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• A startup TextWeave garantiu US$ 10 milhões em financiamento seed no mês passado para utilizar LLMs na geração de copy de marketing para pequenos comércios. • A plataforma atende a necessidades de nicho na criação de conteúdo, demonstrando como soluções de IA especializadas impulsionam o crescimento de startups. • Esse financiamento se alinha às tendências de adoção corporativa, onde a IA generativa lidera as notícias de startups de tecnologia para tarefas como escrita automatizada.

Presidente dos EUA diz que tarifa sobre carros e caminhões subirá para 25% e acusa a União Europeia de descumprimento. Donald Trump afirmou que está rompendo parte do acordo tarifário que fechou com líderes da UE em seu campo de golfe na Escócia no verão passado, criticando Bruxelas por demorar tanto para ratificar o acordo. Pegando Bruxelas de surpresa no final do feriado de Primeiro de Maio na sexta-feira, ele anunciou que aumentaria as tarifas sobre carros e caminhões importados da UE para os EUA de 15% para 25% a partir da próxima semana. Continue lendo...

Críticos dizem que as mulheres enfrentam tratamento desigual, mas outros afirmam que controles mais rígidos refletem preocupações médicas legítimas. Uma psicóloga que teve a esterilização negada pelo NHS contestou a decisão com sucesso após levar seu caso ao ombudsman de saúde, levantando questões sobre quão acessível o procedimento deve ser. Leah Spasova passou anos buscando uma operação para evitar a gravidez por meio do bloqueio das trompas de Falópio. Muitos argumentam que as barreiras enfrentadas pelas mulheres, desde recusas de financiamento até critérios de elegibilidade mais rígidos, equivalem a um tratamento desigual em comparação com homens que buscam vasectomias e limitam a autonomia corporal. Continue lendo...

Avaliação do Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre indica que ataque terrorista é ‘altamente provável’ O nível de ameaça terrorista no Reino Unido foi elevado para ‘severo’ pelo Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre após os esfaqueamentos em Golders Green, o que significa que um ataque terrorista é considerado ‘altamente provável’. A secretária do Interior, Shabana Mahmood, descreveu o ataque de quarta-feira como um ato vil de terrorismo. “Hoje, o nível de ameaça nacional aumentou para ‘severo’, o que significa que um ataque terrorista é considerado altamente provável”, disse ela. Continue lendo...

Relatório pede medidas rigorosas para combater o ‘fardo crescente e insustentável’ dos problemas relacionados ao fígado na Europa Governos na Europa devem impor impostos muito mais altos sobre álcool e alimentos não saudáveis para enfrentar as 284.000 mortes anuais do continente por doenças hepáticas, dizem especialistas. Os impostos sobre esses produtos devem subir de forma acentuada o suficiente para que o dinheiro arrecadado cubra os enormes custos que eles impõem aos serviços de saúde, ao sistema de justiça criminal e aos serviços sociais. Continue lendo...

• O líder do Reform tornou o assunto público após abordagem do Guardian, mas será que sua alegação de que o dinheiro era para sua segurança procede? • Nigel Farage recebeu £5 milhões não revelados de um bilionário de criptomoedas em 2024 • Nigel Farage admitiu ter recebido um presente pessoal de £5 milhões do megadoador do Reform UK, Christopher Harborne, pouco antes da eleição geral de 2024.

• O líder menciona pela primeira vez os extremos a que as tropas recorrem para evitar cair nas mãos do inimigo enquanto lutam pela Rússia • Kim Jong-un elogiou soldados norte-coreanos que usaram granadas para se explodirem a fim de evitar a captura enquanto lutavam contra as forças ucranianas na região ocidental de Kursk, na Rússia, confirmando a existência dessa política extrema de campo de batalha • Evidências crescentes, incluindo relatórios de inteligência e depoimentos de desertores, indicam que os soldados norte-coreanos são explicitamente instruídos a recorrer à autodetonação ou a outras formas de suicídio para evitar serem capturados pelo inimigo.

• As contas de serviços públicos subiram até 40% em algumas regiões, e as empresas cortaram a energia de clientes 13 milhões de vezes em 2025 • Os CEOs das principais concessionárias de serviços públicos dos EUA tiveram um aumento salarial de 16% no ano passado – chegando a uma média de US$ 12,3 milhões – mesmo enquanto os consumidores enfrentam o impacto de contas altas impulsionadas pela inflação contínua, a guerra no Irã e o crescimento dos datacenters, mostra uma nova análise de documentos financeiros do setor. • As contas de serviços públicos subiram até 40% em algumas regiões desde 2021 e, em todo o país, as concessionárias cortaram a energia de clientes 13 milhões de vezes no ano passado, mostram dados federais. Continue lendo...

Observações que marcam o 250º aniversário da independência americana dizem aos legisladores dos EUA: ‘As ações desta grande nação importam’

Submarinos nucleares são mencionados em parte do discurso do rei que enfatizou os laços de defesa. Acompanhe as notícias de hoje ao vivo Receba nosso e-mail de notícias urgentes, baixe o aplicativo gratuito ou ouça nosso podcast diário de notícias Bom dia e bem-vindos ao nosso blog de notícias ao vivo. Eu sou Martin Farrer com as principais histórias da noite e, em seguida, Nick Visser assumirá as principais ações. Os dados de preços ao consumidor que sairão hoje devem mostrar o forte impacto que a guerra entre EUA e Irã causou em nossa economia (e em nossos bolsos). Continue lendo...

Motorists are forced to queue up to six hours for fuel or pay more on the black market, while farmers lack fuel to operate machinery and harvest crops.

• Blocks, an AI startup, secured $20 million in Series A funding led by Entrée Capital to develop autonomous digital workforces. • The funding will support deployment of AI agents capable of handling complex tasks independently. • This investment highlights growing VC interest in agentic AI technologies amid enterprise automation demands.

Sarah Mullally hails Leo for addressing the ‘many injustices in our world’ after private meeting with pope in RomeThe archbishop of Canterbury praised Pope Leo on Monday for speaking “powerfully about the many injustices” in the world, in an apparent reference to the pontiff becoming more outspoken in recent weeks, particularly in his criticism of the US-Israeli war on Iran.Sarah Mullally, who in March became the first woman to lead the Anglican church, arrived in Rome on Saturday for a visit aimed at reinforcing relations with the Vatican. Mullally had a private meeting with Leo, the first US-born leader of the Catholic church, at the Apostolic Palace, the pope’s official residence. Continue reading...

Musician Chris Martin, tennis star Iga Świątek and footballer Robert Lewandowski join Piotr Garkowski in epic fundraiserA Polish social media influencer has raised more than £50m after a nine-day, non-stop online stream during which he was joined by a parade of celebrity guests to help a charity supporting children battling cancer.Streaming from a studio flat in right-bank Warsaw, social media influencer Piotr Garkowski, 23, nicknamed Łatwogang, listened to a charity song dedicated to children battling cancer on loop for nine days straight, filling time with entertaining dares and celebrity appearances. Continue reading...

Secret Service director says security succeeded in stopping shooter before he could do further harm but others disagreeThe shooting in the White House correspondents’ gala has prompted questions over security with some asking how a shooter was able to get close to where Donald Trump and many other senior administration officials were gathered and many others praising the actions of law enforcement that swiftly stopped the attack.As details about the shooting at the Washington Hilton continued to surface, the alleged shooter Cole Tomas Allen, 31, mocked an “insane” lack of security at the Washington dinner in a manifesto reportedly send to his family 10 minutes before his assault started. Continue reading...

• Elon Musk's xAI closed a $6 billion Series C on April 25, 2026, backed by Sequoia and a16z, to build a 100,000-GPU supercluster in Memphis, Tennessee. • Funding supports Grok-3 development, targeting 5x faster inference than GPT-5, with first phase online by December 2026. • Initiative aims to repatriate AI compute to US soil, creating 1,200 high-tech jobs amid national security concerns over overseas data centers.

• AcuityMD announced $80 million in new funding to advance its platform with sophisticated AI features for medical device insights. • The investment accelerates AI integration to improve market intelligence for US healthcare and medtech firms. • This capital infusion positions AcuityMD to dominate AI-powered analytics in the growing $500B+ medical device sector.

Hope Not Hate campaign identifies election hopefuls calling for a ‘white Britain’ and complaining of ‘kowtowing to the black community’A Reform UK candidate who called for a “white Britain” and said Keir Starmer should be shot is among a number of contenders fuelling doubts about the party’s claim to have tightened up its vetting.The past comments of Linda McFarlane and other political hopefuls have been unearthed ahead of the 7 May elections, including one who complained about “constant kowtowing to the black community” and others who endorsed the far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Continue reading...

Ajay Haridasse needed assistance at 26-mile markAaron Beggs and Robson De Oliveira came to aidA pair of Boston Marathon runners who teamed up to help a fellow athlete across the race’s finish line have been praised for their “beautiful moment” of sportsmanship.Ajay Haridasse, a 21-year-old university student from Wakefield, Massachusetts, found himself stumbling after passing the 26-mile mark in Monday’s race. After falling for a fourth time, he was “getting ready to crawl” to the finish line, Haridasse told the Boston Herald. Continue reading...

Sacked Foreign Office chief tells MPs he was briefed that UKSV considered Mandelson ‘a borderline case’UK politics live – latest updatesAn account of Peter Mandelson’s vetting process given by the former top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins has raised new questions about whether Robbins was misled about the findings of the agency responsible for vetting.Robbins, who was sacked from his role of permanent secretary at the Foreign Office last week after revelations in the Guardian, gave testimony about the process to a select committee. Continue reading...

• Silicon Valley-based Resolve AI secured $40M in Series A extension funding, boosting its valuation to $1.5B to establish Resolve AI Labs focused on AI models optimized for production environments. • The funding supports development of reliable AI systems tailored for enterprise-scale deployment in US tech sectors. • This round highlights investor confidence in Resolve AI's infrastructure for bridging research-to-production AI gaps amid booming demand.

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...

Islamabad has seized chance to act as mediator in Iran war and hopes to reap diplomatic and economic benefitsMiddle East crisis – live updatesAs Pakistan works frantically to narrow differences between Iran and the US in its newfound role as global peacemaker, it is also seeking to recast its diplomatic standing and attract business.Pakistani officials, mediating between an unpredictable US president and hardliners in Tehran, were on Monday trying to coax both sides to put the conditions in place for a second round of talks in Islamabad this week, including easing the standoff in the strait of Hormuz. Pakistan was optimistic that the meeting would happen, viewing objections voiced by the Iranian side and Donald Trump’s threats as posturing for domestic audiences. Continue reading...

• Elon Musk's xAI announced a $6 billion Series C funding round on April 19, 2026, led by Sequoia Capital, valuing the startup at $24 billion post-money. • Funds will expand the Colossus supercomputer in Memphis, Tennessee, to 300,000 Nvidia GPUs for Grok AI training. • Investment accelerates US AI infrastructure race, countering China's advances and supporting domestic chip production.

• Expo, developer of the React Native framework for cross-platform apps, secured $45 million in Series B funding led by Georgian. • The investment supports cloud services and open-source tools used by developers building mobile applications. • This funding bolsters Expo's position in the competitive cross-platform development market amid rising demand for efficient app building.

• Sequoia Capital announced a $7 billion expansion fund under new leadership specifically targeting late-stage AI startups across the U.S. and Europe. • The fund aims to accelerate growth for mature AI companies navigating scaling challenges in competitive markets. • This massive capital injection underscores surging investor confidence in AI's long-term potential amid rapid technological advancements.

• Factory, a three-year-old startup, raised $150 million led by Khosla Ventures, achieving a $1.5 billion valuation on April 17, 2026. • The funding targets AI coding tools that automate software development for enterprises, freeing developers for complex tasks. • This round reflects booming investor interest in AI automation amid US tech sector's push for efficiency.

• InsightFinder secured $15 million in Series B funding led by Yu Galaxy, bringing total funding to $35 million, expanding its AI-powered IT reliability platform. • The company is adding autonomous incident response capabilities to compete with established players like Datadog in the enterprise reliability market. • The funding positions InsightFinder to address growing enterprise demand for AI-driven solutions to detect and resolve infrastructure failures automatically.

• Business banking startup Slash Financial announced $100 million in Series C funding at a $1.4 billion valuation, led by Ribbit Capital, Khosla Ventures, and Goodwater Capital. • The funds will accelerate development of its AI-driven back office for small and midsized online businesses. • Founded in 2020, Slash provides an autonomous finance platform, positioning it as a key player in fintech automation.