CaaStle founder charged with fraud, turns herself in

Christine Hunsicker, founder of the fashion startup CaaStle, turned herself in to authorities Friday to face fraud charges, authorities confirmed to Bloomberg.  The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment against her, charging her with wire fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and lying to financial institutions. She … Read more

Luke Humphries making sure to relieve pressure and ‘grab chances’ as he defends World Matchplay title | Darts News

Defending World Matchplay champion Luke Humphries knows what it takes to win at the iconic Winter Gardens in Blackpool. World no 1 Humphries came up trumps in 2024, going all the way and beating Michael van Gerwen 18-15 in the final to go a step closer to completing the darting ‘Triple Crown’ of the World … Read more

Netflix starts using GenAI in its shows and films

Companies developing video AI models and tools often talk about working with Hollywood studios to make certain workflows possible. On Thursday, Netflix said that it has started using AI in movies and shows it produces. Speaking at the company’s post-results conference call, the company’s co-CEO, Ted Sarandos, said that the platform had “the very first … Read more

World Matchplay 2025 pundit predictions: Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price to shine? | Darts News

With the World Matchplay 2025 just around the corner, we asked the Sky Sports Darts pundits who they think the favourites are, who will go on a surprise run, and why this tournament is so special… Sky Sports Darts’ Mark Webster What makes the Matchplay so special? The Matchplay is massively special. Just trying to … Read more

Perplexity sees India as a shortcut in its race against OpenAI

While OpenAI has cemented its lead in the U.S., Perplexity is taking a different route — quietly expanding into India to compete in the next phase of AI adoption. The search-focused AI startup is rapidly adding millions of users in the world’s second-largest internet and smartphone market, positioning itself for mass-market scale. This week, Perplexity … Read more

County Championship: Professional Cricketers’ Association calls for cut to schedule to protect players’ wellbeing | Cricket News

A reduction in County Championship matches from 14 to 12 is “the only reasonable option” to try to protect the physical and mental wellbeing of domestic cricketers, according to the players’ union. A Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) survey showed 83 per cent of its members held concerns about the physical impact of the schedule and two-thirds had … Read more

‘Utopian’ city California Forever announces huge tech manufacturing park 

California Forever announced on Thursday plans to build a massive manufacturing park called Solano Foundry, the newest addition to its master-planned “utopian” city backed by a group of Silicon Valley billionaires. Solano Foundry is 2,100 acres that can host 40 million square feet of advanced tech manufacturing space. The manufacturing park will be built as … Read more

Hadrian raises $260M to build out automated factories for space and defense parts

Investors are continuing to rally behind the call to reindustrialize American industry, this time by building out a $260 million war chest for automated manufacturing startup Hadrian to scale its factory footprint and make even more machine parts. Hadrian’s aim is to modernize American manufacturing by leveraging advance automation to deliver mass-produced parts for aerospace … Read more