Elon Musk’s AI Firm XAI Files to Raise Up to $1B

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has filed with the U.S. securities regulator to raise up to $1 billion in an equity offering, according to a filing on Tuesday. The company has raised $134.7 million in equity financing from a total offering amount of $1…[#item_full_content]

Wisconsin Gov. Evers approves half-billion dollar Brewers stadium overhaul

After months of backroom wrangling, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill Tuesday that spends half-a-billion dollars in taxpayer money over the next three decades to help the Milwaukee Brewers repair their baseball stadium. The governor signed the bipartisan package at American Family Field, calling the legislation a compromise agreement between the team and the […]

Petition to repeal Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system threatened by ethics allegations

Supporters of an effort to get rid of Alaska’s ranked choice voting system are accused of “intentional deception” by failing to properly report their activities, including the involvement of Christian organization, according to allegations in a new complaint filed with state campaign finance watchdogs. The group Alaskans for Honest Elections is gathering signatures with the […]

Former president of Mauritania gets 5 years for corruption

A Mauritanian court handed down a five-year prison sentence to the country’s former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz after finding him guilty of money laundering and self-enrichment, his attorneys said Tuesday. The Monday verdict wraps up a rare corruption trial in West Africa and closes a chapter in the long trajectory of a strongman who […]