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African defensetech Terra Industries, founded by two Gen Zers, raises additional $22M in a month | TechCrunch
Just one month after raising $11.75 million in a round led by Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, African defensetech Terra Industries announced that it’s raised an additional $22 million in funding, led by Lux Capital. Nathan Nwachuku, 22, and Maxwell Maduka, 24, launched Terra Industries in 2024 to design infrastructure and autonomous systems to help African nations…
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Can Europe reassert itself after Ukraine?
Washington’s 2025 strike on Iran, the raid to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in early 2026 and its renewed interest in acquiring Greenland have clarified the country’s international priorities. Meanwhile, securing Ukraine’s independence, once a defining rallying cry of the liberal world order, has slipped to a second-tier concern, but remains central for Europe. Equally…
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The best cheap phones for 2026
A few years ago, it may have been fashionable to spend $1,000 on the latest flagship smartphone, but for most people, that’s neither practical nor necessary. You don’t even have to spend $500 today to get a decent handset, whether it’s a refurbished iPhone or an affordable Android phone, as there are plenty of decent…
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John Oliver Recaps Three Months of News in Five Minutes on Last Week Tonight Season Premiere: Weve Missed a Lot
Last Week Tonight returned with its 13th-season premiere on Sunday night after three months off the air, and host John Oliver quickly acknowledged the multiple news events that happened during that time. “We’ve been off for the last three months, and we have missed a lot, and I mean a lot, a lot,” he told…
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US paving way for Indias shift from Russia to Venezuela oil
Russian state media outlet RT posted on X about the US Treasury Department’s new “Venezuela General License 48,” which allows US companies to provide “goods, technology, software, or services for the exploration, development, or production of oil or gas in Venezuela,” with two conditions attached. The first is that any contract their partners enter into…
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Missing French tourist in Chad found dead after a fall
A French tourist who went missing in northeastern Chad after heading off to visit an oasis in the desert has been found dead “after a fall”, Chad’s tourism minister said on Friday. The 70-year-old man – from the city of Dijon, according to a French newspaper report – had been missing since Wednesday. He was…
