New York Sues Valve, Saying Game Developer Promotes Illegal GamblingNew York's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Valve, accusing the game developer of promoting illegal gambling among young people through its use of in-game "loot boxes." Valve makes wildly popular games such as Counter-Strike 2, Team Fortress 2 and Dota 2.Valve's loot boxes amount to "quintessential gambling," which...

Fela Kuti is the first African artist to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nigerian superstar Fela Kuti performs at Orchestra Hall in Detroit, Michigan, in 1986. In the past year, the late musician has received two historic honors: the first African artist to receive a Grammy Lifetime...

Ukraine: At least two dead as gunman opens fire in KyivAt least two dead as gunman opens fire and takes hostages in KyivReutersThe incident happened in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi districtTwo people have been killed and others injured as a person opened fire in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital's Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said. The incident happened in the southern Holosiivskyi district, Kyiv's police force...

Anthropic won’t budge as Pentagon escalates AI dispute Anthropic has until Friday evening to either give the U.S. military unrestricted access to its AI model or face the consequences, reports Axios. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in a meeting Tuesday morning that the Pentagon will either declare Anthropic a “supply chain risk” — a designation usually reserved...

After pivoting, Y Combinator grad Glimpse raises $35M led by a16z Dispute-tracking fintech Glimpse announced Wednesday that it raised a $35 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from 8VC and Y Combinator. Founders Akash Raju, Anuj Mehta, and Kushal Negi, attended Purdue together and were initially building a startup that did Airbnb product placements. That company...