Tech 5: CoreWeave IPO Falls Short, OpenAI Close to Completing US$40 Billion Funding Round
This week brought a fresh set of challenges to the tech sector, beginning with an announcement from the US Bureau...
Crypto Market Recap: SEC Nominee Atkins Grilled on Crypto, UAE to Launch CBDC
Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (March 28) as of 9:00 p.m. UTC. Bitcoin and Ethereum...
Trump commutes sentence of Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson
President Donald Trump commuted the criminal sentence of Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson on Friday, just hours before Watson was due to begin serving a 116-month...
FCC is investigating Disney and ABC for DEI initiatives
The Federal Communications Commission has alerted the Walt Disney Company and its ABC unit that it will begin an investigation into the diversity,...
From death row to exile, Iranian-Kurdish rapper gives firsthand account of what he calls ‘severe torture’ in Iranian prison
Editor’s Note: Warning: This article contains descriptions of torture. Saman Yasin thought he was leaving prison. It was 5 a.m....
Vast areas of Australia’s Queensland under water after ‘unprecedented’ flooding
Communities across the Australian state of Queensland are bracing for more rain after record-breaking floods cut off roads and inundated...
Afghan pilots who fought in 20-year war against Taliban in limbo after Trump blocks US resettlement plans
The first time he flew his cargo plane through the clouds over his hometown of Kabul, Tauheed Khan swelled with...
Quakers say London police arrested six people at meeting on climate change, Gaza
British police raided a Quaker meeting house in London on Thursday and arrested six women attending a meeting on climate...
Israel strikes southern Beirut for the first time since November ceasefire
The Israeli military struck southern Beirut on Friday for the first time since November, after Israel said that two projectiles...
Ecuador is preparing for US forces, plans show, as Noboa calls for help battling gangs
According to a high-level Ecuadorian official familiar with the planning, construction of a new naval facility in the coastal city...
