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• La Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos aprobó el jueves un proyecto de ley de asignaciones para Homeland Security, despejando el camino para poner fin a un cierre de la agencia de dos meses que había paralizado partes de las operaciones federales de inmigración, fronteras y ciberseguridad. • El presidente Donald Trump firmó la medida poco después, restableciendo la financiación total para el Department of Homeland Security y evitando posibles interrupciones en la seguridad aeroportuaria, las operaciones de deportación y la aplicación de la ley fronteriza durante el año fiscal. • El enfrentamiento por el cierre enfrentó a los aliados de Trump con los republicanos centristas y los demócratas por los niveles de aplicación de la ley fronteriza, pero el proyecto de ley final preservó las iniciativas fronterizas centrales de la era Trump mientras suavizaba algunas demandas de gasto de línea dura.

• La medida bipartidista incluye financiamiento para el Secret Service y la TSA, pero excluye las operaciones de control de inmigración • El cierre parcial del gobierno termina después de que el Congreso votara para financiar el DHS • La Cámara de Representantes de EE. UU. ha votado para financiar gran parte del Department of Homeland Security –excluyendo las operaciones de control de inmigración– y poner fin al cierre de una agencia gubernamental más largo de la historia.

• Congress avanza el financiamiento de Homeland Security después de que los Republicans utilizaran una herramienta de procedimiento para aprobar hasta $75bn para ICE y border patrol • Regístrese al email de Breaking News US para recibir alertas de newsletter en su bandeja de entrada • Un cierre parcial del gobierno de US de 75 días, históricamente largo, ha terminado después de que la House votara por un estrecho margen para avanzar el financiamiento del Department of Homeland Security (DHS) tras una movilización de los Republicans a altas horas de la noche para impulsar un budget blueprint del GOP

• La Cámara de Representantes de EE. UU. adoptó el 29 de abril de 2026 una resolución presupuestaria aprobada por el Senado, lo que permite el acceso a miles de millones en financiamiento para el Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) y el Customs and Border Protection (CBP). • Los republicanos utilizaron un procedimiento para eludir el obstruccionismo parlamentario con el fin de avanzar en el plan, el cual fue criticado por demócratas como la congresista Doris Matsui por priorizar la aplicación de la ley sobre otras necesidades. • Este movimiento respalda las políticas de inmigración de la administración Trump en medio de los continuos debates sobre seguridad fronteriza y las presiones de las elecciones de mitad de período.

• La startup de paytech transfronteriza Latitude, de relevancia en EE. UU., salió del modo sigilo esta semana con una financiación semilla de 8 millones de dólares liderada por NEA para abordar las transferencias de dinero empresariales lentas y costosas. • El financiamiento respalda la misión de Latitude de agilizar los pagos internacionales, posicionándola como un competidor en el espacio fintech ante la creciente demanda de transferencias B2B eficientes. • El lanzamiento coincide con el auge de las fintech de abril de 2026, lo que destaca la confianza de los inversores en las innovaciones de paytech a pesar de las incertidumbres económicas derivadas de los precios de la energía y la política de la Fed.

• Un demócrata de Connecticut con ambiciones políticas abandonó las negociaciones bipartidistas sobre la financiación gubernamental ante la presión de su partido para ser incluido. • El abandono intensifica las tensiones sobre las prioridades del presupuesto federal y los recortes de gastos. • Esto podría retrasar los proyectos de ley de financiación críticos para los próximos plazos fiscales.

• Skye AI, una aplicación para la pantalla de inicio de iPhone impulsada por AI, recaudó 3,58 millones de dólares en financiación Pre-Seed mientras aún se encuentra en fase de pruebas privadas. • La financiación respalda el desarrollo de la aplicación, cuyo objetivo es mejorar la experiencia del usuario de iPhone a través de funciones impulsadas por AI accesibles directamente desde la pantalla de inicio. • Esta inversión resalta el creciente interés de los inversores en las aplicaciones de AI móvil en medio de la competencia en el ecosistema de los smartphones.

• Las empresas ahora solicitan reembolsos de aranceles después de que la Corte Suprema dictaminara que los gravámenes de emergencia de Trump eran ilegales. • General Motors espera un reembolso arancelario de 500 millones de dólares después de que la Corte Suprema de los EE. UU. anulara algunos de los gravámenes más amplios de Donald Trump. • Esto ha impulsado las perspectivas del fabricante de Detroit para 2026. El martes, GM señaló que ahora prevé obtener entre 13.500 y 15.500 millones de dólares en ganancias antes de intereses e impuestos este año, superando los pronósticos previos de 13.000 a 15.000 millones de dólares.

• SkyfireAI Inc., una startup de drones autónomos con sede en EE. UU., recaudó 11 millones de dólares en nueva financiación para avanzar en la tecnología de doble uso. • La inversión se centra en la autonomía de la IA para la seguridad pública, la defensa y las aplicaciones de drones comerciales. • Esta financiación acelera el desarrollo ante la creciente demanda de sistemas no tripulados inteligentes en sectores críticos.

• Google anunció el 27 de abril de 2026 un fondo de 750 millones de dólares destinado a startups que desarrollan agentes de IA. • El fondo tiene como objetivo acelerar la innovación en las tecnologías de agentes de IA en medio de una competencia cada vez más intensa. • Esta iniciativa subraya el compromiso de Google de fomentar el ecosistema de la IA, desafiando potencialmente a rivales como OpenAI y Anthropic.

• Months after restoring federal family planning funding, Missouri's only Title X grantee program now confronts fresh challenges from U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley. • The program provides essential reproductive health services amid ongoing political debates over federal support for family planning initiatives. • This development underscores persistent tensions in U.S. public health policy regarding access to contraception and reproductive care funding.

• A leading AI startup focused on enterprise AI solutions secured $150 million in Series B funding on April 25, 2026. • The round was led by Lightspeed Ventures and SoftBank, signaling strong investor confidence in scalable AI technologies for businesses. • This funding underscores accelerating growth in the US enterprise AI sector amid rising demand for efficient AI deployment tools.

• Toronto-based Cohere Inc. and Germany's Aleph Alpha GmbH announced plans to merge, supported by a $600 million structured financing commitment from Schwarz Group. • Cohere, which has raised $1.6 billion since 2019 from Nvidia and others, offers multiple AI models; the Series E deal expects additional investors and closure later in 2026. • The merger combines expertise in enterprise AI, potentially accelerating development amid US-China tech tensions and boosting competitive edge for Western AI firms.

• Anthropic announced a $4 billion Series E funding round on April 25, 2026, with lead investments from Amazon and Google, valuing the AI safety firm at $61.5 billion post-money. • The capital will accelerate development of Claude 4 models and expand enterprise AI infrastructure across US data centers in California and Virginia. • This funding underscores intensifying competition in AI amid regulatory scrutiny, positioning Anthropic as a key challenger to OpenAI's dominance.

Auditor found Sarah Wedl-Wilson approved payments of public money to groups that had not been fully vettedBerlin’s top culture official, British-born Sarah Wedl-Wilson, has stood down over a funding scandal involving the the irregular distribution of €2.6m in public money for programmes to fight antisemitism.As culture senator for the Berlin regional government, Wedl-Wilson had already sacked a state secretary in her department, Oliver Friederici, over the affair this week, but the opposition called him a mere scapegoat. Continue reading...

• VisionWave Holdings (NASDAQ: VWAV) closed a $20 million senior loan in late February and subsequently completed a $60 million–valued acquisition of AI video intelligence intellectual property, strengthening its technology portfolio. • The acquisition adds significant video AI capabilities to VisionWave's platform and positions the company for expanded market presence in computer vision applications. • These transactions demonstrate continued investor confidence in AI video technology sectors and emerging opportunities in automated visual intelligence.

Bill clears 50–48 vote to boost ICE and CBP funding as Democrats oppose and shutdown continuesUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailSenate Republicans on Thursday approved a plan to fund Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants for the remainder of his term and pave the way for an end to the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The budget resolution adopted along a near party line vote in the early morning hours sets the stage for Congress to craft legislation allocating as much as $140b to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), two agencies at the forefront of Trump’s mass deportation agenda that have been without funding since mid-February, when the DHS shutdown began. Continue reading...

• Port, an AI startup in cybersecurity, raised $100 million in its third funding round led by General Atlantic, achieving an $800 million valuation. • The funding supports expansion in cloud infrastructure protection technologies. • This round reflects investor confidence in AI-driven defenses against evolving cyber threats in the US market.

Program portrayed efforts to wean Australia off fossil fuels as morally bankrupt, trashing rainforests and enslaving Australia to ChinaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChildren sieve mud, workers drop down claustrophobic hand-cut mine shafts, men grimace while others carve out rock with chisels in bare feet to recover cobalt “for our renewable green dream”.These were the dramatic scenes from the Democratic Republic of Congo in a “special investigation” from Channel Seven’s Spotlight program, aired in prime-time on Sunday evening. Continue reading...

Labor says cuts to disability scheme mean elderly will get more help. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then Nick Visser will be your guide through the morning.Today the health minister, Mark Butler, will detail major changes to the NDIS including significant funding “savings”. The government says the savings, in part, from the national disability insurance scheme will go to funding improved aged care including showering and dressing. Continue reading...

Victory for abortion rights groups as court finds state’s constitution guarantees a right to abortionA Pennsylvania court on Monday said that the state’s constitution guarantees a right to abortion while striking down a decades-long law banning the use of state Medicaid funds to cover abortion costs.The ruling by a divided seven-judge panel of the appellate-level commonwealth court is a major victory for Planned Parenthood and abortion clinic operators who first sued Pennsylvania over its Medicaid funding restrictions in 2019. Continue reading...

Schools say Colorado violated their rights by excluding them from state-funded program over admission policiesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe supreme court will hear from Catholic preschools that say Colorado violated their religious rights by excluding them from a state-funded program over their admission policies.The court agreed on Monday to take up the appeal from St Mary Catholic Parish, which is supported by the Republican Trump administration. Continue reading...

Bets placed on Middle East conflict has led to US firm experiencing big increase in volumePolymarket, the online prediction platform that hosts bets on events such as the Iran war, is in talks to raise $400m (£296m) at a valuation of up to $15bn.The company has gained notoriety in recent months over wagers placed on the Middle East conflict, including on the timing of US-Israel strikes against Iran, and on a US-Iran ceasefire, some of which appeared to bear signs of insider trading. Continue reading...

Claims system launches months after supreme court ruled Trump had no legal authority to impose tariffsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Trump administration began on Monday accepting applications from businesses seeking refunds for more than $166bn in tariffs, months after the supreme court ruled that the president had no legal authority to impose them.The administration launched on Monday the digital claims system, named Cape, which they said in court filings could handle about 63% of affected import filings, with the remainder to follow. Continue reading...

Trump administration to launch online portal on Monday after supreme court struck down tariff policy earlier this yearDonald Trump said US negotiators will be in Pakistan on Monday, and he again threatened to destroy its power plants and bridges if no deal is reached.Trump did not say who would lead the delegation, but a White House official said it was vice-president JD Vance. Continue reading...

• A partial U.S. government shutdown continues, with furloughed federal workers facing delayed paychecks amid congressional deadlock on funding. • The standoff centers on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations, affecting air travel and federal operations. • Senators discuss a potential deal pairing government funding with long-term bills and a vote on health care tax credit extensions.

• Databricks announced a Series H funding round of $10 billion at a $43 billion valuation on April 18, led by existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital, to accelerate development of its AI and data platform. • The funding will support expansion of Databricks' lakehouse architecture, which integrates data warehousing and data lakes, and fund aggressive hiring in engineering and sales across North America. • The round positions Databricks as one of the fastest-growing enterprise software companies and signals strong investor confidence in the competitive data infrastructure market dominated by Snowflake and others.

• Perplexity AI announced a Series D funding round of $500 million at an $8.5 billion post-money valuation on April 19, led by prominent venture capital firms and strategic investors including Nvidia and Saudi PIF. • The funding will support expansion of Perplexity's AI search engine capabilities, development of enterprise API offerings, and geographic expansion into European and Asian markets with localized language models. • The round positions Perplexity as a serious challenger to Google Search and reflects growing investor confidence in AI-powered search alternatives and conversational information retrieval platforms.

• Satark AI, an India-based cybersecurity startup, raised pre-seed funding at a $4 million valuation to develop an AI-driven decision layer for reducing security alert noise. • The startup focuses on a critical enterprise security challenge: alert fatigue from excessive false positives that can slow incident response and waste analyst resources. • Satark AI's funding demonstrates investor confidence in AI-powered solutions targeting operational efficiency within security operations centers across global enterprises.