Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year Mach Industries, the three-year-old defense tech startup run by 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, has raised a $300 million Series C at a $1.8 billion valuation, the company announced on Monday. The raise nearly quadruples the valuation of the company in a year. In June 2025, Mach raised $100 million at a...

Buddhist monks 108-day Walk for Peace set to end in Washington DCGetty ImagesA band of Buddhist monks who have spent four months walking - sometimes barefoot or through the snow - on a 2,000-mile march from Texas to Washington DC is expected to complete their journey on Tuesday. The group's arduous so-called Walk of Peace has gone viral, capturing the attention of millions of Americans at a...

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Anthropic temporarily banned OpenClaw’s creator from accessing Claude “Yeah folks, it’s gonna be harder in the future to ensure OpenClaw still works with Anthropic models,” OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger posted on X early Friday morning, along with a photo of a message from Anthropic saying his account had been suspended over “suspicious” activity. The ban didn’t last long. A few hours...

Eurovision winner Dara arrives to screaming fans in BulgariaBulgarian pop star Dara was met by a crowd of fans in Sofia airport on Sunday, celebrating her historic Eurovision win.The 27-year-old's tune Bangaranga won Bulgaria its first ever title in the song contest."Thank you for being here," she told fans as she arrived in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, before adding "I cannot wait to dip my...