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CARV raises $10M to build out modular data layer for gaming and AI
CARV announced that it's raised $10 million in funding to expand its modular data layer for gaming and AI.VentureBeat - Tech -
US West seeks development of workforce, sustainable economy
Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability The Big Story US West seeks development of workforce, sustainable economy As hotspots across the U.S. West strengthen their stature as hubs for technological ...The Hill - Politics -
The independent publisher making a business of celebrity book imprints
Independent publisher Zando's highest-visibility imprints are its collabs with celebrities, which are part of its mission to change the institutional racism that has plagued American publishing from its start.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Testimony ends for the day in Trump hush money trial
The prosecution continued to question the ex-publisher of the National Enquirer David Pecker as Donald Trump sat in a New York courtroom Thursday for his criminal hush money trial.CNN - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Cohere releases toolkit to accelerate generative AI app development in the enterprise
Cohere's new developer toolkit is an open-source repository to build retrieval-augmented generation AI apps, reducing time to market to days.VentureBeat - Tech -
NFL to open academy in Australia to identify and develop young prospects
The NFL will expand its international search for talent by opening an academy in rugby-mad Australia to develop promising teenagers in the Asia-Pacific region into college and pro prospectsABC News - Sports - Australia -
Swave Photonics develops true holographic display for spatial computing
Swave Photonics, a "true holographic display" company, announced the world’s first 3D holographic display technology for XR.VentureBeat - Tech -
Latin American developer outsourcers capitalise on remote work boom
Agencies providing overseas-based staff for US clients have prosperedFinancial Times - World -
Watch reaction when minister asks if Congo is a different country to Rwanda
The Question Time audience were surprised when Chris Philp answered an audience member's question about DR Congo.BBC News - Top stories -
What Is a ‘Decent Wage’? France’s Michelin Raises a Debate.
The tire maker vowed to ensure that none of its workers would struggle to make ends meet.The New York Times - Business -
Banned football fan raises £15,000 to sue
Linzi Smith's lawyer says the club's actions are a "huge overreach" in to her personal life.BBC News - Top stories -
Rebel Wilson book published in the UK with blacked out text
Some sections of the UK edition of the book, released on Thursday, have been redacted.BBC News - Top stories - United Kingdom -
Trump Attorneys Say Tabloid Publisher Supported Former President for Business, Not Votes
The cross examination of the prosecution’s first witness came after the publisher outlined a secret agreement with Trump and lawyer Michael Cohen to buy up negative stories about the former president.The Wall Street Journal - World - Donald Trump -
Ex-National Enquirer publisher dishes on seedy media deals with Trump, celebs
Former President Trump had a busy legal day Thursday as the Supreme Court weighed presidential immunity arguments while his criminal hush money case continued in New York. David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, was back on ...The Hill - Politics -
AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
April 19-25, 2024 French police evict migrants from a makeshift camp in Paris ahead of the Olympics, Portugal commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, clean-up operations take place in South Africa during the Earth Day, and ...ABC News - World -
Cisco Systems joins Microsoft, IBM in Vatican pledge to ensure ethical use and development of AI
Tech giant Cisco Systems has joined Microsoft and IBM in signing onto a Vatican-sponsored pledge to ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used ethicallyABC News - World -
Cost of developing new drugs may be far lower than industry claims, trial reveals
Exclusive: MSF calls for transparency after its bill for a trial of TB treatment came to a fraction of the billions claimed by pharmaceutical companies. Doctors have for the first time released details of their spending on a major clinical trial, ...The Guardian - World -
Process raw materials in Africa, urges top environmentalist
Few economic and social benefits will come to Africans if processing is all done overseas, says Wanjira Mathai. Africa must take greater control in the industries it supplies with raw materials to lift its people from poverty and seize its own ...The Guardian - World -
Africa's week in pictures: 19-25 April 2024
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Why South Africa is Anglo American’s ‘poison pill’
BHP, whose £31bn bid for Anglo has been rejected, faces fraught politics and complicated history in the countryFinancial Times - Business -
Why South Africa is Anglo American’s ‘poison pill’
BHP, whose £31bn bid for Anglo has been rejected, faces fraught politics and complicated history in the countryFinancial Times - Business -
Sunak pledge to boost defence spending raises prospect of cuts elsewhere
Economists and opposition question how government will lift MoD share of GDP to 2.5% and find extra £75bnFinancial Times - Business -
Sunak pledge to boost defence spending raises prospect of cuts elsewhere
Economists and opposition question how government will lift MoD share of GDP to 2.5% and find extra £75bnFinancial Times - World -
Mercer Raises $3.9 Billion for Multi-Asset Private Capital Fund
Private Investment Partners VII is designed to provide broad private markets exposure to investors that lack the internal resources to identify the best managers.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Cybersecurity Firm Rubrik to Raise $752 Million in U.S. IPO
The company, backed by investors including Microsoft and Lightspeed Venture Partners, is selling 23.5 million shares.The Wall Street Journal - Tech -
Rubrik Shares Jump 21% in Market Debut
The Microsoft-backed cybersecurity software firm becomes the latest tech company to have an IPO.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Blinken raises Chinese trade practices in meetings with officials in the financial hub of Shanghai
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has raised what the U.S. describes as unfair Chinese trade practices in meetings with local government officials in the financial hub of ShanghaiABC News - World -
Merck beats earnings expectations, raises outlook on strong Keytruda and vaccine sales
The first-quarter results come as Merck shows substantial progress in preparing for Keytruda's patent expiration in 2028.CNBC - Business -
A high-profile murder trial in Kazakhstan raises awareness of domestic violence
Kazakhstan has been riveted by the live-streamed trial of a businessman accused of murdering his wife, raising awareness about domestic violence.NBC News - Top stories -
New crash test results raise concern for some small SUVs
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has updated its testing of vehicles’ ability to avoid crashes. The results show there is some concern for smaller SUVs, as most models did not do well.CBS News - Top stories -
Movement Labs raises $38M to bring Facebook’s Move Virtual Machine to Ethereum
Movement Labs has raised $38 million in funding to bring Facebook’s Move Virtual Machine to Ethereum in order to improve security.VentureBeat - Tech -
NextEra Arm, Squeezed by Niche Financing, Considers Private Capital Raise
NextEra Energy Partners is mulling its options for how to pay bills coming due under an obscure type of financing that has weighed on the company since its stock price tumbled last year.The Wall Street Journal - World -
A Dangerous Game Is Underway in Asia
The new alliance structure Washington is pursuing in Asia won’t guarantee peace and stability — and may raise the risk of stumbling into a conflict.The New York Times - Top stories -
Best Gaming Keyboard In 2024
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April Simpkins publishes daughter Cheslie Kryst's posthumous book "By the Time You Read This"
Former Miss USA and Extra correspondent Cheslie Kryst shared her excitement about writing her first book, finishing the manuscript shortly before she died by suicide in 2022, at age 30. Her family says she battled severe depression for years. Now, ...CBS News - Entertainment -
Ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker continues testimony in Trump "hush money" trial
David Pecker, former publisher of the National Enquirer, took the stand Thursday for the third day in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial in Manhattan. Pecker told the jury that he declined to purchase Stormy Daniels' story himself, ...CBS News - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Amazon said it would let companies use their own generative artificial-intelligence models inside its AI app development platform.
Amazon said it would let companies use their own generative artificial-intelligence models inside its AI app development platform.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left
When cases of locally transmitted malaria were found in the United States last year, it was a reminder that climate change is reviving or migrating the threat of some diseasesABC News - World - Climate -
Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left
When cases of locally transmitted malaria were found in the United States last year, it was a reminder that climate change is reviving or migrating the threat of some diseasesABC News - Health - Climate