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The U.S. Navy is more aggressively telling startups, ‘We want you’

​While Silicon Valley executives like those from Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI are grabbing headlines for trading their Brunello Cucinelli vests for Army Reserve uniforms, a quieter transformation has been underway in the U.S. Navy. How? Well, the Navy’s Chief Technology Officer Justin Fanelli says he has spent the last two and a half years focused […]  

The Best Free STEM Teaching Materials You Can Grab Today

The Best Free STEM Teaching Materials You Can Grab Today

​[[{“value”:” That’s right! Free STEM Challenges to get you started. This is perfect for new STEM teachers or a busy teacher with a need for quick, easy activities to add STEM to your classroom! Trust me, I have been in your shoes! I started in my STEM lab with zero resources. I had some basic idea books, but nothing for…

Alexa von Tobel has high hopes for ‘fintech 3.0’

​It’s been 10 years since Alexa von Tobel sold her financial planning startup Learnvest to Northwestern Mutual for $250 million. Since then, von Tobel became Northwestern Mutual’s first chief digital officer, then chief innovation officer, before launching an early-stage venture firm of her own, Inspired Capital, with former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. She’s […]  

Google reportedly plans to cut ties with Scale AI

​Meta’s massive investment in Scale AI may be giving some of the startup’s biggest customers pause. Reuters reports that Google had planned to pay Scale AI $200 million this year but is now planning to cut ties with the startup and is having conversations with its competitors.  

Week in Review: WWDC 2025 recap

​Welcome back to Week in Review! We have lots for you this week, including what came out of WWDC 2025; The Browser Company’s AI browser; OpenAI’s partnership with Mattel; and your iPad might finally be a true work machine.