AI firm Anthropic has raised a $13 billion Series F round that brings its post-money valuation up to $183 billion – funds the company says will be used to grow its enterprise adoption, deepen safety research, and support international expansion.  Iconiq co-led the round with Fidelity Management & Research Company …

In the heart of Oakland’s Jack London Square, the aroma of bold Louisiana spices floats out of a kitchen where tradition meets transformation.  This is Souley Vegan, and behind it is Tamearra Dyson—a woman who turned $27, no culinary experience, and a dream into a nationally recognized restaurant.  “I turned …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has intervened in the foreign exchange market, leading to the naira’s rally The apex bank sold dollars to authorised dealer banks twice last week as the naira briefly touched N1,538 per dollar in intraday trading Experts are optimistic that the naira will continue to …

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) signed a contract last year with Israeli spyware maker Paragon worth $2 million.  Shortly after, the Biden administration put the contract under review, issuing a “stop work order,” to determine whether the contract complied with an executive order on commercial spyware, which restricts U.S. …

JEREMY Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May’s TV partnership has officially drawn to a close after 23 years. The Top Gear and Grand Tour gang, including their long-time producer Andy Wilman, have formally wound down their joint company. 5 Jeremy, Richard and James’ long-standing on-screen partnership has officially concludedCredit: Amazon …

Displaced residents of Shagari LGA in Sokoto blocked the Shagari-Sokoto highway, demanding urgent government intervention over escalating insecurity Hundreds of men and women gathered in Shagari town, the LGA headquarters, protesting repeated bandit attacks on their communities A resident from Rinaye village said they were left with no option but …

Instagram is testing a new Picture-in-Picture feature for watching reels, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Tuesday. The feature allows users to watch reels in a small, floating window on their screen while browsing other apps to allow for multitasking. The feature was first spotted by app researcher Radu Oncescu. …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Chicago man with a felony record who has been charged in connection with an Aug. 10 train station attack that left a 9-year-old boy dead was released from jail Monday while he awaits trial.  Michael Korosa, 52, has been charged with …

Hollywood actor and WWE wrestler The Rock’s new appearance in a viral video has sparked conspiracy theories on social media The Hollywood actor has shed weight and looks different without the muscles he is known for The reason The Rock decided to shed some weight has also emerged as netizens …

OpenAI said Tuesday it plans to route sensitive conversations to reasoning models like GPT-5 and roll out parental controls within the next month – part of an ongoing response to recent safety incidents involving ChatGPT failing to detect mental distress. The new guardrails come in the aftermath of the suicide …