Travel agency Fora announced a $60 million Series D round led by Forerunner and Tactile Ventures, valuing the company at $1 billion. Founded in 2021, Fora is a two-part platform: it allows people to easily become travel agents by providing the infrastructure to support customer communication and trip planning; It also allows users to find
Two boats carrying some 530 Rohingya asylum seekers left Myanmar’s Rakhine state on June 29 and have not been heard from since. The equivalent of a jumbo jet full of people has disappeared. It is very likely that both capsized. The monsoon has begun, the sea is rough and the boats, usually old fishing trawlers
Tamil drama “Members of the Problematic Family” will have its Australian premiere as the opening night film of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2026, following the film’s world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year. IFFM, billed as the largest Indian film showcase in the southern hemisphere, will run from August
X is taking a tougher stance against people who try to abuse its revenue-sharing program for creators by soliciting participation and stealing content from others. It’s common for viral content to recirculate, especially on platforms like X, where that content can be rewarded with likes, followers, and in some cases, cash. Instagram, Facebook, and Reddit
Downing Street has backed calls for Fifa to investigate, with the Prime Minister’s official spokesman saying: “The World Cup may not be ours, but the Falkland Islands definitely are. Our commitment to the Falklands will never waver.” Argentine President Javier Milei called the players’ action “understandable” and “valid,” according to media reports. But he also
Dozens of Google employees from across the country gathered in the shadow of the company’s Mountain View headquarters on Thursday, holding signs that read “Googlers for job security” and demanding greater protections against layoffs. By noon, nearly 100 workers filled a grassy stretch of campus, flanked by the Googleplex on one side and the broad
