By R Anil Kumar Moscow/ Bengaluru, May 3, 2026. ISRO is in talks with Russian Space Agency Roscosmos to procure powerful RD-191 rocket engine to boost LVM3 payload capacity reducing reliance on foreign launches and advancing India’s future space missio…
SAP to acquire Dremio, an open data lakehouse provider, and Prior Labs, which it pledges to invest €1B in over four years, hoping to create a frontier AI lab (Larry Dignan/Constellation Research)
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SAP to acquire Dremio, an open data lakehouse provider, and Prior Labs, which it pledges to invest €1B in over four years, hoping to create a frontier AI lab — SAP said it will acquire Dre…
Mali crisis: Junta entrenches itself with no political solution in sight
It has been more than a week since jihadist and separatist forces in Mali launched a major military campaign aimed at ousting the ruling junta. On the first day of the offensive, Mali’s defence minister was killed. Since then, rebels have seized a str…
Bombshell radio message reveals pilot deliberately crashed Boeing 737 into mountain
A US probe has found that Chinese authorities knew for four years that a pilot deliberately crashed a Boeing 737, killing 132 people.
Passengers on Singapore Airlines plane that plunged 180ft in just 4 SECONDS during turbulence & killed Brit sue airline
PASSENGERS on a Singapore Airlines flight left injured by severe turbulence that killed a grandfather are suing for personal injury compensation, The Sun can reveal. Bradley Richards, Benjamin Read and Alison Read are all pursuing the ai…
GOP senator scolded online for ‘disgusting’ comparison of Dem colleague to OJ Simpson
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) faced backlash after he used the death of Nicole Brown Simpson to mock Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) over the abrupt shutdown of Spirit Airlines.In a Monday post on X, Lee shared a photo of O.J. Simpson and Brown Simpson, suggestin…
Katie Haun raises $1B for two funds split between early and later-stage investments, looking at startups blending financial services, AI, and alternative assets (Natasha Mascarenhas/Bloomberg)
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Katie Haun raises $1B for two funds split between early and later-stage investments, looking at startups blending financial services, AI, and alternative assets — Katie Haun, a former Andreessen Horo…
President Trump and the First Lady Welcome King Charles III and Queen Camilla for State Visit Honoring 250 Years of Shared Heritage
By R Anil Kumar Washington/Bengaluru, May 3, 2026. President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosted His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty Queen Camilla at the White House this week for the first state visit by a British monarch in n…
Iran War Live Updates: Uncertainty in Strait Escalates as U.S. and Iran Trade Threats
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Bret Taylor’s Sierra, which sells AI customer service agents, raised a $950M Series E led by Tiger and GV at a $15.8B post-money valuation, up from $10B in 2025 (Kate Rooney/CNBC)
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Bret Taylor’s Sierra, which sells AI customer service agents, raised a $950M Series E led by Tiger and GV at a $15.8B post-money valuation, up from $10B in 2025 — Artificial intelligence startup Sierra is raising…