As competition among AI startups heats up, founders and VCs are turning to novel valuation mechanisms to manufacture a perception of market dominance. Until recently, the most sought-after companies raised multiple rounds of funding in quick succession at escalating valuations. However, because constant fundraising distracts founders from building their products, lead VCs have devised a new pricing structure that effectively …

Abdullah bin Zayed holds phone calls with several foreign ministers, officials to discuss regional developments, repercussions of blatant Iranian missile attacks on UAE, brotherly nations Source link

Exceptional operation transports over 350 passengers between Al Ghuwaifat and Al Faya, demonstrating readiness, flexibility of Abu Dhabi’s integrated response ecosystem Source link

Meta has signed an AI licensing deal with News Corp that will allow the Meta AI maker to use content from The Wall Street Journal and other brands in its chatbot responses and for training of its AI models. News Corp confirmed to Engadget that it had struck a deal with Meta, but didn’t provide specifics on the terms of …

Security researchers have identified a suite of powerful hacking tools capable of compromising Apple iPhones running older software that they say has passed from a government customer into the hands of cybercriminals. Google said Tuesday that it first identified the exploit kit, dubbed Coruna, in February 2025 during a surveillance vendor’s attempt to hack into someone’s phone with spyware on …

Alibaba’s Qwen AI project has lost one of its most visible technical leaders just a day after the Chinese tech giant unveiled its new Qwen 3.5 open-weight small models. Junyang Lin, a central technical leader on Alibaba’s Qwen team, said in a post on X on Tuesday that he was “stepping down” from the project, without elaborating. He joined Alibaba …

Highguard, the live-service multiplayer shooter that was announced at the Game Awards 2025, is shutting down on March 12. Developer Wildlight Studios shared that the game would be winding down alongside details of its final update, which include a new character, weapon and skill trees. “Today we’re sharing difficult news. We have made the decision to permanently shut down Highguard …

GCC Secretary General: Iranian attack on Port of Fujairah a serious act of aggression, blatant escalation threatening regional security, stability Source link

AI continues to dominate the venture world, per a new Crunchbase report. A record $189 billion of global venture capital flowed to startups in February, according to the report. AI startups overall raised $171 billion, or 90% of the capital raised last month. It’s a stunning number that feels like only the start.  That record spending was more than three …

Some TikTok users in the U.S. are having trouble using the app, which the company attributes to an issue with an Oracle data center. “Creators may temporarily experience lags in posting content while Oracle works to resolve the issue,” TikTok said on X. According to user-generated reports on Downdetector, the issue has been ongoing since before 9 am ET. Oracle’s …

Qatari Ministry of Defense successfully intercepts, neutralizes two ballistic missiles Source link

Qatar's State Security announces apprehension of two cells linked to Iranian Revolutionary Guard Source link

Bahrain destroys 74 missiles, 92 Iranian drones since Saturday Source link

The indie gaming news has been flying out of Nintendo’s event today at a rapid-fire pace. One of the announcements came from rhythm game Ratatan, which will release on July 16. The title will be arriving that day on the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. It’s already been available on PC since September as an early …

  If you’ve seen the recent ads attacking New York assembly member Alex Bores, you’ll know he used to work for Palantir, the AI company that’s powering the controversial raids and high-volume deportation efforts from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The ads even accuse Bores of having made hundreds of thousands of dollars building the tech for ICE and “powering …