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Palestinians in Gaza are on the hunger crisis and are eager to help. However, despite Israel officially forgiving and publicly saying that trucks will be able to enter Gaza after more than two months of lockdown, only five aid trucks have actually entered the territory as of Tuesday night. And even those trucks in Gaza are prevented from distributing their internal aid, according to Jens Laerke, a spokesman for the Humanitarian Workers’ Council for Humanitarian Workers (OCHA). Before Israel’s war with Gaza, the population of the Gaza Strip, which is more than 2 million, was on the brink of hunger,…
Home Minister Amit Shah says that Nanbara Keshab Rao, aka Basavaraj, is among the 27 rebels killed in the Chhattisgarh operation.The Indian army killed the Maoist rebel chief and dozens of other fighters, the country’s interior minister said it was calling it a decisive blow in the decades-long conflict. India has conducted a full attack on the last group of Naxalite rebellions, a fighting movement inspired by left and right Maoists that began in 1967. Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Wednesday that Basavaraj alias Nambara Keshab Rao is among the 27 rebels killed by security forces in central India’s…
In an age where hundreds of new venture funds have emerged, only to face a slender market where exits proven to be slippery, Elizabeth Weil’s graffiti venture stands out as a case study of the importance of deep networks. Deniing the contraction that has been on the sidelines for many newcomers, Weil has secured $80 million for Scribble’s third fund. Milestone highlights the market’s trust in Weil, a Stanford alumni, including his resume, a partner role at Andreessen Horowitz, corporate development on Twitter (now X), and a stint at Silicon Valley Stalwarts IVP and Menlo Ventures. “Everyone told me it…
London & Partners, London growth agency, has published its first impact report for 2024-25. Agents work to create resilient, sustainable and inclusive economic growth. This means providing economic benefits to London by supporting businesses, attracting investments, and promoting capital as a place of investment, growth and visits. From 2024-25, the agency added £667 million to London’s economy. The agency also created or supported a total of 8,204 jobs in 2024-25. Since 2011, they have added £4.1 billion to the capital’s economy, adding and supporting 99,000 jobs more. Last year, they provided personal support to 5,022 everyday businesses and over 1,000…
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced Monday that it will purchase “virtually everything” of 23andme’s assets for $256 million. The deal comes weeks after a former buzzy DNA testing startup, once worth nearly $6 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to Regeneron, the acquisitions include 23andMe’s personal genomic services, Total Health, and Research Services Business Line. Pharma Giant secured the deal after taking part in the bankruptcy auction. “We believe 23andMe can fulfill and build a mission to help people learn how to improve their DNA and their personal health. Meanwhile, we will promote Regeneron’s efforts to improve the health and wellbeing…
Visit Belfast has launched its second year of the New Horizons 2024-27 strategy. Developed through research and consultation with the Belfast City Council, New Horizons is a visit to Belfast’s multi-year roadmap on tourism growth and resilience. The strategy sets out a bold and joint plan to grow the visitor economy and strengthen the global competitiveness of the urban region as the leading destiny of leisure, cruise and business tourism. The 2025-26 plan is based on strong results from the first year and outlines new priorities across brand development, accessibility, sustainability, digital transformation and partnership-driven delivery. From 2024-25, Visit Belfast’s…
Hackers who violated the government messaging platform used by former Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz earlier this month apparently had much more access than they initially believed. According to an exclusive report from Reuters, the violation affected a wide range of American officials and raised new concerns about the safety of internal communications in US federal agencies. The revelation comes within just two weeks of reports that the hackers have defeated Telemessage. This is an Israeli company that creates modified versions of Signal, WhatsApp, Telegram and other versions for clients, including the US government. The violations archived government communications…
For the past 20 years, Google has provided people with a list of links selected from the web to algorithms for specific search queries. At I/O 2025, Google revealed that the concept of search is firmly in the rearview mirror. On Tuesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and his executives presented a new way to bring users to the web. This time, we used intermediaries through a series of AI agents. “I couldn’t be more excited about this chapter of Google Search where you can really ask anything […] “Your simplest and most difficult questions, your deepest research, your personalized shopping…
Shopify offers its merchants many new AI-powered tools designed to help improve the online shopping experience for their customers. This includes an AI store builder for users to set up storefronts using a single prompt, and an AI generator for users to create elements (such as banners) without knowing how to code. The platform has upgraded Sidekick, an AI commerce assistant with new voice chat and screen sharing capabilities. These updates were announced on Wednesday on the launch day of Shopify’s Edition, a two-person announcement from the company that will showcase recent changes to the platform. Image credit: Shopify The…
May 21, 2025Ravi LakshmananMalware/Windows Security According to new Kaspersky surveys, Russian organizations have become targets for phishing campaigns that distribute malware called Purerat. “The Russian business-oriented campaign began in March 2023, but in the first third of 2025, the number of attacks was quadrupled in comparison to the same period in 2024,” the cybersecurity vendor said. Attack chains not attributable to a particular threat actor will start with a phishing email containing attachments to RAR files or links to archives that masquerade Microsoft Word or PDF documents (“doc_054_[redacted].pdf.rar “). What resides in the archive file is an executable that, upon…