Plus, University of Maryland has a new quantum leader, a California firm opened a DC office and more power moves.

The funding sets a new record for private sector funding in the commonwealth, surpassing Amazon’s $20 billion pledge last month.

Artificial intelligence-focused risk and compliance startup Aymara in DC released a matrix outlining different scores for how safe ChatGPT, DeepSeek and their peers really are.

Residents want to keep Dorrance Township rural. Even without a formal developer proposal, a zoning debate is underway.