It’s not your imagination: AI seed startups are commanding higher valuations Pete Martin remembers raising a $5 million seed round at a $25 million post-money valuation for his AI-powered cybersecurity company Realm way back in 2024, aka, like a thousand “AI years” ago.   That valuation seemed high for that amount at the time, he recalled. But today, “it’s pretty typical” to see a...

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for April 15, #1761Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.Today's Wordle puzzle could be a tough one to guess, with some rather unusual consonants. If you need a...

U.S. military kills 6 in strike on alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. Konstantin Toropin/AP...

Mr Nobody Against Putin: Oscar-winning film banned in RussiaBBC / made in copenhagen / František SvatošPavel Talankin fled Russia in 2024A court in Russia has banned the documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin from three streaming platforms on the grounds that it "propagates extremism and terrorism". It is based on footage collected by Pavel Talankin, a school events coordinator who later fled...

Wave of arrests over killing of French nationalist piles pressure on far leftPaul KirbyEurope digital editorAFPA feminist anti-immigration group said Quentin Deranque had been helping to protect its members in LyonTwo more people have been detained by French authorities investigating the killing of a far-right student activist by suspected radical left militants in Lyon, bringing the total in...