What a weird story. Last year the Biden State Department approved about $500,000 for EVs as diplomatic shuttles. This is . . . I don't know, maybe a dozen cars? Not very many, anyway, especially for a guy who's famously pro-EV. But NPR reports that shortly after Donald Trump took over, a new line item ...continue reading "The strange, short-lived tale of the armored Teslas"
ALTON – Alton Committee of the Whole members on Monday delayed voting on a resolution to negotiate an agreement for a $27 million “mixed-income” rental housing project in the city. After public comments, a presentation, a question-and-answer session, and more discussion surrounding the proposal, Alderman David Gan asked to refer the item to the city’s Plan Commission for future consideration. Joe Weatherly and Anne Stevenson of development firm McCormack, Baron and Salazar (MBS) gave a presentation at Monday’s meeting aiming to clear up “disinformation” surrounding the Lovejoy project. Weatherly said any rumors of the project being “Section 8” or public housing are false. The Lovejoy would consist of 70 units – the vast majority, around 90%, would be “market rate units” with rents subject to increase every year based on the market and demand. These units would have starting rents ranging from $790 to $895
A St. Louis man was convicted Monday for his leadership of a drug-trafficking ring in addition to being linked to nine murders over a nearly six-year period, according to officials.
With executive actions repealing federal guardrails on artificial intelligence, President Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office have marked a major shift from the Biden administration’s attitude toward the tech industry.
In his first week in office, Trump rolled back Biden’s 2023 Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence, which aimed to promote competition within the AI industry while creating guidelines for responsible government use of the technology. He also signed an executive order…
Alderwoman Cara Spencer for the month ended Feb. 20 raised and spent far more than her biggest opponent in the St. Louis mayoral race, incumbent Tishaura Jones.
The frigid weather impacts many industries, but one that’s hit particularly hard is construction. Between snow and brutal temperatures, it’s been a slow-go for home construction crews, but this warmup means work can resume.
A dispute over whether the Missouri Gaming Commission can issue emergency rules to implement sports wagering will delay the licensing of casinos and online operators until fall, the executive director of the Missouri Gaming Commission said Monday.
Last week, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejected the gaming commission emergency rules intended to allow it to accept license applications. The notice to the gaming commission did not specify why the rule was rejected.
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You might recall Buzzfeed CEO Jonah Peretti as the guy who gutted Buzzfeed’s talented news division and fired oodles of human beings back in 2023. As part of that transition, Peretti heavily embraced half cooked ‘AI’ technology in the form of generative and interactive AI chatbots he insisted would dramatically boost the site’s traffic and […]
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