☢️ AI goes nuclear: AI companies want to tap nuclear energy for their data centers, but the nuclear industry is not known for moving fast. Could AI help the nuclear industry move more quickly so it can power AI data centers faster? Startup Atomic Canyon thinks so.
💰 Funding for finance software: Rillet is a startup that uses AI to automate accounting reports. The company just raised a $25 million Series A round led by Sequoia and has signed up nearly 200 customers, including Windsurf and Decagon, since it launched last year.
🎙️ Tides, they are a-changing: It's no secret that tech's influence on Washington, D.C., has changed, especially since January. But what does that mean for startups? Equity talked to Daniel Weiner, director of the Brennan Center for Justice's Elections and Government program, to find out.
🚘 Motor city: Tesla's Cybertruck hasn't lived up to Elon Musk's sales expectations. The company now has a significant stockpile of unsold inventory. One place the company is storing said inventory is in a shopping center parking lot in Detroit — which violates city code.
🔧 Right to repair: Apple is expanding its Self Service Repair program to include multiple iPad models. This program lets users order repair manuals and genuine parts from Apple to fix their devices on their own, and it now supports 65 Apple products.
