"America's Startup" competitors use AI to launch businesses from their dorms

What happened: CBS News reports on college dorm startups using AI in "America's Startup," a government-backed collegiate innovation competition tied to America250. Entrants include Graft Systems, UV Sense, and a seaweed-based fire suppressant. Key numbers: Applications close Oct. 8 at 7:59 p.m. EDT. Why it matters: America250 chair Rosie Rios expects a Gen Z-led innovation wave, calling them the first AI-native cohort and "idea machines." Bank of America Institute research shows Gen Z led growth in new business registration applications in June.

CBS News reports on college dorm startups using AI in "America's Startup," a government-backed collegiate innovation competition tied to America250. Entrants include Graft Systems, UV Sense, and a seaweed-based fire suppressant.

America250 chair Rosie Rios expects a Gen Z-led innovation wave, calling them the first AI-native cohort and "idea machines." Bank of America Institute research shows Gen Z led growth in new business registration applications in June.