While AI coding startups like Cursor close brow-raising rounds on barely three years of existence, Replit’s path to a $3 billion valuation has been anything but swift. For CEO Amjad Masad, who’s been building tools to democratize programming since 2009, it’s a story of muscling through multiple failed business models, years stuck at the same … Read more
Ange Postecoglou said Nottingham Forest fans who chanted he would be ‘sacked in the morning’ were “entitled to their opinion”, but insisted his side are on the right track despite their Europa League defeat to FC Midtjylland. Forest fans directed their chants towards the Australian after they were beaten 3-2 at the City Ground, with … Read more
The Department of Energy said Wednesday night it was canceling 321 awards worth $7.56 billion that were largely focused on clean energy. The agency hasn’t publicly released a list of the affected projects and, at the time of publication, it had not provided one to TechCrunch. According to E&E News and Heatmap, which have obtained … Read more
The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers… THE SUN Sir Gareth Southgate fears he would not be given the time to transform Manchester United into a force again if he became their next manager. Rory McIlroy has been sent a formal apology after his wife Erica Stoll was hit by beer at the … Read more
Instagram Threads, Meta’s X rival that now has over 400 million monthly active users, is officially launching a new feature that could redefine how its app is used: Communities. On Thursday, Meta said it’s introducing over 100 communities to the app, where users worldwide can have casual conversations around topics like basketball, television, K-pop music, … Read more
Boxing legend Steve Collins has backed his son to resume the family rivalry with Chris Eubank Jr. Steve Collins Jr will be looking to make a statement when he returns to action in Glasgow on Saturday. He hopes to eventually reprise the rivalry of their fathers, Steve Collins and Chris Eubank, in just the same … Read more
Einride, the Swedish startup known for its unusual-looking electric and autonomous pods that are designed to carry freight, said Wednesday it has raised $100 million from several new and existing investors, including its largest shareholder, EQT Ventures. The raise included an undisclosed strategic investment from quantum computing company IonQ. Neither Einride, nor its investors, disclosed … Read more
It has been a solid, if unspectacular, return to the Championship for Birmingham City. Under normal circumstances, any promoted team that found themselves comfortably in mid-table after eight games of a new season would be delighted. But Chris Davies knows it is his job to balance realism with expectation. “We have competed really well,” the … Read more
As visa crackdowns and diplomatic tensions block traditional study-abroad routes, India’s Leverage Edu is helping students reroute their dreams — from Canada to Germany, and from India to Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. That agility is paying off: The startup has doubled its revenue, turned profitable, and is now expanding its global footprint. Over the past … Read more
Arsenal made it two wins out of two in the Champions League as Bukayo Saka’s stoppage-time goal sealed a 2-0 victory over Olympiakos at the Emirates Stadium. Saka, on as a second-half substitute, fired through the legs of Olympiakos goalkeeper Kostas Tzolakis from Martin Odegaard’s pass after Gabriel Martinelli had tapped in an early opener … Read more
