Digantara, an Indian space surveillance startup, has raised $50 million in a new funding round as it moves beyond space situational awareness into missile tracking, citing growing demand from governments for space-based defence capabilities. The all-equity Series B round included new investors such as 360 ONE Asset and SBI Investments of Japan, as well as…
Barron’s Investor Circle newsletter editor Josh Schafer discusses what to expect from the delayed November jobs and inflation reports on ‘Varney & Co.’ The U.S. economy added jobs in November as economic uncertainty continued to dampen activity in the labor market. The Labor Department on Tuesday reported that employers added 64,000 jobs in November, a figure…
Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced in a new interview that a “strike team” is being sent to Minnesota to investigate reports of rampant fraud within several of the state’s benefits programs. During an appearance on the “Ruthless Podcast” on Tuesday, Chavez-DeRemer told the hosts that the U.S. Department of Labor will be sending “one…
Chai Discovery, a biotech startup with backing from OpenAI, announced a $130 million Series B round at a $1.3 billion valuation on Monday. The round was led by General Catalyst and Oak HC/FT, the company said. Other participants include Menlo Ventures, OpenAI, Dimension, Thrive Capital, Neo, Yosemite venture fund, Lachy Groom, SV Angel, and new…
Australian authorities said Tuesday that the father and son who opened fire on families during a Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach had packed their vehicle with improvised explosive devices and homemade ISIS flags, deepening fears that the massacre was part of a broader attack plot than initially believed. During a press conference, investigators called…
Below Deck Mediterranean cameras captured a shocking moment when Joe Bradley shoved a production camera out of the way to secretly kiss Kizzi Kitchener — despite dating Victoria SanJuan. During the Monday, December 15, episode of the hit Bravo series, Captain Sandy Yawn urged Victoria to take a break ahead of the one-year anniversary of…
Green Thumb Industries founder and CEO Ben Kovler breaks down the White House’s potential move to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated that he is weighing whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a statement that mirrors similar comments he made…
Even three years after the generative AI boom started, most AI startups are still making money by selling to businesses, not individual consumers. Although consumers quickly adopted general-purpose LLMs like ChatGPT, most specialized consumer GenAI applications have yet to resonate. “A lot of early AI applications around video, audio, and photo were super cool,” said…
The United States Southern Command announced Monday that the United States carried out “lethal” strikes on multiple vessels operated by designated terrorist organizations, killing at least eight narco-terrorists. “On Dec. 15, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted lethal kinetic strikes on three vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in…
AC Milan are keen on raiding Premier League club West Ham for one of their attackers. The player in question in Niclas Fullkrug who has been linked with a move away this January transfer window. The German’s high-profile move to the London Stadium has failed and the player is now eyeing an exit in the…
