You can't keep a good girl down: Noted disability activist Keely Cat-Wells didn't let one prospective investor stop her from starting talent acquisition platform Making Space. In fact, it reminded her that's exactly why she was forming the company in the first place. Read more
One isn't the loneliest number when it comes to AI: Researchers at University College London and University of Exeter published the results of a new study that examines whether AI could be an automated "helpmeet" in creative tasks. Spoiler, the results were mixed when looking at helping individuals versus a group. It's a trade-off that may be increasingly common as AI tools impinge on creative endeavors. Read more
Failure to orbit: SpaceX reached a milestone, but not for what you might think. Its Falcon 9 rocket is the most reliable launch vehicle in history, but even the greats have an occasional miss. This week, the rocket's second stage suffered a catastrophic error in orbit during a routine launch of a batch of Starlink internet satellites. The error brings to a close SpaceX's incredible streak of 335 flawless launches of its Falcon class rockets. Read more
Protecting artist content from AI use: A bipartisan group of senators introduced a new bill that seeks to protect artists, songwriters and journalists from having their content used to train AI models or generate AI content without their consent. The bill, called the Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act, also seeks to make it easier to identify AI-generated content and combat the rise of harmful deepfakes. Read more
VCs making moves: Venture capital funds typically have a 10-year life cycle, but investors? Not so much. And while big-name investor moves in venture capital aren't common, they seem to have become so in recent months. To learn who left, we have a list you'll want to see. Read more
Taking it to the air: Archer Aviation and Southwest Airlines are teaming up to figure out what it will take to build out a network of electric air taxis at California airports; Southwest's customer data is at the heart of it. All of that data could help Archer make informed decisions, like where to build vertiports, or local eVTOL stations. Read more
Wikipedia gets a dark mode: If you visited the Wikipedia website on mobile this week, you might have seen a pop-up indicating that dark mode is ready for prime time. We show you how to turn it on. Read more
