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SpaceX, Other Mega IPOs Denied Fast Index Entry by S&P

S&P Dow Jones Indices will keep its existing eligibility requirements for main benchmarks like the S&P 500 Index, rejecting proposals that would have made it faster for mega-cap companies such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX to gain rapid entry into…

Exclusive-SpaceX tells banks it won't move its $135-a-share IPO price

As Ebola Spreads, Scientists Race to Find Vaccines and Treatments

The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a rapidly widening epidemic in Africa.

State wildlife specialists rescue snared jaguar near Tamaulipas capital

A jaguar has been rescued in the mountains near the state capital of Tamaulipas after becoming trapped in a wild boar snare located on private property, state officials said this week. The presence of the jaguar was reported to the…

AI Scientist Bengio: Building Systems We Don't Know How to Control

Yoshua Bengio, Founder & Scientific Advisor at Mila Quebec AI Institute and Co-President & Scientific Director at LawZero discusses AI safety, agent risks and governance frameworks. He warns that right now we don't have complete control of…

Planet Labs Raises Outlook as War Drives Earth-Imaging Demand

Planet Labs raised its full-year guidance after reporting record quarterly sales fueled by demand from defense and government customers for its satellite imaging services.

Startup Battlefield is returning to Australia — here’s what happened the last time we came to Sydney

On August 19, Startup Battlefield is returning to Sydney in partnership with Stripe, one of the world's most iconic technology companies. We're taking over Stripe Tour Sydney for a night that the Australian startup ecosystem won't forget.

Honeywell’s quantum company goes public. What investors should know about the IPO

It's a win for Honeywell as the offering gives a valuation to a business that investors previously had to guess what it was worth.

Viral videos mislead as Albania erupts against Kushner-linked luxury resort

Thursday marked the fourth straight day of protests in Albania, that erupted over a proposed billion-dollar luxury resort backed by Jared Kushner, married to Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka. Online though, false videos about the rallies…

These LLMs are the best at resisting Russian propaganda

As more people rely on large language models to provide pat answers to complex questions, state governments are understandably worried about those LLMs spouting what they see as dangerous propaganda promoted by foreign adversaries. To help…

I taught Gemini my learning style to understand quantum physics 10x faster with custom analogies and daily quizzes

Find out how Google Gemini can adapt to your learning style with personalized analogies, simplified explanations, and daily quizzes to make any topic easier to understand.

5 Open-Source and Free Tools for Gamers - to Support via Kivach

We can’t really know how many games out there exist, but they’re in the millions. Not all of them are exclusive or paid, by the way, and we can use some open tools to access them. Indeed, many of the apps you might use as a gamer, from…