DOGE Reinstates NC Central Grant Canceled via ChatGPT as Build Raises $8.5M for AI Due Diligence
A grant to North Carolina Central University that DOGE canceled using ChatGPT has now been reinstated, the Raleigh News & Observer reported.
Build, a London and New York startup applying AI to infrastructure due diligence, raised $8.5 million in seed funding led by Index Ventures, per Complete Ai Training. Founded by architect James Stirrat-Ellis and AI researcher Ben McClusky, the platform draws on data from more than 1,600 sources and claims to cut due diligence timelines by more than 95 percent, with angel backing from OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar and Blackstone CTO John Stecher.
A peer-reviewed Iowa State University study published July 1 found that students who use AI for writing need to think more carefully, not less, per Complete Ai Training. Following 38 undergraduates across 22 majors, researchers Abram Anders and Emily Dux Speltz found AI shifts effort from drafting toward planning and expertise-driven correction, and that AI prose can appear polished and confident while still missing factual accuracy.
In Atlanta, students from the city's Summer Youth Employment Program unveiled AI-powered projects honoring Ambassador Andrew Young and Carolyn Young at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, building interactive experiences with Replit's AI-powered software over a four-week program, The Atlanta Voice reported.
Digital Journal reported that SEO is no longer just about Google: content intelligence platform Virlo analyzed 124 SEO-related videos across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram and found content about platform-specific search has generated more than 5 million views, as AI assistants and social search reshape how information is discovered.
And in The Nation, Pakistani digital bank Easypaisa, which reports nearly 65 million registered users, argued that AI and machine learning will significantly deepen the next chapter of financial inclusion.
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