Tailan New Energy, a solid-state battery startup backed by Chinese carmaker Changan, has successfully closed a B+ financing round exceeding $57 million aimed at accelerating the industrialization of its next-generation battery technology.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
The film, backed by the National Film Board of Canada, recently landed the 2026 Oscars shortlist and a Best Short Subject nomination at the 2026 Annie Awards.
Jacob LaGrone, 31, who faced life in prison, was granted deferred adjudication and placed on probation for seven years.
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Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 2026
In October 2022, Delvey was granted a $10,000 bail bond and released from jail, but was required to remain in 24-hour home confinement with electronic monitoring and no access to social media until 2024, when she was allowed to move into the home of her friend Kelly Cutrone.
The standalone Grok app, which operates separately from the social network, still allows users to generate pictures without subscribing.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
While any one individual has the discretion to subscribe or not to the guidelines, public schools and federal food programs like SNAP enjoy much less leeway.
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