The Onion launches new effort to turn Infowars into parody websiteReutersAlex Jones's Infowars platform faces liquidation following a defamation claim by the families of victims of the Sandy Hook shootingUS satirical publication The Onion has proposed a new plan to take over Infowars, the media company run by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.The Onion's proposal, which requires...

Video shows destruction in Mineral Wells, Texas after tornado strikesSeveral people have been left injured after a tornado in Mineral Wells, Texas, destroyed swathes of the town. It is the sixth day of a severe storm outbreak that has battered the Midwest and Southern United States. No deaths have been reported, but five people were hospitalised from injuries sustained after the tornado hit...

Iran picks new leader. And, Trump won't sign bills until Congress overhauls voting Iran War Escalates, Kurds Stay Out, Global Shipping Crisis Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top...

AI companies are spending millions to thwart this former tech exec’s congressional bid If you’ve seen the recent ads attacking New York assembly member Alex Bores, you’ll know he used to work for Palantir, the AI company that’s powering the controversial raids and high-volume deportation efforts from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The ads even accuse Bores of having made hundreds of...

AI startups are eating the venture industry and the returns, so far, are good Well, the data is out. AI startups accounted for 41% of the $128 billion in venture dollars raised by companies on Carta last year — a record-high annual share. In a sense, though, we knew that. Investors last year were voracious in deploying capital to AI startups, to the point that 10% of startups accounted for...