YouTube users reported problems streaming content and accessing the app for about 60 minutes.
Liberate, which builds AI agents to automate insurance operations, raised a $50M Series B led by Battery Ventures at a $300M post-money valuation (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
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Liberate, which builds AI agents to automate insurance operations, raised a $50M Series B led by Battery Ventures at a $300M post-money valuation — Liberate, an AI startup automating insurance operations,…
US drops out of world’s 10 most powerful passports list for first time in 20 years
Singapore topped the Henley Passport Index, with South Korea in second and Japan third.
Angry with their governments, the world’s young are filling the streets as ‘Gen Z’ protesters
A new wave of protests is unfolding worldwide, driven by young people expressing discontent with their governments.
Trump confirms he has authorized CIA covert operations in Venezuela
CBS News senior White House correspondent Ed O’Keefe asked President Trump Wednesday why he had authorized the CIA to go into Venezuela.
Trump’s Praise For PM Modi, Then Bizarre Remarks
US President Donald Trump has claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured Washington that New Delhi will stop buying oil from Russia soon, in what he believes would bring peace to war-torn Ukraine.
With US-China tensions back on the upswing, is the TikTok deal at risk?
Analyst opinions are mixed on the viability of the deal for TikTok’s US ownership, with “everything on the table” after recent flare-ups.
FIFA hopes 2026 World Cup cities will be ‘ready’ for games after Trump’s threats
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to relocate World Cup matches in Boston, after suggesting that parts of the city had been “taken over” by unrest.
Basis Theory, which provides data management and payments infrastructure tools, raised a $33M Series B led by Costanoa, taking its total funding to $50M (David Penn/Finovate)
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Basis Theory, which provides data management and payments infrastructure tools, raised a $33M Series B led by Costanoa, taking its total funding to $50M — – Data management and payments infrastructure company …
Trump administration decimates birth control office in layoffs
The layoffs have raised fears that the administration could be effectively ending an initiative that provides contraception for millions of low-income women.