After over 2,000 hours of government-enforced blackouts in 2026, Iran’s internet is slowly returning at minimal levels, triggered by attacks…
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The US and Israel’s attacks on Iran three months ago have triggered an open-ended regional conflict with severe economic and…
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The era of rapidly declining consumer electronics costs is ending, with the IDC forecasting a 13% drop in global smartphone…
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Fresha, a London-based beauty and wellness booking platform, achieved unicorn status with a valuation over $1 billion after raising $80…
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US grid has returned to modest demand growth and renewables displacing coal, with hydroelectric generation surging due to unseasonably warm…
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The Gulf's multibillion-dollar AI investments face a critical vulnerability: heavy reliance on undersea cables concentrated in dangerous chokepoints like the…
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Rising gas prices and U.S.-Iran tensions have triggered a surge in aluminum prices, benefiting recycling startups as roughly 10% of…
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Truecaller launched a travel eSIM service in 29 countries, with plans ranging from 1 GB for 7 days to 20…
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Iran has announced plans to impose fees on U.S. tech companies like Meta, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft for using undersea…
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Meta has submitted a revised proposal to the European Commission offering rival AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude free access…
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RemotePass has raised $17.4 million in Series B funding led by EBRD Venture Capital, having achieved profitability in early 2025…
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The escalating rivalry between Elon Musk and Sam Altman unfolds against a backdrop of global tech competition, including China's AI…
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Teenage hacker turned cybersecurity specialist Shay Shwartz raised $28 million for his startup Ocean, which combats AI-powered phishing attacks with…
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Google's Flow platform introduces Omni Flash, a new video-generation model that provides improved detail and character consistency, replacing the earlier…
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ECARX has signed a $750 million framework agreement to supply May Mobility with thousands of autonomy-ready vehicles for its commercial…
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Cropin, an India-based AgTech company, is integrating Sisense AI into its analytics platform to process vast agricultural data and provide…
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Motif, a Swiss wealth advisory firm backed by Temasek, launched Clarity AI to address the gap between data retrieval and…
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OpenAI and the Maltese government have partnered to provide every citizen and legal resident with a free one-year ChatGPT Plus…
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In Gaza, where construction supplies have vanished due to the Israeli blockade and bombardment, Suleiman Abu Hassanin's project "Green Rock"…
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X is defending its users' right to anonymity against Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are trying to expose online critics…
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