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Here’s what the Fearless Fund lawsuit could mean for venture

TechCrunch

The first official piece of policy around diversity efforts in venture capital may soon see the light of day, but not because of any action by the government. Fearless Fund did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The result could very well set a lasting precedent for how the entire startup ecosystem evolves.

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How r/WallStreetBets gamed the stock of GameStop

The Verge

These days, you can just buy video games over the internet instead of going to a soul-killing strip mall in Iowa City to buy a physical copy of the game. When asked for comment, Robinhood referred to an op-ed published by Vlad Tenev , the company’s CEO and co-founder. GameStop’s business has been suffering as a result.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Gift Catalogue – Obama Style

See3

I received an email just now from the Iowa State Director of the Obama campaign. In his email he tells me that they have opened up their budgets and now I can sponsor a specific aspect of their Iowa campaign. Tens of thousands of personal letters and emails poured in from across the country to our Iowa Precinct Captains and volunteers.

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An AI Slop "Science" Site Has Been Beating Real Publications in Google Results by Publishing Fake Images of SpaceX Rockets

Futurism

There's a Kaleb Brown who recently played football for the University of Iowa, and Morningside University is in Iowa. In a statement to Futurism , Google declined to comment on Science Magazine specifically, but said it does sometimes manually demote sites. Maybe that's where Science Magazine 's AI drew its hallucination?)

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Vaccinating chickens could bring down egg prices. So why isn’t the U.S. doing it?

Fast Company Tech

Without a new policy including vaccines, the government will continue to slaughter every flock with a bird flu infection to limit the spread of the disease. The USDA, which did not respond to a request for comment for this article sent last week, clearly isn’t moving to vaccinate immediately. billion last year. since 2022.

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NYAG Files Suit Sues Trump Family And Foundation

The NonProfit Times

The dollars were fundraised during a televised event Trump held in January of 2016 in lieu of participating in a debate prior to the Iowa Caucuses. At least five grants of $100,000 were reportedly made to Iowa organizations in the days leading up to the caucuses.

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NYAG Files Suit Sues Trump Family And Foundation

The NonProfit Times

The dollars were fundraised during a televised event Trump held in January of 2016 in lieu of participating in a debate prior to the Iowa Caucuses. At least five grants of $100,000 were reportedly made to Iowa organizations in the days leading up to the caucuses.