Villagers inspect destroyed homes in Afghanistan’s Paktia province after overnight airstrikes, as Afghan and Pakistani officials give differing accounts.
French govt under fire over heatwave response
France’s government has come under fire from parties on both the left and right over what they say was a lack of preparedness for the recent record heatwave that swept across Europe, with the country recording around 1,000 excess deaths. France 24’s M…
In Q2, there were thirteen $1B+ US venture-backed startup exits, either through acquisition or IPO, the most exits since the 2021 market peak (Joanna Glasner/Crunchbase News)
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In Q2, there were thirteen $1B+ US venture-backed startup exits, either through acquisition or IPO, the most exits since the 2021 market peak — Startup exits valued at $1 billion or more are now mor…
Pakistani airstrikes kill dozens of civilians in Afghanistan, officials say
Pakistani forces’ ground operations and strikes killed at least 36 civilians in Afghanistan overnight and wounded more than 160 others, Afghan officials said Monday, as tensions between the neighbours escalated. One Afghan official said the attacks wo…
Internet down? 3 ways I use an old Android phone as a backup connection for my home router
I needed a way to connect my phone to my router, and have it work reliably. Turns out, I have 3 options (and I saved the best for last).
India records first passenger jet landing using indigenous Gagan satellite navigation system
New Delhi, June 29. In a significant milestone for Indian civil aviation, an IndiGo Airbus A320 successfully landed at Udaipur airport on June 27 using India’s indigenous Gagan satellite-based navigation system instead of conventional ground-based radi…
Pakistan Strikes Afghan Border Provinces in Response to Karachi Attack
Pakistan says a ground operation and cross-border strikes in Afghanistan’s Paktia, Paktika and Kunar killed 29 militants, a day after a deadly Karachi attack.
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US Supreme Court expands Trump’s power to fire officials, but protects Fed
The US Supreme Court on Monday boosted presidential power, upholding President Donald Trump’s firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one important exception: the Federal Reserve.
US Supreme Court rejects Trump’s unprecedented bid to fire Fed’s Cook
Chief Justice John Roberts said Fed governors “may be removed only ‘for cause.'”
Quantifind, whose AI products help banks combat financial crimes such as money laundering, raised $200M led by Summit Partners (Laura Kreutzer/Wall Street Journal)
Laura Kreutzer / Wall Street Journal:
Quantifind, whose AI products help banks combat financial crimes such as money laundering, raised $200M led by Summit Partners — Its Graphyte platform aims to help banks and other organizations …