Police are no closer to recovering gems valued at £76m, despite the arrest of two men last weekTwo men arrested on suspicion of stealing crown jewels worth an estimated €88m (£76m) from the Louvre in Paris have “partially admitted” their role in the he…
Sources: legal AI startup Harvey raised $150M led by a16z at an $8B valuation, up from a $5B valuation in June, bringing its total raised to over $1B (Iain Martin/Forbes)
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Sources: legal AI startup Harvey raised $150M led by a16z at an $8B valuation, up from a $5B valuation in June, bringing its total raised to over $1B — The San Francisco-based startup that provides artificial i…
Louisiana and Virginia take steps toward redistricting in a growing battle for US House power
A national battle over redistricting is advancing in more states.
News24 | Israel kills more than 100 in strikes after soldier’s death, says it still backs ceasefire
Israel said on Wednesday it was still committed to the US-backed ceasefire in Gaza, despite pounding the enclave in retaliation for the death of an Israeli soldier with a day of bombardment that Gaza health authorities said killed 104 people.
Microsoft Azure cloud service hit with outage
On Downdetector, users reported issues with Office 365, Minecraft, X-Box Live, Copilot, Costco, Starbucks, and many other services.
UAE finalises new sugar-tax rates for sweetened drinks, sets 0% rate for artificial sweeteners
The UAE has finalised plans to introduce a tiered volumetric tax on sweetened drinks from 1 January 2026, replacing the flat 50 per cent rate. Announced earlier this year and confirmed in October, the policy links tax to sugar content per 100 ml. Autho…
Fed cuts rates again, but Powell raises doubts about easing at next meeting
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released its interest decision following a two-day meeting.
In Wake Of Teen Suicide, Character.AI Ends Chat For Users Under 18
Startup Character.AI announced Wednesday it would eliminate chat capabilities for users under 18, a policy shift that follows the suicide of a 14-year-old who had become emotionally attached to one of its AI chatbots.
Microsoft’s cloud services firm Azure hit with outage, with Minecraft, Starbucks impacted
Microsoft says users of its Azure cloud portal may be not be able to access Office 365, Minecraft or other services due to issues with its global content delivery network services.