AI robotics startup Dexterity receives $1.65 billion valuation
The deal increases Dexterity's total cash flow to nearly $300 million and includes support from strategic investors such as Sumitomo Corp. Dexterity’s robots are
March 16, 2025
Salesforce pledges to invest $1 billion over five years in AI development in Singapore
The cloud software giant said Agentforce, its flagship AI solution, could help Singapore “rapidly expand” its workforce in several key roles in the services and public
American Rocket Companies to acquire real estate company Redfin for $1.75 billion
Founded in 2004, Redfin operates a home search platform with more than 1 million listings for sale and rent, as well as a high-tech brokerage with more than 2,200
Israel Continues Attacks in Gaza Despite Ceasefire
In the latest strikes, Israeli forces killed at least nine people, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. Israel says the militants threatened its forces. Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip on…
Houthis vow revenge for US strikes in Yemen
Iran-backed rebels who have been attacking Israel and shipping in the Red Sea said children were among those killed in strikes ordered by President Trump. Yemen's Houthi militia has vowed…
US imposes sanctions on Thai officials for sending Uighurs to China
The State Department said it was “combatting China's efforts to pressure governments to forcibly return Uighurs and other groups to China.” The United States has imposed visa sanctions on several…
Roy L. Prosterman, 89, dies; worked to provide land for poor rural people
Seeing land rights as the key to improving the lot of the poor, he pushed both authoritarian governments and emerging democracies to redistribute farmland. Roy L. Prosterman, a lawyer who…
UAE Launches Global Media Initiative Bridge Summit
Two-day forum in Abu Dhabi to 'drive sector transformation', says UAE National Media Authority The UAE also announces the establishment of the Bridge Foundation, a non-profit organisation aimed at supporting…
Israeli nomination of extremist settler leader for Nobel Peace Prize sparks internet storm
2 Israeli professors nominate Daniella Weiss for prize DUBAI: Radical settler leader Daniella Weiss has been nominated by the Israelis for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Weiss' candidacies were reportedly…
Downdetector shows outage at social media platform X appears to have eased
Social media platform X has gone down for thousands of users in the US and UK, according to outage tracking site Downdetector.com. As of 6:02 a.m. ET, there had been…