Daniel Ek-backed defense tech Helsing to raise $1.2B at $18B valuation In Brief Posted: 10:38 AM PDT · May 11, 2026 Image Credits:Helsing Five-year-old European military drone startup Helsing is reportedly close to raising a new $1.2 billion round at about an $18 billion valuation. The round is expected to be led by Dragoneer and co-led...

Measles: Why Bangladesh is seeing a deadly spike in casesEmergency jabs after 100 children die of suspected measles in a month in Bangladesh57 minutes agoKoh EweandBBC BanglaGetty ImagesMeasles is suspected to have killed more than 100 people, mostly children, across Bangladesh since 15 MarchBangladesh has launched an emergency vaccination campaign after a fast-spreading measles outbreak is...

Pixel Watch Now Warns of Earthquakes and Left-Behind PhonesGoogle announced new features for the Pixel Watch as part of its March Pixel Drop, which also includes updates for devices across the broader Android ecosystem and Pixel portfolio. For watch owners -- with most features rolling out to the Pixel Watch 2 and newer -- the biggest additions focus on safety, convenience and faster...

OpenAI's Once Viral Sora AI Video App Is Being DiscontinuedOpenAI confirmed on Tuesday that it is discontinuing its once-viral AI video app, Sora. OpenAI's $1 billion deal with Disney, which included licensing of over 200 Disney characters to appear on Sora, is also ending.We’re saying goodbye to Sora. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you....

Israeli strikes kill 20 in Gaza, medics say, after soldier woundedIsraeli strikes kill 20 in Gaza, hospitals say, after soldier wounded by gunfireTariq Mohammad/ShutterstockSeveral of those killed were brought to Nasser hospital in the southern city of Khan YounisAt least 20 Palestinians, including several children and a paramedic, have been killed in Israeli strikes in the north and south of...