Journalist, author and U.S. policy advisor on technology and national security
New York officials are weighing participation in a federal Education Freedom Tax Credit program. Pro- and anti-school-choice coalitions are mounting campaigns as the state evaluates whether to opt in. The program would provide a 100% federal tax credit for donations to scholarship-granting organizations, potentially funding private and religious schooling while public schools defend their budgets.
Naïve has raised $28.5 million in a Series A led by Nexus Venture Partners after claiming rapid growth to a low double-digit million annual run rate. The platform automates most back-end business setup tasks via AI agents, offering templates and a governance layer, while investors push cost-cutting through a new model router, memory system, and serverless runtime to reduce inference costs.
A set of interviews shows AI is central to engineering and software workflows. Leaders describe governance, the shift from coding to orchestration, and the ongoing need for human review as automation scales.
The iPhone Duo and other iPhone models have seen price increases as AI-driven demand for memory chips tightens supply, raising costs across consumer electronics. Analysts note this follows broader price rises in the iPhone lineup and shrinking smartphone volumes globally.