh funding and is working towards regulatory approval next year.
Seattle fusion startup Avalanche Energy is raising a fresh $14.9 million, according to a new SEC filing. The company is pursuing a unique strategy with desktop-sized devices and multiple revenue angles, including a Pentagon contract. But the fusion industry remains a high-stakes, long-shot gamble.
NASA is pushing forward with its Artemis program, with the crewed Artemis II mission potentially launching as early as February 2025. This critical test flight around the Moon paves the way for a landing attempt in 2027, though the schedule is tight and faces significant hurdles.
Google executive Josh Woodward called the August launch of the Nano Banana AI image generator a “success disaster.” The feature’s unexpected popularity forced Google to scramble for emergency computing power, highlighting the brutal infrastructure race in AI.
HP is reviving the keyboard computer concept with the EliteBoard G1a, a “Next Gen AI PC” hidden inside a desktop keyboard. It packs Ryzen CPUs, up to 64GB of RAM, and 2TB of storage, aiming squarely at commercial users and IT departments.
Stanford scientists have developed a polymer film that can rapidly change its surface texture and color at a scale finer than a human hair. The discovery, made somewhat by accident, uses electron beams and water absorption to create dynamic, reversible patterns. This opens doors for advanced camoufl
