WashU alums Tej Seelamsetty and Aumesh Misra cofounded Tivara. Michael Benabib Tivara raised $3.6 million, backed by Mischief VC, Day One Ventures, and Y Combinator . The startup introduces AI agents ...
Sunday's launches came hours before South Korean President Lee Jae Myung departed for China for a summit with President Xi Jinping, for talks expected to cover North Korea's nuclear programme....
I wouldnât be doing what Iâm lucky enough to do for a living without Mario games. Heck, Iâm not sure Iâd even be playing video games if not for Mario. And so, when I reviewed Super Mario Odyssey for I...
President Lai Ching-te said the world is â watching to see âwhether the Taiwanese people possess the resolve to defend themselves. Meanwhile, Beijing said the eventual annexation of Taiwan is "unstoppa...
The German government seems to have three things on its mind in regard to US capture of of Venezuelan President NicolĂĄs Maduro: be cautious, wait-and-see and don't upset Donald Trump....
Eurostar suspended all trains between London and European cities. Earlier, it warned travelers to expect significant delays and last-minute cancellations due to an overhead power supply issue in the C...
Amid the debate about Arc Raiders players who focus on the PvP aspect of the game and little else, the boss of Embark Studios has made the developerâs position clear: this is not a game about killing ...
An explosion at a Russian oil depot last year. Ukraine continues to target Moscow's energy sector. 2024 Planet Labs Inc./via REUTERS Ukrainian drones struck an ammunition site and oil depot in Russia,...
Russia's T-14 tanks are considered its best, but they don't seem to have been in Ukraine. Sean Gallup/Getty Images The British military expected to see more "prestige" Russian equipment in Ukr...
Rita Ora and Ryan Seacrest at the Times Square Ball on December 30, 2025 in New York City. Kristina Bumphrey/Penske Media via Getty Images The tradition of watching the ball drop in Times Square on Ne...
The Warner Bros. Discovery board has again dismissed Paramount's hostile takeover attempt, branding it as "inadequate" and a "risk" to the company due to its reliance on an "extraordinary amount of in...
A volunteer security official was reportedly among those killed during clashes with protesters. The unrest, which began on Sunday with protests in Tehran against Iran's deep economic crisis, has sprea...
Myanmar's military rulers are holding a general election in phases starting Dec. 28 amid the country's civil war. The head of the U.N. says the vote will be anything but free and fair. (Image credit: ...
The National Police intercepted a merchant ship in the Atlantic with 9,994 kilos of cocaine hidden in salt. Thirteen people have been arrested following an international operation supported by the DEA...
Leaders of a major Wall Street trade group and DeFi-focused crypto leaders are trying to hash out key disagreements before the market structure bill faces a do-or-die Senate vote next week....
đ Key Facts â Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won Game of the Year from the Indie Game Awards last week. â The awards were retracted due to...
Lloyd Lee, Business Insider's robotaxi reporter, at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. Lloyd Lee Business Insider's robotaxi reporter, Lloyd Lee, attended the biggest tech showcase of the year, CES, for the first...
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FT poll shows preference for former Spanish and Dutch central bank heads to replace Christine Lagarde...
The author had no idea how far behind her son was in reading. Courtesy of the author I'm a mom and an educator, and I didn't know how to teach him to read. My son's reading struggles were wrongly attr...