Tribe Capital is in talks to lead a $75 million to $100 million funding into the logistics aggregator Shiprocket, according to a person familiar with the matter, a notable financing deliberation at a time when Indian startups are struggling to raise capital. The funding talks are ongoing and the terms may change, the people said, … Read more
SpaceX has undoubtedly cemented its position as a leader in the emerging space industry, but that may have come at a painful price. A shocking new investigation by Reuters documents 600 workplace injuries and one death at Elon Musk’s rocket company, highlighting a dangerous disregard for safety practices for the sake of SpaceX’s ambitious goals. … Read more
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday forcibly removed from office the bishop of Tyler, Texas, a conservative active on social media who has been a fierce critic of the pontiff and some of his priorities. A one-line statement from the Vatican said Francis had “relieved” Bishop Joseph Strickland of the pastoral governance of Tyler … Read more
Cody Glenn/Sportsfile via Getty Images Generative artificial intelligence, like the kind that powers OpenAI’s DALL-E, ChatGPT, and other popular programs, is going to be an important tool for breakthroughs in oncology, the study of cancer, according to Daphne Koller. Koller is an AI pioneer and co-founder and CEO of life sciences AI firm Insitro. “What … Read more
CARACAS, Venezuela — Early returns in the Venezuelan opposition’s presidential primary gave a big lead to former legislator Maria Corina Machado early Monday, and she quickly claimed victory as the voters’ choice to lead the campaign to end the decade-long, crisis-ridden presidency of Nicolás Maduro. The independent National Primary Commission, which organized the primary, did … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave BUENOS AIRES — Argentines head to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election that could put a right-wing, Donald Trump-admiring populist in charge of one of Latin America’s largest and most volatile economies. With the peso plummeting and inflation at nearly 140 percent, voters in this … Read more
Three leading space companies told Congress this week that the industry needs time to mature before federal regulators introduce new safety guidelines for human spaceflight — but that existing regulatory processes for launch are in dire need of improvement. SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic were all in agreement that the 20-year moratorium on federal … Read more
PLDT High Speed Hitters’ Savannah Davison in the PVL All-Filipino Cup. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Savannah Davison admitted she was surprised by the passion of the fans for volleyball but relished her opportunity to trace her Filipino roots and help PLDT in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference. After losing to Cignal … Read more
Play video content TMZ.com Former child star Madisyn Shipman’s big move to Playboy has already come with some bizarre asks from fans … including at least one thing she’s for sure not down to provide. We got the 20-year-old actress/singer in Santa Monica, where she opened up about why Playboy’s online platform was the right … Read more
Ateneo Blue Eagles’ Roma Mae Doromal. –UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines —Roma Mae Doromal is embracing her larger position because the chief of the rebuilding Ateneo Blue Eagles as they usher in a brand new period underneath Brazilian coach Sergio Veloso within the Shakey’s Tremendous League (SSL) preseason championship. The ace libero, who was tapped because … Read more