Y Combinator grad and AI insurance brokerage Harper raises $47M Dakotah Rice is stepping back into the founder’s seat. On Wednesday, he announced that his new company, the AI-native insurance brokerage Harper, has raised $46.8M million in a combined Series A and seed round. Previously, he founded the investment company Poolit, which closed in 2023. He spoke openly to TechCrunch about the...

'We are not protected' says Hebron mayor, as Israel expands control of West BankLucy WilliamsonMiddle East correspondent, HebronReutersAbout 800 Jewish settlers live among 33,000 Palestinians in the H2 area of HebronA Palestinian official in the occupied West Bank has described Israel's latest expansion of control there as "the end of the road" for negotiations between Israelis and...

Trump keeps world waiting on his plans for Iran after State of the UnionLyse DoucetChief international correspondent EPADonald Trump says he prefers to do a deal with Iran rather than unleash a deadly warIn a world on edge waiting to see what US President Donald Trump does next in the Middle East, he provided no clear signal when he presented the longest ever State of the Union address.The...

World leaders met in Munich to discuss the future of Europe. Here's what happened World leaders met in Munich to discuss the future of Europe. Here's what happened Audio will be available later today. NPR's Leila Fadel asks Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, for his takeaways following this year's Munich Security...

Discord delays global rollout of age verification after backlash Discord no longer plans to roll out age verification globally in March and is delaying the launch until the second half of 2026, the company announced Tuesday. Discord had faced heavy backlash from users earlier this month after it announced that all users would be put into a “teen-appropriate experience” by default until they...