Elaia closes its third deep-tech seed fund at €134M
The Paris-based VC backed by Bpifrance and Université PSL has exceeded the €120M goal it set at first close in March 2024. When Elaia first
AIRMO raises €5M to put methane-sniffing satellites in orbit by 2027
The Berlin-based climate-tech startup has developed a micro-LiDAR and SWIR imager small enough to fly on a nanosatellite, and claims it can detect a methane
North Korea says no more protests after China stir in Women’s Asian Cup
North Korea face Australia in the Women’s Asian Cup quarterfinals, and promise no repeat of protests in China game.
Al Jazeera sees bombs being loaded onto US planes at UK base
An Al Jazeera crew filmed bunker-busting bombs being loaded onto US military planes at a UK military base.
Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them
Utilities are convincing lawmakers around the U.S. to delay bills that would allow people to buy solar panels, plug them into an outlet and begin
Saudi Arabia and UAE condemn Iranian attacks
Saudi and UAE ambassadors to the UN condemn Iranian attacks ahead of Security Council meeting.
Democrats requested probe into complaints military commanders used Christian rhetoric to justify Iran war
Social media users claimed commanders pushed “end-times Christian fascism” as a justification for the Iran war. Here’s what that means.
What did we learn from China’s biggest political meeting?
BBC correspondents give us their biggest takeaways from China’s National People’s Congress.
Volcanic fragments rain down as Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts
This eruption episode sent fragments made of ash, pumice, and pieces of volcanic glass into communities, forcing highway closures and the evacuation of tourists.
US missile hit military base near Iran school, video analysis shows
A US Tomahawk missile hit a military base near a primary school in southern Iran where Iranian authorities said 168 people were killed, expert video
Trump admin roundly ridiculed after latest ‘deeply embarrassing’ Iran war video
The Trump administration was roundly ridiculed on Wednesday after the White House posted its latest “deeply embarrassing” video of the war in Iran. On Wednesday
‘Someone please stop this guy’: Analysts blast Fetterman after ‘painful’ CNN interview
Political analysts and observers blasted Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) after he had a “painful” interview with CNN about the war in Iran on Wednesday. Fetterman
There’s A Quick Fix For This Controversial, Automatic Google Setting
The good people of the internet have found a few reliable workarounds (that we tested) to purge your search results of this unwanted feature.
Microsoft seeks a stay on DoD’s effective ban on Anthropic offerings
Microsoft is urging a federal court in California to temporarily pause the US Department of Defense’s (DoD) effective ban on Anthropic’s AI offerings, arguing that