Why a global Korean craze is making seaweed more expensiveYuna Ku,SeoulandSuhnwook Lee,SeoulGetty ImagesSouth Korea is known to be the world's largest producer and exporter of dried gimBlack, crispy, often flat and square - dried seaweed, known locally as gim - is a humble staple on everyday dining tables across South Korea. But as its global popularity grows, its rising prices are worrying...

DOJ charges 30 more people in Don Lemon anti-ICE protest caseDOJ charges 30 more people in Minnesota anti-ICE church protestSakshi VenkatramanUS reporterGetty ImagesThe US Department of Justice announced Friday that 30 more people are being charged for their roles in an anti-ICE protest staged last month at a church in Minnesota. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on social media that 25 of the...

AI inference startup Modal Labs in talks to raise at $2.5B valuation, sources say Image Credits:Khanchit Khirisutchalual / Getty Images 2:48 PM PST · February 11, 2026 Modal Labs, a startup specializing in AI inference infrastructure, is in the process of raising a new round at a valuation of about $2.5 billion, according to four people with knowledge of the...

'This has got me worried': Iranians fear what comes next after US strike on Karaj bridge1 hour agoGhoncheh HabibiazadSenior reporter, BBC PersianWANA via REUTERSIranian media said eight people were killed when the B1 bridge in Karaj was bombed by US warplanesUS President Donald Trump has warned Iran that there will be strikes on its bridges and electric power plants if its leaders do not agree...

Secondary sales shift from founder windfalls to employee-retention tools In May, AI sales automation startup Clay said it was allowing most of its employees to sell some of their shares at a $1.5 billion valuation. Coming just months after its Series B, Clay’s offer of liquidity was a rarity in a market where tender offers, as these types of secondary transactions are known, were still...