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AI inference startup Baseten is raising $1.5B in a dual-tiered deal, with some investors putting in money at an $11B valuation and others at a $13B valuation — Baseten, part of a growing Silicon…
‘Pot of gold’ in reach as more Iranian-linked VLCCs head back into Gulf
Brokers don’t expect big rush of inbound tankers immediately, however
World Cup favourites’ competition starts bring very different results
Two favourites made their entry into the World Cup on June 18, with two very different results. While Portugal did less well than expected, drawing with DR Congo, England had a great start, beating Croatia 4 to 2 and cementing its status as favourite …
Ukraine sends Moscow oil refinery up in flames with largest drone attack on city in two years
President Volodymyr Zelensky calls strike a ‘fully justified response to Russian strikes on our cities and communities’
Hackers Exploit WordPress SMTP Plugin With 100,000+ Installs to Steal Sensitive Data
Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw in the widely used Gravity SMTP WordPress plugin to extract sensitive configuration data, including API keys and authentication tokens. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-4020 with a CV…
Report: DeepSeek’s first external funding round has a non-negotiable term that investors should not poach its staff or encourage them to start own companies (CNBC)
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Report: DeepSeek’s first external funding round has a non-negotiable term that investors should not poach its staff or encourage them to start own companies — China’s DeepSeek has a precondition for its $7.4 billion maiden fun…
US and Iran sign deal, but who really won? Here’s what to know
Trump signed the framework deal at Versailles while Pezeshkian signed in Tehran, pledging to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and triggering 60 days of further talks. Analysts say the terms leave Tehran in a stronger position than the deal’s framing suggests.
Tehran comes out as the ‘winner’ of the initial US – Iran deal
The US and Iran have signed an agreement paving the way to an end of the war between the two countries and starting a 60-day negotiating clock to reach a final deal. Although US President Donald Trump has hailed the deal a success, it has been met wit…
Church of England apologizes for role in forced adoptions as recent as the mid-1970s – AP News
Church of England apologizes for role in forced adoptions as recent as the mid-1970s AP NewsArchbishop of Canterbury Apologizes for Church of England’s Role in Forced Adoptions The New York TimesGovernment to apologise to victims …
Horror as girl, 14, gang raped after men break into her home – 4 arrested
Police have arrested four suspects following the alleged rape that took place in the early hours of the morning.