Solo GP Ashley Smith announces second $25M fund to back startups in AI, security and more | TechCrunch
Vermilion Cliffs Ventures announced Wednesday the close of a $25 million Fund II. The firm was founded in 2023 by
Read More
World News
US judge dismisses January 6 case against Proud Boys after Trump order
A United States federal court has dismissed the seditious conspiracy cases against four members of the Proud Boys, the far-right
Middle East
Thousands gather in Srebrenica to mark 31 years since genocide
Ten newly identified victims were buried as the more than 8,000 slain Bosnian Muslim men and boys were remembered. Published
Muslim News
Australian Footballer Tete Yengi Embraces Islam After Adelaide Mosque Visit
Australian footballer Tete Yengi, 25, has converted to Islam after reciting the Shahada at a mosque in Adelaide. Yengi met
Technology
This slushie machine was a lifesaver during NYC's heat wave | TechCrunch
Last weekend’s brutal NYC heat wave had me craving a frozen drink almost every afternoon. Normally, that would mean sweating
IMF cuts 2026 world growth forecast, flags risks from new Mideast fighting
The IMF cut its 2026 global growth projection again Wednesday, flagging “uncertainty and risks” to the economic outlook as fighting
Read More
The jobs US presidents had before taking office, from teachers to peanut farmers
Jimmy Carter famously worked as a peanut farmer before becoming the US president. Mikki Ansin/Getty Images Some US presidents had
Read More
Iran Live Updates: Trump Suggests Cease-Fire Is 'Over' After Latest Strikes
Hundreds of thousands of mourners filled the streets of the Iraqi city of Najaf on Wednesday, chanting, praying and weeping
Read More
Venus Aerospace raises $90M Series B to build a new kind of rocket engine | TechCrunch
Build a new kind of rocket engine, and the world will beat a path to your door. Or at least
Read More
Trump says both sides in Ukraine war want a settlement
ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States will give a license to
Read More
Imam of Kaaba Sheikh Saleh Humaid Visits Uzbekistan After 35 Years
Sheikh Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid, Grand Imam of Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) in Makkah, has arrived in Uzbekistan. He
Read More
Venus Williams-backed WeWard can now lock your apps until you hit your steps | TechCrunch
WeWardan app that offers users rewards for logging their steps, is launching a feature called “Walking Mode” that allows users
Read More
Men get cosmetic surgery, too. I spent $14,000 on plastic surgery, and I don't regret it.
This story is based on an interview with Andrew Tagliarino, 34, a hospital administrator from Long Island, New York. It
Read More
Adeniyi Adeyemi: Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu orders probe into alleged fake agency
Nigeria’s president has ordered a corruption investigation into allegations that a fictitious government agency was set up within his own
Read More