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Kuala Lumpur-based Respond.io, which uses AI agents to manage customer conversations, raised a $62.5M Series B led by Camber, following a $7M Series A in 2022 — In 2017, Respond.io set out to solve a simple p…
Girl, 15, who wanted to be ‘TikTok famous’ is left brain dead after attempting dangerous viral social media challenge
A 15-YEAR-OLD girl who “always wanted to be TikTok famous” has been left brain dead after attempting a dangerous social media challenge. Leah Presson took part in a deadly trend where teens record themselves taking overdoses of medication to chase a hi…
Palestine weekly wrap: World sanctions settlers, Israel funds settlements
Amnesty calls West Bank ethnic cleansing ‘state-sponsored’ and international allies bar Finance Minister Smotrich.
flyingpenguin.com reaches 7,000 posts
We have reached 7,000 posts since 1995, which got me thinking… I may forever remain unpopular, unwelcome to EFF slush parties in their mansion, or unable to win a coveted Forbes 100 under 100, but I hope my history professors will be proud and my…
G7 leaders meet for first full day of talks with Russia-Ukraine war first on the agenda – Europe live
World leaders will be joined by Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they try to keep Donald Trump on sideAnd here is the photo that Germany’s Friedrich Merz so desperately wanted you to see this morning of the moment he gifted Trump a German national team football …
Israel uses ‘battlefield evidence’ to prosecute Palestinians abroad
Palestinian activists are being put on trial in Europe for supporting Hamas on the basis of Israeli evidence.
OptinMonster Plugin Vulnerability Exposes 1.2 Million WordPress Sites to Cyberattacks
A large-scale supply chain attack targeting the popular OptinMonster WordPress plugin has exposed more than 1.2 million websites to active compromise. The campaign also affects the TrustPulse and PushEngage plugins, both developed by Awesome Motive, si…
FBI Warns Courier Cash Pickups Are Driving Crypto Scams
The FBI claims couriers are being used to circumvent bank transfers in crypto investment schemes
JD Vance says US-Iran deal ‘very general’ with many details yet to be negotiated – Middle East crisis live
The US vice-president also said nuclear inspectors would return to Iran as part of the deal with Washington to end the warFull report: Trump declares deal ‘all signed’ as G7 leaders try to tie loose endsThe Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi…
‘My voice is being heard’: A month of India’s Cockroach Janta Party
Satirical party launches nationwide Gen Z protest to demand federal education minister’s removal over exam paper leaks.