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Opportunity Zones are expiring and startups need Congress to act

Opportunity Zones are expiring and startups need Congress to act

2025 will be a pivotal year for startups and tax policy, and one instrumental program that has been crucial to the success of the company I co-founded, Event Vesta Inc, is at risk of sunsetting.

AI Essentials: What is compute and how is it measured?

AI Essentials: What is compute and how is it measured?

If you wanted to haul large amounts of water from a well, you would (at one point in history) need a resource, like a horse, to pull the load. You would measure how much weight the horse can pull per minute in terms of “horsepower.” In the world of AI, the resource required to make models work is compute, and it’s measured in FLOPS.

The push for a new federal law regulating digital replicas and what it means for startups

The push for a new federal law regulating digital replicas and what it means for startups

The recent legislative and agency efforts directed at regulating digital replicas of individuals’ name, image, and likeness (NIL) have the potential to harm startups’ access to the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem and chill innovation.

Engine releases additional resources on startups and age verification

Engine releases additional resources on startups and age verification

To help policymakers better understand what these issues mean for startups and their users, we’re releasing an updated version of the report, one-pager, and video explainers of the impacts of age verification and the policy proposals that prompt it.

With support for Black founders under attack, policymakers must step up to ensure innovation is for all

With support for Black founders under attack, policymakers must step up to ensure innovation is for all

The startup ecosystem should be accessible to everyone, but for the entrepreneurs who don’t look like the average founder — white, heterosexual, male — joining the startup ecosystem has always had its challenges.

Startup News Digest 05/03/24

Startup News Digest 05/03/24

Ownership disclosure law creates burdens for startups

Startup News Digest 04/19/24

Startup News Digest 04/19/24

Lawmakers lament detriment to startups of Trade Rep’s digital trade reversal