Tourism Is Growing In Mexico’s Baja Peninsula And The Fight To Protect It Has Already Begun

From Loreto and San Ignacio Lagoon to Todos Santos, communities across the Baja California Peninsula are experimenting with different answers for growing tourism sustainably.

Temporal raises $550m at $12.55bn to keep AI agents from failing
Temporal raises $550m at $12.55bn to keep AI agents from failing

Temporal has raised $550m in a Series E round that values it at $12.55bn. That is more than double its valuation seven months ago. The company announced the round on 14 September. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round. Wellington Management, Growth…

Obscura VPN’s new ‘Circle of Trust’ rewards users for supporting independent privacy apps
Obscura VPN’s new ‘Circle of Trust’ rewards users for supporting independent privacy apps

Obscura VPN has launched its ‘Circle of Trust’ initiative, partnering with independent tech companies to offer users special perks, starting with the encrypted image platform Ente Photos.

Kia’s new PV7 EV van shows up in the US [Image]
Kia’s new PV7 EV van shows up in the US [Image]

Shortly after Kia officially unveiled the PV7, the new electric van was spotted testing in the US.

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Sony, Universal and Warner back a new pact against streaming fraud
Sony, Universal and Warner back a new pact against streaming fraud

The recording industry’s global trade body has launched a new commitment asking music distributors to stop fraudulent tracks before they reach streaming services. IFPI announced the Streaming Integrity Initiative in London on 14 September. Twenty-seven…

OpenAI’s top strategist calls the state-by-state route reverse federalism. Its president helps fund a super PAC trying to preempt the states.
OpenAI’s top strategist calls the state-by-state route reverse federalism. Its president helps fund a super PAC trying to preempt the states.

OpenAI’s top political strategist Chris Lehane calls the industry’s turn to state-level AI lawmaking reverse federalism, while super PACs backed by OpenAI’s president and a16z spend heavily for a national framework that would override state rules. The …

AEO startup Profound hits unicorn valuation, raises $180M Series D 7 months after last round

Profound has raised a $180 million Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation, less than seven months after it raised a $96 million Series C.

Wonder scores a $425 million partnership with DoorDash as it builds its food empire

Founded by veteran e-commerce entrepreneur Marc Lore, Wonder is slowly building a massive portfolio of restaurants and delivery companies.

What Venezuela’s Earthquakes Teach Us About Resilience And Recovery Versus Reconstruction

Venezuela’s recovery from dual earthquakes is about more than a construction project. It is about building community and a future.

The world’s largest EV company just partnered with an African electric motorcycle company
The world’s largest EV company just partnered with an African electric motorcycle company

Africa’s electric motorcycle market is about to get an interesting new combination of Chinese manufacturing scale and homegrown battery-swapping infrastructure.

Yadea, the Chinese electric two-wheeler giant that has sold more than 100 million vehicl…