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THE STEERING COLUMN

Reinventing the (steering) wheel

Part square, part circle, not quite oval, the squircle heralds a new design trend for the steering wheel.

News about technology and innovation from the AJC

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A new nonprofit is bringing AI training to Atlanta entrepreneurs

Beyond Code Collective launched an AI training cohort in Atlanta to help entrepreneurs, job seekers & aspiring technologists apply artificial intelligence to real-world goals.

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How this Atlanta investor deployed nearly half a billion dollars in less than two years

Justin Ernest is the founder and managing partner of Sabertooth Capital, which has invested in high-profile companies including Anthropic, SpaceX and Prometheus.

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Altera Festival introduces AI-curious to emerging technology in film

The festival showcases how AI, extended reality, spatial computing and other emerging technologies can reshape the creative process.

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AI can’t smell. But Atlanta perfumery uses it to make you smell good.

Buckhead perfume store Indiehouse Modern Fragrances has a partnership with an AI company that allows customers to create their own custom fragrance.

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Rivian begins R2 deliveries, a preview of what’s to come at Georgia plant

Rivian announced Tuesday it has begun delivering its first batch of new mid-sized SUVs to customers, an effort pivotal to the company’s planned factory in Georgia.

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One of Georgia’s biggest solar farms is dividing one of its smallest counties

A huge solar project more than 200 miles southeast of Atlanta has laid bare rifts in many rural communities over development of farmland.

Georgia’s rising power demand fuels debate over solar farm expansion