'Bit of pain' worth long-term security from Iran, Bessent tells BBC8 hours agoFaisal Islam,Economics editorandDearbail Jordan,Business reporterWatch: The BBC's Michelle Fleury on how oil prices and war could derail global growthUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has told the BBC a "small bit of economic pain" is worthwhile for long-term international security.As the International Monetary Fund...

Wonderful raises $150M Series B at $2B valuation In Brief Posted: 8:12 AM PDT · March 12, 2026 Image Credits:Wonderful Israeli AI agent startup Wonderful has raised $150 million in a Series B funding round that values it at $2 billion, coming just four months after the company raised a $100 million Series A. The new round was led by...

In just a couple weeks, StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together The first StrictlyVC of the year will be coming to San Francisco before you know it! There are still a few tickets available to join us and our stacked speaker lineup April 30, at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center. On top of the mixing and mingling with the community...

OpenAI acquires TBPN, the buzzy founder-led business talk show OpenAI has acquired popular tech industry talk show TBPN — Technology Business Programming Network — making this the AI giant’s first acquisition of a media company. The show will report to OpenAI’s chief political operative, Chris Lehane. TBPN, hosted by former tech founders John Coogan and Jordi Hays, is a daily live show that...

Winter Paralympics: Watershed moment as Russia's sporting exile endsThe build-up to the Games threatens to be partly overshadowed by the participation of six athletes from Russia and four from its close ally Belarus. Ukrainian athletes are boycotting Friday's opening ceremony in Verona in protest at the move, along with officials from a host of European nations.Unlike at the recent Winter...