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Austin-based defense startup Saronic has raised a $600 million Series C to build an autonomous ship factory called “Port Alpha” announced yesterday, bringing its valuation to $4 billion from the final round I illuminated it. Investor Elad Gil led the round, with general Catalyst joining existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC and Caffeinated Capital. This makes Salonic the second and perhaps the third most valuable defense technology startup in the US after Andrill’s final round was valued at $14 billion. However, Shield AI can beat it as it is reportedly in consultation to achieve a $5 billion valuation in the new…
Kylian Mbappe will score a hat trick to secure a 6-3 overall victory over the Bernabeu city.Kylian Mbappe scored an incredible hat-trick for Champions League holders Real Madrid in a 3-1 victory at Manchester City, helping the Los Blancos reach their final 16 with a 6-3 total . Key striker Erling Haaland’s Schrun, Pep Guardiola’s side, without putting gloves on the 15 record winners wholly dominated in the Spanish capital until Nico Gonzales tapped the house in a stop time. I suffered from a painful early exit on Wednesday. French superstar Mbappe broke deadlocks with the lob in four minutes,…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella hinted at something big. “If you think the text, images and videos generated by AI are cool, wait until AI starts to create an entire game-like interactive environment.” That’s exactly what Microsoft is trying to do with Muse. That’s what it is. This is a generic AI model that allows you to generate video game sequences on the spot. AI is already transforming the industry, from coding assistants to art generated by AI. Currently, game development is in the following order: However, Microsoft is drawing pictures of creating AI-assisted games, but questions remain. Is this really…
The far-right leader has posted a counter-argument on social media, accusing the Brazilian government of being an “authoritarian regime.”Former Brazilian president, Jia Bolsonaro, has dismissed what he calls a “blushy accusation” against him after the election loss in 2022, after being charged with taking office in an attempted coup. In a lengthy post on social media platform X on Wednesday, Bolsonaro said it was the result of a criminal charge against him and an “authoritarian regime” in which 33 other people need to “manufacture internal enemies.” “The secret tricks that accused Democratic opposition leaders of plotting a coup are nothing…
Mark Zuckerberg’s charity eliminated the DEI program and effort a few weeks after ensuring staff continued to support DEI’s efforts, The Guardian reports. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), co-founded by Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, has ended its internal DEI program and no longer provides “social advocacy funds.” In a staff email obtained by the Guardian, CZI COO Marc Malandro said the organization will instead issue a “biology and AI” grant. CZI also cancelled the Science Diversity Leadership Awards, giving researchers $1.5 million, ending diverse slate practices, and mandating diverse applications to be interviewed for all open positions. “Given…
The iPhone 16E is the fourth generation of the model that has been sold at a historically dramatically lower price.Apple is looking to expand its audience for a bunch of artificial intelligence technologies that it hopes to revive demand for its most profitable product lineup, and the more sophisticated and expensive iPhones are the best The version has been released. The iPhone 16E, announced Wednesday, is the fourth generation of models that are selling at a dramatically lower price than the standard and premium models of the iPhone. The previous bargain bin model was called the iPhone SE, and the…
Prime Minister Georgia Meloni said the Pope said he was “wry and responsive and joking” during his hospital visit.Pope Francis’ blood tests show “slight improvements” in his condition as he is undergoing hospital treatment for pneumonia, the Vatican said. The Vatican said Wednesday that the 88-year-old Pope was in stable condition as he is currently fighting an ongoing respiratory infection. Francis was admitted to Gemeri Hospital in Rome, Italy on February 14th after struggling with difficulty breathing for several days. “The Holy Father’s clinical status is stable,” a brief statement from the Vatican said. “Blood tests… have shown slight improvements,…
In In the 11 weeks from the US election in November to the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20th, Europe spoke about how it would be the best “Trump Proof” itself. How quaint the idea seems right now. With the heavy reporting and frowning colloquium, authorities were sincerely thinking about ways to ensure America was made great again. Sadly, it’s useless. The game plan was working in Paris, Berlin and Brussels, and assumed that Trump would restart his old hobby horse. Groans about the continental trade surplus and its anemia defensive spending, and perhaps throws Gibes on how the…
For decades, couples experiencing in vitro fertilization have had to spend tens of thousands of dollars on the procedure without guaranteeing success. It’s not only an emotionally draining process, but also a financially exhausting process. San Francisco-based startup Future Family wants to help ease some of the burden on couples with new US IVF insurance products. New products with support from Munich Re Venture, a venture arm of global reinsurer Munich Re, essentially offer money back guarantees to those who are experiencing IVF. CEO and co-founder Claire Tomkins is relaxed with insurance. Before starting the IVF cycle, the couple will…
With 2025 expected to be volatile for the market, investors may want to consider adding dividend stocks to smoothen the ride. The S&P 500 hovered near the flatline on Wednesday after touching a fresh high. Still, concerns about inflation and President Donald Trump’s policies have already come to several rocky sessions so far this year. Tech stocks were rattled in January due to concerns about China’s Deepseek artificial intelligence model. Stocks with consistent dividends are often considered ballasts during volatility periods, and income achieves a price drop. In particular, Aristocratz is attractive as it has been a company that has…