New Company Helps Businesses Make Sense of Video Data

SNAK Venture Partners raises $50M fund to back vertical marketplaces SNAK Venture Partners announced Wednesday the close of its oversubsubscribed $50 million debut fund, anchored by the investment firm Pritzker Group (founded by Illinois governor JB Pritzker and his brother, Tony). SNAK founders Sonia Nagar and Adam Koopersmith worked at the firm and helped lead investments in companies like...

Revealing names and faces of the victims of Iran's protest crackdownRoja Assadi, Farzad SeifiKaran, Sana Tabatabaei, Roonak Faraji, and Johanna ChisholmBBC News Persian Forensic, BBC Near East Visual Journalism and BBC NewsBBCA montage of some of the victims who have been identifed by BBC News PersianBBC News Persian has verified the identities of more than 200 of the thousands of people killed...

BBC joins Colombian commandos on search for jungle cocaine labsBBC joins Colombian commandos fighting 'never-ending battle' against drug gangsOrla GuerinSenior International Correspondent in ColombiaWatch: Orla Guerin joins Colombian commandos on a mission to find cocaine labs in the jungleThe Black Hawk helicopter was ready for take off – its rotor blades slicing through the air in the...

Center-left Socialist candidate wins over populist in Portugal's presidential runoff Center-left Socialist candidate António José Seguro celebrates after defeating far-right populist André Ventura in the second round of Portugal's presidential election in Lisbon, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026....