Commercial services platform BuildOps becomes a unicorn, raises $127M

Commercial services tech hasn’t historically been considered “sexy,” but the need for innovation in the space is enormous. That need has translated into a large fundraise for a company focused on streamlining commercial contracting processes. On Friday, BuildOps, which develops software for commercial services contractors, announced that it has raised $127 million in a Series … Read more

Russian drones strike Ukrainian city of Odesa, underlining challenges for truce

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drones pummeled the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, injuring three people and sparking massive fires, officials said Friday, an attack that underlined Moscow’s intention to pursue aerial attacks even as it agreed to temporarily halt strikes on energy facilities. The strike came shortly before Czech Republic President Peter Pavel … Read more

Foreign adversaries, private sector, state governments may swoop in to recruit fired federal workers, experts say

Thousands of federal workers nationwide have been forced out of their jobs by the Trump administration as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency’s says it aims to improve the government and cut down waste. From park rangers and Department of Veterans Affairs social workers to scientists and foreign relations experts, the workers have decades of … Read more

Is the Trump administration’s conflict with judges a constitutional crisis? What to know

As President Donald Trump’s administration enters a legal tug-of-war with the nation’s judges over controversial policies, and actions escalates, constitutional law experts are sounding the alarm that the country could be inching closer to a constitutional crisis. What would a constitutional crisis involve, and when and how would it get triggered? Over the weekend, the … Read more

Canadian politician meltdowns that Trump admin’s ’51st state’ rhetoric is an ‘act of war’

A liberal Canadian member of Parliament claimed the Trump administration has committed an “act of war” over President Donald Trump repeatedly referring to Canada as the U.S.’ “51st state” and for leveling tariffs on the nation.  “Well, I think Marco Rubio probably needs to be sent back to school because when you say that someone … Read more

Luke Littler nine-darter: ‘Scary’ 18-year-old benefits from week off before Premier League heroics in Cardiff | Darts News

Luke Littler revealed his preparation for hitting a brilliant nine-darter as he won Night Seven of the Premier League in Cardiff was “a week off”. Littler came up with perfection in the fourth leg of the final against Michael van Gerwen, with hitting two 180s then T20, T17 and D15 to send the already wild … Read more

Apple faces lawsuit over Apple Intelligence delays

Apple has been sued in federal court over what plaintiffs allege is false advertising of several Apple Intelligence features. Filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in San Jose, the suit seeks class-action status and damages on behalf of those who purchased Apple Intelligence-capable iPhones and other devices. Plaintiffs claim that device owners haven’t received the … Read more

Bernie Sanders, AOC, take aim at Trump and Musk, as well as Democrats, at western rallies

TEMPE, Ariz. – Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont – champions of the left – repeatedly targeted President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk as they kicked off a three-day swing through three electorally important western states. But Sanders, and especially Ocasio-Cortez, also trained some of their … Read more