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Get your free copy of Editor’s DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.After two years of dry investment, European technology startups are seeing new signs of growth as early-stage deal activity picks up and venture capitalists raise fresh funds. Creandum, an early backer of Spotify, Klarna and Depop, announced a €500 million fund on Monday, becoming the latest Europe-focused private tech investor to secure new capital for startups this year. The raise follows similarly sized deals including Accel Europe, which launched a $650 million fund last month, and Plural, a London- and Tallinn-based firm targeting…
Lewis on Sunday unveiled further plans to save The Post, including a new division of the newsroom focused on services targeting non-traditional news consumers. The core news division will soon include a premium subscription product similar to Politico Pro.Murray, 58, led the Journal for four years after being appointed by Lewis, who was then chief executive of Dow Jones and publisher of the Journal. He will be succeeded by British editor Emma Tucker in 2023. Murray has since worked as a consultant to News Corp, which owns the Journal, and as a contributing editor to its email newsletter News Items.When…
In its latest assertive move along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India, China has deployed its J-10 Vigorous Dragon fighter jets just 300 km from an Indian base that is home to Rafale fighter jets. While the deployment of the J-20 has been widely reported, the presence of the J-10 “Rafale Challenger” fighter jets has received less media attention. The J-10 is the only fighter jet deployed on either side of China’s border with Pakistan. Pakistan has inducted and deployed these single-engine multirole fighter jets to counter the French Rafale fighter jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF).…
Bengaluru Five years after Noida-based HCL Technologies bought eight software products from IBM, the company’s investments in software products have not paid off as management had hoped: The business unit saw its operating margins fall by 680 basis points from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 24, despite revenue growing by $271 million during the period. Five years after Noida-based HCL Technologies bought eight software products from IBM, the company’s investments in software products have not paid off as management had hoped: The business unit saw its operating margins fall by 680 basis points from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 24, despite revenue…
The price of Ethereum has regained momentum after a volatile trading period, with prices rising recently on the back of rising expectations following the surprise approval of a spot Ethereum ETF by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Moreover, this regulatory approval has led to huge inflows into Ethereum exchange-traded products around the world, raising concerns about the viability of this bullish trend.Following the SEC approval, ETH saw record inflows.According to Coingape, Ethereum saw a massive inflow of $40 million into existing exchange-traded products last week, the largest inflow of Ethereum since March. Leading cryptocurrency research firm CoinShares released a report…
The Georgia baseball team was beaten by arch rival Georgia Tech on Sunday night but was far from defeated.The Bulldogs used a late rally in the Athens Regional final to win 10 games and advance to the NCAA Tournament Super Regional for the first time since 2008.Number First inning, 8-6, the feat achieved in head coach Wes Johnson’s first season.Fernando Gonzalez tied the game with a bunt down the third base line, but third baseman Carson Kearse’s throw was missed on an error, and the leadoff hitter, Tre Phelps, was hit by pitch and scored.Corey Collins brought in two runs…
A shooting at a street party in Akron on Saturday night left a 27-year-old man dead and 25 others injured, two critically. Akron police and fire officials, along with Mayor Shamus Malik, held a press conference Sunday night. Police Chief Brian Harding said the shooting appears to have been a drive-by shooting at a birthday party on Kelly Avenue and 8th Street that spread into the street.At around 10 p.m., police responded to a home where a birthday party was taking place. Approximately 200 people had gathered, but police asked participants to leave the street due to heavy traffic.Police said…
CNN — Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump said Sunday that Maryland Republican Senate candidate Larry Hogan “does not deserve the respect of any Republican” for calling on Americans to respect the verdict in President Donald Trump’s hush money trial before it was handed down. Speaking with CNN’s Casey Hunt on “State of the Union,” Lara Trump called Hogan’s comments “ridiculous” and said the former Maryland governor “should have thought it through” before making the statement. “Let me just say this: I do not support what he just said. I think it’s absurd,” said Lara Trump, the former president’s daughter-in-law.…
Dr Helen Mary Roberts, serving in the Pakistan Army Medical Corps, has made history by becoming the first woman from a Christian and minority community to achieve the rank of Brigadier General in the Muslim-majority country.Roberts is among the Pakistan Army officers promoted to the ranks of brigadier general and colonel by the selection board, the news agency reported on Sunday.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated Helen on her promotion to Brigadier General and said the entire nation was proud of her and of the thousands of hardworking women from ethnic minorities who, like her, are doing commendable work for the…
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authoritysummary Google will shut down chat features on Business Profiles on July 31, 2024. Customers will not be able to start new chats after July 15th, but ongoing conversations will be able to continue until July 31st. Businesses can download chat and call histories through Google Takeout before the deadline. Also known as “Google Business Messaging” and “Google Business Profile Chat,” the service allowed customers to initiate conversations with businesses directly through Google Maps and search listings, providing a convenient channel for customer service inquiries and other interactions.Businesses that used the service have received emails from…