ServiceNow, the American enterprise software company known for automating workflows such as IT service management and HR operations, is banking on an Indian banking software specialist to deepen its push into global financial services. The company has invested $40 million in BusinessNext, valuing the 24-year-old Indian company at $700 million and taking a stake of
Darren Aronofsky has shown the work his new AI studio, Primordial Soup, can do. Now he wants more money to do it. The company revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week that it was looking to raise $15 million in cash in exchange for shares in the studio. The filing
As social media has evolved from a place to connect with friends to full-scale entertainment platforms, a startup called Yope is quietly building what it believes will be the future of online connection: social networks without algorithms, without ads, and without public content. Yope’s app, now backed by a $12.3 million round led by Northzone,
Cascade, a startup building a platform to help architecture, engineering and construction firms find and win projects, has raised a $3.5 million seed round from Andreessen Horowitz Speedrun, Ada Ventures and Snowball VC. Launched in 2025, Cascade is the result of its founders, Hannia Zia and Joana Ferreira, witnessing firsthand the difficulties construction companies face
Liberian Vice President Jeremiah Koung praised security forces for the operation and said whoever is found guilty “will feel the full weight of the law, regardless of who they are.” Operation Duazon follows the interception of six boxes of cargo at Roberts International Airport last month after security officers detected irregularities during screening. According to
As AI chips become more powerful (and hotter), data centers are turning to liquid instead of air to cool servers. For newer AI systems, fans alone cannot remove enough heat. That change has created a new problem: preventing the coolant from degrading or becoming contaminated. Omen AI announced a $31 million funding round in June