Daily Wrap: February 10, 2011

The company, founded by Groupon cofounder Eric Lefkofsky, is the latest AI-related firm to go public as 2024’s artificial intelligence wave continues. Nothing is hotter in tech right now than artificial intelligence. No wonder then that many AI companies see 2024 as the year to go public. The latest AI tech company to make its market debut is Tempus AI, Inc.

The shareholder approval, however, does not resolve a Delaware court’s lawsuit on the pay package. Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package, the electric vehicle-maker said on Thursday, a big thumbs-up to his leadership and an incentive to keep his focus on his biggest source of wealth.

If you’ve ever ridden a chairlift, you know it’s easy to drop things and perhaps never recover them. The folks who help clean up ski mountains once the snow melts do, too. On Tuesday, more than 200 Breckenridge Ski Resort employees traversed the mountain’s most popular peaks to clean up the remnants of winter before opening for summer recreation on Friday.

Two DTC office buildings have sold at a loss — even compared to what they fetched in the 1990s. The neighboring structures at 8350 E. Crescent Parkway and 8390 E. Crescent Parkway in Greenwood Village were purchased last week by Glendale-based Westside Investment Partners and Denver-based Knightbridge Capital. The firms paid $11.85 million for the larger of the two: the 135,000-square-foot building at 8390 E.

Enlarge / The payload fairing for the first test flight of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket has been positioned around the small batch of satellites that will ride it into orbit. (credit: ESA/M. Pédoussaut) Welcome to Edition 6.48 of the Rocket Report! Fresh off last week's dramatic test flight of SpaceX's Starship, teams in Texas are wasting no time gearing up for the next launch.

Enlarge / The Mod Easy Sidecar (credit: Mod Bikes) As some Ars readers may recall, I reviewed The Maven Cargo e-bike earlier this year as a complete newb to e-bikes. For my second foray into the world of e-bikes, I took an entirely different path. The stylish Maven was designed with utility in mind—it's safe, user-friendly, and practical for accomplishing all the daily transportation needs of a busy family.