GrapheneOS closes an Android VPN loophole before Google does
Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR GrapheneOS has patched an Android 16 VPN flaw that Google reportedly decided not to fix. The bug could let a malicious app leak small…
Intel stock closes up 23.6%, its best performance since October 1987, as Intel shows signs of renewed growth amid the AI boom; the stock is up 124% YTD (CNBC)
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Headline Asia closes $145M fund to fuel investments in Asia-Pacific
With the current economic uncertainties and geopolitical challenges, securing funding for startups in Asia has recently become more difficult. Venture capital firms have also been impacted by the downturn, leading…
UK fintech Sprive closes $7.3M round to facilitate mortgage overpayments
Most mortgage lenders would rather people didn’t pay off their mortgages early. After all, that’s that’s how they make their money. Indeed, overpayment is positively discouraged and sometimes even penalized.…
AppLovin’s stock closes down over 20% after short seller Muddy Waters released a report, the third such short report against the company in about a month (Carmen Reinicke/Bloomberg)
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Dia Mirza demands apology for Rhea Chakraborty as CBI closes Sushant’s death case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed for closure reports in two cases related to Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty have been given a…
Equator closes $55M fund to bring more private capital to African climate tech
African venture capital firm Equator has raised $55 million for its first fund, which will back climate tech startups through one of the most difficult and often overlooked phases in…
Saudi’s BRKZ closes $17M Series A for its construction tech platform
Construction procurement is highly fragmented, manual, and opaque, forcing contractors to juggle multiple suppliers, endure lengthy negotiations, and deal with delayed payments. In Saudi Arabia, where trillion-dollar infrastructure and real…
LeBron helps Lakers build big lead, Bronny closes in rout of Wizards
While James sat out, his son Bronny played the whole fourth quarter and scored a career-high five points — a development that delighted the crowd, even on the road. It…
Databricks closes $15.3B financing at $62B valuation, Meta joins as ‘strategic investor’
Data analytics platform Databricks has confirmed that it has closed a previously announced $10 billion in Series J equity financing at a $62 billion valuation. The San Francisco-based company also…