‘Inconsistent with reality’: China’s shipyards push back against Trump trade chief’s latest probe
US manufacturing group alleges Chinese yard sector’s ‘excess capacity’ undermines market-based builders
Day: April 17, 2026
Sources: Cursor is in advanced talks to raise about $2B co-led by a16z at a pre-money valuation of more than $50B, with Nvidia participating (Bloomberg)
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Sources: Cursor is in advanced talks to raise about $2B co-led by a16z at a pre-money valuation of more than $50B, with Nvidia participating — Cursor, a leading artificial intelligence startup for coding, is in advanced t…
The U.S. blockade on ships will continue until Trump ends it, says Central Command chief.
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Scholar Rumeysa Ozturk returns to Turkiye following Trump deportation push
Ozturk says she made the decision to avoid ‘losing more time to the state-imposed violence and hostility’ under Trump.
Trump target in Palestinian student protest case goes home to Turkey
Rumeysa Ozturk, one of the most prominent figures targeted in last year’s Trump administration crackdown on pro-Palestinian students, has left the U.S. — but says she did it on her own timeline.
Carney Courts Investors to Reduce Canada’s Economic Dependence on U.S.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has set up a meeting and a new office to speed project approvals and make Canada more attractive to investors.
A profile of wealth manager Iconiq, which, sources say, has $100B AUM, with $26B specifically for VC investing; Iconiq invested $3B into AI startups in 2025 (Natasha Mascarenhas/Bloomberg)
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A profile of wealth manager Iconiq, which, sources say, has $100B AUM, with $26B specifically for VC investing; Iconiq invested $3B into AI startups in 2025 — Last year, Anthropic PBC chief Dario Amo…
A profile of wealth manager Iconiq, which, sources say, has $100B AUM, with $26B specifically for VC investing; Iconiq invested $3B into AI startups in 2025 (Natasha Mascarenhas/Bloomberg)
Natasha Mascarenhas / Bloomberg:
A profile of wealth manager Iconiq, which, sources say, has $100B AUM, with $26B specifically for VC investing; Iconiq invested $3B into AI startups in 2025 — Last year, Anthropic PBC chief Dario Amo…
New RecruitRat, SaferRat, Astrinox, Massiv Android Malware Found Targeting 800 Apps
New research from Zimperium reveals four active Android malware campaigns, RecruitRat, SaferRat, Astrinox, and Massiv, targeting over 800 banking apps globally.
“Mine Threat In Parts Of Hormuz Not Fully Understood”: US Navy Advisory
The TSS refers to the so-called Traffic Separation Scheme, which was adopted by the UN’s shipping agency in 1968 with agreement of countries in the region.