Programme

• Samsung ha lanciato il suo programma di accelerazione startup 2026 in India, invitando le startup deep-tech a presentare candidature per collaborare all'interno del suo ecosistema mobile globale. • Il programma offre fino a 50.000 dollari in finanziamenti a fondo perduto, senza richiesta di quote azionarie, per lo sviluppo di Proof-of-Concept (PoC), consentendo alle startup di convalidare e scalare le proprie innovazioni. • Basandosi sul successo dell'iniziativa lanciata nel 2023, il programma mira a colmare il divario tra le startup indiane emergenti e l'infrastruttura tecnologica mobile consolidata di Samsung.

Nadia Fall calls for bold thinking as she announces new shows including anti-Trump version of Thelma & LouiseTheatres facing financial difficulty can only prosper by “programming their way out of it”, according to the Young Vic artistic director, Nadia Fall, who has announces her new slate of shows, including an anti-Trump musical version of Thelma & Louise.Fall, who took the helm at the Young Vic in 2025 and oversaw staff cuts after a £500,000 deficit in the last financial year, said theatres must put on unmissable productions in order to balance the books. Continue reading...

Iranian sources, however, blame ‘excessive’ demands from Washington for breakdown of talks in Islamabad to resolve US-Iran conflictMiddle East crisis – liveThe US vice-president, JD Vance, has blamed the failure of marathon negotiations with Iran on the country’s refusal to abandon its nuclear weapons programme, while Iranian sources have hit back at “excessive” demands from Washington.Vance, who left Islamabad on Sunday morning after 21 hours of talks with Iranian officials in the Pakistani capital, said his team had been very clear on its red lines, as hopes faded of a quick end to the conflict that began on 28 February. Continue reading...