The European Union and United States put out a joint statement Friday affirming a desire to increase cooperation over artificial intelligence — including in relation to AI safety and governance — as well as, more broadly, talking up an intent to collaborate across a number of other tech issues, such as developing standards for digital … Read more
U.K.-based limited partners Venrex and Samos Investments are this week backing the launch of a new VC primarily aimed at investing in startups led by Ukrainians inside and outside the war-torn country. The LPs are better known for being early institutional investors in the successful early stage startup funds Seedcamp and Entrepreneur First. 1991 Ventures is the … Read more
NEW DELHI — Last year more than two dozen opposition parties in India came together to take on Narendra Modi, one of the country’s most popular prime ministers in generations. But the broad alliance, beset with ideological differences and personality clashes, is cracking at a crucial time, just months before the country votes in a … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is announcing that 100,000 businesses have joined a new database that collects “beneficial ownership” information on firms as part of a new government effort to unmask shell company owners. Yellen, in remarks prepared for delivery Monday, says the new Treasury database that is collecting beneficial ownership information sends … Read more
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Augmented reality company Xreal has revealed a new entry in its Air glasses lineup: the $699 Air 2 Ultra. The Air 2 Ultra glasses, which developers can preorder today for shipment starting in March, are ultimately meant to compete with Meta’s Quest 3 and Apple’s Vision Pro headsets. They’re more full-featured than the $399 Air … Read more
Dillon Danis says his hundreds of social media posts about Logan Paul’s fiancée, Nina Agdal, were meant to be taken as a joke … claiming he was only playing the role of “bad guy” to promote his recent boxing match. The former Bellator MMA fighter spells it all out in court documents obtained by TMZ … Read more
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., broke down in a fit of rage Friday aimed at President Biden and Democrat leadership over their support for Israel amid the war with Hamas. Her angry comments came during a press conference held outside the U.S. Capitol alongside a few fellow members of the far-left “Squad” calling for a ceasefire … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Charles and Kathleen Moore are about to have their day in the Supreme Court over a $15,000 tax bill they contend is unconstitutional. The couple from Redmond, Washington, claim they had to pay the money because of their investment in an Indian company from which, as Charles Moore, 62, said in a … Read more
Zeelo — a ‘sensible buses’ platform offering bus operators, employers and colleges with non-public bus and shuttle transport applications — has secured $14 million in a recent Collection A ‘Extension’ spherical of funding. The brand new funding was led by FlatzHoffmann (a European progress fairness investor) and was joined by IREON Ventures (the CVC arm … Read more
Samsung is launching a model new idea retailer in Gangnam. Picture: Samsung Samsung stated on Wednesday that it was opening what it calls a brand new idea flagship retailer that may supply a extra custom-made and private expertise for purchasers. Opening on Thursday, Samsung Gangnam is a six-story, 2000-meter-square retailer designed to be eye-catching, situated … Read more