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• स्टार्टअप TextWeave ने छोटी दुकानों के लिए मार्केटिंग कॉपी तैयार करने हेतु LLMs का लाभ उठाने के लिए पिछले महीने सीड फंडिंग में $10 मिलियन सुरक्षित किए। • यह प्लेटफॉर्म कंटेंट निर्माण में विशिष्ट (niche) आवश्यकताओं को पूरा करता है, जो यह दर्शाता है कि कैसे विशेष AI समाधान स्टार्टअप की वृद्धि को गति देते हैं। • यह निवेश एंटरप्राइज अडॉप्शन ट्रेंड्स के अनुरूप है, जहाँ जनरेटिव AI ऑटोमेटेड राइटिंग जैसे कार्यों के लिए टेक्नोलॉजी स्टार्टअप जगत की खबरों में शीर्ष पर है।

• राष्ट्रपति Donald J. Trump ने कई Cuban शासन के अधिकारियों और संस्थाओं पर लक्षित प्रतिबंध लगाने वाले एक कार्यकारी आदेश पर हस्ताक्षर किए, जिनके बारे में प्रशासन का आरोप है कि उन्होंने दमन और मानवाधिकारों के हनन का समर्थन किया है। • White House का कहना है कि यह कार्रवाई Cuban असंतुष्टों के साथ एकजुटता का संदेश भेजती है और Latin America में सत्तावादी शासनों पर दबाव बनाने के व्यापक प्रयासों की पूरक है। • Congress के आलोचकों, जिनमें कुछ Democrats और यहाँ तक कि कुछ Republicans भी शामिल हैं, का तर्क है कि यह कदम प्रवास और क्षेत्रीय सुरक्षा पर आगामी वार्ताओं से पहले U.S. के प्रभाव (leverage) को कड़ा करके उल्टा पड़ सकता है।

• POLITICO की एक जांच से पता चला है कि एक प्रभावशाली फार्मास्युटिकल कंपनी और रूढ़िवादी टिप्पणीकार Laura Loomer ने कुछ दवा-मूल्य निर्धारण (drug-pricing) और नियामक प्रथाओं (regulatory practices) की आलोचना को लेकर Senator Robert F. Kennedy Jr. के सहयोगी Dr. Vinay Prasad को कमजोर करने की कोशिश की है। • रिपोर्ट में Prasad के शोध और सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य टिप्पणी को बदनाम करने के उद्देश्य से समन्वित सोशल-मीडिया अभियानों और पर्दे के पीछे के लॉबिंग प्रयासों का आरोप लगाया गया है। • फार्मास्युटिकल ट्रेड समूहों और कुछ रोगी अधिवक्ताओं ने यह कहते हुए पलटवार किया है कि Big Pharma स्वाभाविक रूप से अपने बिजनेस मॉडल का बचाव करने की कोशिश करता है, लेकिन आलोचकों ने असहमति जताने वाली चिकित्सा आवाजों को चुप कराने के लिए बढ़ते कॉर्पोरेट-समर्थित प्रयासों की चेतावनी दी है।

विश्वविद्यालय के वार्षिक अनुष्ठान में भाग लेने वाले छात्रों का कहना है कि स्विमवियर (swimwear) में उनकी तस्वीरें बिना सहमति के राष्ट्रीय समाचार पत्रों में प्रकाशित की जा रही हैं। जब शुक्रवार को भोर में सूरज उगेगा, तो St Andrews University के सैकड़ों छात्र वार्षिक May Dip के लिए ठंडे उत्तरी सागर (North Sea) का सामना करेंगे, यह स्नातक स्तर का एक अनुष्ठान है जिसे परीक्षाओं में सौभाग्य लाने वाला माना जाता है। लेकिन समुद्र तट पर छात्र अकेले नहीं होंगे। हाल के वर्षों में यह विचित्र अनुष्ठान उन एजेंसी और फ्रीलांस फोटोग्राफरों के लिए एक लक्ष्य बन गया है जो बिकिनी पहने छात्रों की तस्वीरों से मुनाफा कमाना चाहते हैं, जिनमें से कुछ Fife तटीय मार्ग के पास East Sands के टीलों पर रात भर डेरा डालते हैं। “इसने मेरी रात बर्बाद कर दी,” अन्ना ने कहा, जो उन छात्रों में से एक हैं जिनकी तस्वीर Scotsman द्वारा प्रकाशित एक लेख में दिखाई दी थी। “अब जब मैं उस May Dip के बारे में सोचती हूँ, तो मुझे बस वही तस्वीर याद आती है, और बस।” आगे पढ़ें...

• FBI ने एक चीनी राज्य-प्रायोजित हैकर को गिरफ्तार किया है, जिसे इटली से प्रत्यर्पित किया गया था। • इस हैकर पर Covid-19 शोध से संबंधित संवेदनशील जानकारी चुराने के लिए लक्षित हमले करने का आरोप है।

• ट्रंप प्रशासन और मिनेसोटा के अधिकारियों के बीच चल रहे तनाव के बीच ट्विन सिटीज में संघीय छापेमारी हुई। • ट्रंप प्रशासन के अधीन संघीय एजेंट एक बार फिर मिनेसोटा के ट्विन सिटीज में पहुंचे हैं, जिनका प्राथमिक लक्ष्य डेकेयर केंद्रों में कथित धोखाधड़ी को पकड़ना है। यह कार्रवाई US Immigration and Customs Enforcement के तथाकथित “Operation Metro Surge” के साल की शुरुआत में लगभग समाप्त होने के बाद हुई है। • अमेरिकी न्याय विभाग ने मंगलवार को Guardian को दिए एक बयान में कहा, “आज FBI, संघीय, राज्य और स्थानीय कानून प्रवर्तन एजेंसियों के साथ मिलकर एक चल रही धोखाधड़ी जांच के हिस्से के रूप में अदालत द्वारा अधिकृत कानून प्रवर्तन गतिविधि में शामिल है।”

इजरायल द्वारा हवाई हमले करने और दक्षिण लेबनान के लिए नए विस्थापन आदेश जारी करने के साथ संघर्ष और बढ़ गया है। हिज़्बुल्लाह ने मंगलवार को दक्षिण लेबनान में इजरायली सैनिकों पर कई ड्रोन दागे, जबकि इजरायल ने दक्षिण लेबनान के लिए नए विस्थापन आदेश जारी किए और हवाई हमले किए, क्योंकि कमजोर पड़ता युद्धविराम दोनों पक्षों के बीच लड़ाई को रोकने में विफल रहा। हिज़्बुल्लाह ने दावा किया कि मंगलवार के हमले में कई इजरायली सैनिक घायल हुए, लेकिन इजरायली सेना की ओर से इसकी पुष्टि नहीं की गई, केवल एक बयान दिया गया कि आने वाले हिज़्बुल्लाह ड्रोन्स पर इंटरसेप्टर मिसाइलें दागी गई थीं। पढ़ना जारी रखें...

• फियोना हिल ने सांसदों को बताया कि ब्रिटेन 'असुरक्षित' है क्योंकि वह लोगों को यह नहीं सिखा रहा है कि सूचना युद्ध (information warfare) से कैसे निपटा जाए। • व्हाइट हाउस की पूर्व सलाहकार और सुरक्षा विशेषज्ञ के अनुसार, ब्रिटेन रूसी और अन्य राज्य-प्रायोजित दुष्प्रचार के लिए एक सॉफ्ट टारगेट बनता जा रहा है क्योंकि ब्रिटेन लोगों को सूचना युद्ध से निपटने के लिए शिक्षित करने के लिए तैयार नहीं है। • फियोना हिल ने एक संसदीय समिति को बताया कि उन्हें डर है कि नागरिक सुरक्षा (civil defence) पर चर्चा की कमी के कारण ब्रिटेन चुनावी प्रणाली को प्रभावित करने वाले ऑनलाइन हेरफेर के प्रति "अत्यधिक असुरक्षित" हो गया है।

Trump and first lady were safely evacuated and police arrested Cole Tomas Allen of southern California at eventThe gunman who tried to breach the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington DC on Saturday night is believed to have been targeting members of the Trump administration, the acting US attorney general, Todd Blanche, said on Sunday morning.Blanche also said officials believe that the suspect traveled by train from California to Chicago and then on to Washington, where he checked in as a guest at the hotel where one of the capital’s glitziest annual events was being held, the Washington Hilton. Continue reading...

• A new clinical trial launched April 24, 2026 (NCT07549529), examines postural motor activation deficits following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in US patients. • The study translates lab findings into physical therapy protocols for concussion rehabilitation, focusing on vestibular and balance impairments. • Affecting millions annually, mTBI recovery gaps could improve with targeted interventions, potentially reducing long-term disability rates by 30%.

• X-Energy, a nuclear power company, completed its Nasdaq debut with CEO Clay Sell announcing plans to deliver clean energy solutions to data centers and industrial customers. • The company is positioning itself as part of the broader reinvention of nuclear power to meet growing energy demands from artificial intelligence and cloud computing infrastructure. • The move reflects investor appetite for clean energy technologies as data center operators seek sustainable power sources to support AI expansion.

• The Trump administration pledges a crackdown on Chinese companies exploiting American-made AI models, focusing on national security risks. • Officials singled out China for foreign tech firms' unauthorized use of US AI technologies, vowing stricter enforcement measures. • The initiative aims to protect US intellectual property and prevent adversarial nations from leveraging American innovations in AI development.

But Iran war likely to blow hole in Rachel Reeves’s carefully crafted fiscal ‘headroom’ in coming monthsBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government came in below its annual borrowing target by £700m, official figures show – but the Iran war is likely to blow a hole in Rachel Reeves’s carefully calculated fiscal “headroom” over the coming months.The government borrowed a net total of £132bn for the financial year ending in March, the Office for National Statistics said. This slightly undershot the £132.7bn that the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) had forecast just last month. Continue reading...

Industry groups dismayed at hints policy will not be in king’s speech, as touts make huge sums from BBC Radio 1 eventKeir Starmer has been urged to honour his pledge to ban ticket touting, amid fears that the policy will be left out of next month’s king’s speech, potentially costing fans “hundreds of millions”.Music industry groups called on the prime minister to act as fresh evidence showed that professional ticket “traders” had targeted BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend next month, making huge mark-ups through sites such as Viagogo and StubHub. Continue reading...

• A $140 million super PAC war chest is poised to challenge Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown's 2026 Senate return. • Funded by Republican donors, the group aims to exploit Brown's vulnerabilities in a key battleground. • This escalation underscores high stakes for Senate control amid Trump's midterm focus.

Exclusive: Australian Recreation Union says it plans to support candidates and parties that oppose gun control laws brought in after terror attackGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA gun users’ group targeting marginal Labor seats in next year’s New South Wales election plans to campaign for candidates who oppose the government’s firearm laws enacted after the Bondi terror attack.In an email sent to the electorate offices of 15 Labor backbenchers last week, the Australian Recreation Union (ARU) said it had recruited campaign managers across 17 “vulnerable” electorates, including Kogarah, the seat of the premier, Chris Minns, and Swansea, held by the police minister, Yasmin Catley. Continue reading...

• Anthropic released Claude API with native fine-tuning capabilities on April 19, allowing enterprises to customize the model on proprietary datasets without requiring base model retraining. • The fine-tuning service supports context windows up to 200,000 tokens and is priced at $8 per million input tokens and $24 per million output tokens, competitive with OpenAI's pricing structure. • This release directly challenges OpenAI's GPT-5 announcement and positions Anthropic as an alternative for organizations seeking customizable AI solutions with enhanced safety guardrails.

• The European Commission introduced draft legislation on April 18 to impose stricter sanctions on Russian oil, gas, and refining infrastructure, aiming to reduce EU energy dependence by 35% within two years. • The proposal includes price caps on Russian liquefied natural gas imports and expanded restrictions on third-party shipping companies, targeting the "shadow fleet" used to circumvent existing penalties. • EU energy ministers debated the plan in Brussels, with Hungary and Slovakia expressing concerns about potential economic costs to their economies, though Germany and Poland voiced strong support.

Rümeysa Öztürk, who faced deportation over pro-Palestinian op-ed, travels back to Turkey to begin careerSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxRümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts University student who was targeted by the Trump administration last year in response to co-writing a pro-Palestinian op-ed, completed her doctorate in the US and traveled back to her native Turkey this week.Öztürk was detained last year by immigration agents in Massachusetts, with video of the Tufts University student’s arrest going viral. She was one of many international students targeted by the Trump administration for pro-Palestinian speech and activism during widespread protests, which were especially active on US college campuses, against Israel’s war in Gaza in response to the Hamas-led 7 October 2023 deadly attack on southern Israel. Continue reading...

Met police look into incident near office of Iran International after attempted firebombing of a synagogueCounter terror investigators are examining three separate arson attacks in London against an Iranian dissident and Jewish targets amid fears the Iranian state may be behind them.The latest attack came on Wednesday evening at about 8.30pm against the offices of the parent group of a company that runs Iran International, a Persian news channel which opposes the regime in Tehran. Continue reading...

• McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston launched the Center for Innovation in Congenital Heart Disease, a multidisciplinary center bringing together experts in medicine, science, and engineering to transform understanding and treatment of the condition. • A major research focus involves recreating early human heart development using stem cells and bioprinted structures to study how congenital defects form. • The center bridges discovery and clinical care by advancing research, developing technologies, and translating innovations into patient treatment solutions across a lifetime of care.

Barratt Redrow blames effects of Iran war, and likely impact on mortgage rates and costs, for further reductionBritain’s largest housebuilder is planning to dramatically cut back on buying new land, blaming the impact of the conflict in the Middle East and putting Labour’s ambitious housebuilding target under more pressure.Barratt Redrow said that it intends to approve between 7,000 and 9,000 plots of land for purchase in its current financial year, far lower than previous guidance of between 10,000 and 12,000. Continue reading...

Devastating attack killed up to 200 people, many of them civilians, with military saying it was a ‘precision airstrike’Survivors and observers have questioned the Nigerian military’s rationale for a devastating airstrike on a busy market that killed as many as 200 people, many of them civilians.The hit on Jilli market on the border of the north-eastern Borno and Yobe states on Saturday is the latest in a string of attacks by the country’s air force over the past decade with a high civilian death toll. Continue reading...

• Researchers have developed a compact CRISPR system capable of achieving up to 90% efficiency in targeted in-body gene editing applications. • The breakthrough addresses previous limitations of CRISPR technology, enabling more precise genetic modifications for therapeutic purposes. • This advancement could significantly improve treatment options for genetic disorders and certain cancers by allowing safer, more effective gene therapy interventions.

Officials confirm misfire as Amnesty gives death toll after speaking to survivors of strike on market in Yobe stateA Nigerian air force strike targeting jihadist rebels hit a market in north-east Nigeria, killing more than 100 people and injuring many others, Amnesty International and local media have said.Officials confirmed a misfire had occurred but did not provide details. Continue reading...

Experts say our preoccupation with net overseas migration figures has distracted from a more meaningful discussion on the ‘scale of temporariness’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia should set immigration targets to achieve a “stable temporary population” to address the ballooning number of nonpermanent residents that has stretched the country’s public services and housing, a new report argues.Temporary migrants as a share of the total population has more than doubled over the past 15 years, from 2.7% in 2010, to more than 6%. Continue reading...

Suspect arrested but not identified and has allegedly made similar threats to OpenAI’s San Francisco headquartersA 20-year-old man allegedly tossed a molotov cocktail at the home of Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, before the sun rose on Friday, according to statements from San Francisco police.The suspect, who allegedly threw the fire bomb at the $27m North Beach residence around 4.12am, has been arrested but not identified. The same person allegedly threatened to torch OpenAI’s headquarters in the city. No injuries were reported. Continue reading...

• Tesla shares rose 7.2% Thursday after the company announced successful deployment of advanced autonomous driving features in two additional states, bringing the full self-driving beta program to 15 states nationwide. • Multiple Wall Street analysts upgraded Tesla's stock, raising average price targets by 12-15%, citing accelerated path to profitability and potential for robotaxi revenue streams beginning in late 2026. • The autonomous driving announcement offset broader semiconductor sector weakness, with Tesla demonstrating differentiation from legacy automakers lacking comparable self-driving capabilities.

Expert stresses importance of keeping routers updated and checking for unusual activity, as hackers could ‘take you to fake sites’Russian hackers are exploiting commonly sold internet routers to harvest information for espionage purposes, the UK’s cybersecurity agency has said.The hack could allow attackers to obtain users’ credentials, redirect them to fake sites, and potentially access other devices on their home network such as phones and PCs, said Alan Woodward, a professor at the University of Surrey. Continue reading...