Two Oregon Counties Ban Genetically Modified Crops

Musk’s AI startup is now valued at $24 billion after raising funding from investors Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital. (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI raised $6 billion in series B funding, reaching a post-money valuation of $24 billion as investors bet big on challengers to companies like OpenAI in the intensifying AI race.

The federal holiday, which traces its roots back to the Civil War, is a day of remembrance, meaning many services will not be operational. Here’s a quick guide. Monday, May 27, is Memorial Day.

Laurie Leshin, director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is working on a $5 billion mission to one of Jupiter’s moons. But there’s something any leader can learn from her experience. Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc.

The quickest way to learn new info is to tap into the ideas of those around you, but most people don’t ask enough questions, says this expert. What you don’t know can hinder your potential and growth. Unfortunately, it creates a paradox, because you don’t know what you don’t know. The quickest way to learn new information is to tap into the ideas and insights of the people around you, but people often don’t ask enough questions, says Jeff Wetzler, author of Ask: Tap into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs in Leadership and Life.

As the country entered the era of personal computing, most printers could only output western characters. Reprogramming them required uncommon ingenuity. Excerpted from The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age, by Thomas S. Mullaney. Published by The MIT Press. Copyright © 2024 MIT. All rights reserved.

With fewer people moving across state lines, and population growth slowing, places within Colorado will have to compete harder with each other to attract new residents. But where can future residents find the biggest bang for the buck? Grand Junction, Littleton and Loveland are the top three spots in Colorado, according to a new ranking from USA Today Homefront. Denver and Aurora rank near the bottom, while Boulder and Colorado Springs make the top 10. Homefront, after surveying Texas and Florida, looked at 21 municipalities and one census-designated place, Highlands Ranch, with a population of 40,000 or more in Colorado.