TECH

Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi over age assurance law
- By IOWA DIGITAL NEWS
- . August 24, 2025
Social networking startup Bluesky has made the decision to block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with a new

Group14 lands $463M from SK, Porsche, and others to make silicon anodes for EVs
- By IOWA DIGITAL NEWS
- . August 20, 2025
Battery materials startup Group14 announced Wednesday it has closed a $463 million funding round to expand its manufacturing footprint, a sign that investors remain confident

Judge says FTC investigation into Media Matters ‘should alarm all Americans’
- By IOWA DIGITAL NEWS
- . August 16, 2025
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into left-leaning advocacy group Media Matters. Back in 2023, Media Matters

Russian government hackers said to be behind US federal court filing system hack: report
- By IOWA DIGITAL NEWS
- . August 12, 2025
The Russian government is allegedly behind the data breach affecting the U.S. court filing system known as PACER, according to The New York Times. Citing

RIP, Microsoft Lens, a simple little app that’s getting replaced by AI
- By IOWA DIGITAL NEWS
- . August 8, 2025
Sometimes it’s nice to have a simple app that does one thing well without a lot of fuss. Microsoft Lens was that type of app:

Google says its AI-based bug hunter found 20 security vulnerabilities
- By IOWA DIGITAL NEWS
- . August 4, 2025
Google’s AI-powered bug hunter has just reported its first batch of security vulnerabilities. Heather Adkins, Google’s vice president of security, announced Monday that its LLM-based

Enterprises prefer Anthropic’s AI models over anyone else’s, including OpenAI
- By IOWA DIGITAL NEWS
- . July 31, 2025
AI research lab Anthropic’s AI models are now the top choice for enterprises, surpassing OpenAI. Anthropic now holds 32% of the enterprise LLM market share

‘Wizard of Oz’ blown up by AI for giant Sphere screen
- By IOWA DIGITAL NEWS
- . July 27, 2025
The massive Las Vegas venue known as Sphere will be screening its first classic movie, “The Wizard of Oz,” starting on August 28. And as

Trump’s AI Action Plan aims to block chip exports to China but lacks key details
- By IOWA DIGITAL NEWS
- . July 23, 2025
The Trump administration wants its AI technology to be considered an industry leader both on home soil and abroad. But it also doesn’t want the

Astronomer CEO resigns following Coldplay concert scandal
- By IOWA DIGITAL NEWS
- . July 19, 2025
Andy Byron, the startup executive at the center of an extraordinary social media furor, has resigned as CEO of data operations startup Astronomer. Byron, who